Asia Partners

In Group Holdings is a Singapore-headquartered investment firm deploying proprietary capital. It invests globally, with particular attention to Southeast and North Asia, including venture investments in emerging technologies.

COENT provides seed and venture-stage funding to brilliant entrepreneurs and companies across all sectors in Asia, especially Japan and South East Asia. We look for companies with scalable, international business models. We back these entrepreneurs and companies with unparalleled support in funding, management, overseas business development and exposure to our network. Coent was founded by two angel investors and former business leaders, Shuhei Morofuji and Hideki Fujita.

Singapore-based consumer growth equity firm investing in India and Southeast Asia.

Credence Partners is a Singapore based private equity / growth equity fund that provides capital and expertise to South East Asian small to medium enterprises engaged primarily in the advanced manufacturing, information communication technology, services, logistics and consumer sectors. All of our partners have strong business backgrounds and sector expertise, and add substantial value to our portfolio companies. Credence does not generally participate in buyouts, and prefers to back existing management. Credence Partners was co-founded in 2006 by Boon Hwee, Chow Boon and Kiat Wang, who previously founded and sold Omni Electronics. Credence raised its first external fund in 2013.

Altair Capital is a growth and private equity investor targeting mid-market opportunities in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. In these geographies, Altair is primarily focused on buyout transactions or significant minority deals in companies with enterprise values between US$20 to US$100m. We will also look at deals selectively in Thailand, Phillipines and Myanmar. Altair is the ASEAN affiliate of Polaris Capital, a Japanese investment firm established in 2004.

DSG Consumer Partners invests in consumer businesses in India and Southeast Asia, working with founders to develop and grow their brands.

GIC is a sovereign wealth fund of Singapore. GIC manages most of the Singapore Government's assets, with a mandate to invest for the long term across all asset classes in order to generate sustainable returns. GIC invests both directly and through other fund managers, and invests globally. Our portfolio is spread across six core asset classes: developed market equities, emerging market equities, bonds and cash, real estate and private equity.

Granite Asia is a multi-asset investment platform investing in equity from founders’ first rounds through public listings, alongside private credit and public capital.

Lighthouse Canton is a wealth and asset manager with strategies including private credit, venture debt, venture capital, life sciences real estate, Indian equities and global macro.

Vertex Holdings is a global network of venture capital funds, comprising Vertex Ventures, Vertex Ventures HC and Vertex Growth. Vertex Holdings is an anchor investor in each of these funds. Vertex Holdings is owned by Temasek, a Singapore sovereign wealth fund. Vertex Ventures is based in California and invests in early stage technology companies. Vertex Ventures looks for founders tackling fundamental challenges. We look for people who want to make a dent in the wold while growing a multi-billion dollar business. Vertex HC invests in healthcare opportunities. We invest in and work with high-growth medical device, biotech, and digital health companies, at all stages, worldwide. Our portfolio includes companies at all stages of development, from early-stage companies testing transformative technologies to commercial-stage companies seeking additional growth. The Vertex Growth Fund provides later stage expansion capital to companies on the cusp of creating a category champion that is enduring and transformational.

Aura Group manages alternative investment strategies. Its private equity platform invests in small and mid-market Asian businesses through significant minority and selective control investments.

Golden Alpha is a family investment vehicle of the Sohmen family. Golden Alpha invests both directly and through external fund managers, in both private and public investments. The Sohmen family has an operating business, BW Group, which is a leading maritime group founded in 1995 and involved in oil and gas transportation, floating gas infrastructure, environmental technologies and deepwater production.