# Aera VC: portfolio, investments and team > Aera VC is a vc firm based in Singapore. 6 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/aera-vc (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Singapore · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Aera VC Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 6 cheques on record. Email Deploying now VC firm Pre-seed Seed Series A Space AI Energy Follow Aera VC and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Faera-vc) Deploying now **33%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record Since the last cheque **61** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$11M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Mostly in **Australia, 50%** Pitch Aera VC ## Aera VC highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 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-seed Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Space AI Energy - **Based in:** Singapore, Singapore - **Cold pitches:** Accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Sept** **[Gridsight](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridsight)** Series B · AU · Startup Daily **$26M** With 5 others - **2025** 2 rounds - **Apr** **[Gridsight](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridsight)** Series A · AU · Startup Daily **$7.5M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[Gridsight](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridsight)** Series A · AU · Energy Transition Ventures **$4.5M** With 3 others - **2024** 1 round - **Aug** **[Intramotev](https://millionrounds.com/company/intramotev)** Series A · US · Firms' own news pages **$14M** With 9 others - **2019** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[Shiru](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiru)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$3.5M** With 9 others - **Jun** **[Bitwise Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitwise-industries)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$27M** With 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 registration **3 named** JD **Jui Durgesh Jhala** Director i Form ADV MD **Milena Dimitrova Nikolova-Vatchkova** Director i Form ADV NP **Nicholas Philip Winstone** Director i Form 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 **$36M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** AERA Funds Management Pte. LTD. - **SEC number:** CRD 317467 ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Sept 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A said *4* - Seed said *1* - Series B *1* - Pre-seed said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Airtree Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) 3 - [Energy Transition Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-transition-ventures) 3 - [Climate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-capital) 2 - [Pat Cummins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pat-cummins) 2 **Pitching Aera VC?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree)[**Energy Transition Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/energy-transition-ventures)[**Climate Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-capital)[**Pat Cummins** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pat-cummins) ## Recently backed The latest companies Aera VC put money into. [**Gridsight** $26M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridsight)[**Intramotev** $14M · Aug 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/intramotev)[**Shiru** $3.5M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/shiru)[**Bitwise Industries** $27M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitwise-industries) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Aera VC in their description, not their title. - [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 3 Dec 2023 · 33 min Indonesia: $1B Southeast Asia Climate VC Funding, Indonesia Energy Infrastructure & Investments, and Emerging vs. Developed Country Carbon Debates - E350 Mentions [Aera VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aera-vc)[Climate Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-investment-ci)[Alina Truhina](https://millionrounds.com/person/alina-truhina-the-utopia-studio) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 28 Jul 2022 · 32 min Derek Handley: Opposing Tension, Difficult Founder-VC Conversations & Sustainability Investing Fundamentals - E183 With [Derek Handley](https://millionrounds.com/person/derek-handley) Mentions [Aera VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aera-vc)[Richard Branson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-branson)[New Zealand](https://millionrounds.com/person/new-zealand-link-business-franchising) Apple PodcastsShow page - [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 2 Sept 2020 · 34 min Sandhya Sriram on SE Asia's First Cell-Based Meat Startup, PHD to CEO and Being Celebrated As Women Scientist Founders - E19 With [Sandhya Sriram](https://millionrounds.com/person/sandhya-sriram) Mentions [Aera VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aera-vc)[Big Idea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures)[Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page ## 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). ## Raising now? 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