# Biotech investors in Southeast Asia (2026 list)

> 23 biotech investors in Southeast Asia, 100% active in the last 12 months. Led by Accel, Qiming Venture Partners, Temasek Holdings. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-southeast-asia (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Biotech investors in Southeast Asia

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a biotech company in Southeast Asia in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 23 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fbiotech-investors-in-southeast-asia)The top 23

**23** investors on the list *+3* this week

**379** cheques in 12 months *+6%* against the market

**$10M** median round they joined *+25%* against the market median

**100%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**52%** have led a round

## The Top 23

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (23)

- 1 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Qiming Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **526** **$25M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 3 [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **384** **$100M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [Artesian VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian) *Deploying now* Asset manager · Australia **201** **$2M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Sinovation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sinovation-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **160** **$14M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 6 [EDBI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **109** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 7 [Big Idea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/big-idea-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **84** **$1.3M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 8 [MassMutual Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massmutual-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **84** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [Seeds Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seeds-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **79** **$4.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Crane Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crane-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **76** **$7.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 11 [Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wavemaker-three-sixty-health) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **48** **$5.6M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 12 [Anzu Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anzu-partners) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **35** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 13 [Cercano Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cercano-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **32** **$10M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 14 [Wavemaker Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wavemaker-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **32** **$5.5M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 15 [Lever VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lever-vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **25** **$6.1M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 16 [Granite Asia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/granite-asia) *Deploying now* VC firm · Singapore **4** **$73M** median round **Dec 2025** last seen
- 17 [Touchstone Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/touchstone-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · Vietnam **2** **$3.5M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 18 [Draper University](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-university) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1** **$4M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 19 [National Development Fund (NDF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-development-fund-ndf) *Deploying now* Government · Saudi Arabia **1** **$55M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 20 [Temasek Life Sciences Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek-life-sciences-accelerator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Singapore **1** **$4M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 21 [Wavemaker 360 Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wavemaker-360-health) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$4M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 22 [Catcher Technology](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catcher-technology) *Deploying now* Investment firm **1** **$55M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 23 [Crescendas Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crescendas-group) *Deploying now* Investment firm **1** **$55M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)
- **3** Nov **[Armatrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/armatrix)** Seed · $7.1M *Led by* [Crane Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crane-venture-partners)
- **3** Nov **[PowerUp Money](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerup-money)** Other · $10M *With* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)
- **3** Nov **[NeoSci Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/company/neosci-ventures)** Other · $55M *With* [EDBI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edbi)
- **27** Oct **[Kivo Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/kivo-health)** Series A · $10M *With* [MassMutual Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massmutual-ventures)
- **27** Oct **[Simplismart](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplismart)** Series B · $14M *With* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)

## Stages This Year

357 rounds

- Venture **19%**
- Series A **15%**
- Seed **15%**
- Series B **13%**
- Other **9%**
- Other **29%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **158**
- Biotech **45**
- Healthcare **35**
- Cybersecurity **24**
- Robotics **18**
- Construction **17**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

73 Q1 25

78 Q2 25

131 Q3 25

109 Q4 25

122 Q1 26

102 Q2 26

83 Q3 26

32 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in health and biotech

- The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care Clayton M. Christensen · 2008 4.21 from 1,158 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Innovation Moats and competition About the book A groundbreaking prescription for health care reform--from a legendary leader in innovation... Our health care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer Americans can afford it, fewer businesses can provide it, and fewer government programs can promise it for future… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Where Does It Hurt?: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Fixing Health Care Jonathan Bush · 2014 3.78 from 598 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Company building Innovation About the book A bold new remedy for the sprawling and wasteful health care industry Where else but the doctor’s office do you have to fill out a form on a clipboard? Have you noticed that hospital bills are almost unintelligible, except for the absurdly high dollar amount? Why is it that… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris Richard Kluger · 1997 3.94 from 306 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Company building About the book Ashes to Ashes is a monumental history of the American tobacco industry’s ironic success in developing the cigarette, modern society’s most widespread instrument of self-destruction, into the nation’s most profitable consumer product. Starting with its energized, work-obsessed… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek Howard Markel · 2017 3.87 from 969 ratings on Goodreads Health and biotech Company building About the book "What's more American than Corn Flakes?" --Bing Crosby From the much admired medical historian ("Markel shows just how compelling the medical history can be"--Andrea Barrett) and author of An Anatomy of Addiction ("Absorbing, vivid"--Sherwin Nuland, The New York Times Book… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=health).

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## Quick answers about biotech investors in Southeast Asia

### Who are the most active biotech investors in Southeast Asia?

By cheques observed, the most active are Accel, Qiming Venture Partners, Temasek Holdings, Artesian VC and Sinovation Ventures.

### How many biotech investors in Southeast Asia are there?

23 are on record. 100% made an investment in the last 12 months and 52% have led a round.

### Which stages do biotech investors in Southeast Asia back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (21%) and Seed (21%).

### How big are the rounds biotech investors in Southeast Asia join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $10M.

### Which sectors do biotech investors in Southeast Asia back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Healthcare.

### Which biotech investors in Southeast Asia lead the most rounds?

Accel (103 led), Temasek Holdings (19 led) and Qiming Venture Partners (8 led).

### Where are biotech investors in Southeast Asia based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (8), Singapore (6) and Hong Kong SAR China (1).

### What have biotech investors in Southeast Asia invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel), Armatrix (Seed, Nov 2026, with Crane Venture Partners) and PowerUp Money (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel).

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