ITERATIVE
AcceleratorActively deployingSeattle · Pre-Seed–Seed · 27 people tracked
Also known as ITERATIVE CAPITAL, LLC
Investment thesis
Iterative runs a Southeast Asia-focused accelerator program built around a 3-month cohort. Investment is made upfront at admission as a signal of commitment, with no program fee. The partners, all experienced founders, focus heavily on collaborating with founders to validate and sharpen ideas, decide where to focus, and prepare for fundraising. They help founders run a strong fundraising process, target and approach the right investors, understand and negotiate deal terms (especially given variability in Southeast Asia), and craft concise pitches workshopped with batchmates and friendly investors before Demo Day. Founders present to a select group of investors aiming to raise a larger round.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 27 people
from the firm's website & public directories
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What they invest in
from 96 of 152 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×41SaaS ×37Fintech ×21Enterprise Software ×13E-commerce ×10Marketing Tech ×9Consumer ×8EdTech ×8
HQs:Singapore×12Malaysia×6Indonesia×5United States×5Thailand×4Vietnam×4
Portfolio companies · 152 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeBy year:2026 · 32024 · 14 dated
CapGo AI is a managed SEO and GEO (generative engine optimization) service for AI and SaaS companies, turning their first-party data into indexed pages that rank on Google and get cited by AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Issa Compass provides digital immigration infrastructure in the APAC region, letting users answer questions to see what visas they qualify for and then handling documents, forms, filing, and follow-up.
Future of WorkLegalTechSaaS
Priscilla Yeung(Co-founder & CEO)Aaron Yip(Co-founder & CTO)
Paradyse Homes offers a co-ownership model in which 2 to 8 buyers with compatible usage needs jointly own a holiday home, sharing its usage, rental income, and costs.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalityBali, ID
3cat is a retailer of used devices in Malaysia that offers a 15-day money-back guarantee and exchange options for customers.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail TechMalaysia, MY
Armastec makes AireLevate, a fabric exoskeleton designed to augment the wearer's physical capabilities and support workplace operations.
HardwareRoboticsWellness & Fitness
Boost provides AI-powered customer onboarding technology for financial institutions, offering e-KYC, e-KYB, document validation, fraud detection, e-contracting, AML checks and progressive profiling that integrate into existing systems via SDK, API, or white-labeled interfaces.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSingapore, SG
Bueno advances upfront payment to businesses for their B2B sales and assumes responsibility for collecting accounts receivable from buyers.
B2B MarketplacesFintech
BuildBear provides cloud-enabled, private EVM sandboxes that let Web3 development teams test and debug smart contracts under simulated mainnet conditions, with forking, faucets, block explorers, and plugins for services like account abstraction and price feeds.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
CarbonCopies AI uses AI personas to simulate real user journeys across web, app, social, and AI experiences, identifying checkout and booking frictions that cause different customer segments to abandon.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceSaaS
Isabella Yamin
Chartera builds an AI assistant for maritime commercial teams — chartering desks, operations teams, and commercial leadership — that analyzes fixtures, verifies operational data from vessel and noon reports, tracks negotiation terms, and automates manual workflows.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
CoderSchool offers hands-on technology and coding training programs where students build projects with mentors to gain job-ready skills.
EdTech
ConcreteAI provides sensor hardware and a cloud dashboard that continuously monitor in-situ concrete strength and temperature, helping construction site teams and engineers time formwork removal, control thermal cracking, and maintain compliance records.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechIoTSingapore, SG
Edsy provides an AI-based English-language learning tool that acts as a virtual teaching assistant for individual students, supporting teachers in the classroom.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
ELGO AI is a no-code platform for building, testing, and deploying multi-agent AI automation workflows that integrate with enterprise systems such as ERP, CRM, databases, and APIs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Encellin develops next-generation therapies for patients with chronic unmet clinical needs, using technology originating from Dr.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Tejal Desai(Technology Expert, Founder)Ronald Martell(Strategic Advisor, Founder)Crystal Nyitray(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Grace Wei(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Maria del Consuelo Valverde(Director)
Epic Aerospace builds Orbit Transfer Vehicles (space tugs) that enable satellites to be deployed to any orbital destination from shared launch vehicles and to move within space.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechBuenos Aires, AR
Ignacio Belieres Montero(Founder)in
Factorem provides AI-assisted quoting and a vetted Southeast Asian supplier network, anchored in Singapore, to produce precision-machined parts with design-for-manufacturability review and quality control.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesSingapore, SG
Fling AI builds an autonomous drone-based inventory platform, including 3D box counting for warehouse stock management, and delivers drone and AI engineering projects for logistics, energy, and agriculture across Southeast Asia.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSingapore, SG
FluentJoy is a video-based mobile app for learning and improving English, using short video lessons, quizzes, and an AI algorithm that personalizes lesson plans to a user's level and interests.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Halana is a Vietnamese B2B e-commerce platform focused on industrial supplies and supply chain solutions.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMercury · marketbeat.com · Jul 18, 2026
Moons · retailtimes.co.uk · Jul 17, 2026
Lumineye · globenewswire.com · Mar 24, 2025
Clutch · aimgroup.com · Feb 24, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does ITERATIVE invest at?
- ITERATIVE invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does ITERATIVE focus on?
- ITERATIVE focuses on Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is ITERATIVE located?
- ITERATIVE is headquartered in Seattle, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamIterative General Partner Shares Fundraising Tips - Brian Ma
Next Big Wave · Brian Ma
254 - Investing across the US, SEA and LATAM with Jessica Chao, Investor at Iterative & SVLC
Scaleup Valley Podcast · Jessica Chao
Decode Investor Feedback with Brian Ma
Iterative
Tell Me Your Startup Idea, I'll Pitch It Back to You | Event Recording
Iterative
Is Your Startup Idea Good? | Introduction to our Validate Your Startup Idea Program
Iterative
Honest Feedback to Founder Pitch Decks | S25 Founder's Guide to Iterative Applications
Iterative
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