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East Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 367 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund, Nov 2025VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Climate Impact (Broad)

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59%of best year30cheques in 12 months, 367 on record
Since the last cheque24days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.8MCheque size, as they say$100K – $1.0MRounds led4 of 367Sole investor87 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inJapan, 73%
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East Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    30 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 74% of its rounds

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    Sole investor in 87 rounds, median $1.1M

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    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Pioneering and leading sector-agnostic Venture Capital firm in Southeast Asia, backing 300+ portfolio companies for sustainable development.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)Climate Impact (Broad)
Based in
Singapore, Singapore
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first367 appearances

  1. 2026

    24 rounds

  2. Oct
    Every WiLLSeed · JP · The Bridge$8.2MWith 2 others
  3. Sept
    Josan-shesSeries A · JP$2.6MWith 2 others
  4. Aug
    NexusAdvisorsSeed · JP$317KWith 2 others
  5. Jul
    LinqAlphaSeries A · US · TechStartups$22MWith 15 others
  6. Jul
    Amity RoboticsSeed · TH · East Ventures$7.0MLed
  7. Jul
    East Coast InnovationSeed · CA$550KWith 1 other
  8. Jul
    Beer and TechVenture · JP$4.4MWith 4 others
  9. Jul
    PieceSeed · DE$1.9MSole investor
  10. Jun
    Zaimo.aiVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  11. Jun
    HiwaySeries A · FR$1.9MWith 2 others
  12. Jun
    iibaVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  13. Jun
    NekonomeSeries A · JP$687KWith 3 others
  14. May
    AVIATESeed · JP$440KWith 1 other
  15. Mar
    ReDeltaVenture · JP$764KWith 1 other
  16. Mar
    LobbyAISeed · JP$1.9MWith 1 other
  17. Mar
    SolafuneSeries A · JP$32MWith 4 others
  18. Mar
    RechoSeries A · JP$1.3MWith 4 others
  19. Mar
    ZeveroSeed · SG$7.0MWith 1 other
  20. Mar
    ElephantechSeries F · JP$25MWith 4 others
  21. Mar
    TimersVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  22. Feb
    Kick Space TechnologiesSeed · JP$386KWith 1 other
  23. Jan
    PintarnyaDebt$14MWith 4 others
  24. Jan
    ContreaVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 3 others
  25. Jan
    SukidayoSeed · JP$537KWith 2 others
  26. 2025

    42 rounds

  27. Dec
    RechoSeries A · JP$1.9MWith 1 other
  28. Dec
    RejectVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 4 others
  29. Dec
    DwilarSeed · JP$959KWith 1 other
  30. Nov
    FlightsSeries A · JP$2.5MWith 5 others
  31. Nov
    Polly PolymerVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  32. Nov
    SmartHRSecondary · JP$96MWith 5 others
  33. Sept
    PrefabSeed · JP$282KWith 2 others
  34. Sept
    INDXSeed · JP$676KWith 2 others
  35. Sept
    Responsible Business Initiative for JusticeGrant · US$1.5MWith 2 others
  36. Aug
    PintarnyaSeries A · ID · TechCrunch$17MWith 2 others
  37. Aug
    QapitaSeries B · SG$27MWith 3 others
  38. Jul
    AccordXSeed · JP$1.4MWith 3 others
  39. Jul
    SunGreenH2Venture · SGUndisclosedWith 3 others
  40. Jul
    SuperwormSeed · JP$1.9MWith 3 others
  41. Jul
    McEasySeries A$3.0MSole investor
  42. Jul
    PropallySeed · JP$760KWith 1 other

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 registration1 named

WCWillson CuacaDirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 13 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

$1.1Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
EAST Ventures Advisory Pte. LTD.
SEC number
CRD 336231

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

PriceAreaBought by Yello MobileUndisclosedMay 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

500 GlobalAngel27rounds togetherSkyland VenturesAccelerator23rounds togetherGlobal Brain CorporationVC firm22rounds togetherANRIVC firm19rounds togetherCyberAgent CapitalVC firm18rounds togetherANOBAKAVC firm14rounds togetherMitsubishi UFJ CapitalVC firm13rounds togetherSMBC Venture CapitalInvestment bank13rounds togetherJapan Finance CorporationInvestment firm11rounds togetherGolden Gate VenturesVC firm10rounds togetherZ Venture CapitalCorporate VC10rounds togetherDeepcoreVC firm9rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies East Ventures put money into.

Josan-shes$2.6M · Sept 2026NexusAdvisors$317K · Aug 2026LinqAlpha$22M · Jul 2026Amity Robotics$7.0M · Jul 2026East Coast Innovation$550K · Jul 2026Beer and Tech$4.4M · Jul 2026

Quick answers about East Ventures

What does East Ventures invest in?

East Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (74% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML) and Climate Impact (Broad).

How active is East Ventures?

367 investments on record, 30 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has East Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Every WiLL (Seed, Oct 2026), Josan-shes (Series A, Sept 2026) and NexusAdvisors (Seed, Aug 2026).

How big are East Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.8M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $1.0M.

Does East Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 367 investments on record (1%).

Where does East Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Japan (73%), Singapore (8%) and the United States (5%).

Is East Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 30 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does East Ventures invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (27 rounds together), Skyland Ventures (23 rounds together) and Global Brain Corporation (22 rounds together).

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