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Aera VC

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 6 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASpaceAIEnergy

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33%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque61days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led0 of 6Mostly inAustralia, 50%
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Aera VC highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 83% of its rounds

What they do

Aera VC is an early-stage VC fund investing to create a more resilient future.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
SpaceAIEnergy
Based in
Singapore, Singapore
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Sept
    GridsightSeries B · AU · Startup Daily$26MWith 5 others
  3. 2025

    2 rounds

  4. Apr
    GridsightSeries A · AU · Startup Daily$7.5MWith 3 others
  5. Apr
    GridsightSeries A · AU · Energy Transition Ventures$4.5MWith 3 others
  6. 2024

    1 round

  7. Aug
    IntramotevSeries A · US · Firms' own news pages$14MWith 9 others
  8. 2019

    2 rounds

  9. Oct
    ShiruSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.5MWith 9 others
  10. Jun
    Bitwise IndustriesSeries A · US · FinSMEs$27MWith 13 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

JDJui Durgesh JhalaDirectoriForm ADV
MDMilena Dimitrova Nikolova-VatchkovaDirectoriForm ADV
NPNicholas Philip WinstoneDirectoriForm ADV

We also hold 15 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$36Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
AERA Funds Management Pte. LTD.
SEC number
CRD 317467

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Aera VC. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Airtree VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherEnergy Transition VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherClimate CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherPat CumminsAngel2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Aera VC put money into.

Gridsight$26M · Sept 2026Intramotev$14M · Aug 2024Shiru$3.5M · Oct 2019Bitwise Industries$27M · Jun 2019

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Aera VC in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Aera VC

What does Aera VC invest in?

Aera VC invests most often at Series A and Seed (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Space, AI and Energy.

How active is Aera VC?

6 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Aera VC invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Gridsight (Series B, Sept 2026), Intramotev (Series A, Aug 2024) and Shiru (Seed, Oct 2019).

How big are Aera VC's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Aera VC lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Aera VC invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Australia (50%) and the United States (50%).

Is Aera VC investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Aera VC invest alongside?

Most often Airtree Ventures (3 rounds together), Energy Transition Ventures (3 rounds together) and Climate Capital (2 rounds together).

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