# STRIVE: portfolio, investments and team

> STRIVE is a vc firm based in Singapore. 90 investments on record, 6 in the last 12 months, latest Feb 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/strive (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# STRIVE

Last cheque observed Feb 2026; 90 cheques on record.

Email

VC firm Deploying now Website unconfirmed

Seed Series A Series B Smartphone App Mobile

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**43%** of best year **6** **cheques in 12 months**, 90 on record

Since the last cheque **277** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.1M** Rounds led **0 of 90** Sole investor **16 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 47%**

Pitch STRIVE

## STRIVE highlights

- 01 6 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series A: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 16 rounds, median $1.5M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Up to $1.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Smartphone App Mobile
- **Based in:** Singapore, Singapore
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

A website was listed for this organisation, but we could not confirm it belongs to the firm that wrote these cheques. Either the site never mentions them, or it turned out to be a different company sharing the name. We show neither it nor anything read from it. [Tell us the right one](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=strive).

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **90 appearances**

- **2026** 5 rounds
- **Feb** **[Learn to Earn Dayton](https://millionrounds.com/company/learn-to-earn-dayton)** Grant · US **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University](https://millionrounds.com/company/education-systems-center-at-northern-illinois-university)** Grant · US **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[EdVestors](https://millionrounds.com/company/edvestors)** Grant · US **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[TOCA Football](https://millionrounds.com/company/toca-football)** Venture · US **$3.1M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[CoGrader](https://millionrounds.com/company/cograder)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2025** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Polyuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyuse)** Series B · JP **$17M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Lumen Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumen-bioscience)** Series C · US **$30M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Independence Hydrogen](https://millionrounds.com/company/independence-hydrogen)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[SkyDrive](https://millionrounds.com/company/skydrive)** Series D · JP **$58M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[SixSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/sixsense)** Series A · SG **$8.5M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[SuperK](https://millionrounds.com/company/superk)** Series B **$12M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Gaudiy](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaudiy)** Series C · JP **$69M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Sorabito](https://millionrounds.com/company/sorabito)** Venture · JP **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Style Port](https://millionrounds.com/company/style-port)** Debt · JP **$1.3M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[RABO](https://millionrounds.com/company/rabo)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Xbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/xbit)** Debt · JP **$2.9M** With 4 others
- **2024** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[Resilire](https://millionrounds.com/company/resilire)** Debt · JP **$2.6M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Vested Impact](https://millionrounds.com/company/vested-impact)** Seed · GB **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[ImpactTulsa](https://millionrounds.com/company/impacttulsa)** Grant · US **$3.6M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Testsigma](https://millionrounds.com/company/testsigma)** Series A · US **$8.2M** With 1 other
- **May** **[YOUTRUST](https://millionrounds.com/company/youtrust)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Mercado Único](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercado-unico)** Pre-seed · BR **$395K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[SquareDash](https://millionrounds.com/company/squaredash)** Debt **$15M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Orosy](https://millionrounds.com/company/orosy)** Series A · JP **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[PR Table](https://millionrounds.com/company/pr-table)** Series D · JP **$2.4M** With 4 others
- **2023** 13 rounds
- **Dec** **[Inspire High](https://millionrounds.com/company/inspire-high)** Series A · JP **$3.1M** With 1 other
- **Dec** **[Alner](https://millionrounds.com/company/alner)** Grant **$145K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Africa 118](https://millionrounds.com/company/africa-118)** Venture · CA **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Datasketch](https://millionrounds.com/company/datasketch)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Srush](https://millionrounds.com/company/srush)** Series A · JP **$2.7M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[ChatGenie](https://millionrounds.com/company/chatgenie)** Pre-seed **$120K** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Promise Partnership Utah​](https://millionrounds.com/company/promise-partnership-utah)** Grant · US **$3.6M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[InstaVR](https://millionrounds.com/company/instavr)** Debt · JP **$7.1M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[CHEQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/cheq)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Gaia](https://millionrounds.com/company/gaia)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Madrona Venture Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/madrona-venture-labs)** Venture · US **$11M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Tagboard](https://millionrounds.com/company/tagboard)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[SpiceCode](https://millionrounds.com/company/spicecode)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2022** 12 rounds
- **Oct** **[QorusDocs](https://millionrounds.com/company/qorusdocs)** Venture · US **$10M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Tumble](https://millionrounds.com/company/tumble)** Seed · US **$7.0M** With 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

We hold **7** 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

**5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**58** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[100ms](https://millionrounds.com/company/100ms)[Aillis](https://millionrounds.com/company/aillis)[Ayannah](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayannah)[Berrybenka](https://millionrounds.com/company/berrybenka)[Buildsupply](https://millionrounds.com/company/buildsupply)[Bukalapak](https://millionrounds.com/company/bukalapak)[Bytebeam](https://millionrounds.com/company/bytebeam)[Candee](https://millionrounds.com/company/candee)[Caster](https://millionrounds.com/company/caster)[Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/company)[Coubic](https://millionrounds.com/company/coubic)[Crowde](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowde)[Emotion-tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/emotion-tech)[Flyrobe](https://millionrounds.com/company/flyrobe)[Geniee](https://millionrounds.com/company/geniee)[Grab](https://millionrounds.com/company/grab)[Healint](https://millionrounds.com/company/healint)[Hypefast](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypefast)[Kaizenplatform](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaizen-platform)[Kakehashi](https://millionrounds.com/company/kakehashi)[Kudo](https://millionrounds.com/company/kudo)[Luxola](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxola)[Macloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/m-and-a-cloud)[Molcure](https://millionrounds.com/company/molcure)[Myglamm](https://millionrounds.com/company/myglamm)[Noin](https://millionrounds.com/company/noin)[Pie](https://millionrounds.com/company/pie)[Pintek](https://millionrounds.com/company/pintek)[Polyuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyuse)[Popxo](https://millionrounds.com/company/popxo)[Posiwill](https://millionrounds.com/company/posiwill)[Pricearea](https://millionrounds.com/company/pricearea)[Qoala](https://millionrounds.com/company/qoala)[Rabo](https://millionrounds.com/company/rabo)[Radiotalk](https://millionrounds.com/company/radiotalk)[Raksul](https://millionrounds.com/company/raksul)[Reshamandi](https://millionrounds.com/company/reshamandi)[Saleswhale](https://millionrounds.com/company/saleswhale)[Sendyou](https://millionrounds.com/company/sendyou)[Sixsense](https://millionrounds.com/company/sixsense)[Skydrive](https://millionrounds.com/company/skydrive)[Smartcamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartcamp)[Somewrite](https://millionrounds.com/company/somewrite)[Sorabito](https://millionrounds.com/company/sorabito)[Spika](https://millionrounds.com/company/spika)[Styleport](https://millionrounds.com/company/style-port)[Superk](https://millionrounds.com/company/superk)[Talentx](https://millionrounds.com/company/talentx)[Testsigma](https://millionrounds.com/company/testsigma)[Travelstop](https://millionrounds.com/company/travelstop)[Urbanindo](https://millionrounds.com/company/urbanindo)[Viibar](https://millionrounds.com/company/viibar)[Vouchinsurance](https://millionrounds.com/company/vouch-insurance)[Wantedly](https://millionrounds.com/company/wantedly)[Wealthnavi](https://millionrounds.com/company/wealthnavi)[X-bit](https://millionrounds.com/company/xbit)[Youtrust](https://millionrounds.com/company/youtrust)[Yoyo-holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/yoyo-holdings) About Aucfan and 30 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$3.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M**

Led 0 of 90 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** Up to $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** 16 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *36*
- Series A said *17*
- Seed said *9*
- Grant *6*
- Series B said *6*
- Debt *5*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Mizuho Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital) 15
- [Mitsubishi UFJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd) 8
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) 7
- [East Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures) 5
- [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) 5
- [SMBC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Mizuho Capital** VC firm **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-capital)[**Mitsubishi UFJ Capital** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsubishi-ufj-capital-co-ltd)[**Global Brain Corporation** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation)[**East Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/east-ventures)[**SBI Investment** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment)[**SMBC Venture Capital** Investment bank **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smbc-venture-capital-2)[**GREE Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gree-ventures)[**IVC** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc)[**Incubate Fund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/incubate-fund)[**NTT DOCOMO Ventures** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ntt-docomo-ventures)[**Pegasus Tech Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pegasus-tech-ventures)[**ANOBAKA** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anobaka)

## Recently backed

The latest companies STRIVE put money into.

[**Learn to Earn Dayton** $1.5M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/learn-to-earn-dayton)[**Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University** $1.5M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/education-systems-center-at-northern-illinois-university)[**EdVestors** $1.5M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/edvestors)[**TOCA Football** $3.1M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/toca-football)[**CoGrader** Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cograder)[**Polyuse** $17M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyuse)

## Quick answers about STRIVE

### What does STRIVE invest in?

STRIVE invests most often at Venture and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smartphone, App and Mobile.

### How active is STRIVE?

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

### What has STRIVE invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Learn to Earn Dayton (Grant, Feb 2026), Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University (Grant, Feb 2026) and EdVestors (Grant, Feb 2026).

### How big are STRIVE's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.1M.

### Does STRIVE lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 90 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does STRIVE invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (47%) and Japan (42%).

### Is STRIVE investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does STRIVE invest alongside?

Most often Mizuho Capital (15 rounds together), Mitsubishi UFJ Capital (8 rounds together) and Global Brain Corporation (7 rounds together).

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