About Asia Pacific Ventures
Asia Pacific Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1989. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Apr 2002, Asia Pacific Ventures has invested in 23 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of July Systems Overall, Asia Pacific Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Xpansiv, RSA and SuccessFactors. A lot of funds co-invest with Asia Pacific Ventures, with names like TCV sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Asia Pacific Ventures has team of 3 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
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Asia Pacific Ventures' List of Top Investments
Asia Pacific Ventures has a portfolio of 23 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in One Touch Systems and OneTouch.Their portfolio spans across United States and Canada. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Series A stage. Here is the list of top investments by Asia Pacific Ventures:1. Xpansiv
Offsets and renewable energy marketplace. Xpansiv is the world’s liquidity hub for ESG commodities such as carbon offsets, Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), differentiated fuels, among others, providing a centralized platform for buyers and sellers to fulfill their ESG commitments.
Key facts about Xpansiv
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $712M
- Employee Count: 245 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Vitruvian Partners, BP Ventures and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 11, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. RSA
Provider of identity and access management solutions for diverse environments. It delivers authentication, governance, and lifecycle management capabilities. The offerings include multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, and directory services. The platform helps organizations secure access, prevent risks, and streamline identity governance. It supports various authentication methods, including hardware tokens and biometrics.
Key facts about RSA
- Founded Year: 1982
- Location: Bedford (United States)
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Apr 30, 2023
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $7.25M
- Employee Count: 2,759 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Asia Pacific Ventures, Apex Venture Partners and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Mar 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
AI-powered human capital management solutions for workforce success and organizational agility. Offers cloud-based software to manage, support, and develop the entire workforce. The platform provides a unified source of people and skills data, delivering insightful analytics for informed workforce decisions. It adapts to legal and regulatory changes, ensuring seamless compliance. The software empowers employees with AI-driven learning recommendations and self-services. It provides solutions for core HR and payroll, talent management, and workforce management. The platform integrates with other business processes, offering a comprehensive suite for human resources. It leverages AI to streamline HR processes across the employee lifecycle, from recruitment to performance management. The solutions include HR analytics, workforce planning, and employee experience management. It is a SaaS offering, providing a cloud-based platform for human capital management.
Key facts about SuccessFactors
- Founded Year: 2001
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $79.8M
- Employee Count: 40 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Tugboat Ventures, Asia Pacific Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 25, 2010, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. VeriSign
Attack traffic analysis and management-based DDoS protection and domain name solutions to organizations and governments globally. The Verisign DNS Firewall is a cloud-based network security and threat intelligence service built upon our global recursive DNS platform that provides malware protection, and customizable filtering at the DNS level. Features include category filtering, custom white or blacklist, passive or test mode, predictive analytics, agentless device identification, real-time alerting & reporting. The solution is based on Verisign's iDefense security intelligence which provides real-time threat feeds. Network intelligence and availability services include intelligence driven DDoS protection, iDefense Security Intelligence, and Managed DNS. Symantec acquired the security businesses including SSL, code signing certificate, managed PKI, the VeriSign Trust Seal, the VeriSign Identity Protection Authentication Service, and VIP Fraud Detection Service.
Key facts about VeriSign
- Founded Year: 1995
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 1,236 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, ValueAct Capital and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Sep 2001, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. OpenX
Provider of a supply-side platform for programmatic advertising and media. The platform offers omnichannel targeting capabilities across channels, including connected television. It facilitates value exchange between sellers and buyers. The company focuses on responsible media practices to reduce environmental impact.
Key facts about OpenX
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Pasadena (United States)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $85M
- Employee Count: 513 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Sapphire Ventures, Accel and 29 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jan 17, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Asia Pacific Ventures' Investments by Stage
Asia Pacific Ventures has made 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.63M.Asia Pacific Ventures' Investments by Sector
Asia Pacific Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Consumer, Consumer Goods, Enterprise Applications and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 19 Tech companies, 18 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 13 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 2 |
Consumer | 1 |
Consumer Goods | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Asia Pacific Ventures' Investments by Geography
Asia Pacific Ventures has made most investments in United States (3).Asia Pacific Ventures' recent investments
Asia Pacific Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Asia Pacific Ventures:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 2002 | United States | Series A | 2613 | [+2] | |
Aug 23, 1996 | United States | Series A | 6336 | [+1] | |
Aug 23, 1996 | United States | Series A | 7088 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Asia Pacific Ventures' Portfolio
Asia Pacific Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Xpansiv. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Xpansiv which became a unicorn in 2022, 4 years before Asia Pacific Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Asia Pacific Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 | Offsets and renewable energy marketplace | 2016 | San Francisco | Series D | lhypfsf |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Asia Pacific Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Asia Pacific Ventures' portfolio company became public - VeriSign. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jan 1998 at marketcap of $282MHere are Asia Pacific Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 29, 1998 | - | - | 9735 |
Acquired companies in Asia Pacific Ventures' Portfolio
8 companies from Asia Pacific Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was RSA in Feb 2020 by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for $*****.Here are Asia Pacific Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 18, 2020 | - | - | 3846 | |
Dec 18, 2018 | - | - | 9865 | |
Jun 19, 2018 | Apr 2002 | Series A | 5954 | |
Dec 03, 2011 | - | - | 1123 | |
Aug 30, 2010 | - | - | 1299 |
Team profile of Asia Pacific Ventures
Asia Pacific Ventures has a team of 3 members including 2 Partners located in United States and Guam. Asia Pacific Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Asia Pacific Ventures
Over the past 30 years, 10 investors have co-invested in Asia Pacific Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Top Co-investors of Asia Pacific Ventures: 5 investors entered a company along with Asia Pacific Ventures. These include investors like TCV (2 companies).
- Invested after Asia Pacific Ventures: A total of 5 investors have invested in Asia Pacific Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include NeoCarta Ventures (1 company), Intel Capital (1 company) and Updata (1 company).
