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Amand Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2016. Based in Singapore, it has backed the payments startup Wallex and Indonesian online jewelry business Orori. 

Genesia Ventures is a Japanese VC firm founded and led by former CyberAgent Ventures executive Soichi Tajima. The company's name is a portmanteau word combining "genesis" and "Asia" and the fund focuses on seed and pre-Series A rounds. It has backed startups in new media and those implementing new technology to traditional sectors. Its portfolio includes Japanese companies Sukedachi and Linc Corporation as well as Southeast Asian startups Homedy and Bobobox.

Serena Ventures is a venture capital investment firm founded by professional tennis player and businesswoman Serena Williams. The company focuses on early-stage companies founded by young, diverse teams. Since it was founded in 2014, it has invested in more than 30 companies with a cumulative market cap of $12b. Coffee brand Kopi Kenangan is its first investment in the Indonesian market. Serena Ventures has invested in notable companies like plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, as well as Serena Williams’ own fashion label, S by Serena.

Founded by John Ball in 2000, Steamboat Ventures is Disney’s venture capital subsidiary. They invest in early through growth stage companies with specialization in digital media and consumer technology.

Intudo Ventures is an Indonesia-focused venture capital firm. It invests in companies led by returning Southeast Asian entrepreneurs who had studied or worked outside the region for a significant amount of time.

LINE Ventures is the venture capital arm of LINE Corporation, a mobile app and internet services company based in Japan. LINE Corp is, in turn, a subsidiary of the Korean internet conglomerate NAVER.

Founded in 1996, Index Ventures is a venture capital firm based in London, Jersey, Geneva and San Francisco. It has 35,000 employees worldwide working to manage a portfolio of 160 companies across 24 countries.

Founded in 2014, Prosperico Ventures targets the healthcare sector. The VC has invested in nearly 30 startups working on medical devices, pharmaceutical R&D, provision of medical services and precision medicine.

Founded by Feng Bo, who left China for San Francisco at aged 18 and returning in 1994, as one of technology-focused boutique investment bank Robertson Stephens' first bankers in China. Feng set up Ceyuan Ventures in 2004, focusing on early-stage IT and emerging growth firms in China. Notable investments include Jiayuan, Qihoo 360, Dianping and Meitu. Feng Bo is the brother of Feng Tao, another leading investor, and founder and head of NewMargin Ventures.

Ideabox Ventures is a VC launched by Indonesian telecoms Indosat Ooredoo, Kejora Ventures and Mountain Partners SEA in November 2016. The VC was an addition to the existing annual accelerator Ideabox program that had nurtured startups like Dealoka, Pawoon and Wobe. More venture capital is expected to come from new partnerships with global institutions in Asia, Europe and North America. Early stage or pre-Series A funding of up to US$500,000 will be awarded to each startup, as well as strategic commercial consultancy and support services to boost the expansion of the VC’s portfolio firms.

Hangzhou-based Tisiwi Ventures is an angel investor focused on Chinese internet companies. One of the earliest in China to adopt the Y Combinator model, it has backed more than 100 startups.

Famous techpreneur Li Yinan (b. 1970) is the former CTO of Baidu and former CEO of Wuxian Xunqi, a China Mobile subsidiary. After Li graduated from Huazhong University of Science & Technology with a master’s degree in Optics Engineering, he joined Huawei and was promoted to vice-president of its Central Research Department in just six months; in 1997 Li because the youngest vice-president at Huawei. In 2001, Li quit Huawei and started his own data communication company, Harbour Networks, which followed the same structure of Huawei and soon became its main competitor. In 2005, Harbour Networks lost in its intense battle with Huawei and was acquired by the larger player. Even though Li rejoined Huawei after the acquisition, he was never able to re-enter the core management team because of his damaged relationship with Ren Zhengfei, the founder and president of Huawei. In April 2015, Li founded his smart e-scooter company, NIU Smart Scooters. Li began investing in 2010 and joined GSR Ventures in 2011. Up to June 2015, Li had invested in more than 10 companies from the TMT sector. Li stood trial for insider trading in March 2016, according to news reports.

Founded in 2011 by Wang Xiao, a member of the Baidu founding team, Unity Ventures is a venture capital firm in China that focuses on early-stage companies in the internet and mobile internet sectors.

Founded in 2011, Tokyo-based venture capital firm GREE Ventures focuses on investing in early stage (pre-Series A and Series A) internet and mobile companies. The firm invests in Japan, Southeast Asia, and other geographies within Asia.

NewMargin Ventures is a venture capital management firm in China focused on the IT, sustainable growth technology, biomedicine and high margin manufacturing sectors. Its Chinese investors include China Foundation of Science & Technology for Development (a joint venture between the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce and Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Shanghai Alliance Investment Co. (an investment firm founded by Jiang Mianheng, son of the former Chinese President Jiang Zemin); and its foreign investors include GIC, Kerry Group, K.Wah Group, SUNeVision, JAFCO, Motorola and Alcatel. NewMargin Ventures has invested more than US$1.7 billion in 160 companies, including 40 IPOs.

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