Crestone Venture Capital - aVenture Asset Manager Research
Location
Makati, Metro Manila, PH
Founded
2019
Crestone Venture Capital is a US-based fintech specialist fund focusing on early-stage investments in emerging markets across Southeast Asia, South America, Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. The firm targets sectors such as embedded fintech, financial infrastructure, business enablers, consumer finance, fintech-as-a-service, and lending.
Founded in 2019 by Kai Schmitz and Inanc Balci, Crestone's portfolio includes companies like Neivor in Mexico, Chico in Brazil, Minka in Colombia, and Peddlr. Inanc Balci, a founding partner, leads investments in Asia from the Manila office and brings valuable experience as a co-founder of Lazada Group, a major e-commerce player in Southeast Asia acquired by Alibaba for $1.2 billion.
Crestone Venture Capital - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Portfolio Companies2
Current Portfolio Count2
Top Investment Stages
Pre-Seed1 (50.0%)
Series A1 (50.0%)
Stage Mix
Pre-Seed 50%Series A 50%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
