Ventures International Group

Ventures International Group is a Singapore-based capital-raising consultancy and investment-facilitation firm founded in 2008, with a presence in Sydney and Bangkok and an investor network spanning Singapore, Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia and China, and Australia. Rather than a conventional venture capital fund that invests off its own balance sheet, the firm acts as an intermediary and advisor: it guides and assists revenue-producing, growth-stage client companies in obtaining the most appropriate private equity and debt funding from its network of family offices, private high-net-worth investors and funds, and also provides strategic advisory and M&A services. It positions itself as a source of quality investment deal flow and opportunities for that investor network and as an 'Asia gateway' for market entry. The team's sector experience covers investment and business advisory, fintech, including blockchain, crypto and payments, education, real estate development and investment, food and beverage, and music and media entertainment, while the firm will consider growth-stage companies across all sectors. Ventures International Group is led by founder and CEO Olavs Ritenis, who brings three decades of international business experience and deep Asia-Pacific connections, having previously founded and run software, services and internet businesses in Australia and Asia; the team includes senior corporate-development and ex-investment-banking professionals, and the firm runs internships to develop young Singapore-based talent. As an advisory and capital-raising intermediary rather than a balance-sheet investor, Ventures International Group connects growth-stage companies with private capital across the Asia-Pacific region and serves as a gateway for market entry into Asia.