East Ventures & SV Investment (I)

Singapore

Series A

About East Ventures & SV Investment (I)

East Ventures & SV Investment (I) is a venture capital firm based in Singapore, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSingapore

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Climate/impact founders in SEA with proven governance & growth

climate impact

Indonesia/SEA

emerging markets

impact investing

resilience & governance

circular economy

sustainability-linked business

Bullish Signals

Rp15B prize pool, largest yetexternal

New partner added 2026external

Active SMU/ASEAN academic engagementlinkedin

Roderick named Tatler Gen.T 2026 leaderlinkedin

Portfolio founders also recognized (IDN, Sociolla)linkedin

East Capital Awards 2024 recognizes 4 major exitstwitter

Signed @InvestorAgenda 2024 climate commitmenttwitter

Avina Sugiarto leads Rekosistem climate ecosystemlinkedin

Joined CDP Science-Based Targets campaign (360+ FIs)twitter

Spring ECGSummit: EM/Frontier markets outperformingtwitter

Portfolio: Qifu Tech, FPT, Gravita, Optima awardstwitter

Contrarian Signals

Heavy macro/EM focus may dilute SEA thesistwitter

East Capital Group broader than SEA-only positioningtwitter

Founder Do's

Apply to Climate Impact Innovations Challenge

Show measurable climate impact

Engage with ASEAN business community

Target high-growth scaling phase

Demonstrate strong governance/ESG

Join Rekosistem network for climate founders

Founder Don'ts

Avoid opaque corporate structures

Don't pitch fragility or volatility risk

Don't ignore circular economy/sustainability integration

Key GPs & Partners

Roderick Purwana

Managing Partner

climate-focusedSEA ecosystem builderrecognized leader

Nikodemus Dahlgren

Partner, Head of Sales

global macroemerging marketsresilience focused

Avina Sugiarto

Partner

sustainability leaderIndonesia operationsecosystem convener

Jacob Grapengiesser

Chief Investment Officer

China/Asia marketsmacro strategistmacro-focused

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$100M

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Key People

Roderick Urwana

Roderick PurwanaManaging Partner

Nikodemus DahlgrenPartner, Head of Sales

Avina SugiartoPartner

Jacob GrapengiesserChief Investment Officer

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