Nsights
Notes from the people doing the work.
Essays, conversations and research from the nVentures team. What we are seeing, what we are betting on, and what we are still arguing about.
nVentures thinking
Our thinking on startups, venture capital, founders and emerging technology.
nSights: Backing Bold Underdogs We are an early-stage venture capital fund based in Singapore and Sri Lanka that backs underdogs.
- Why Most Seed Rounds Die at Series A
by nVentures on June 15, 2026 - The cheque isn't the winby nVentures on April 20, 2026
- Compliance as Infrastructure: The B2B Fintech Founders Who Will Win in 2026by nVentures on April 2, 2026
- What Makes a Great Founder?by nVentures on March 25, 2026
- Digitising the Roots: Rural Banking Tech and Financial Inclusion in Sri Lankaby nVentures on March 13, 2026
- Beyond Capital: Measuring the Real Impact of Structured Mentorshipby nVentures on March 5, 2026
- Scams are set to skyrocket with AI; Dossiers is building the solutionby nVentures on February 23, 2026
- The South Asian Alpha: Why Global Tech is Betting on Our Foundersby nVentures on February 13, 2026
nVentures in the news
News, interviews and media coverage featuring nVentures, our portfolio companies and the founders we back.
- After Two Exits, VC Firm nVentures Targets A $10+ Million Second Fund
by Echelon on July 7, 2026 - WealthOS Won A Tender By JPMorgan, And Then Was Bought Out
by Echelon on July 7, 2026 - Nanosoft Is Transforming Cooperative Banks for the Digital Ageby Echelon on June 8, 2026
- Finance Companies Know Their Customers Because Dossiers Reads The Obituariesby Echelon on June 8, 2026
- $600 m valuation and JPMorgan exit both trace back to Sri Lanka
by Daily FT on April 3, 2026 - Mintpay: pioneering BNPL in Sri Lanka
by The Realistic Optimist on March 19, 2026 - JP Morgan acquires WealthOS in landmark Sri Lanka startup exit
by e27 on January 23, 2026 - JP Morgan buys Sri Lankan fintech WealthOS
by The Examiner on January 22, 2026 - Flash Health: medicine delivery and diagnostics in Sri Lankaby The Realistic Optimist on October 21, 2025
- nVentures finds early success backing overlooked founders in South and Southeast Asiaby e27 on August 7, 2025
- Venture capital in a fragmented world: How trade wars are redrawing SEA's startup mapby e27 on April 9, 2025
- nVentures celebrates first exit as Singapore-based Kast Finance acquires Sri Lanka's Kaiju Labsby Daily FT on November 22, 2024
- Dossier secures funding to accelerate AI-powered compliance solutions for emerging marketsby e27 on November 13, 2024
- From civil war to innovation: nVentures's Chalinda on the rise of Sri Lankan entrepreneurshipby e27 on August 2, 2024
- Finding Sri Lanka's product-market fitby The Realistic Optimist on March 21, 2024
- nVentures collaborates with Google, Aspire and USAID for SouthXchange
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nVentures insights
Interviews, conversations and videos featuring nVentures, our founders and the ecosystem.