East Ventures

East Ventures is one of Southeast Asia's most prominent, prolific, and successful venture capital firms. The firm was founded in 2009 by Co-Founders Batara Eto (Japanese technology entrepreneur; co-founder of Mixi Inc., Japan's early-2000s social-network pioneer), Taiga Matsuyama, and Willson Cuaca (Indonesian-origin Managing Partner who drives day-to-day operations). Originally registered in Tokyo, Japan, East Ventures is now predominantly operated from Jakarta, Indonesia and Singapore with focus on Indonesia and broader Southeast Asia. The firm is sector-agnostic, investing from seed through growth stages in over 300 technology companies across Southeast Asia aEUR" e-commerce, software / SaaS, marketplaces, fintech, and adjacent regional-technology themes. East Ventures has raised eight+ funds in rapid succession with aggregate AUM of approximately USD 1.7 billion+ as of 2023-2024, and has been recognised as ''The Most Consistent Top Performing GP Globally'' by Preqin, ''1st Top Asia Investor'' and ''4th Top Global Investor'' by CB Insights in 2022, and listed among the top 10 global seed investors headquartered in Asia by Crunchbase. Notable portfolio wins include Tokopedia (Indonesian e-commerce unicorn; East Ventures was the very first investor in 2010; Tokopedia merged with Gojek in 2021 to form GoTo Group / IDX: GOTO; combined entity later valued at USD 22+ billion peak), Traveloka (online travel unicorn), Ruangguru (edtech), Xendit (fintech), ShopBack, Sociolla, Mighty Jaxx, Waresix, Fore Coffee (IDX: FORE), IDN Media, Kudo (acquired by Grab), Loket and MokaPOS (both acquired by Gojek), Disdus (acquired by Groupon 2011 aEUR" first exit), and Tech in Asia (acquired by SPH).