Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India (VVSEAI) has announced the promotions of Pui Yan Leung and Kanika Mayar, to partners while crypto exchange
Vertex Ventures SEA & India announces promotions
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India (VVSEAI) has announced the promotions of Pui Yan Leung and Kanika Mayar, to partners.
Based in Singapore, Pui Yan joined VVSEAI two years ago and has strong expertise in the technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) fields, as well as a track record of leading deals across the enterprise software, blockchain, creator economy, and consumer sectors.
Based in India, Kanika has been with VVSEAI since 2020 and is one of the few senior female investment professionals in the country across more than 500 venture capital funds. She has led deals across sectors such as agritech, business-to-business (B2B), consumer, and health tech.
VVSEAI is an early-stage VC firm that invests across Southeast Asia and India. VVSEAI has a strong record of working closely with startups to build global champions including Grab, Patsnap, Nium, Licious, and FirstCry. Some of the firm’s recent investments include Aruna, SCB Abacus, Ayu Health, Kapiva, Dedoco, Tiptip, DailyBox, Signzy, and others.
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Previously, served as India director of strategy for fintech for Prosus before leaving the company in November 2021. He also worked with the state think tank NITI Aayog as the programme director for frontier technologies. He is also an ex-investment banker.