CE-Ventures is the corporate venture capital platform of Crescent Enterprises, investing in early- to late-stage high-growth companies and venture funds globally. CE-Ventures maintains a versatile approach, unbound by sector or stage limitations. Our investment scope spans the US, the MENA, India, and Southeast Asia. We invest in transformative businesses across industries, including consumer, deep-tech and biotech. We back visionary entrepreneurs by providing capital, resources, and a global network to build and scale exceptional businesses that drive long-term value.
Anomali is the leader in intelligence-driven extended detection and response cybersecurity solutions. The Anomali Platform empowers security operations teams to detect threats precisely, optimise response, achieve resiliency, and ultimately stop attackers and breaches. Anomali’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions easily integrate into existing security tech stacks through native-cloud, multi-cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployments.
Animoca Brands is building a next-generation blockchain gaming business that will eventually connect digital property rights to all valuable assets in the Metaverse. Animoca Brands’ gaming and publishing efforts leverage popular brands, blockchain, and mobile technology, focusing on digital collectibles (nonfungible tokens or NFTs).
B Capital is a global venture capital investor in the USA, India, and Southeast Asia. It targets technology-enabled financial, insurance, health and wellness, industrial, transportation, niche consumer tech and horizontal SaaS firms, particularly during their early expansion. CEVentures is a Limited Partner in the B Capital II Fund.
Basic Home is a home mortgage distribution platform that helps consumers identify and secure home mortgages through easy-to-use technology for faster loan disbursements. It has a hybrid approach to creating a network of agents who use their technology to handhold consumers from “research” to “final disbursement” of home loans.
BOV Capital strives to help Sri Lankan start-ups capture regional and global opportunities. Its portfolio includes artificial Intelligence (AI), enterprise, Internet of Things (IoT), e-commerce, logistics, media, and tourism entities. CE-Ventures is a Limited Partner in BOV Capital Fund.
CEVentures has partnered with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the USA to co-finance research projects. They aim to find innovative treatments for polycystic ovary syndrome and constipation-type irritable bowel disease (two indications with high unmet needs) by developing drugs that modulate the microbiome.
UnionPay provides bank card services and payment processing in China and is the only interbank network in China that links the automatic teller machines (ATMs) of all the country’s banks. The cards it issues are acceptable in 179 countries worldwide. It is the largest card payment organisation for debit and credit cards globally, offering mobile and online payments based on the total value of payment transactions.
Cohesity is a developer of a web-scale platform designed to simplify the way companies protect, manage, and extract value from their data. The platform provides distributed storage and consolidates all secondary data and associated management functions in one place. This helps businesses easily eliminate mass data fragmentation.
CoinList is a US-based full-stack and regulated solution for crypto investors. It enables them to access token sales, trade the best new tokens, stake, lend and participate in decentralised finance.
ConnectRN is a tech-enabled platform that connects nurses’ aides to competitive, on-demand job opportunities. The platform offers career development resources, flexible shift openings, and participation in a supportive community of peer professionals.
Cornerstone OnDemand powers the future-ready workforce with adaptive HR solutions designed to unite technology, data and content and inspire a work environment of growth, agility and success for all.
CrossBridge Bio is a biotechnology company focused on innovating ADC Therapeutics through stable dual-linker payload technology
DCVC is a USA-based venture capital fund specialising in deep and emerging technologies. DCVC invests in seed, Series A and growth-stage companies that leverage deep computing, big data, and IT infrastructure to transform major industries. CEVentures is an LP in the DCVC VI Fund.
Didi is the world’s leading mobile transportation platform, offering a full range of app-based services to users around the world
Endeavor Biomedicine is a clinical-stage precision medicine company targeting the drivers of terminal diseases, including oncology and fibrosis. The company combines advancements in technology with an evolving understanding of terminal diseases to develop best-in-class medicines with the potential to reverse the most severe health conditions.
EndoQuest Robotics designs and develops next-generation microsurgical robotic devices of unrivalled promise for novel surgeries. Its devices allow for minimally invasive and endoluminal surgical procedures. CEVentures is represented on EndoQuest’s board.
Exeliom Biosciences is developing new therapies in immuno-oncology and immuno-inflammation. Its candidates improve patients’ ability to respond to treatments in settings where dysregulated immunity can impede efficacy, such as inflammatory bowel diseases, solid tumor cancers and chronic infectious diseases. CEVentures is represented on Exeliom’s Board.
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FreshToHome is an online e-commerce retailer of fresh, chemical-free, well-priced seafood, meat, fruits, and vegetables. Its business model removes the middlemen and disrupts the conventional retail supply of fresh produce. That gives it end-to-end control of its supply chain. CEVentures is represented on FreshtoHome’s board.
Freya Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotech company dedicated to women’s health. With a focus on microbial immunotherapies, Freya addresses immune drivers underlying a range of reproductive health conditions to enhance in vitro fertilisation (IVF) outcomes and lower pre-term birth risks.
Furlenco caters to the lifestyle aspirations of contemporary urbanites in India through its unmatched online furniture subscription platform. The available furniture boasts award-winning designs by the company’s in-house designers.
Hippo provides insurance for smart homes. It believes that homeowners deserve improved insurance policies that cover the electronics and home office equipment common in modern-day households.
ICONIQ Capital is a privately held investment firm dedicated to improving the world by channelling capital, talent, and ideas into initiatives that advance society. It has approximately US$ 83.5 billion in assets under management across direct investments in technology growth equity, Venture Capital, middle market buyouts, and real estate. CEVentures is a Limited Partner in ICONIQ Growth funds.
IPI Partners manages investments emphasising the infrastructure of the data-driven economy on behalf of organisations globally. This joint venture leverages the leadership, strategic wisdom, vision, and international networks of its parent firms ICONIQ Capital and Iron Point Partners to buy, develop, and operate data centres and related assets in core markets of the digital economy. CEVentures is a Limited Partner in the IPI II Fund.
Jungle Ventures is one of Southeast Asia’s largest early-stage Venture Capital firms. It partners with tech-centric start-ups in financial, retail, software, travel and hospitality, media, and other services sectors to build regional technology leaders. CEVentures is a Limited Partner in Jungle Ventures funds and a Jungle Ventures III fund’s Limited Partner Advisory Committee (LPAC) member.
Kitopi is a tech-powered, multi-brand restaurant that cooks and delivers meals on demand for more than 100 food and beverage (F&B) brands that it has partnered with. Its more than 200 kitchens help these F&B brands expand beyond borders in as little as 14 days. CEVentures is represented on Kitopi’s board.
LayerZero is an omni-chain interoperability protocol that allows decentralised applications (dApps) to build across multiple blockchains in a trustless, efficient manner. It connects dApps across chains using on-chain ultra-light nodes, which achieve the security of a light node with the cost-effectiveness of a middle chain. Using the protocol, developers can turn their dApps into omni-chain applications using a single, simple interface.
Maisonette is a New York-based online marketplace for children’s products. The company’s platform offers a curated, diverse and differentiated assortment of apparel, accessories, toys, furniture, and home decor via a global network of brands and boutiques. It provides parents with a unified shopping portal for all their kids’ fashion purchases.
Marketwolf is an India focused online-only stockbroking trading. The platform has gamified and highly simplified options trading for the mass-market audience, making the options trading seamless. Marketwolf is primarily attracting new-to-stock market users on its platform.
Marti Technologies is leading the rapid growth of micro-mobility transportation in Turkey. Its locally developed software and mobile app-based platform offers millions of customers access to electric scooters that cater to last-mile transportation needs while protecting the environment with low carbon emissions.
Mobile Premier League (MPL) is the world’s leading mobile esports platform that allows users to participate in free and paid competitions across multiple categories, including fantasy sports, sports games, puzzles, casual and board games. MPL hosts hundreds of millions of tournaments a month and has over 90 million registered users across North America, Asia and Europe.
NerdWallet is a USA-based marketplace for personalised financial management and product comparisons of credit cards, banks, investments, mortgages and personal loans, including student loans, auto insurance, and more. It guides, tips, and reviews educate consumers about financial products and services.
NirogStreet is India’s first and one of the world’s fastest-growing tech-led platforms for Ayurvedic physicians. It provides more than 50,000 Ayurvedic practitioners with seamless access to peer-to-peer learning, electronic health records, and business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce resources.
NorthLadder is a B2B e-commerce platform for used electronics. The platform connects last-mile dealers and sellers without needing several intermediaries and with a transparent view of supply and demand. NorthLadder created the world’s first reverse auction platform for electronics, leveraging financial markets technology to ensure demand at the best prices for its customers and sellers while taking on zero inventory risk. CEVentures is represented on NorthLadder’s Board.
Pinterest is an online visual search and discovery platform where people find inspiration, curate ideas, and shop for products. Headquartered in San Francisco, Pinterest launched in 2010 and has over half a billion monthly active users worldwide.
Prime Medicine specialises in genomics. It is a next generation biotech firm that aspires to alter medical practices by curing more than 90% of known disease mutations with what it calls prime editing. This gene editing technology edits genomes to facilitate the flexible rewriting of DNA sequences and can generate genetic code in precise locations.
Rising Tide invests in visionary, early-stage software and biotech ventures breaking barriers and carving out markets in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. It emphasises ventures that harness technological advances in big data analytics, computer-aided design, optical sensors, mobile applications in vertical markets, and community-connected networks and services. CEVentures is a Limited Partner of Rising Tide.
Servify is a company that offers white-label protection plans and extended warranties for electronic devices. These plans are designed to align with the strategies of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and brand partners, providing customers with the best after-sales experience. The India-based company operates across four continents.
Shiprocket is India’s first automated shipping software. It aims to minimise e-commerce shipping challenges. Customers can select from multiple courier partners, print shipping labels, track orders from a single panel, and process returns on an integrated dashboard.
Sofinnova Partners is a leading Life Sciences investor throughout Europe. The investment firm manages over US$ 2.8 billion in assets across five distinct strategies, all dedicated to Life Sciences. Sofinnova flagship funds focus on biopharma and medical technology in Europe and the USA and make early-stage investments in start-ups from world-leading academic institutions or pharma spin-offs. CEVentures is a Limited Partner of Sofinnova Capital X Fund.
Tarabut is the MENA region’s first and largest regulated open banking platform. Its application programming interface (API) facilitates users’ connections to a regional network of banks and financial technology companies.
Transcorp is a temperature-controlled logistics and last-mile distribution service provider. It specialises in business-to-business-to-consumer (B2B2C) and B2B cold distribution and delivery. Its end-to-end warehousing, transporting, and distributing solutions streamline last-mile logistics. CEVentures is represented on Transcorp’s board.
Turtlemint leverages partnerships with more than 45 insurance companies to offer coverage to users of its technological platform. The platform features a point-of-sale persons (PoSPs) network of over 300,000 insurance advisors who have sold more than 10 million insurance policies to over 4.5 million customers.
Vezeeta is the one-stop healthcare solution for patients in the Middle East and Africa and a trusted partner for healthcare providers, pharma companies, and health insurance providers. It features digital healthcare booking, medical practice management software, and e-pharmacy services. The company has a network of over 30,000 licensed doctors of 44 medical specialties in six countries.
Wamda Capital is a sector-agnostic Venture Capital firm focused on technology companies in the MENA region and Turkey (MENAT). It invests in early- and growth-stage entities displaying scalable and capital-efficient business models. CEVentures is a Limited Partner in the Wamda Capital I Fund and a member of that fund’s Limited Partner Advisory Committee.
XCath, a medical technology leader, offers treatments for complex vascular conditions with its advanced robotic systems and steerable guidewires. Their innovations include the world’s first electronically controlled guidewire and an endovascular robot for submillimetre precision in minimally invasive procedures. XCath partners with physicians to address real-world challenges. CEVentures is represented on XCath’s board.