East Ventures

Venture Capital Est. 2010

Also known as East.

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USD 150M
Estimated FUM
Type
Venture Capital
HQ
Singapore
Founded
2010
Focus
Varies by strategy

About

East Ventures provides early stage seed capital to startups in Southeast Asia, Japan and the USA. We are one of the most active investors in Southeast Asia and since commencing in 2010, we have invested in some of the region's most successful startups. We invest in consumer internet, mobile and SaaS business models (including commerce, social, games), and look for companies with strong founding teams, product traction, and big markets.

Strategies

Venture Capital

Investment Focus

Sources

Profile sources

  1. east.vc — Technology

Locations & investment markets

  • Office · Singapore, Singapore

  • Office · Tokyo, Japan

  • Investment market · Singapore

    The 2025 statement describes a partnership for co-investment in Singapore-based deep tech startups. This supports a partnership-specific mandate, not a claim that all East Ventures investments are Singapore-focused.

Reported capital

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-12.

Investment Criteria

Investment size
USD 100K - USD 1M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
Singapore Japan Indonesia
Coverage
Multi-country (Asia)
Regions
Asia

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Singapore
Office Presence
3 countries
Singapore Indonesia Japan
3 known offices
Singapore (HQ)
Indonesia
Minato, Tokyo, Japan

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