Beacon Venture Capital

company

About

Corporate venture capital fund of KASIKORNBANK focusing on early and growth-stage technology companies

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Details

Industries
Finance,Financial Services,FinTech,Venture Capital
Founded date
Jan 1, 2017
Number Of Employee
1 - 10
Operating Status
Active
Investor Type
CVC

Founded in 2017, Beacon VC is a wholly-owned corporate venture capital fund of Kasikornbank PLC (SET: KBANK), a leading commercial bank in Thailand with the highest mobile penetration and largest SME base. With an initial fund of $30 million, Beacon VC focuses on strategic investments in early to growth-stage technology startups covering not only financial technology (fintech) but also consumer internet and enterprise technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and enterprise IT. In 2018, Beacon VC expanded its fund size to $135 million.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
4
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Beacon Venture Capital has made 4 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 12, 2022, when Forward raised $5M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Sep 12, 2022 Forward
Seed $5M Cryptocurrency
Jan 24, 2022 RateS
Series A $4.50M Blockchain
May 27, 2021 FoodStory
Series B Food Delivery Yes
Nov 8, 2018 Grab
Series H $50M Apps Yes