Kairous Capital

Private Equity Est. 2015
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USD 200M
Estimated FUM
Type
Private Equity
HQ
Malaysia
Founded
2015
Focus
Technology

About

Kairous Capital is a multi-strategy platform with venture capital and private equity strategies. It invests in technology and innovation-led companies across Southeast Asia and China and supports established companies with governance and regional growth.

Strategies

Buyout
Venture Capital

Investment Focus

Across the firm

Sources

Profile sources

  1. kairous.com — Technology

Locations & investment markets

  • Investment market · China

    The current venture strategy text explicitly names China as an investment geography. Southeast Asia is not expanded into individual countries.

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-13.

Investment Criteria

Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
Malaysia
Coverage
Country-focused
Regions
Asia

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Malaysia
Office Presence
No office countries recorded

Deals & Activity

Tracked Deals
2
Most common deal types
Unknown (2)
Recent tracked deals
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INMiND

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