Backing Founders Building the Future of Industry
We invest across the Built Environment, the Movement of People & Goods, and the Flow of Data & Information.
Sector-Focused. Global Network. Founder & Operator DNA.
Our Thesis
Our primary objective is to back diverse, passionate, and never-say-die founders to become world-class entrepreneurs who can leverage technology to build global companies and disrupt industries right from the early stages, and support them fully on their journeys.
We specialize in real-economy innovation across three pillars:
Built Environment: Construction, Manufacturing, Industrials, Utilities & Energy
Movement of Goods & People: Logistics, Supply Chain, Mobility.
Flow of Data & Information: FinTech and Data Infrastructure.
Our fund operates on an effective, but simple five-point mandate:
Disruption & Innovation
We look for companies that can find and build solutions to problems that address inefficiencies across industries with the potential to create inflection points in the market and pave a new way forward for society.
Technology Leverage
We believe in the power of technology to make the world as we see fit. This is why we understand that technology enablers play a significant role in shaping the future of industries. Some of the enablers we're interested in include: AI, blockchain, automation, 5G, AR/VR, machine learning, exabyte storage, robotics, IoT, accelerated computing, and much more.
We fully support founders who can find ingenious ways to use technology to create new markets and open the industry to innovation.
Founders
We ONLY invest in founders who are domain experts in their fields. These individuals are those who have worked in their chosen industries for many years and understand the problem intimately, but also have developed a strong industry network around them. They are building a solution that addresses the problem correctly and in a scalable way.
Secondly, we invest in founders that we can help and support, be it through the team, our mentors, advisors, or our external network. We are not only a capital provider, but we envision being part of their entire journey.
Thirdly, we evaluate one or more elements of traction, i.e., ARR (if any), Product-Market-Fit, Pilot Programs, growing D/MAU, customer relationships, retention, and much more.
These elements give us the conviction we need to ensure we can participate, but also facilitate their growth towards success.
Global Vision
Our goal is to help bring founders and their companies onto the world stage by collaborating with our key strategic and incredible network across Silicon Valley and APAC, towards exponential growth.
Early Stage Backing
We're here to help support and nurture founders from the very beginning of their journey. We know it's incredibly tough to create a company, so we are backing those folks who need it the most. For us, it all starts off with just a seed.
Founders FAQ
Here’s a quick FAQ for founders wanting to learn more about us :)
Portfolio
Construction
Energy & Utilities
Industrials & Infrastructure
Transport & Mobility
Logistics & Industrials
Co-investing Alongside
and many more…
The Team
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Barry Winata
Founding Partner
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Henry Sheng
General Partner
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Gabriel Guedes (GG)
Venture Partner
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Alex Cheung
Venture Partner
For Founders
We support founders at the early stage
Our investment ranges between $100K-$500K. Oh, we also follow-on too if they tick all the boxes.The founders choose us, not the other way around
We only participate if we can value-add to help our founders grow and flourish. This is the way :) We try to ensure we improve your odds of success
We do everything in our power to ensure you have access to every avenue for success and growth through our network, community, expertise, advisory and much more!For Investors
Join a world-class community of investors
Be part of the Metagrove investor community and join alongside us when we invest in our portfolio companies Leverage your own expertise + network
Have the amazing chance to offer your help and support to our founders and create long lasting impact. We'll connect you directly to the founders if there's a match so you can accelerate them on their journey.Diversification + Collaboration
Invest in a diversified portfolio of global companies
The Collective
We’re now opening up our investments opportunities to the entire Metagrove community to help and support our founders!
