Cento Ventures

Cento Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm founded in 2011, specializing in early-stage startups across Southeast Asia's emerging digital markets. With approximately $45 million in assets under management, the firm focuses on markets it considers under-invested relative to their digital potential: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. A team of 15 — including four partners — evaluates opportunities across digital financial services, software, e-commerce, and food technology. Cento leads rounds at the Seed and Series A stages, committing an average of $1 million initially with up to $4 million over the lifetime of each investment across 27 portfolio companies. The firm has a particular interest in digital financial services, including credit, settlements, and insurance. Notable exits demonstrate the quality of the portfolio: 2C2P, a major payments infrastructure company, was acquired by Ant Financial; Coda Payments received a strategic investment from Apis Partners; FoodRunner was acquired by FoodPanda/DeliveryHero; and Kaidee was acquired by OLX Middle East. The most recent investment was in FeedMe in September 2025. Cento's investment philosophy is grounded in regional specificity — the conviction that Southeast Asia's digital economy cannot be evaluated through the lens of Silicon Valley or even India. The firm partners with founders building technology solutions calibrated to local market demands, offering capital and regional network access to help companies scale operations across the five core Southeast Asian markets where Cento has invested since its founding.