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Beacon Venture Capital

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent KasikornbankHQ Bangkok, ThailandFounded 2016

Beacon Venture Capital is the corporate venture arm of Kasikornbank, a financial services company. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Bangkok, Thailand. It invests from Series A to growth. Sectors it names: fintech, consumer and retail, enterprise software, climate and energy.

Fund sizeS1
USD 255M

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Series A to Growth
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Stage rangeSeries A to Growth
SectorsFintech, Consumer and retail, Enterprise software, Climate and energy
GeographyGlobal, Asia
OfficesBangkok, Thailand

Sources: S1 Beacon VC: About us.

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Investment stage: Series A to Growth

Sources: S1 Beacon VC: About us.

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Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeUSD 255MFund sizeStated by the firm or its parentS1
Companies on the firm's portfolio page6companiesCounted from the firm's own listS2

Sources: S1 Beacon VC: About us; S2 Beacon VC: Team.

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Scale and capital allocated

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Sources: S1 Beacon VC: About us; S2 Beacon VC: Team.

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Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters
Bangkok, Thailand

Investment regionsS1

LeadersS2

Beacon Venture Capital on LinkedIn

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyKasikornbankSingle sourceS1
Parent industryBanking and financial servicesSingle sourceS1
Founded2016Single sourceS1
HeadquartersBangkok, ThailandSingle sourceS3
StatusActiveSingle sourceS5
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS1
Headline sizeUSD 255M (Fund size)Single sourceS1
StagesSeries A, Series B, GrowthSingle sourceS1

For founders

ItemWhat the firm saysSource
StagesSeries A, Series B, GrowthS1
Check sizeUSD 500,000 to USD 3MS3
Beyond capitalPartnership with KBank, including collaboration between the bank and portfolio startupsS1
Contact formwww.beaconvc.fund/contact-usS3

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearSource
Beacon VC initial fundUSD 30M2016S1
Beacon VC fund after 2022 expansionUSD 255M2022S1

Notable outcomes

IPOs and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Price shown only where published.

CompanyTypeYearAcquirer or exchangeSource
EventpopAcquisition2021SYNQAS1

History

  1. Beacon VC founded as the VC arm of KBankS1
  2. First investment, in FlowAccountS1
  3. Largest investment, in GrabS1
  4. Launched an opportunistic allocation; first portfolio exit, Eventpop acquired by SYNQAS1
  5. Expanded fund size to USD 255MS1
  6. Launched an impact fund allocationS1

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 6 companies.S2

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

3 companies on the Beacon Venture Capital portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
Citi Ventures1Grab
Krungsri Finnovate1Grab
WOORI Venture Partners1Grab
Coinbase Ventures1Alchemy
SC Ventures1Algbra

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Beacon Venture Capital list

6 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S2 Read the firm's list.

  • Alchemy
  • Algbra
  • Arkadiah
  • Aspire
  • FlowAccount
  • Grab

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Sources

  1. S1Beacon VC: About usFirm
  2. S2Beacon VC: TeamFirm
  3. S3Beacon VC: Contact us and FAQFirm
  4. S4Beacon VC: Our portfolioFirm
  5. S5Beacon VC: HomeFirm

Disclaimer and corrections

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