Venture Capital Fund

VC Fund Objective

Value creation

Investment criteria

We are eager to accompany with companies that possess the following credentials:

  • A convincing and scalable business model for attractive growing markets
  • A management team with strong entrepreneurial spirit
  • Core technologies with outstanding unique selling points
  • Product focus with substantial benefits for the customers
  • A valid exit possibility for the investor

These high standards regarding the business concept, management, and technology have been the enablers for our fruitful return in the previous deals.

Investment Strategy

GLOBAL NETWORK
PRE-SERIES A

Diversified portfolio
SERIES A +

Concentrated portfolio

We have wide network and collaborative relationships with accelerators, incubators, family offices, corporations, and co-investors in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Mainland China
  • 30% of capital is allocated to pre-series A startups
  • Innovation Group Asia takes on the role in the first batch of investors in startups with passionate founders, strong commitment
  • The qualified startups must have technology-based approach to solve global issues or disrupt a large industry
  • 50% of capital is allocated to Series A and later growth stage companies
  • Deal source: select proven companies from “Pre-series A” portfolio and qualified candidates from local networks (accelerators, local business network
  • Conduct full-scope due diligence
PRIVATE PLACEMENT WITH LPS

Pre-screened & derisked

  • We provide investment opportunities in mature companies that need capital and management capabilities for growing by market expansion or M&A. On top of capital, Innovation Group Asia also assigns experts to bring in necessary know-how and governance practices.
  • The exit scenario for these deals is often commercial sales and IPO
  • Conduct full-scope due diligence
EXIT

IPO, secondary or commercial sales

Innovation Group Asia expects the startups to build and exit at 5-10x return mostly via the commercial sales to corporates that are threatened by disruption.

 Pre-Investment Post-Investment
Phase 1
Preliminary Deal Sourcing 		Phase 2
Deal Assessment & Screening 		Phase 3
Due Diligence 		Phase 4
Structuring & Negotiation 		Phase 5
Continual Monitoring& Mentorship 		Phase 6
Exit
Decision By
  • Investment Manager
  • Investment Committee
  • In-house Experts
  • Investment Committee
  • Managing Partners
  • In-house Experts
  • Investment Committee
  • Managing Partners
  • Investment Committee
  • Managing Partners
  • Investment Committee
  • Managing Partners
  • Investment Committee
  • Managing Partners
  • Founders
Supported By
  • Market Research
  • Consulting Firms
  • Investment Managers
  • Industry Experts
  • Domain Experts
  • Industry Experts
  • Lawyers
  • Auditors
  • Corporate Partners
  • Advisors
  • Corporate Partners
  • PE/VC partners

Innovation Group Asia firmly believe that emerging technologies have the potential to human welfare and financial inclusion. Our areas of interest include energy efficient applications, Internet-of-Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), software automation, mobility and robotics technologies. Innovation Group Asia sources companies with both strong cutting-edge technology stack and business know-how, which enable them to disrupt the traditional and inefficient business practices. The sectors to which those technologies can apply include but are not limited to:

Strategy: Innovation Group Asia gains exposure to a diversified portfolio of the highest quality early stage and growth investment opportunities across various industries. The sectors that Innovation Group Asia is backing companies in the fields that capitalize on the changing fundamental of the economy:

  • Increase productivity
  • Growing urbanization and increasing middle class