DRIVING FINTECH GROWTH IN ASIA
THE FINTECH GROWTH PARTNER OF CHOICE IN ASIA
AFG Partners is a FinTech VC fund investing in Enterprise / B2B FinTechs that have proven solutions in their home markets and are looking for value added investors to help them expand across Asia.
We believe that the next generation of FinTechs that will transform Asian financial services will be Enterprise / B2B FinTechs that partner with incumbent financial institutions as well as new emerging players in tech that want to secure their place in a world where tech and finance are merging.
A
ASIA
We focus on Asian companies growing across the region and global companies expanding into Asia
F
FINTECH
We invest in Founder first Enterprise / B2B FinTechs with years of specific domain expertise and a strong network in their area of focus
G
GROWTH
We help grow Seed+ to Series B businesses with proven solutions solving large scale industry problems today
WHY AFG
UNIQUE NETWORK OF ASIAN EXPERTISE
Managed and advised by leaders and specialists in Asian Financial Services and backed by curated industry professionals invested in the Fund
EXTENSIVE INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS
Deep relationships within the Asian FinTech ecosystem including Financial Institutions, Venture Capital firms, leading Tech companies, Accelerators, Service Providers and Government Organizations
ACCELERATING GROWTH IN ASIA
Helping portfolio companies grow in Asia by providing industry and country expertise and connecting stakeholders across the industry to add real value and unlock new opportunities
PORTFOLIO
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“AFG has brought together a rare network of strong operators and investors to advance FinTech in Asia.”
Andrea Baronchelli, CEO
INVESTMENT TEAM
RON SAVINO
Founder and Managing Partner
Ron is a seasoned operator in Financial Services having spent more than 25 years in senior roles defining strategy and driving innovation at global financial institutions including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, ING, and Newedge.
In 2015, Ron successfully founded and led Asia FinTech Angels, the first Asian Angel Investor Network, funded by senior financial executives across Asia. Ron led investments in more than 20 leading FinTechs. His notable investments include Unit, Blockdaemon, Brankas, Aspire, and Carevoice. Ron brings a unique combination of global FI management and FinTech investment expertise. He graduated from the Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.
IVAN ONG
Partner
Ivan spent the last 10 years in London operating within the investment banking and venture capital space before moving back to Singapore in 2021. He was a Vice President at Ace & Company, a global $1.6bn AUM fund, and led their venture capital strategy investing across early to growth stage technology companies globally. Ivan's FinTech investments include Wefox, N26, Payfazz, TransferWise, GoCardless and Osome amongst others.
He previously spent more than 5 years in Technology Investment Banking at Macquarie Capital and IBIS Capital in London specialising in M&A globally. Ivan is a graduate from Imperial College London and Purdue University.
DAVITA NATASHA
Investment Associate
Davita joined AFG from Kejora Capital's investment team where she was part of the growth fund for Southeast Asia. She also managed investments in the early stage fund focused on Indonesia.
Davita also interned at Bank Central Asia, one of the largest privately-owned banks in Indonesia, and holds a Bachelor's degree in Applied Finance from Pelita Harapan University.
ADVISORY BOARD
Backed by senior leaders in Asian finance
ANKUR
KAMALIA
PHANPORN KONGYINGYONG
Previous Investments of the Principals
Deploys, manages and supervises blockchain nodes
Deploys, manages and supervises blockchain nodes
Open API solutions for financial services in SE Asia
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No Code expert process automation
Smart desktop integration and data visualization
Digital corporate loans marketplace
Modern portfolio intelligence platform
Modern portfolio intelligence platform
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