Brinc

investment firm

About

Brinc is a leader in global venture acceleration, operating 18 multidisciplinary accelerator programs in 7 countries.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$30M
Industries
Artificial Intelligence,Blockchain,Clean Energy,Food and Beverage,Nutrition,Robotics
Founded date
Jan 1, 2014
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Brinc
Also Known As
Brinc.io,Brinc Accelerator
Investor Type
Accelerate,Venture Capital

Headquartered in Hong Kong, Brinc is a leader in global venture acceleration, operating 18 multidisciplinary accelerator programs in 7 countries. Brinc accelerates startups focused on Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, connected hardware, drones, robotics, clean energy and food technology all within a sustainability mandate.

Brinc has a portfolio of 200+ companies with founders from over 35 countries. Brinc also supports corporations with investment services, distributed innovation strategies, sourcing of new startups and technologies, as well as venture building Web 3.0 enabled businesses. Global corporations (Manulife, Huawei, Schneider Electric, Puma, Batelco, Merck, Omantel, Linrun Group, Zhihui Park), Government Organizations (Hong Kong Science Park, NEOM, MBRIF, Guangdong Soft-tech Park), Universities (HK City University, National University of Singapore) and leading venture funds (Artesian, LeverVC, Tamkeen, EDB) have all run programs with Brinc over the years. In 2021 Brinc launched BrincArtesian, a Singapore fund manager, to provide LPs access to emerging market Series A+ co-investment opportunities.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
$31.50M
Brinc has raised a total of $31.50M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 14, 2021 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 14, 2021 Series B $30M 2 Animoca Brands Detail
May 7, 2019 Pre-seed $1.50M 2 Animoca Brands
Artesian VC
Detail
Apr 22, 2019 Pre-seed Detail
Dec 25, 2017 Series Unknown 1 Artesian VC Detail

Funds Raised

Announced Date Fund Name Money Raised
Dec 1, 2021 Brinc Accelerator Funds (Web 3.0) $100M
Jan 1, 2019 ArkleyBrinc VC €15M
Nov 1, 2014 Brinc Accelerator Funds $30M

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
9
1
Brinc has made 9 investments. Their most recent investment was on Nov 22, 2021, when 1ID raised $37K.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Nov 22, 2021 1ID
Seed $37K Air Transportation Yes
Apr 4, 2021 Ajuna Network
Seed $2.40M Blockchain
Jan 28, 2021 NiftPad
Pre-seed $250K Blockchain
Jan 22, 2021 Sova Health
Pre-seed $350K Health Care
Jun 1, 2020 Beekeeper Tech
Seed AgTech

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
4
3
Brinc is funded by 3 investors. Animoca Brands and Artesian VC are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Animoca Brands Yes Series B
Artesian VC Yes Pre-seed
Rockpool Capital Series B

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
11
Brinc has 11 current employee profiles, including Advisor Galen Law-Kun
Advisor
Executive
Board member
Employee
Executive

Exits

Brinc has had 3 exits. Brinc most notable exits include DroneEntry ,   Jetbrain Robotics

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Oct 20, 2022 DroneEntry M&A Aerospace Detail
Aug 5, 2020 Jetbrain Robotics M&A Health Care Detail
Jun 28, 1998 Aurora Foods M&A Consumer Goods Detail

Acquisition

Brinc has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Enter China on Apr 5, 2017. They acquired Enter China for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Apr 5, 2017 Enter China
Business Development acquisition Detail