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Singapore · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked
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Investment thesis
1982 Ventures pursues a thesis-driven approach focused on early-stage opportunities in global enterprise AI and fintech. The firm backs founders developing AI architecture, fintech rails, and automated workflows that it sees as shaping the future of business. Its team consists of experienced venture capitalists with backgrounds in financial services, fintech, and company founding, positioning them close to the startup ecosystem for early-stage investing. The firm emphasizes building strong relationships with portfolio companies to drive partnerships and returns.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 49 of 68 portfolio companiesFintech ×28SaaS ×23AI & Machine Learning ×14Enterprise Software ×12Consumer ×7Crypto & Web3 ×6HR Tech ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4
HQs:Indonesia×12Singapore×7United States×7Philippines×3Vietnam×3Bangladesh×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 27 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×152 founders×13 founders×64+ founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with education data
Monash University ×3CFA Institute ×2University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×13Computer Science ×6Finance & Accounting ×6Economics ×5Engineering ×5Design & Architecture ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 31 founders with career history
SWIFT ×4McKinsey & Company ×3Bain & Company ×2Mirum Agency ×2Simon Fraser University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
6 hold an MBA (of 31 with degree data)
Investments · 68 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 22023 · 52022 · 42020 · 116 dated
iPiD offers software that lets banks, PSPs, payment networks, and other financial institutions connect to and operate within payee and account validation schemes such as UK Confirmation of Payee, EU Verification of Payee, and France's FNC-RF.
CybersecurityFintechSaaSSingapore, SG
Damien Dugauquier(Founder)inEdward Haddad(Founder)inGeertjan van Bochove(Founder)inAlain Raes(Founder)in
Co-investorsJungle VenturesMonk's Hill VenturesQED InvestorsQuona CapitalSaison CapitalResolution Ventures+1 more
Salary Hero is a Thailand-based financial wellness platform that provides earned wage access and banking products to employers and their workers.
FintechFuture of WorkHR TechBangkok, TH
Jonathan NøhrPrabhav Rakhra(Co-founder)inJonathan Nohr(Co-founder)inSomjitra Dhanasobhonin
Co-investorsGlobal Founders CapitalTitan CapitalTukTuks500 GlobalZ Venture CapitalM Venture Partners (MVP)
Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders from first check through IPO, offering capital, network, and community.
Sector Agnostic
Magnus Grimeland(Founder)in
Co-investorsAC VenturesAgaeti VenturesAntler AustraliaElmehøj VenturesFarvatn VentureModi Ventures+9 more
Aolani provides GPU cloud infrastructure for AI teams, offering managed inference endpoints, fine-tuning workflows, and dedicated reserved GPU clusters for training and high-volume inference.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingHardware
Nicholas Tyson
Co-investorsK3V Ventures500 Global
An AI platform that uses natural language processing and machine learning to help students prepare for job interviews through practice questions, async interview simulations, and personalized feedback.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechRomford, GB
Co-investorsTechstars
Autopilot provides customizable cross-border payment infrastructure for global companies, covering flows from crypto to cash in a single platform.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Jonathan Hall(CEO)
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupUtopian VenturesRembrandt Venture Partners
Autopilot is an investing app that lets users pick a curated portfolio (such as trackers following notable investors or fund managers) and connect their brokerage account, after which trades are executed automatically.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Brian Schardt(Founder)Christopher Josephs(Founder)
Co-investorsEvolution VenturesLitquidity VenturesNomad Venture Partners, LlcPath VenturesToba CapitalTTV Capital
Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) is a public technology-focused university in Indonesia offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across faculties and schools, alongside research and community-service activities.
EdTechBandung, ID
Baskit provides a platform for distributors in Indonesia to manage operations—including inventory, sales, orders, and pricing—and to offer buyers flexible payment terms while getting paid instantly.
B2B MarketplacesFintechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaSSouth Tangerang, ID
Yoonjung Yi(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetatron Venture GroupCento VenturesDS/X VenturesKaya FoundersOrvel Early Stage Fund I PrivateForge Ventures
BlueSheets provides document processing and workflow automation software for regulated industries including insurance, banking, accounting, and healthcare.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Christian Schneider(Founder)Christian Schneider Clare Leighton(Founder)Clare Leighton(Founder)
Co-investorsAntlerIlluminate FinancialInsignia Ventures PartnersKistefos Venture Capital
CafeF is a Vietnamese online financial and business news outlet covering topics such as the stock market, banking, macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate developments.
Media & Entertainment
Cinch provides Device-as-a-Service (DaaS), letting businesses subscribe to laptops, phones, and tablets on monthly plans with procurement, lifecycle management, maintenance, and recycling included.
Circular EconomyHardwareSaaS
Co-investorsZ Venture CapitalCultivation CapitalDCGDigital Currency GroupFeedback VenturesMonk's Hill Ventures+1 more
Cinch is a customer data and experience platform (CDXP) that unifies data from multiple sources, applies data-science tools to segment audiences, and runs automated multi-channel marketing across SMS, email, direct mail, in-app, reviews, and ads.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSDraper, US
Justin Rae(CEO)in
Co-investorsCampus Founders FundKickstartCultivation CapitalDCGDigital Currency GroupFeedback Ventures+3 more
CrediLinq provides embedded finance and Credit-as-a-Service infrastructure that lets marketplaces and platforms offer working capital lines of credit to their SME merchants, using alternative data and AI to assess funding needs.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechSingapore, SG
Vikram Kotibhaskar(Founder)Deep Singh(Founder)inDinesh Singh
Co-investors500 GlobalMS&AD VenturesWhite Venture Capital
DataReportal publishes free reports and statistics on global digital adoption, covering internet, social media, mobile, ecommerce, and digital marketing trends across more than 230 countries.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Simon Kemp
Multi-factor authentication solution provider enabling omnichannel and multi-provider enterprise engagement through a single API.
Joel Kereh(Founder)in
Co-investorsDS/X Ventures
fileForensics provides document data extraction, validation, and workflow automation tools for processing files across industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Christian Schneider(Founder)in🚀 Clare Leighton(Founder)inClare Leighton(Founder)
Co-investorsAntlerGHARAGE VenturesInsignia Ventures PartnersIlluminate FinancialPlug and Play VenturesSingTel Innov8 Pte Ltd.+1 more
Buy now pay later service offering customer-friendly installment payments at point of sale for merchants.
Cuong Anh Nguyen, CFA(Founder)inNguyen Anh Cuong(Founder)Vo Hoang Nam(Founder)
Co-investorsTrihill CapitalZone Startups VietnamGenesia Ventures
Travel company serving migrant workers and travelers in emerging markets.
Dhaka, BD
Ridwan Hafiz(Founder)in
Co-investorsCentury Oak VenturesGHARAGE VenturesITERATIVEWavemaker Partners
The GreaterHub is a startup and MSME incubator operating since 2017 under the School of Business and Management at ITB, offering a 12-week incubation curriculum, mentorship, training, and investor access.
EdTechImpact & Social GoodBandung, ID
Dr. Dina Dellyana(Director / Coordinator)
Higala is a digital financial infrastructure provider that helps microfinance institutions, rural banks, and thrift banks offer connected banking services such as digital payments, loans, and deposits through an all-in-one platform built on the open-source Mojaloop system.
FintechSaaS
Co-investorsKadan CapitalTENCO Capital
Higgsfield is a platform for creating and generating visual content, including images, videos, and cinematic scenes using AI models.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentLos Gatos, US
Alex Mashrabov(Founder)inYerzat Dulat(Founder)inMahi De Silva(Co-founder)inErzat Dulat(Founder)Mahi de Silva(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelAlpha Intelligence CapitalAlpha Square GroupAlumni VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundBitkraft Esports Ventures+36 more
HiPajak is a tax administration platform for business entities, covering annual tax return (SPT) filing, VAT management, PPh 21 payroll, and professional consulting, with integration to Indonesia's tax authority (DJP).
FintechLegalTechSaaS
Enda Nasution(Founder)in
Homebase is a management platform for small businesses that includes team messaging, scheduling, shift tracking, onboarding, and payroll features.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
John Waldmann(Founder)inJun Yuan Tan(Founder)inJunyuan Tan(Founder)Phillip An(Founder)Phillip An Junyuan Tan(Founder)Rushi Patel(Founder)
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesBain Capital VenturesBaseline VenturesNotable CapitalPLUS CapitalSlauson & Co.+9 more
Homebase is a Southeast Asian proptech company that helps individuals achieve home ownership, including through installment-based homebuying processes.
FintechMarketplacesPropTechHo Chi Minh City, VN
Jun Yuan Tan(Founder)inPhillip AnNhien Du(HR)test test(HR)Trang Nguyen(HR)Thy Tran(HR)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAntlerEmles Venture PartnersFlucas VenturesITERATIVEKube VC+17 more
HugoHub provides AI-native, full-stack banking infrastructure that unifies core systems, orchestration, and customer experience for financial institutions and new market entrants.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsTin Men Capital
Infina operates a fintech platform offering yield-generating accounts and integrated investment tools for retail users in Vietnam.
FintechHo Chi Minh City, VN
James Vuong(CEO)in
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesDG Daiwa VenturesMyAsiaVCPeak XV PartnersSaison CapitalVenturra+11 more
PAYD is a fintech application that enables users to access salary payments in real-time, delivering funds directly to bank accounts with institutional-grade security and transparent fee structures.
Fintech
Co-investorsAntlerDigital Currency GroupThe Hive Southeast Asia
Limited is a financial services company offering premium metal credit cards with exclusive benefits including dining rewards, travel perks, and concierge services for high-end consumers.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechSaaS
Co-investorsCollab+CurrencyNIVHouseThird Prime
Hussein Ahmed(Founder)in
Lista is a personal finance management app that helps users track spending, automate expense monitoring, and reach savings goals.
ConsumerFintechManila, PH
Co-investorsOpenspace VenturesEast VenturesSaison Capital
LISTA manufactures storage and workspace systems such as drawer cabinets, workshop and warehouse equipment for industrial, defense, healthcare and laboratory environments.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsCapvis AGEast VenturesOpenspace VenturesSaison Capital
LunaPOS is a point-of-sale and back-office management system for retail and multi-outlet businesses, providing inventory management, accounting, analytics, and customer data tools.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechRetail TechSaaS
Irianto Siah(Founder)in
Co-investorsTNBAura
Lunchbox is a digital commerce platform for enterprise restaurants that unifies ordering, catering, loyalty, and marketing functions.
Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechRetail TechSaaSNew York, US
Nabeel Alamgir(Founder)inAndrew Boryk(Founder)inJames Walker(CEO)inHadi Rashid(Founder)Mohammad Afzal(Founder)
Co-investors645 VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersBeaconsfield CapitalBeyond CapitalCoatue ManagementEvolution VC Partners+7 more
Mobee was a mobile app that is permanently shutting down on July 31, 2026 after 13 years of operation.
Consumer
Co-investorsLaunchCapitalKaya Founders
Mobee offers tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs as digital assets on blockchain networks, allowing users to gain exposure to global stock market performance without requiring a traditional securities account.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech
Andrew Tjahyadikarta(Chief Executive Officer)inGeoffrey James(Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investorsKaya FoundersLaunchCapital
Modulus provides fully managed, cloud-based payment facilitation (PayFac) infrastructure that lets software platforms become the merchant of record for their sub-merchants and capture interchange/MDR revenue directly.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
NextPay provides a payments API that lets companies embed payouts, collections, merchant wallets, webhooks, and reconciliation directly into their own products.
Developer ToolsFintechSaaSPasig City, PH
Don Pansacola(Founder)inAldrich Tan(Founder)inArthur Adrian "Artie" Lopez(COO)inDon Pansacola Aldrich Tan(Founder)Viancci Morales(HR \u0026 Admin Manager)Melissa Seares(Engineering Manager)
Co-investorsAmand VenturesCSVE Venture PartnersFoxmont Capital PartnersGolden Gate VenturesKickstart VenturesSaison Capital+8 more
Brick builds payment infrastructure and APIs for businesses to send and receive money across Southeast Asia, starting with Indonesia.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSJakarta, ID
Deepak Malhotra(Founder)Gavin Tan(Founder)
Co-investorsAntlerBetter Tomorrow VenturesFlourish Ventures
PasarMIKRO operates an agri-trade platform in Indonesia that connects farmers, fishers, and traders and offers digital tools for finance, risk, traceability, and insurance.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesFintechJakarta, ID
Hugo Verwayen(Founder)in
Co-investorsCeniarthGayo CapitalResolution VenturesTrihill Capital
Payd offers a cross-border payments platform for freelancers, agencies, and businesses paying global contractors, providing fast money transfers, multi-currency accounts, and invoicing tools with reduced fees.
Creator EconomyFintechSaaS
Benaiah Wepundi(Founder & Chief Maverick)inDiana Mongina(Director of Happiness (COO))inJapheth Achimba(Director of Chaos (Growth & CX))inVincent Omondi(Lead Architect (CTO))in
Co-investorsA2D VenturesNairobi Business Angel NetworkAngelSparkAntlerOrbit StartupsThe Hive Southeast Asia
PINA offers a financial app that combines budgeting, savings tracking, and automated investing services for Indonesian consumers.
AI & Machine LearningFintechJakarta, ID
Daniel van Leeuwen(Founder)inHendry Chou(Founder)inChristian Hermawan(Founder)inFajar Kuntoro(Founder)inDan Van Leeuwen(Founder)
Co-investorsAC VenturesCapria VenturesY CombinatoriSeedLlama venturesMyAsiaVC+3 more
PolicyDock provides a modular, API-first platform for insurance companies and managing general agents to launch new insurance products or digitize existing offerings.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3CybersecurityFintechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsStartX
Torchcast builds a forecasting system that uses fine-tuned multi-agent orchestration and a reinforcement-learning-trained foundation model to produce calibrated probability distributions.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Triple-A offers stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment processing for IT and cloud service businesses, letting them accept payments at checkout with next-day bank settlement in a preferred currency.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSSingapore, SG
Eric(Founder)
Co-investorsShorooq Partners8i VenturesInsignia Ventures PartnersPeak XV Partners
Truely provides an eSIM service offering mobile data connectivity across 190+ countries without SIM swaps or roaming fees, with unlimited or customizable data bundles.
ConsumerHardwareTravel & Hospitality
Simon Landsheer(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesDisrupt.comBEENEXT
Untukmu.AI is a mobile app featuring an AI assistant named Dewi that recommends gifts for various occasions such as weddings, birthdays, graduations, and holidays.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerce
wagely provides an earned wage access platform that lets employees withdraw a portion of already earned but unpaid wages, offered as an employee benefit through employers and their HR departments.
FintechHR TechImpact & Social Good
Kevin Hausburg(Founder)in
Co-investorsADB VenturesCapria VenturesIntegra PartnersResolution Ventures
Kevin Hausburg(Founder)Sasanadi Ruka(Founder)Tobias Fischer(Founder)in
Co-investorsADB VenturesEast VenturesIntegra Partners
Yarken provides a platform that consolidates fragmented IT spend data and usage insights across an organization's technology ecosystem, enabling data-driven decisions on technology investments for financial operations and IT management.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US
Vaibhav Kulkarni(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetatron Venture Group
Zaapi is a no-code workflow automation platform that routes customer conversations and tickets across multiple channels to appropriate teams using AI agents and smart routing rules.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSingapore, SG
Wilfried Buiron ⚡(Founder)in
Co-investorsKaya FoundersPartech VenturesFlourish Ventures
ZenAdmin offers an IT management platform for global teams that consolidates management of people, devices, and apps in one place.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Yoan KamalskiinAditya Anand(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAntlerKadan CapitalMS&AD Ventures468 CapitalGlobal Founders Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AmanDinFlexmoHugosaveLunaMonitTap MangoTriple A Technologies Pte LtdYäRKENZenAdmin.ai (formerly Hybr1d)
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has 1982 Ventures made?
- 1982 Ventures has 68 tracked investments, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does 1982 Ventures invest at?
- 1982 Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is 1982 Ventures's typical check size?
- 1982 Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What sectors does 1982 Ventures focus on?
- 1982 Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- Where is 1982 Ventures located?
- 1982 Ventures is headquartered in Singapore, SG.
- Does 1982 Ventures lead rounds?
- 1982 Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does 1982 Ventures co-invest with?
- 1982 Ventures most often shares deals with Antler, Y Combinator, 500 Global, among 128 tracked co-investors.
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500 Global (formerly 500 Startups) is a venture capital firm whose flagship Silicon Valley strategy backs promising technology companies from pre-seed onward across a range of sectors and geographies.
MS&AD Ventures is the corporate venture arm backed by MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, investing in early-stage technology companies across insurtech, fintech, digital health, AI and related sectors.
Cowboy Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on partnering with startups at the pre-seed and seed stages, offering hands-on support to help build enduring companies.
Crossover is an investment firm that backs early-stage technology startups and venture capital fund managers, supported by a team with operating and investing experience and a base of traditional and strategic limited partners.
Firms observed investing alongside 1982 Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with 1982 Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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