Vertex Ventures SEA and India

Backing great Australian start-ups is in our DNA. We are a team of investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders with a passion for building businesses and we have been successful in doing so. To date, Aura Group has been an integral part of the success stories of a number of local start-ups from a variety of sectors. These include Catapult Sports (global leader in wearable analytics), Finsure (Australia's fastest growing mortgage aggregator) and InStitchu (Australia's leading online provider of tailored menswear). The Aura Investment Doctrine has been shaped through the years of experience we have in this asset class both as founders and investors. It is a widely referenced document within our firm and has become our philosophy for the Venture Capital landscape. This Doctrine outlines key criteria that must be observed when identifying new opportunities and includes engaging with a proven concept, Identification of positive thematics, Deep assessment of the business environment, Ensuring a clear path to profitability and Partnering with a strong management team. If a company does not possess all of these characteristics we simply will not invest.

Kadan Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Singapore that invests proprietary capital in AI and fintech startups globally.

SWC Global is a Singapore venture capital fund focusing on Southeast Asia and India. SWC is an affiliate of a leading multi-billion dollar venture capital fund in Asia.

Insignia Ventures Partners is an early stage venture capital fund focused on Southeast Asia

Alto Partners is one of the region's first Multi-Family Offices founded by and for Asia's leading entrepreneurs and next-generation investors. We offer innovative services across Family Office Administration, Investment Management and Principal Investments. Forge Ventures (SEA-focused fund) and Ansible Ventures (Vietnam-focused fund) were launched to support our proprietary pipeline of pre-seed/seed investments. Since its establishment in 2013, it has invested in dozens of Southeast Asia's leading founders. ​Many entrepreneurs it backed with its financial and strategic capital have become Asia's most celebrated success stories.​ ​As it achieves exits alongside founders, it becomes the family office of choice for new entrepreneurial wealth, which is often re-invested into next generation start-ups. ​ This entrepreneur-focused cycle of venture funding, exits and re-investment underpins the growth of the family office, which today includes the founders of Gojek, Bank Jago, Kopi Kenangan, ​Jobstreet, Northstar and others from Asia's venture ecosystem. ​​

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on enterprise and consumer technology investments. Lightspeed invests in the USA and abroad, with offices in Silicon Valley, Israel, India and China, and a preference for investments in these countries. Since its founding in October 2000, Lightspeed has invested in more than 300 companies, along with numerous exits. Lightspeed prefers to take a board seat in portfolio companies and is usually the first institutional investor.