Golden Gate Ventures is a Singaporean venture capital firm, founded in 2011 by Vinnie Lauria, Jeffrey Paine, and Paul Bragiel that invests in Southeast Asia.[2][3][4] The company is headquartered in Singapore, with offices in Jakarta, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City.[5][6]
Golden Gate Ventures invests in early-stage tech startups.[7][8] Its investments range span social commerce, healthtech, entertainment, marketplaces, agritech, entertainment, and fintech.[6]
History
Golden Gate Ventures was accepted into the Singapore Government's Technology Incubation Scheme in 2013.[9]
In 2022, Golden Gate Ventures opened offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[3][10]
References
- Unpacking Southeast Asia's emerging markets with Vinnie Lauria, Golden Gate Ventures informaconnect.com, retrieved 2025-10-22^
- Golden Gate Ventures www.goldengate.vc, retrieved 2023-04-04^
- Silicon Valley Talent Is Helping Grow Vietnam's Startup Hub Bloomberg.com, 2023-02-13, retrieved 2023-04-04^
- Vinnie Lauria. How Southeast Asian Startups Are Creating A Digital Future In A Coronavirus Pandemic Forbes, retrieved 2023-04-04^
- Singapore's Golden Gate Targets Vietnam Startups in Growth Push Bloomberg.com, 2022-05-30, retrieved 2023-04-04^
- Singapore's Golden Gate Ventures Eyes $120 Million for New Fund Bloomberg.com, 2021-12-07, retrieved 2023-04-04^
- Jon Russell. Golden Gate Ventures hits first close on new $100M fund for Southeast Asia TechCrunch, 2018-08-01, retrieved 2023-04-04^
- Sheila Chiang. Southeast Asia VC firms could see a larger impact from SVB fallout than startups CNBC, 16 March 2023, retrieved 2023-04-04^
- List of Approved TIS Incubators 2013-08-01, retrieved 2023-04-04^
- Sharanya Pillai. Golden Gate Ventures to open 2 new offices in Vietnam www.businesstimes.com.sg, retrieved 2023-04-04^