March 10, 2022
Women in Tech: Reflections of a Female Founder-Turned-VC

This International Women's Day, MHV's Susli Lie takes us through her very own journey as a founder and Partner, and holds out hope for women in the tech ecosystem.

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March 9, 2022
MHV-Backed Jio Health Secures Series B from Heritas Capital to Deepen Vietnam Footprint and Expand Regionally

We are thrilled to share that our portfolio company Jio Health, a leading provider of human-centered and technology-powered healthcare, has secured a $20 million Series B funding led by Singapore-based healthcare investor Heritas Capital.

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March 9, 2022
Jio Health Announces $20M Series B Investment Led by Heritas Capital to Expand National Footprint Across Vietnam

Jio Health, a leading provider of human-centered, technology-powered healthcare, announced today that it has completed a $20M Series B investment led by Singapore-based healthcare investor, Heritas Capital.

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March 2, 2022
What Does It Take to Break into a VC: An MHV Fellow’s First-Hand Account

My startup journey has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride. First, as a founder and, later, as an executive at another VC-backed startup, I had seen a lot of what works and also a lot of what could go wrong.

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March 1, 2022
MHV Podcast - Kuo-Yi Lim: "Keep Moving", First-Principles Driven & Transitioning to VC from Operator

Kuo-Yi shared his experiences being at the frontier of tech innovation, the dot com crash, and transitioning from operator to VC, as well as his thoughts on the first-principles thinking.

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February 28, 2022
Investing in Upmesh: Enabling the Next Evolution in Southeast Asia eCommerce

Over the past few years of investing in Southeast Asia, we have witnessed a progression of change in consumer behavior. The start was marked by the beginning of eCommerce in the region. It was a brave new world - in the early 2010’s - when consumers began to shop online.

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February 22, 2022
Urbanmetry Raises US$2 million Pre-Series A to Bring Efficiency to Mortgage Industry with AI-driven Data in SEA

Urbanmetry announces it has closed a Pre-Series A round of US$2M led by Monk’s Hill Ventures.

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February 21, 2022
Mindful Leadership for Startup Founders: What it Means and Why You Should Care

Startup founders go through an experience many others will never have the opportunity to embrace — building a company from scratch. A founder’s leadership style and the type of organization they create, to a large extent, charts the course for a startup’s success (or failure).

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February 14, 2022
MHV Names Susli Lie as Partner

Monk’s Hill Ventures (‘MHV’), a venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech startups in Southeast Asia, today announced the appointment of Susli Lie to Partner, expanding the senior leadership team.

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February 9, 2022
MHV Podcast - Charles Lee: Engineer Founder Learnings, Innovation Constraints & Fundraising Hacks vs. Energy Taxes

Meet Charles Lee, the tech veteran shaking up Southeast Asia's startup scene with his Vietnam-based school for talented developers.

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January 31, 2022
MHV Podcast - JJ Chai: Carousell & Airbnb Executive Insights, E-Commerce Brand Partners & Multi-Stage VC Selection

Learn more from JJ Chai, CEO & Co-Founder of Rainforest, as he talked about his experience and journey in our latest podcast episode.

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January 26, 2022
MHV-backed Saleswhale is Acquired by US-based 6sense

We are excited to announce that our portfolio company Saleswhale, an AI-driven email marketing platform, was acquired by US-based revenue-tech unicorn 6sense to deliver the future of email for B2B marketing and sales teams.

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January 13, 2022
MHV Podcast - Anton Hariyanto: Indonesia Startup Ecosystem Maturation, SEA Data Gamechangers & UC Berkeley

Founder of id/x partners, a data analytics company that was acquired by our portfolio company Caxe, Anton Hariyanto, chats with our host Jeremy on Indonesia startup ecosystem maturation and Southeast Asia data gamechangers.

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December 9, 2021
Upmesh Announces $7.5m Pre-Series A to Help Online Merchants Achieve Virality and the Launch of the World’s First Instagram Live Selling App for Merchants

Two months after initial seed round, Upmesh raises Pre-Series A led by MHV off the back of a growing merchant base by 30% MoM.

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December 3, 2021
Our Investment in Tigerhall: Empowering the Workforce through Social Learning

Imagine having bite-sized actionable insights from business leaders you aspire to be, accessible from your mobile phone, 24/7. This is what Tigerhall is trying to do, shifting mindsets by democratizing real world insights, and we’re joining them in their mission.

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