Inspire Ventures | Southeast Asia Venture Capital

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MOVE FAST AND BUILD THINGS
VENTURE BUILDING & INVESTING IN ASEAN

WE CREATE VALUE BY
BUILDING AND INVESTING

Inspire is a US$25 million partner-funded venture builder and investor with a broad Southeast Asian footprint in Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Our Venture Labs Group is a venture builder that creates, launches, and operates businesses that solve real problems and fill unique value-chain gaps faced by Southeast Asia businesses and consumers. We develop in-house with our committed technology team and focus heavily on partnering with exceptional managers who are also astute local executors.

Our Venture Capital Group invests in early stage and high growth businesses that are scaling proven, and sometimes novel, business models in the Southeast Asia markets with a strong emphasis on localization.

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VENTURE LABS

ASEAN / Southeast Asia regional focus
Opportunistic sector and vertical focus
Committed in-house technology development
New business creator, developer, launcher, operator
Co-founder and operating partner for startups expanding to Asia
Average investment size of US$1 – 2 million

VENTURE CAPITAL

ASEAN / Southeast Asia regional focus
Opportunistic sector and vertical focus
Primarily a minority equity financial investor
Mid-seed, late-seed, series A and later stages
Average investment size US$500,000
Capable of leading and co-investing

IN-HOUSE TECH DEV IS OUR
KEY TO VENTURE BUILDING

Inspire’s dedicated in-house technology and development center is located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Here our experienced and passionate team of technology experts act as Inspire’s production line for building prototypes, MVPs and continual enhancements of products on behalf of our Venture Labs Group and its portfolio of start-ups.

Using technology in imaginative ways to solve problems is at the core of Inspire’s development philosophy. Inspire’s technology capabilities include, but are not limited to, native mobile and web app development, API backend architecture, and 24/7 system operations. By combine strong technology with agile and collaborative development methods, our cross-functional teams are able to work closely to share ideas and develop exciting products.

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OUR BROAD SOUTHEAST ASIA FOOTPRINT
ENABLES OUR CAPITAL AND LABS BUSINESSES

OUR PORTFOLIO COMPANIES CHAMPION
ENABLES OUR CAPITAL AND LABS BUSINESSES

TotallyAwesome is the fastest-growing kids digital media company in the Asia-Pacific region, reaching over 170 million kids monthly across desktop, mobile and online video. The company operates a content and advertising network, as well as PopJam, the safe-social content platform for kids, now available in Australia and Vietnam.
Go To SiteInspire is the JV partner and operator of TotallyAwesome since since 2015.
aCommerce is a full service end-to-end E-commerce solutions provider for retailers, brands, and manufacturers in Southeast Asia. The Company’s mission is to grow their clients’ businesses by focusing on enhancing every touch point between the brand and their customers. aCommerce provides flexible solutions, detailed processes & operations, innovative technology, performance-based marketing, and most importantly a deep passion for fixing hard problems.
Go To SiteInspire lead the Series A in June 2014 and holds a position on the Board of Directors.
Page365 is Thailand's leading social commerce platform offering seller tools including CRM, transaction facilitation, and data analytics for Facebook merchants. Through partnerships, Page365 also offers its merchants a payment gateway and fulfillment services. Page365 has served over 3 million customers since inception.
Go To SiteInspire lead an institutional seed equity round with Galaxy Ventures in October 2014 and holds a position on the Board of Directors.
SuperAwesome is the world largest marketing platform for kids with 300+ million monthly active users across mobile, web, and online video. SuperAwesome delivers safe, effective advertising and real-time insights into the most important audience vertical on the planet.
Go To SiteInspire was the key institutional investor in the seed round in October 2014.
ILA is Vietnam's leading English language education and training company. In 2014, the Company educated more than 45,000 students at its 20 centers across Vietnam. In addition to English training, ILA offers a broad range of educational programs including international test prep, teacher and corporate training, and overseas study placement. ILA is rated as a Platinum Centre by the University of Cambridge, a distinction given to only 67 education centres Worldwide.
Go To SiteInspire holds founders' common shares and holds a position on the Board of Directors.