About OPT SEA
OPT SEA is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of Singapore, Singapore. As of May 2016, OPT SEA has invested in 11 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in Singapore based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Retail and Media & Entertainment. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Cornflix Overall, OPT SEA portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely EVENT POP. A lot of funds co-invest with OPT SEA, with names like Convergence Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Rounds of Entry
Series A & Seed
Portfolio Acquisitions
OPT SEA's List of Top Investments
OPT SEA has a portfolio of 11 companies. Their most notable investments are in Cornflix and IndoTrading.Their portfolio spans across Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and 1 more locations. They have invested in Consumer, Retail, Media & Entertainment and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed stages. Here is the list of top investments by OPT SEA:Provider of financial comparison and advisory services. It offers a platform for consumers to compare banking, insurance, and investment products. The company also provides advisory services, particularly for mortgages, life, and health insurance, assisting with decision-making and application processes. A subsidiary focuses on developing and offering insurance products with a digitally enhanced customer experience.
Key facts about MoneySmart Group
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $12.4M
- Employee Count: 119 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Convergence Ventures, AC Ventures and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 07, 2017, $*****
2. IndoTrading
IndoTrading helps SMEs have an online presence and promote their products on its site. The site also helps merchants set up their own websites or ecommerce portals with customized domain names. The company allows only the merchants to promote via its site and individuals are not allowed to promote on its platform.
Key facts about IndoTrading
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: West Jakarta (Indonesia)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $1.5M
- Employee Count: 152 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Convergence Ventures, Aucfan and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 17, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. EVENT POP
Event Pop is a Thai company which specializes in events management and ticketing of concerts, conferences etc. It provides services like ticketing, payments system to website templates etc. Apart from this, it also provides the clients with customer related data via its analytics platform. The company raised seed funding in Feb'16 from KK Fund, OPT SEA, and angel investor Hirokazu Mashita of M&S Partners.
Key facts about EVENT POP
Medical Departures is an online platform to find and book an appointment with doctors across the globe. Users can search, compare, and book medical treatments in destination locations. The platform supports consumers in information gathering and verifying the quality of medical clinics before booking an appointment. It provides treatments for various diseases like anti-aging, breast, hair, skin, fertility, orthopedics, and many more.
Key facts about Medical Departures
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $2.5M
- Employee Count: 46 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: CyberAgent Capital, Hubert Burda Media and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 22, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. WearYouWant
WearYouWant is a marketplace platform for fashion products. The offering includes apparel, shoes, accessories, bags, glasses, and more for men and women. It also offers cosmetics products.
Key facts about WearYouWant
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Bangkok (Thailand)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $1.5M
- Employee Count: 4 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Cento Ventures, Asia Venture Group and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 15, 2016, $*****
OPT SEA's Investments by Stage
OPT SEA has made 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $1.87M and 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $500K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 4 |
Seed | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OPT SEA's Investments by Sector
OPT SEA has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Media & Entertainment, Retail, FinTech and Financial Services. Notably, it has invested in 7 Tech companies, 6 Consumer (B2C) companies, 3 Marketplace companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 4 |
Media & Entertainment | 2 |
Retail | 2 |
FinTech | 1 |
Financial Services | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OPT SEA's Investments by Geography
OPT SEA has made most investments in Singapore (3), followed by Thailand where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Singapore | 3 |
Thailand | 2 |
Indonesia | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
OPT SEA's recent investments
OPT SEA has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by OPT SEA:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 11, 2016 | Singapore | Seed | 3753 | [+1] | |
Mar 22, 2016 | Singapore | Series A | 9983 | [+2] | |
Feb 18, 2016 | Thailand | Seed | 3300 | ||
Nov 17, 2015 | Indonesia | Series B | 2471 | [+4] | |
Oct 06, 2015 | Singapore | Series A | 5947 | [+2] |
Acquired companies in OPT SEA's Portfolio
1 company from OPT SEA's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was EVENT POP in Apr 2024 by Zalekta for $*****.Here are OPT SEA's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 10, 2024 | Feb 18, 2016 | Seed | 8300 |
Co-investors of OPT SEA
Over the past 12 years, 23 investors have co-invested in OPT SEA's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before OPT SEA: Golden Gate Ventures, National Research Foundation and 2 others have invested in rounds before OPT SEA. There is 1 company where Golden Gate Ventures has invested before OPT SEA and 1 company where National Research Foundation has invested before OPT SEA.
- Top Co-investors of OPT SEA: 12 investors entered a company along with OPT SEA. These include investors like Convergence Ventures (2 companies).
- Invested after OPT SEA: A total of 7 investors have invested in OPT SEA's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Kakaku.com (1 company), SPH Ventures (1 company) and Golden Gate Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to OPT SEA
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This Singaporean video streaming app just closed a six figure round from 500 Startupse27•May 12, 2016•500 Global, Cornflix, Apple, Netflix and 1 other
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Indotrading Raises Funding from Golden Gate Ventures |FinSMEsFinSMEs•Nov 17, 2015•IndoTrading, Convergence Ventures, OPT SEA, GMO Venture Partners and 2 others
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OPT SEA Invest In 90 Seconds - (Ride the Wave - Moments)ridethewave.video•Sep 24, 2015•90 Seconds, OPT SEA
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OPT SEA leads $1.5m Series A round for Indotrading - DealStreetAsiaDeal Street Asia•Mar 12, 2015•IndoTrading, OPT SEA, Aucfan, GMO Venture Partners and 2 others
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Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystemTech in Asia•Medical Departures, CyberAgent Ventures, OPT SEA, Hubert Burda Media and 1 other
