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IGPI Singapore partners with KK Fund to create new businesses in Southeast Asia

Singapore, November 6, 2020

  • November 2020
  • By Kohki Sakata (Chief Executive Officer, IGPI Singapore)

Industrial Growth Platform Pte. Ltd. (IGPI Singapore) has partnered with KK Investment Management Pte. Ltd. (KK Fund) in order to support new businesses creation of large corporations in Southeast Asia.

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Since its establishment in 2015, the KK Fund is a venture capital firm that has invested in more than 20 mobility and internet-related startups in Southeast Asia. By investing in startups in a wide range of industries such as FinTech, logistics, and healthcare from the seed stage and providing hands-on support to the founders, KK Fund has contributed to increasing the value of many startups.

In Southeast Asia, there are many cross-industry business opportunities where the development of social infrastructure and the consolidation of SMEs are urgent issues. IGPI Singapore and KK Fund will support the creation of new businesses in Southeast Asia by combining IGPI’s corporate transformation (CX) know-how of large companies and KK Fund’s startup support know-how. In addition to supporting individual projects, we plan together to launch the SEA Point program as a platform for large companies to create new businesses in collaboration with Southeast Asian startups and conglomerates.

Overview of KK Investment Management Pte. Ltd.
Main Business: Venture capital business in Southeast Asia
Date of Establishment: October, 2015
Representative: Koichi Saito, Representative Director

Contacts:
Kohki Sakata
Tel: +65-8168-2503
e-mail: info_singapore@igpi.co.jp

About Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)

Founded in Tokyo in 2007, Industrial Growth Platform Inc. (IGPI) is a professional management consultancy that leverages strong partnership and collaboration with clients to enhance their long-term and sustainable corporate and business value.

IGPI is a privately owned company with core staff of over 200 professionals with offices in Tokyo, Singapore, Hanoi, Melbourne and Shanghai. Its management team is headed by Managing Partner Takashi Muraoka.