About TRIVE
TRIVE is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Singapore, Singapore. As of Feb 2025, TRIVE has invested in 59 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Singapore based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Mansa A lot of funds co-invest with TRIVE, with names like Blockchain Founders Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. TRIVE has team of 11 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
TRIVE's List of Top Investments
TRIVE has a portfolio of 59 companies. Their most notable investments are in Carmen Automotive and Park N Parcel.Their portfolio spans across Singapore, United States, Canada and 5 more locations. They have invested in Consumer, High Tech, Retail and 20 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by TRIVE:1. CoinHako
App-based exchange platform for cryptocurrency. It enables users to buy & sell digital assets. It supports cryptocurrency including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, and more. It offers crypto swapping solutions. The app is available for iOS and Android platforms.
Key facts about CoinHako
2. Torram
Decentralized oracle network for TradeFi and DeFi. It enables scalable solutions for collateralized lending on the bitcoin blockchain, providing a native infrastructure for developers to unlock new value in the digital asset market.
Key facts about Torram
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $594K
- Employee Count: 8 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Draper, Deep Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 2024, $*****
3. Charge+
Provider of integrated electric vehicle charging solutions and related services. The company delivers supply, installation, and maintenance of charging points. It offers charging programs that enable collaborations with real estate developers, commercial building managements, and residential property owners. The company provides charging solutions for public housing, condominiums, commercial, industrial, and fleet operators.
Key facts about Charge+
Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange. It offers a platform that allows users to buy, sell and exchange cryptocurrency. The platform supports multiple cryptocurrencies including Ripple, Litecoin, Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Key facts about Tokenize Exchange
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $23M
- Employee Count: 9 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Blockchain Coinvestors, Kenanga and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 19, 2024, $*****
5. Nestia
Nestia is an online property rental portal in Singapore. It provides users a map based search to discover the properties available for rent. It provides filters and search options like commute distance to the train station, bus station, universities etc. Single room and shared room rentals are also listed in the platform
Key facts about Nestia
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Singapore
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $250K
- Employee Count: 23 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Crystal Horse Investments, TRIVE and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 01, 2015, $*****
TRIVE's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
TRIVE has invested in 59 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Mansa and most recent follow-on round was in Charge+.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
TRIVE's Investments by Stage
TRIVE has made 12 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.49M, 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.06M, 1 investment in Grant (prize money) stage and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $15M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 12 |
Series A | 4 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TRIVE's Investments by Sector
TRIVE has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Transportation and Logistics Tech, Consumer and Auto Tech. Notably, it has invested in 43 Tech companies, 32 Consumer (B2C) companies, 23 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 19 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
High Tech | 6 |
Transportation and Logistics Tech | 5 |
Consumer | 4 |
Auto Tech | 3 |
Others | 25 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TRIVE's Investments by Geography
TRIVE has made most investments in Singapore (14), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Singapore | 14 |
Canada | 1 |
Colombia | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Vietnam | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
TRIVE's recent investments
TRIVE has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by TRIVE:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 20, 2025 | Colombia | Seed | 7916 | [+3] | |
Dec 2024 | Canada | Seed | 7301 | [+6] | |
Sep 09, 2024 | Singapore | Series A | 7541 | ||
Mar 19, 2024 | Singapore | Series A | 3251 | - | |
Oct 23, 2023 | Singapore | Series A | 8003 | - |
Team profile of TRIVE
TRIVE has a team of 11 members including 3 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 2 Principals located in Singapore and Malaysia. TRIVE's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in TRIVE:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Singapore | |||
Partner | Singapore | - | - | |
Partner | Singapore | - | ||
Venture Partner | Kuala Lumpur | - | ||
Principal | - | - | - | |
Principal | Singapore | - | - |
Co-investors of TRIVE
Over the past 11 years, 48 investors have co-invested in TRIVE's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before TRIVE: Draper, Boost VC and 9 others have invested in rounds before TRIVE. There is 1 company where Draper has invested before TRIVE and 1 company where Boost VC has invested before TRIVE.
- Top Co-investors of TRIVE: 16 investors entered a company along with TRIVE. These include investors like Blockchain Founders Fund (1 company).
- Invested after TRIVE: A total of 21 investors have invested in TRIVE's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include TNB Aura (1 company), Okta Ventures (1 company) and IGlobe Partners (1 company).
Recent News related to TRIVE
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MANSA raises USD 10 million in funding round led by TetherThe Paypers•Feb 24, 2025•Mansa, Tether, Polymorphic Capital, Octerra Capital and 2 others
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Mansa Secures $10 Million In Funding Led By Tether To Solve Liquidity Challenges In Cross-border PaymentsFinancial IT•Feb 20, 2025•Mansa, Tether, Polymorphic Capital, Octerra Capital and 6 others
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Charge+ raises $10.39m to boost EV charging infrastructure in SEASingapore Business Review•Sep 09, 2024•Charge+, TRIVE, TNB Aura
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TRIVE Ventures Anchors $11.5M Fundraising for Singapore-Based Crypto Exchange PlatformNftgators•Mar 20, 2024•Tokenize Exchange, TRIVE, Praxisnation, Robvc and 4 others
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Startup Operator Baterai EV Charge+ Dapat Pendanaan, Perkuat Ekspansi di Asia TenggaraDailysocial•Oct 23, 2023•Charge+, TRIVE
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SESTO closes Series A+ funding round of $5.7MThe Robot Report•Jan 14, 2022•SESTO Robotics, TRIVE, WTI, Seeds Capital and 2 others
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Monk’s Hill leads $2.6m round of Vietnam coding edtech startupTech in Asia•Sep 16, 2021•CoderSchool, Monk's Hill Ventures, Iterative, XA Network and 2 others
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Foodtech startup Hoow Foods raises S$3m pre-Series A fundingThe Business Times•Jul 28, 2021•Hoow Foods, Farquhar Venture Capital, TRIVE
