Seedstars International Ventures

Seedstars International Ventures (SIV) is the flagship emerging-markets venture capital arm of the Seedstars Group, the Swiss-founded global platform operating 15 offices, 100-plus team members, and coverage of more than 90 startup ecosystems worldwide. SIV invests at pre-seed and seed stages across Latin America, Africa, MENA, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia, with a deliberate focus on the economies projected to be among the top 20 by GDP in 2050: India, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, Egypt, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam. SIV Fund I was a $30 million vehicle; SIV Fund II (launched 2022) targets $30 million with a $20 million first close, backed by the IFC, Visa Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation's Zero Gap Fund, and Symbiotics. Fund II is led by General Partner Patricia Sosrodjojo, a former Venture Partner at Indonesia's AC Ventures with 15-plus years of Asia-Pacific investing and consulting experience. Average checks run $150,000 to $350,000, and the fund leads rounds. The thesis centers on fintech and the future of commerce as multi-decade structural opportunities across emerging markets, with a strong preference for B2B models addressing access to financial services, healthcare, education, energy, agritech, e-commerce, and SaaS. Across 93-plus investments in 30-plus countries, named portfolio companies include Dastgyr (Pakistan B2B commerce), Foodics (MENA restaurant SaaS), OlaClick (Latin America), Omnibiz (Nigeria B2B commerce), and TAXO — where SIV led a $1.2 million seed alongside 500 Global. The portfolio has produced one unicorn (Webflow) and two acquisitions (Orcas and MyRobin). SIV's global network across the Seedstars platform gives its founders access to co-investor relationships, pilot partnerships, and market entry support in regions where early-stage capital and institutional ecosystem infrastructure remain thin relative to the scale of the opportunity.