The Hive Southeast Asia Fund I
Overview
The Hive Southeast Asia Fund I is a collaborative venture capital fund managed by Tuas Capital Partners, The Hive, and the Sunway Group, focusing on early-stage investments in Southeast Asia. The fund primarily invests in the Co-Creation and Seed stages, providing startup launchpads and utilizing The Hive's Venture Studio model. In December 2020, the group received a Letter of Award from Penjana Kapital, selecting them as a venture capital fund manager under the Dana Penjana Nasional Programme, a government initiative aimed at accelerating Malaysia's economic recovery through digitalization and innovation. The fund's strategy involves co-creating companies for enterprise digital transformation, driving resilient growth, agility, and sustainability. By collaborating with corporations and founders, The Hive Southeast Asia aims to propel startups through early stages of growth, mitigate technology risks, and enhance product-market fit. The fund focuses on sectors such as Smart Cities, Agri-foodtech, Edutech, Digital Health, and eCommerce, leveraging The Hive's expertise and deep ecosystem relationships in Silicon Valley to drive global collaboration in digital growth. Through its partnership with the Sunway Group, particularly Sunway iLabs, The Hive Southeast Asia strengthens its alignment with the objectives of the Dana Penjana Nasional Programme. Sunway iLabs aims to foster entrepreneurship and stimulate market-driven innovations, enabling The Hive Southeast Asia to create transformative solutions in key verticals. The fund's proven Co-Creation and Venture Studio model, combined with local expertise and knowledge, seeks to enable Malaysian businesses to become more resilient post COVID-19 and to recover rapidly and grow sustainably.
Investment Focus
- Early-stage startups in Southeast Asia
- Focus on sectors such as Smart Cities, Agri-foodtech, Edutech, Digital Health, and eCommerce
- Alignment with the objectives of the Dana Penjana Nasional Programme
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does The Hive Southeast Asia Fund I invest in?
The Hive Southeast Asia Fund I invests in Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Energy, Consumer Goods and Real Estate, and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Hive Southeast Asia Fund I is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does The Hive Southeast Asia Fund I invest at?
The Hive Southeast Asia Fund I backs companies at Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B, Growth and Late Stage, writing cheques of 500K - 5M.
Which regions does The Hive Southeast Asia Fund I invest in?
The Hive Southeast Asia Fund I invests across Japan, Australia, Singapore, China, India and Indonesia.
What companies has The Hive Southeast Asia Fund I invested in?
The Hive Southeast Asia Fund I's portfolio includes Pulse iD, Jirnexu, Money Match, 4xLabs and The Luxe Nomad.
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