Cocoon Capital Fund III

Singapore

Pre Seed

About Cocoon Capital Fund III

Cocoon Capital Fund III is a venture capital firm based in Singapore, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Deep Tech, Mobility Transport, Enterprise Software, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSingapore

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Climate Sustainability

Deep Tech

Enterprise Software

Mobility Transport

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Deeptech/enterprise founders in SEA, India, Australia pre-seed

deeptech

enterprise tech

pre-seed/seed

SEA + India + Australia + Bangladesh

lead-only investor

Bullish Signals

Fund III first close: USD 50M (Apr 2025)external

USD 80M+ AUM, 31 portfolio companiesexternal

USD 166M+ follow-on raised by portfolioexternal

In-house Cocoon Academy — rare founder supportexternal

Portfolio spans 8 countries, 38 jobs createdexternal

Recent exits: UangCermat $26M, Bioactivx $1.4M seedexternal

Founders call Michael 'rare true partner'external

Check size USD 500K–1.5M — clear entry pointexternal

Team of former founders & startup veteransexternal

Practical, grounded advice from operational expertsexternal

Portfolio: Aiculus, Aleph, Augmentus, ArrowBiome, Aprisiuminternal

Founders praise Will & Michael day-1 backinginternal

Contrarian Signals

Max 6 deals/year — very selective accessexternal

Lead-only: no room for co-lead dynamicsexternal

Nothing too early thesis may attract weak signalexternal

Founder Do's

Expect board-level mentorship post-investment

Leverage Cocoon Academy in-house MBA program

Access global network & investor relationships

Plan to get real-world actionable advice

Be ready for founder-founder culture fit

Founder Don'ts

Don't expect co-lead flexibility — lead-only

Don't pitch without operational clarity

Don't assume timing fixes poor narrative

Key GPs & Partners

Michael Blakey

Partner

founder-mentorboard-operatorrare true partner

Will

Partner

co-leadfounder-alignedday-1 believer

Carol

Partner

follow-on focusedseries-a support

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$50M

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Key People

Michael Blakey, William Klippgen, Zongxi Sia

Michael BlakeyPartner

WillPartner

CarolPartner

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