Arbor Ventures

Arbor Ventures is a Singapore-based fintech venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Melissa Guzy and Wei Hopeman. With $519 million in assets under management across eight funds — including Fund I at $125 million and Fund II at $235 million — Arbor focuses on companies leveraging advanced technology to transform financial services. The firm's fintech mandate is broadly defined, encompassing regtech, insurtech, cybersecurity, AI, and blockchain across North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm leads rounds and has made 85 investments, backed by a team of 15 including seven partners. Arbor's track record is among the strongest in Asian venture: six portfolio unicorns including Tabby and Akulaku, two IPOs — Grab on NASDAQ at a $40 billion market cap in 2021 and Lufax on the NYSE — and 11 acquisitions including EverC, acquired by G2 Risk Solutions. Additional portfolio companies include Fundbox, Paidy, and AppliedAI. The firm invests primarily at Seed and Series A, deploying $3 million to $20 million per company, with the largest concentration of investments in the United States followed by Israel. Arbor Ventures built its edge through cross-border network density: connecting entrepreneurs, corporations, and capital across Asia, the US, and Europe before most fintech-focused funds saw the category as global. Guzy and Hopeman's combined expertise in financial services technology and international market-building gives portfolio companies an accelerated path to geographic expansion that few early-stage investors in fintech can match.