Asia-Pacific venture capital spans dramatically different markets - from India's rapidly maturing startup ecosystem to Japan's decades-old independent VC institutions to Southeast Asia's mobile-first consumer internet boom - reflected in the genuinely varied set of firms below.
Bengaluru, India
Founded 2006
Freshworks, which Reuters reported was targeting nearly $9.6 billion ahead of its IPO and which was valued at $12.2 billion on debut-day trading
AIFintechEnterprise SoftwareConsumer
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Shanghai, China
Founded 2006
Xiaomi's 2018 Hong Kong IPO - Qiming was an early seed investor, one of more than 180 completed exits across the firm's portfolio including Bilibili, Zhihu, and Meituan
Enterprise SoftwareAIHealthcareConsumer
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 1973
$6.8B (¥1 trillion, 2025)
Assets Managed
Mercari's 2018 Tokyo Stock Exchange IPO - one of over 1,041 portfolio IPOs JAFCO has facilitated since its founding, more than any other Japanese venture firm
Enterprise SoftwareFintechRoboticsHealthcare
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CyberArk's NASDAQ listing (NASDAQ: CYBR) - a notable holding across Vertex's regional fund network
TechnologyHealthcare
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Shanghai, China
Founded 2008
Xiaomi's 2018 Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO - 5Y (then Morningside) was Xiaomi's first institutional backer, realizing a reported 800x return on its original investment as the company grew into one worth roughly $170 bill…
AIConsumer InternetEnterprise SoftwareDeep Tech
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 1998
$2.7B+ (the firm's own AUM figure, 2026; the Japanese site prints 運用総額 ¥400B+)
Assets Managed
Timee, Inc. (IPO, Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, 26 July 2024)
FintechBlockchainHealthcareAI
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Founded 2002
Prenetics' 2023 Nasdaq listing via SPAC merger - one of four Gobi-backed companies to reach unicorn status, alongside Carsome, Animoca Brands, and Amber Group
Consumer InternetFintechMobilityEnterprise Software
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Bengaluru, India
Founded 2006
$1.3B (across seven funds)
Assets Managed
PolicyBazaar's 2021 IPO on the NSE and BSE - Chiratae was an early backer of the Indian insurance aggregator, one of five IPOs the firm has taken portfolio companies through
Consumer InternetFintechHealthcareDeep Tech
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No single dollar-verified signature exit - Amit Anand has personally led three real exits (Zipdial to Twitter, TradeGecko to Intuit, Travelmob to HomeAway), while the firm's four unicorns (Livspace, Kredivo, Moglix, Buil…
SaaSB2BFintechConsumer Tech
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No traditional exit yet - Antler's model is building companies from Day Zero rather than harvesting existing ones, and its clearest proof points are two current unicorns: Airalo (eSIM marketplace) and Lovable (Swedish AI…
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechAI
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Bengaluru, India
Founded 2017
$600M+ (across three funds, stated on stellarisvp.com; Fund III closed at $300M in Nov 2024)
Assets Managed
Mamaearth / Honasa Consumer (IPO, 2023)
AISaaSConsumerFintech
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Over $500M (stated by the firm on its own About page, undated, checked 2026)
Assets Managed
BlockchainWeb3InfrastructureDeFi
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$250M (2025)
Assets Managed
No single defined public exit documented - Golden Gate backs early-stage fintech, mobility, and SaaS startups across Southeast Asia
FintechMarketplacesEnterprise Software
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Bengaluru, India
Founded -
$106M (Fund I final close, April 2022; Fund II launched 2023 with a $180M target, no final close published)
Assets Managed
AIFintechSaaSDeep Tech
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Bengaluru, India
Founded 2011
$100M (Fund V, 2025)
Assets Managed
FintechEdtechHealthcareConsumer Internet
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 1974
1,700億円 (approx. JPY 170bn; the firm's stated total across the funds it manages, MUFG Bank and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital joint release, 28 May 2025)
Assets Managed
Sector-AgnosticLife SciencesBiotechPharmaceuticals
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 2004
1,300億円 (approx. JPY 130bn; UTEC's own cumulative total across six flagship funds as of June 2026, which is cumulative and not AUM. The most recent, UTEC6, is approximately 460.8億円)
Assets Managed
TIER IV, Inc. (IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, 22 July 2026, code 593A)
Life SciencesHealthcareTechnologyDeep Tech
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 1996
1,110.7億円 (approx. JPY 111.07bn; the firm's own English Corporate Profile prints "Total Asset under Management JPY 111,070,000,000 for 29 funds" as of 16 June 2026. That aggregates fund vintage sizes across the firm's whole history: its own Japanese table shows only 7 of 30 funds marked 運用中, summing to 345.7億円 or about JPY 34.6bn, roughly 31 per cent of the headline)
Assets Managed
ANYCOLOR Inc. (IPO, Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, 8 June 2022)
Early-Stage TechnologySector-Agnostic
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 2016
1,030億円 (approx. JPY 103bn; cumulative group AUM stated by the firm on 15 July 2026 on the close of the ninth fund run by SIP)
Assets Managed
AIInfrastructureSmart CitiesFintech
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Bengaluru, India
Founded 2015
₹4,400 crore (2026)
Assets Managed
SaaSFintechConsumer InternetDigital Health
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 1990
589億円 (approx. JPY 58.9bn; combined commitments across 13 partnerships as at March 2026 - the firm publishes no AUM figure, and its stated investment balance is 308億円 across 206 companies)
Assets Managed
Money Forward (株式会社マネーフォワード) - IPO, September 2017, listed on the firm's own IPO results page
AISpaceClimate TechnologyTechnology
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 2006
300億円 (approx. JPY 30bn; the current flagship fund EEI 5号イノベーション&インパクト投資事業有限責任組合, which the firm said on 15 July 2026 it is managing. The firm separately states a cumulative 690億円 across all funds since 2006 and about 180 investments, which is cumulative and not current AUM)
Assets Managed
Clean EnergyEnergyMobilityTransportation
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 2014
300億円以上 (over JPY 30bn managed across multiple funds, stated in the firm's own 3 June 2024 rebranding release and repeated in its 26 July 2024 Global Fund II release)
Assets Managed
QD Laser (IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market), named in the firm's own bio for Executive Director Sou Yanbe as one of his major portfolio companies. The listing year is not stated on that page and has not bee…
Deep Tech
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Not publicly disclosed (multiple $50-100M funds raised)
Assets Managed
No confirmed public exit yet - Carousell, one of Quest's earliest and largest bets, has explored a SPAC listing but remains private, alongside continued growth at ShopBack and 99.co
MarketplacesFintechConsumer
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Not publicly disclosed (300+ portfolio companies across seed to growth)
Assets Managed
Tokopedia, East Ventures' most famous early bet, merged with Gojek to form GoTo and completed one of Indonesia's largest-ever IPOs on the Jakarta exchange in 2022
Consumer InternetFintechMarketplacesLogistics
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 2013
Not disclosed (70+ portfolio companies globally)
Assets Managed
Lyft's 2019 Nasdaq IPO - Rakuten led the ride-sharing company's $530 million Series E in March 2015, investing $300 million for an 11.9% stake at the time
Consumer InternetFintechMobilityMarketplaces
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 1983
Not publicly disclosed (no firm-wide 運用総額 is published; the largest single fund is 150億円, established 31 October 2023, and the firm states a cumulative 400億円 across the 成長支援ファンド series as of that date)
Assets Managed
Life SciencesFintechAgriculture
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 2005
Not publicly disclosed (no 運用総額 is published; the firm's own 投資実績 page states a cumulative 834億円 invested across 1,168 companies as of 2025)
Assets Managed
BASE株式会社 (IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market, 25 October 2019, per the firm's own 投資実績 page)
Sector-Agnostic
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Tokyo, Japan
Founded 2006
Not publicly disclosed (no AUM figure is published; the firm's own page lists three managed funds totalling 160億円 of committed fund size - 50億円, 60億円 and 50億円 - which is fund size, not AUM)
Assets Managed
note (Piece of Cake, Inc.) - IPO. Listed under the IPO heading on CyberAgent Capital's own profile page for Yuya Takegawa; no date is given there.
AIB2BEcommerceMedia
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Shanghai, China
Founded -
MiniMax (Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing, January 2026)
Deep TechAIPhysical AIEnterprise Software
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