VC firm
Cento Ventures
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-21Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Singapore, Singapore
- Check size
- $1M to $2MSource (opens in a new tab)
- Legal name
- Cento Ventures Pte. Ltd.
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Record updated 21 September 2026
About
Cento Ventures supports the visionary teams reshaping the way industries work across growth markets of Southeast Asia
Investment approach
- Thesis
- At Cento Ventures, we invest in early-stage startups that have reached the initial product-market fit anywhere in Southeast Asia and could use the extra capital to scale their operations regionally or to enhance their business model, especially through deployment of digital financial services such as credit, settlements, or insurance.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- Our investments are usually at Series A, where we lead or co-lead the round.
- Eligibility
- Have at least 1-2 years of operating experience in Southeast Asia’s emerging markets; Use technology to transform an existing industry and have a business model that is defensible against global competition; Have achieved product-market fit, and are generating repeatable, real revenue from its customers (we typically look out for >US$50K monthly net revenue as a sign of this); Are ready to take in US$1-2M to scale their business development, marketing, operations, or product/technology processes.
- Traction requirement
- Have achieved product-market fit, and are generating repeatable, real revenue from its customers (we typically look out for >US$50K monthly net revenue as a sign of this)
- Investing status notes
- At Cento Ventures, we invest in early-stage startups that have reached the initial product-market fit anywhere in Southeast Asia and could use the extra capital to scale their operations regionally or to enhance their business model, especially through deployment of digital financial services such as credit, settlements, or insurance.
Locations
- Office
- Seoul, South Korea
- Office
- Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- Office
- Singapore, Singapore
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