Cradle Fund is Malaysia's government-backed agency under the Ministry of Finance that supports early-stage technology startups. Established in 2003 and based in Kuala Lumpur, it funds high-calibre startups through its Cradle Investment Programme and has expanded to provide both grants and equity investments. The organization operates Cradle Seed Ventures to invest in early-stage companies and offers commercialization support, coaching and other value-added services to accelerate growth. It partners with organizations such as MOSTI and MASTIC and runs programs including SUPER MYStartup and CIP Sprint to strengthen the startup ecosystem. By providing funding, mentorship and market-readiness support, Cradle Fund aims to foster innovation, entrepreneurship and job creation in Malaysia.

1337 Ventures is a Malaysia-based venture capital firm and startup ecosystem builder focusing on early-stage technology solutions, social enterprises, and commerce in Southeast Asia. It operates the Alpha Startups Accelerator to help idea and MVP-stage startups launch, validate, and grow, and offers Leet Academy for education and Leet Capital, an equity crowdfunding platform, to support fundraising for startups and SMEs. The company provides services for corporates seeking innovation and operates a broader investor network including venture capital, angel investors, and equity crowdfunding. Based in Kuala Lumpur, it aims to expand across Southeast Asia, supporting portfolio companies with mentorship, resources, and programs to scale from idea to significant value in under 10 months.

VentureTECH is a Malaysia-based growth equity firm established in 2009 to advance high-technology industries by providing equity investments and strategic support to local companies with strong leadership and global growth potential. With a national mandate to encourage participation of Malaysian firms in high value-added and technology-intensive sectors, it targets companies in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, industrial biotechnology, renewable energy, clean technology, sustainable agriculture, cloud and IoT, automation and robotics, additive manufacturing, and related Industry 4.0 sectors. It collaborates with government agencies and financial institutions to address funding gaps, help portfolio companies scale, and integrate into global supply chains to compete internationally. Based in Cyberjaya, VentureTECH aims to build industry leaders through tailored investment strategies, governance, and value-adding partnerships.

Kairous Capital is a cross-border private equity and venture capital firm focused on technology-driven companies in Greater China and Southeast Asia. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur with offices in Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, the firm provides capital, regional expansion support, and strategic partnerships to help high-growth businesses scale across borders. Its approach combines venture capital for technology startups with private equity for established firms seeking transformation and regional growth, leveraging local market knowledge and networks to facilitate market access, cross-border expansions, and value creation.

Cradle Seed Ventures is a Kuala Lumpur-based corporate venture capital arm of Cradle Fund that backs early-stage technology startups in Southeast Asia. It provides capital, strategic guidance, and a broad network to help founders scale in Malaysia and beyond, spanning sectors such as fintech, e-commerce, software and other technology-enabled services. The firm partners with startups to address funding and operational needs and leverages Cradle Fund's experience to support growth in local and international markets.

Vynn Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that backs technology startups across Southeast Asia. It invests in sectors including AI and analytics, embedded fintech, marketplace platforms, proptech, supply chain and logistics, travel, FMCG, and related industries, with an emphasis on operational involvement and building strong, well-cultured teams. The firm pursues partnerships with industry players to expand value, and it actively engages as a partner to help entrepreneurs scale. Its regional focus includes Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, and it has supported SMEs through collaborations with logistics and delivery providers. The portfolio spans areas such as automotive, fintech, healthcare, and other tech-enabled businesses, reflecting a commitment to growth and innovation across the region.

Asia Venture Group is a private Internet holding company focused on long-term value creation in Southeast Asia’s online markets. It pursues digital distribution models and takes a hands-on, selective approach, engaging in day-to-day operations of its portfolio to help growth. The company aims to combine international know-how, execution excellence, and strong local partnerships to support companies across Southeast Asia from its base in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Cento Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm established in 2011 that concentrates on Series A technology investments across Southeast Asia and Korea. The firm targets startups driving digital transformation, including fintech, e-commerce, and embedded financial services, and emphasizes a hands-on approach to help founders scale regionally. It supports regional growth with initial checks around US$1 million and potential up to US$4 million over the life of an investment, backing companies in growth markets such as Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, and Korea.

Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad (MAVCAP) is the largest venture capital firm in Malaysia, established in 2001. The company specializes in investing in technology companies, particularly within the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, as well as other high-growth industries. MAVCAP aims to support the development of innovative businesses in Malaysia, contributing to the growth of the local economy and fostering entrepreneurship. Through its strategic investments, MAVCAP plays a significant role in nurturing the technology landscape in the country.

Monk's Hill Ventures, founded in 2014 by Peng T. Ong and Kuo-Yi Lim, is a Singapore-based venture capital firm that specializes in early-stage technology investments across Southeast Asia. The firm targets promising startups at the pre-Series A and Series A stages, focusing on sectors such as health tech, edtech, software, media, insurtech, e-commerce, fintech, and big data. Backed by global institutional investors and family offices, Monk's Hill Ventures emphasizes a first-principles approach to investment, breaking down ideas and business models to understand their fundamentals. The firm is characterized by its network of experienced entrepreneurs, operators, and advisors who provide valuable insights and guidance to founders. With a presence in key Southeast Asian markets including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand, Monk's Hill Ventures aims to support startups that leverage technology to improve lives across the region.

FirstFloor Capital is a venture capital firm focused on investing in high-growth technology companies. It seeks businesses with clear competitive advantages, sustainable value propositions, and strong management teams. The firm leverages a global network to help portfolio companies expand into international markets and form strategic partnerships to accelerate growth. Founded in 2000 and based in Selangor, Malaysia, FirstFloor Capital backs companies across information technology, mobility, communications, life sciences, hardware, software, services, mobile, and the internet of things.

Ficus Capital is a venture capital management company established in 2018 and located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The firm focuses on investing in technology start-ups and companies across various sectors, including logistics, fintech, greentech, health tech, big data analysis, cloud services, e-commerce, and edutech. With a commitment to fostering innovation, Ficus Capital aims to support emerging businesses that are poised to make significant impacts in their respective industries.

Nexea is a prominent venture capital and accelerator firm based in Selangor, Malaysia, established in 2015. The firm focuses on supporting seed-stage, early-stage, growth-stage, and later-stage companies, primarily in the consumer products, consumer services, information technology, and e-commerce sectors throughout Southeast Asia. Nexea provides not only financial investment but also mentorship from experienced business leaders and experts in technology and investment, fostering a supportive environment for startups and growing businesses. By combining funding with strategic guidance, Nexea aims to drive innovation and growth within the region's entrepreneurial landscape.

Grab is a Southeast Asian technology platform and superapp that combines ridesharing, food and grocery delivery, and financial services for consumers, drivers, merchants, and businesses across Southeast Asia. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Singapore, it connects riders with drivers and merchants through a mobile platform and offers transportation, delivery, and enterprise solutions with a focus on economic empowerment, financial inclusion, safety, and sustainable livelihoods. The company operates in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar and derives the majority of its revenue from ride-hailing and food delivery while expanding payments and lending services to support everyday transactions and business needs.

Carsome is a Malaysia-based online marketplace for buying and selling used cars. The platform connects sellers with dealers through an end-to-end process that includes inspection, valuation, bidding, payment, and logistics, enabling quick and hassle-free transactions. Founded in 2015, Carsome has expanded to Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore, offering a transparent inventory, detailed inspection reports, test-drive options, doorstep delivery, and financing and paperwork support through its platform.

Elixir Capital Management is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, with an office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that concentrates on growth-stage investments in technology and tech-enabled companies. The firm pursues minority stakes (roughly 25 to 40 percent) in portfolio companies, typically committing about 2 to 6 million per investment, and aims to exit within three to five years. It focuses on fast-growing technology-enabled sectors such as information technology, big data, mobile, logistics, and payment systems, with a geographic emphasis on Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore) and other emerging markets that can benefit from digital transformation.

SOSV is a global venture capital firm that provides early-stage and seed investments alongside structured accelerator programs and deeply resourced facilities to accelerate product development. Focused on deep tech, human and planetary health, and cross-border software, SOSV backs startups from pre-seed onward and runs programs that accelerate technical development, regulatory strategy, and fundraising. The firm maintains labs and engineering spaces with specialist staff in multiple regions, including the United States and Asia, to support portfolio companies in biosafety, chemistry, mechatronics, analytics, and electrical engineering. Programs such as HAX and other live events offer founders access to prototyping, testing, and investor networks. Annually, SOSV makes around sixty pre-seed investments (up to roughly $550k each) and participates in numerous follow-on rounds, leveraging a global portfolio and extensive co-investor network to help deeply technical startups scale and reach markets.

Asia Partners is a Singapore-based growth equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled companies across Southeast Asia. Founded in 2018, the firm targets lower middle-market, founder-led businesses with strong technology viability and aims to support them through growth stages, including Series C/D gaps. Asia Partners provides active value creation through regional expansion assistance, technology upgrades, and board participation, helping portfolio companies scale and pursue strategic exits such as initial public offerings. The firm focuses on fostering the next generation of tech leaders in the region by combining investment expertise with operational and strategic support.

Quadria Capital is a Singapore-based private equity firm founded in 2012 that concentrates on healthcare in Asia-Pacific. The firm targets investments in healthcare delivery, life sciences, medical technology, and related services across South Asia and Southeast Asia. It seeks to partner with high-growth, differentiated healthcare companies to support scale, operational improvement, and regional expansion, drawing on its industry expertise and deal experience to create value for portfolio companies and investors. Through its investments, Quadria aims to address undersupplied healthcare needs while pursuing strong financial returns. The firm emphasizes partnering with management teams to build capable platforms, expand access to care, and strengthen the healthcare ecosystem in the region.

Intres Capital Partners is a Kuala Lumpur–based venture capital firm established in 2015 that focuses on fintech, big data, and the Internet of Things. It operates in Malaysia and is associated with the Axiata Digital Innovation Fund, reflecting a connection to Axiata Group's digital initiatives. The firm sources and supports early to growth-stage opportunities in digital technology sectors, helping portfolio companies scale in Southeast Asia.

Kumpulan Modal Perdana is a Malaysian venture capital firm based in Petaling Jaya that targets technology-driven companies with high growth potential. The firm provides more than capital by offering time, expertise, and an extensive network to support technology development in line with Malaysia’s Economic Innovation Model. It focuses on sectors such as electronics, renewable energy, and green technology, and emphasizes strong partnerships with entrepreneurs to turn ideas into commercial realities. In addition to financing, it delivers value-added services designed to accelerate growth and execution for portfolio companies.

Burda Principal Investments is a growth venture capital firm and the investment arm of Hubert Burda Media. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Munich with offices in Berlin, London and Singapore, it provides long-term growth equity to fast-growing digital technology and media businesses, leveraging Burda's capital, brands and sector expertise to support expansion and internationalization. The firm targets technology, digital health, fintech, media, AI and data, brand-led commerce, marketplaces and gaming, investing across stages and regions in Europe, the United States and Asia. Its portfolio emphasizes innovation and ESG leadership, and it pursues long-term capital gains through flexible investment approaches in resilient entrepreneurs and global category leaders.

Fullerton Financial Holdings is a private equity investor and holding company focused on financial services in Asia, investing in and operating financial institutions across emerging markets. The group maintains a portfolio of nine entities in eight countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, China, India, Cambodia and Myanmar, and serves more than seven million customers with over eighty thousand employees across the region. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, it aims to enable financial inclusion through mass market and SME platforms, digital innovation, and customer-centric models while pursuing long‑term value and strong governance in its portfolio companies.

SoftBank China and India Holdings is the venture capital arm of SoftBank, focusing on early-stage and selected pre-IPO investments in technology-driven companies across China, India, and Southeast Asia. Based in Hong Kong with offices in Shanghai and Mumbai, the firm targets internet, software, telecom value-added services, media and entertainment, consumer-oriented services, healthcare, and financial services sectors, including internet platforms and apps. It seeks opportunities to back startups that leverage technology to scale and reach regional markets.

AltaIR Capital is an international venture investment firm based in San Francisco that specializes in early- and growth-stage opportunities across productivity tools, future of work, software as a service, fintech, insurtech, artificial intelligence, and digital health. The firm backs startups with disruptive ideas and high return potential, and has invested in more than 400 companies, including seven unicorns, managing about $600 million in assets. Its portfolio spans key players and promising teams, and the firm has expanded its support through initiatives such as AltaLab, a startup accelerator. AltaIR emphasizes a motivated team, a clear product vision, scalable business models, and large addressable markets as core drivers of startup success.

A2D Ventures is a Southeast Asia–focused angel investing platform and venture investment firm based in Bangkok. It connects global investors with vetted early-stage startups across Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam, and supports co-investments through regulated SPV structures in Singapore. The platform emphasizes democratizing access to venture opportunities and delivers a streamlined, fully digital experience with a low minimum investment starting around USD 3,000. The team blends operators, angel investors, investment managers and corporate leaders, offering not only capital but strategic guidance and access to a hyper-local network to help portfolio companies scale in the region. A2D Ventures pursues growth by accelerating promising startups, fostering innovation, and building an inclusive ecosystem where founders and investors can collaborate effectively.

UntroD is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm and impact platform that funds and supports research- and development-driven technologies aimed at social advancement. Operating from Tokyo with additional offices in Singapore and Malaysia, UntroD seeks opportunities at the intersection of science, technology and society, prioritizing long-term social value over immediate returns. The firm's approach blends advanced fields such as AI, synthetic biology and quantum computing with humanities insights to address root causes and foster new technologies, industrial creation, policy design and organizational change. By combining capital with strategic guidance, UntroD aims to catalyze social impact and broaden access to investment in underfinanced but strategically important domains.

Twin Towers Ventures is the venture capital arm of Petronas Gas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The firm invests in technologies and entrepreneurs across early and growth stages, focusing on accelerating a low-carbon future in the Asia Pacific, Oceania, and Middle East and North Africa regions. It pursues four pillars: Future of Energy, Future of Facilities, Specialty Chemicals & Advanced Materials, and Frontier to back solutions that advance renewable and resilient energy systems, high-performance sustainable facilities, and innovative materials. By acting as a sensor and connector, it seeks out novel technologies with potential to transform the energy business, supporting portfolio companies through cross-border collaboration and market access. Its footprint spans Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, India, China and Australia, reinforcing a pipeline of opportunities and insights. Notable investments include Hysata, Sea6, and Green Li-ion, reflecting a focus on scalable solutions that reduce carbon intensity and accelerate energy transition.

TBV Capital is a Kuala Lumpur-based venture capital firm founded in 2016 that backs early-stage technology companies in e-commerce, payments, marketplaces, mobile applications, and software-as-a-service. It differentiates itself with a community-driven approach that connects startups with a network of experienced executives and advisors to support fundraising, hiring, and strategic growth. The firm offers resources such as the TinkBig Network to share portfolio insights and provides on-demand problem-solving expertise to simplify fundraising and talent acquisition. TBV Capital aims to help founders build enduring businesses from day zero, partnering with companies seeking sustainable growth and scale, and has facilitated substantial funding across hundreds of rounds.

Winacore Capital is a venture capital investment firm headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It concentrates on early-stage funding, including pre-seed and seed rounds, and also engages in debt investments to support Malaysian startups, focusing on investing in and assisting Malaysian start-ups through the initial growth phases with capital and strategic guidance.

Sunway CVC, established in 2018, is the corporate venture arm of Sunway Group, based in Selangor, Malaysia. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage startups, particularly in the series-A and early series-B stages, across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Its investment strategy targets sectors such as fintech, enterprise solutions, logistics, media and entertainment, and digital health. Sunway CVC operates in collaboration with KK Fund, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, to enhance its reach and impact in the burgeoning startup ecosystem of the region.

Grange Partners is a Singapore-based family office established in 2012 that provides growth capital and strategic guidance to founders and owners of early-stage to medium-sized high-growth businesses across Asia. The firm pursues impact-oriented investments across industries such as technology, health and wellness, education, food, financial services, gaming, and telecom, and offers capital-raising support and strategic management consulting. Directors with extensive private equity and management consulting experience lead the firm, and Grange Partners typically invests directly through proprietary funds, often seeking board representation and alignment of ethical practices with profitability. It does not manage third-party funds, emphasizing a direct investment approach.

M Venture Partners is a Singapore-based venture capital firm founded in 2021 that funds early-stage technology, financial services, health, bio, and consumer startups across Southeast Asia and selectively in India. The firm emphasizes a founder-friendly approach, offering strategic guidance and access to its global network to support portfolio companies as they scale. By focusing on visionary founders in the region, it seeks to drive growth and positive outcomes through hands-on partnerships and mentorship.

Ondine Capital is a venture capital firm active in Southeast Asia, investing in consumer technology startups with a focus on retail, education, logistics, and general TMT, including fintech and e-commerce. The firm operates from offices in Taipei and Singapore and was founded in 2018. It aims to back ventures that drive innovation in consumer technology and related sectors across Southeast Asia.

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India is the corporate venture capital arm of Vertex Holdings, based in Singapore. It invests in high-growth technology startups across Southeast Asia and India, with a focus on Singapore, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and other emerging innovation hubs. The firm targets early-stage and growth opportunities in sectors including mobile internet, enterprise technology, fintech, consumer internet, consumer mobile, and healthcare, and collaborates with a global network of partners in the United States, China, and Israel to access international knowledge and co-investment opportunities. It operates offices in Singapore, Bengaluru, Jakarta, and Taiwan as part of Vertex Ventures.

Singapore-based venture capital and growth financing firm focusing on technology companies in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides early-stage venture capital, thematic early-stage investments, and growth credit financing to accelerate growth. The firm targets software, e-commerce, digitization, internet and other tech sectors. It emphasizes data-driven investment decisions, publishes market insights in collaboration with Alternatives.pe, and operates programs to empower founders, including The First. It maintains a portfolio across stages and follows ESG principles to catalyze regional potential.

IDG Capital is a global investment firm with over 30 years of experience, originating in China and headquartered in Hong Kong. It finances companies across venture capital, growth equity, buyouts, secondary markets and public markets, supporting a lifecycle from early stage to scale. The firm maintains a worldwide presence with offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific, and backs a large portfolio through long-term, value-driven partnerships with founders. IDG Capital leverages a combination of local market insight and global resources to identify inbound and outbound opportunities in China and other Asian markets, while collaborating with sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and other institutional investors as limited partners. Its track record includes hundreds of exits and involvement in notable growth stories across technology, consumer, healthcare and other sectors, reflecting a disciplined approach to building lasting companies.

KK Fund is a Singapore-based venture capital firm established in 2015 that invests in early-stage technology startups. It focuses on seed and early-stage opportunities in mobile and internet-enabled businesses across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea. The firm backs ventures across a broad range of sectors, including blockchain, Internet of Things, entertainment tech, fintech, edtech, HR tech, mobility, healthcare tech, and proptech, aiming to support technology-driven companies from inception to scale in the region.

Venturra Capital is a Jakarta-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage, high-growth technology-enabled businesses in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Founded in 2015, it provides capital, operational empowerment, and market access to founders of internet-enabled companies across e-commerce, fintech, marketplaces, healthcare, and education. It supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance and ecosystem resources to help scale. Venturra maintains the Unfolded platform offering reports on Southeast Asia's digital economy and funding options. It also operates Venturra Discovery, its seed investment arm, to back early-stage ventures aligned with its investment thesis.

Wings Capital Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups, primarily FinTech, AI, and SaaS, with a focus on opportunities in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia and potential for regional expansion. Founded in 2022, it targets seed to Series A rounds and supports portfolio companies with strategic coaching, business plan review, operational guidance, introductions, and fundraising assistance, drawing on extensive industry connections. The firm is backed by a banking family with decades of financial experience and is advised by an SFC-licensed entity to ensure regulatory alignment.

OTB Ventures is a European deep-tech venture capital firm established in 2017 and headquartered in Amsterdam, with offices in Warsaw and Luxembourg. It backs early-growth and late-seed to Series A/B startups across Europe, focusing on SpaceTech, AI and Automation, FinTech and Cybersecurity. The firm emphasizes access to Central and Eastern European deal flow and provides strategic mentorship and networks to help portfolio companies scale internationally. OTB Ventures operates multiple investment vehicles and supports portfolio companies through hands-on guidance in technology, business development, and market expansion, aiming to turn technically advanced startups into global leaders.

Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia is the corporate venture arm of Sumitomo Corporation, established in 2002 with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. It invests in startups across sectors including automation, transportation, consumer and media, clean tech, fintech, and healthcare, as well as enterprise IT, big data, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, digital marketing and digital healthcare, leveraging Sumitomo's global network to support portfolio companies and foster growth and international expansion. Its portfolio includes companies such as AILINK, BuilderX and Algoblu, reflecting a focus on disruptive technologies and value creation for entrepreneurs.

TRIREC is a Singapore-headquartered venture capital firm focused on decarbonization and climate innovation. It supports innovative companies across stages and geographies to accelerate climate impact and business growth, employing a long-term, future-focused approach and leveraging proprietary networks. The firm operates across multiple pools of capital and backs a growing portfolio across energy, mobility, buildings, industries, food and agriculture, and other climate-related sectors, with unicorns among its portfolio. TRIREC positions itself as a bridge between East and West from its Singapore base, pursuing opportunities in the evolving low-carbon economy to advance planetary health through entrepreneurship and responsible governance.

SEGNEL Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm established in 2015 that invests in seed and early-stage startups across Southeast Asia, India and Japan, with a focus on information technology and mobile sectors. It provides funding and hands-on support, including management guidance and overseas business development, to help entrepreneurs launch and scale their ventures. The firm leverages the founders’ experience in mobile gaming, fintech and related sectors to identify promising opportunities and act as a growth partner throughout the development journey.

iGlobe Partners is a Singapore based venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1999 that targets investments in frontier technologies such as AI, biotechnology, digital media, healthcare, proptech, mobility, robotics and financial services. It backs early stage and growth companies with the goal of turning them into category leaders in large addressable markets, and it adds value by building ecosystems of partners, markets and talent around portfolio firms. The firm operates internationally with a portfolio across the United States, Asia and Europe and maintains a track record that includes unicorns.

Glory Ventures is a Shanghai-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that backs early- and growth-stage startups, with a focus on artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, intelligent hardware, and enterprise services, as well as sectors tied to China’s industrial upgrading and consumption upgrade. It pursues cross-border opportunities, particularly between China and Israel, and operates with a research-driven approach that connects industrial resources with private equity and public-listed companies to build strategic value chains. The firm seeks to support portfolio companies through value-added partnerships and potential exits by M&A or IPO, aiming to foster an ecosystem across multiple industries by backing companies that advance AI, autonomous driving, robotics, smart manufacturing, and cloud computing. Glory Ventures collaborates with industrial capital and leading investors to accelerate growth in its China and Israel investments.

Catcha Group is a Kuala Lumpur-based family office that invests in digital, technology-driven sectors including internet platforms, online classifieds, e-commerce, media, financial technology, real estate, and other digital services. The group supports its portfolio companies through substantial equity investments and guidance aimed at rapid growth, profitability, and, where appropriate, IPO readiness. It emphasizes empowering entrepreneurs by offering digital products and services that streamline online presence and customer engagement, and fostering a supportive community to help startups build and scale their ventures. Through its activities, Catcha Group positions itself as a partner to help businesses thrive in the digital landscape.

SMRK VC Fund is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian venture capital firm founded in 2013 that backs information technology startups at seed and early stages, including Round A opportunities. The firm typically provides a one-time investment of roughly $0.5-1.5 million as a minority stake and focuses on ventures with clear consumer value and global market potential in B2B and B2C IT segments. Its portfolio spans hardware, IoT, AI, SaaS and online platforms, with examples such as Competera, iblazr, Apostera, Deus Robotics and MyChatBot. SMRK emphasizes hands-on support drawing on the founders' and operators' experience to help teams build scalable products, access international markets, and monetize effectively. While headquartered in Kyiv, the firm targets IT projects across Ukraine and neighboring regions, including Central Europe.

Atinum Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital firm founded in 1988 that focuses on growth-stage technology and life sciences opportunities, investing in IT, software, biotech, healthcare and related sectors across Asia. The firm manages about 1.9 trillion Korean won in assets and has backed over 600 companies, with more than 130 active portfolio companies and 27 funds closed to date, supported by a team of 23 investment professionals. Its portfolio spans fintech and fintech-adjacent platforms such as Dunamu, biopharma and biosimilars with Celltrion, gaming with Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss, proptech with Zigbang, entertainment and discovery via Watcha and Ridibooks, and flexible-work solutions with FastFive. Headquartered in Seoul’s Gangnam district, Atinum partners with innovators to accelerate growth and scale impact.

Hiway Capital is a venture capital firm based in Guangzhou, China. Established in 2007, it focuses on investments across manufacturing, healthcare, new materials and energy, agriculture, and enterprise services.