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Qualgro

Venture capital

Singapore · Series A–Series B · 18 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Qualgro backs entrepreneurs building regional or global technology companies distinguished by strong technology advantages, fast execution, and adaptability. The firm concentrates on Data/AI, B2B, and software businesses across Southeast Asia, typically investing at Series A and B stages. It looks for founders with the mindset and capabilities to scale beyond their home market, aiming to support quality companies through growth. Qualgro has managed multiple funds (Fund 1 in 2015 and Fund 2 in 2019) and points to a track record of exits and portfolio companies reaching regional and global scale.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Series A–Series B
HQ
Singapore, SG
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2015
AUM
$50M
Tracked investments
29
Acquisitions
3

Team · 18 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Qualgro went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 25 of 29 portfolio companies

SaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9Fintech ×7Enterprise Software ×6Marketing Tech ×5E-commerce ×4Cloud Computing ×3Consumer ×3

HQs:Singapore×8Australia×2United States×2Vietnam×2Indonesia×1India×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 16 portfolio companies
63%
solo founders
10 of 16 mapped founding teams
31%
repeat founders
of 16 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×102 founders×23 founders×34+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data

Stanford University ×3Harvard Business School ×2Harvard University ×2Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad ×2Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×6Computer Science ×5Business & Management ×4Economics ×3Finance & Accounting ×3

Investments · 29 tracked

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By year:2023 · 12021 · 32019 · 22018 · 12017 · 32015 · 111 dated

Appierappier.comin𝕏✓ verified

Appier is an Agentic AI-as-a-service (AaaS) company that applies artificial intelligence to marketing and business decision-making, helping companies understand customer preferences, anticipate actions, and improve business outcomes.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSTaipei, TW

Chih-Han Yu(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)inChia-Yung Su(Chief Information Officer & Co-founder)inWan-Ling Lee(Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder)inWinnieJoeMing-Yu Chen(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsFIRSTFLOOR CAPITALTransLink CapitalUMC CapitalUOB Venture ManagementWI Harper GroupJAFCO Asia+6 more

90 Seconds90seconds.com

90 Seconds is a cloud-based video creation platform that connects brands with a global network of local videographers, directors, animators, and other creators to produce high-quality videos at scale.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSingapore, SG

Mischa Malane(CEO and Co-founder)Tim Norton(Executive Director and Founder)Jake Davy(VP, Product and Co-founder)

Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesAirTree VenturesAlexander Geza Marcus PejacsevichBEENEXTLiquidity CapitalMars Growth Capital+6 more

Accredifyaccredify.ioin𝕏Apr 2023 · $7M

Accredify offers "TrustTech" software that lets organisations create, issue, verify, and manage tamper-proof, instantly verifiable digital documents and credentials using decentralised ledger technology.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMiami, US

Derrick Lee(Founder)inAdrian Alvarez(Executive Officer, Director)

PartnerWeisheng Neo· led

Co-investorsiGlobe PartnersK2 GlobalOkta Ventures

Bizzibizzi.vninOct 2021 · $3M

Bizzi provides an automation platform for business finance operations, using RPA and AI to process invoices, manage expenses, handle accounts receivable/debt collection, and enable B2B payments.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSHo Chi Minh City, VN

Nguyen Bao Nguyen(Founder)in

Co-investorsDo Ventures Management, Llc500 Global500 Startups VietnamAVVMoney Forward

Brightebrighte.com.au𝕏

Brighte provides point-of-sale finance and an easy payment platform for solar panels, batteries and home improvements, serving Australian households through a network of accredited solar and home improvement businesses.

CleantechEnergyFintechSydney, AU

Katherine McConnell(Founder)in

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesGrok VenturesSkip Capital

Convosightconvosight.cominJun 2021 · $9M

ConvoSight analyzes social video content across platforms like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Reddit to uncover consumer behaviors, emotions, and emerging trends for brands and marketing teams.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerMarketing TechNew York City, US

Tarun Dhamija(Founder)

PartnerWeisheng Neo· led

Co-investorsUnilever VenturesIvyCap VenturesSurge

Curious Thingcuriousthing.ioFeb 2019 · $1.5M

Voice AI for customer engagement, supporting onboarding, validation and surveys through natural conversations.

Co-investorsBlack Sheep CapitalJanuary CapitalReinventure Group

Edmicroedmicro.vnMar 2021

Edmicro builds a personalized learning platform (Onluyen.vn) that uses AI and machine learning to adapt educational content to individual student needs, offering micro-lessons, assessments, and progress tracking for schools and students in Vietnam.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechVietnam, VN

Linh Dang(Founder)in

Co-investorsInsignia Ventures PartnersBEENEXT

Engage Rocketengagerocket.coin𝕏

EngageRocket, founded in 2016, is an employee experience platform that provides continuous listening and real-time analytics to help companies measure and improve employee engagement.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

PartnerWeisheng Neo· led

Co-investorsAngelCentral

ErudiFierudifi.comin

Erudifi provides education financing solutions for students in emerging markets.

EdTechFintechSingapore, SG

Susli Lie(Founder)inNaga Tan(Founder)in

PartnerWeisheng Neo· led

Co-investors500 GlobalAC VenturesIntudo VenturesMonk's Hill VenturesTaurus VenturesThirdstream Partners+7 more

Eyeotaeyeota.comin𝕏Jan 2018 · $12.5M

Eyeota provides audience data solutions for digital marketing and advertising, offering access to segmented consumer profiles and demographic targeting capabilities.

AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech

Co-investorsGlobal BrainJolt CapitalProject A Ventures

Funding Societiesfundingsocieties.comin

Funding Societies is a Southeast Asian digital financing and debt investment platform providing short-term business loans to SMEs, funded by individual and institutional investors.

FintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Kelvin Teo(Founder)inReynold Wijaya(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalAlpha Startups Pre-AcceleratorGobi PartnersGolden Gate VenturesPeak XV PartnersRuna Capital+5 more

Furhat Roboticsfurhatrobotics.comin𝕏

Furhat Robotics builds a social robot with a back-projected 3D animated face, multilingual voice synthesis, and development tools for creating human-robot interactions.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalFrontier Venture CapitalLocalGlobe

Hevodatahevodata.comin𝕏

Hevo provides a data pipeline platform that transforms raw data into clean, structured datasets for reporting, dashboards, and analysis, with support for SQL and dbt Core models.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Manish Jethani(Founder)in

Co-investorsChiratae VenturesPeak XV PartnersTracxn labs

Medomedo.aiAcquired

Medo developed an FDA-cleared cloud platform that segmented ultrasound scans into three-dimensional anatomical views and returned findings in seconds.

HealthtechSingapore, SG

Dornoosh Zonoobi(Founding CEO)in

Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedElev8.vcEntrepreneur FirstWavemaker Partners

No Brokernobroker.inin𝕏

NoBroker is an online rental platform that connects tenants directly with property owners, eliminating brokers and brokerage fees.

FintechMarketplacesPropTechBangalore, IN

Akhil Gupta(Founder)inAmit Kumar Agarwal(Founder)inSaurabh Garg(Founder)in

Co-investorsElevation CapitalRocketship.vcTrifecta Capital AdvisorsDG Ventures, Inc.

Nuranuraphone.comMay 2017Acquired

Nuraphone's technology now appears under the Denon PerL brand of true wireless earbuds, which create a personalized sound profile using Masimo Adaptive Acoustic Technology.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardware

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesBlackbird VenturesCardinia VenturesMelbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)Olima VenturesSPRINGROCK VENTURES+1 more

Open Agentopenagent.com.auin𝕏

OpenAgent is an online marketplace that helps property sellers find and compare real estate agents in Australia based on their area, sales history, and customer reviews.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechRetail TechSydney, AU

Zoe(Founder, Co-CEO)Johanna(Co-CEO)

Co-investorsReinventure Group

Oway.Comoway.com.mm

Oway is an online travel platform offering flights, hotels, bus tickets, tours, attractions, travel insurance, and car-with-driver bookings.

E-commerceMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

Pazzipazzipizza.cominJun 2019 · $11M

PAZZI develops robotic pizza-making systems that combine automated precision with recipes overseen by a professional pizza chef.

FoodTechHardwareRobotics

BoardThierry Graffagnino(Ambassador / Chef)

Co-investorsDaphniEutopia VC

Ralaliralali.comin𝕏

Ralali is an Indonesian B2B digital platform offering solutions for businesses to expand their market, access financing, source products from vendors, and grow through an agent and reseller network.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintech

Joseph Aditya(Founder)in

Co-investorsArbor VenturesDG Daiwa VenturesTNBAuraZ Venture CapitalAddVentures by SCGDigital Garage

ShopBackshopback.sgNov 2017

ShopBack offers a cashback platform where online shoppers earn real money back on purchases made through partner retailers.

ConsumerE-commerceFintechSingapore, SG

Co-investorsK3 VenturesK3V VenturesNUS Enterprise GRIPRakuten CapitalAppWorksAsia Partners+5 more

ShopBackshopback.com.twinNov 2017

Largest rewards and discovery platform in Asia-Pacific, powering over US$4 billion in annual sales across 12 countries.

Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesEast VenturesQuest VenturesRakuten CapitalVenturraAppWorks+4 more

Supermomwelovesupermom.com

AI-driven consumer data platform connecting brands with 12+ million profiled parents across Southeast Asia

Co-investorsAC VenturesGranite Asia

Synaxgsynaxg.comin

SynaXG develops O-RAN infrastructure software and solutions that combine artificial intelligence with 5G and next-generation wireless technologies for telecommunications providers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSingapore, SG

Xin Huang(Founder and CEO)inMantosh Malhotra(Chief Business Officer)inHelen Li(Chief Financial Officer)in

Vendvendhq.com𝕏Acquired

Vend, now part of Lightspeed and marketed as Lightspeed Retail (X-Series), is a cloud-based point-of-sale and retail management platform for retailers to manage inventory, sales, customers, payments, and reporting across in-store and online channels.

E-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsCommunitas Capital PartnersFolklore VenturesMovacPoint NinePunakaiki FundSquare Peg Capital+6 more

Wavecellwavecell.comin𝕏

Wavecell, part of 8x8's CPaaS offering, provides communication APIs and tools for messaging across channels like SMS, WhatsApp, Viber, Zalo, LINE, voice, and video, plus features for authentication and fraud prevention.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsWavemaker ImpactWavemaker PartnersMDI Ventures

智慧芽 (PatSnap)patsnap.comin𝕏Oct 2015

Patsnap builds an AI-powered platform for R&D, IP, and innovation intelligence, offering tools for patent search, novelty and FTO analysis, patent drafting, and materials and pharma research.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSSingapore, SG

Ray Chohan(Founder)inJeffrey Tiong Jee Hui(Executive Officer, Director)Markus Haense(R&D Director)

BoardEdmund Yong Kin Kwong(Director)Chua Joo Hock(Director)Guan Dian(Director)in

Co-investorsHongShan Capital GroupNUS Enterprise GRIPShunwei CapitalSoftBank Vision FundVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Sirion Labs

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Qualgro made?
Qualgro has 29 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What stage does Qualgro invest at?
Qualgro invests at the Series A, Series B stages.
What sectors does Qualgro focus on?
Qualgro focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
Where is Qualgro located?
Qualgro is headquartered in Singapore, SG.
Does Qualgro lead rounds?
Qualgro typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Qualgro co-invest with?
Qualgro most often shares deals with AirTree Ventures, Peak XV Partners, AC Ventures, among 83 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does Qualgro back?
Across 5 deals with disclosed amounts, Qualgro has joined rounds of $1.5M – $12.5M (median $7M).

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