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7 updatesLast posted 12 Jun 2026
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Latest12 Jun 2026 · Fund

Kreo Ventures closes Fund II at $30M

Second fund closes oversubscribed, with a mandate unchanged: pre-seed and seed cheques into hardtech built in Asia.

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28 May 2026Portfolio

Straits Cell moves to pilot production in Johor

The solid-state cell programme leaves the lab: a contract line qualified for tropical-grid fast-charge packs.

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06 May 2026Team

Zhi Chen steps up to lead technical diligence

The materials-science half of the investment team now owns diligence across energy, storage and advanced materials.

Industrial robotic machine, black and whiteRead the release→
21 Apr 2026Press

James Tang on why hardware timelines break venture maths

A long interview on patient capital, first production runs, and the diligence questions software investors never ask.

Macro of a patterned semiconductor waferRead the release→
03 Apr 2026Portfolio

Nine Lattice ships first customer samples

Wafer-level packaging samples are with two edge-inference customers, with power figures ahead of the internal target.

Macro detail of a photonic circuit boardRead the release→
18 Feb 2026Fund

Kreo joins a Singapore deep-tech manufacturing consortium

Shared access to pilot lines, metrology and test capacity for portfolio companies moving out of the lab.

Autonomous wheeled robot platform in a workshopRead the release→
30 Jan 2026Portfolio

Robospectra begins hospital pilots for autonomous mobility

Two rehabilitation hospitals start supervised trials of the AI-guided wheelchair platform.