Aakash Kapoor

Investing in people and insights | PeakXV | Sequoia

📍 Singapore, Singapore🔄 Updated September 2026💼 16 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Mar 2026𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Series D Investor
Mar 2026
Alpaca is a US-headquartered, self-clearing broker-dealer and a global leader in brokerage infrastructure APIs providing access to stocks, ETFs, options, fixed income, and crypto. Alpaca delivers embeddable finance solutions for tokenization, fully paid securities lending, high-yield cash, 24/5 trading, Shariah-compliant investing, and more. Today, Alpaca powers over 9 million brokerage accounts across hundreds of fintechs and institutions in 40+ countries, with over $320M in funding from top investors including Drive Capital, Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Derayah Financial, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Elefund, and Y Combinator.
Investor
Oct 2024
watchTowr is redefining External Attack Surface Management with its Continuous Automated Red Teaming platform, built by offensive security experts and backed by real-world vulnerability research. Critical infrastructure and Fortune 500 companies globally trust watchTowr to continuously validate and strengthen their security postures. If there’s a way to compromise an organization, the watchTowr Platform will find it.
Seed Investor; Board Member
Sep 2024
Spend, send, and save stablecoins around the world. 📲 Global money accounts 💳 Cards accepted at 150M+ merchants and ATMs 🌎 Available in 160+ countries
Board Member
Oct 2023
Triple-A is a global payment institution licensed in the United States, Europe, and Singapore, enabling businesses worldwide to pay and get paid in both stablecoins and local currencies. We empower businesses to reach over 700M digital currency owners, boost revenue, and optimise costs through stablecoin payments, while eliminating volatility, custody, and compliance risks. Our commitment is to build a more efficient, inclusive global payment ecosystem by bridging the gap between local and digital currencies. Registered with the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and Banque de France’s ACPR in Europe, Triple-A is trusted by over 20,000 businesses worldwide to make global stablecoin payments simple, secure, and cost-effective.
Board Member
May 2022
Tazapay is a Singapore-based fintech company, designed to redefine the cross-border payment experience. Since its inception in 2021 by industry veterans, Tazapay has raised a successful $16.9 million Series A funding round, with significant investment from prestigious institutions such as Sequoia and the PayPal Alumni Fund. The platform allows businesses to transact with ease in 173+ countries, offering an array of card and local payment options. Its unified interface simplifies the onboarding process, allowing businesses to partner with just one entity, thereby streamlining their payment process. Tazapay continues to drive global business growth by offering a trusted and accessible platform for cross-border e-commerce transactions.
Board Member
Jan 2022
ASTRO - Groceries in Minutes Indonesias first and fastest-growing on-demand platform for groceries and essentials. Anything you need, fast. Astro is Indonesias first quick commerce company that delivers groceries and essentials to your door within 15 minutes. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our mission is to make peoples lives simpler and easier by saving them time, energy, and money. Just like real Astronauts that take off into outer space, Astro embodies the values of being fast, bold, adventurous, and technologically advanced. Download our app now to experience and enjoy the new definition of fast! Interested in working for a company that pushes the boundaries and strives to be the best? Join us now to be a part of this ground-breaking mission!
Investor, Series C
Jan 2022
Founded in 2013, eFishery is the first Aquaculture Technology startup in Asia that develops innovations in the aquaculture field. eFishery disrupts traditional fish farming methods and provides cutting edge solutions in the aquaculture ecosystem by offering an end-to-end platform that provides access to feed, financing, and market to fish and shrimp farmers. eFishery aims to build an aquaculture ecosystem in Indonesia that is not only profitable but also sustainable to the farmers, buyers, and to all stakeholders.
Seed Investor
Dec 2021
STEPN GO is a new social lifestyle app by the creators of STEPN. Earn rewards, stay active and invite friends. Ready… STEPN, GO!
Investor
Sep 2021
Founded in 2018, Qoala is an omnichannel insuretech company, with a purpose to democratize, empower and redefine insurance for customers. Qoala believes in order to redefine insurance, it takes all stakeholders to be involved. Hence, Qoala is committed to provide the upmost value to all of its stakeholders including insurance partners, customers and regulators. Today, backed by prominent investors, Qoala is operating in four countries in Southeast Asia - Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand - and moving closer towards our goal to make insurance accessible and affordable for all. Qoala is also: 1. Qoala App: a digital insurance marketplace that gives its users the peace of mind from unexpected financial risks 2. Qoala Plus: a digital solution that enables our Mitras to sell various insurance products 3. Qoala for Enterprise: a corporate insurance solution that enables our partners to save on average 25% on insurance cost structure and earn additional income stream with our state-of-the-art technology At Qoala, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce of highly talented and ambitious individuals, with a data-driven mindset. Join our growing community of product driven, tech enthusiasts and growth minded individuals with strong insurance and eye towards the needs of customers and other stakeholders, with varying experiences from leading insurance industry players, leading tech giants, management consulting and many more. Qoala is working with PT Mitra Jasa Pratama as an insurance broker that is registered and monitored by OJK with a registration number: KEP-7767/MD/1986. Copyright © 2021 Qoala.
mid stageInsurance
Board Member
Sep 2021
Aspire is the all-in-one finance platform for modern businesses globally, helping over 50,000 companies save time and money with international payments, treasury, expense, payable, and receivable management solutions - accessible via a single, user-friendly account. Headquartered in Singapore, Aspire has 600+ employees across nine countries, clients in 30+ markets and is backed by global top tier VCs, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Y-Combinator, Tencent and Paypal. In 2023, Aspire closed an oversubscribed US$100M Series C round and announced that it has achieved profitability.
Seed Investor
Sep 2020
Aampe’s agentic infrastructure enables product and marketing teams to build strong customer relationships by delivering continuously personalized experiences. Once deployed, Aampe’s agents continuously learn user preferences and optimize the delivery of messages and in-app experiences. For every user, Aampe assigns an agent that uses machine learning and human guidance to continuously learn about its client – the user – and decide what to deliver, when to deliver, and most importantly, whether or not to deliver in the first place. Built by a team of empathetic and experienced data scientists and engineers, Aampe serves marketing, growth, and product teams at consumer and prosumer technology companies. Aampe has successfully helped household brands across Europe, Asia, and North America to amp up their personalization game.
Board Member
Feb 2020
We have received reports of scammers posting fraudulent jobs openings or contacting job-seekers with fake job offers. At Lummo, we follow a merit-based employee hiring process and do not charge/accept any amount of money or security deposit from job seekers. Please be vigilant against these types of recruitment fraud. For further information please reach out to contact@lummoshop.com __________ We empower entrepreneurs and brands in SEA to accelerate their growth and to serve their customers by giving them the best technology and partner solutions. Lummo exists for entrepreneurs filled with motivation and a zeal to grow. We help these growth oriented entrepreneurs unlock their full potential through our D2C SaaS solutions. Through our solutions which are personalized and made for SEA, we shine the spotlight on entrepreneurs and brands, enabling them to discover all possibilities to grow their business.
Board Member
Dec 2019
We started in 2015 with a belief that fairness should be one thing that can be experienced by everyone. With this thought we created a free interbank transfer service which anyone could use. Hereinafter, we build more and more to help Indonesia move money, be it for individuals and businesses. We continue to innovate in providing fair financial solutions so that everyone everywhere can do various kinds of money transactions with far better experience, seamlessly, swiftly, and securely. To build better and better experiences, we’ll need enormous support from determined talent like you. Join our hyper growing team at https://flip.id/career =================== To learn more about Flip, visit our website: https://flip.id Connect with us on our social media: Instagram: https://instagram/flip_id Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/flip_id Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HaiFlip
Board Member
Sep 2019
Bringing you pain-free connectivity while you travel. As travelers ourselves, we’ve faced the painful situations of not finding Wi-Fi, losing the SIM card you’ve carefully taped to the back of your phone, and the horror of coming home to an unexpected roaming bill. We believe that in today’s modern world, connectivity and freedom should be accessible to all. Airalo is here to take away the pain and stress of researching and seeking out the best roaming deal. We’re here to let everyone stay connected globally while keeping it simple and pain-free. Airalo is the world’s first eSIM store for travelers to access over 200+ eSIMs at the most affordable, local rates from around the world, all via eSIM-compatible smartphone, tablet, or PC. Airalo offers you both connectivity and freedom - you’ll never have to carry multiple SIM cards or change your number again, no matter where you are in the world.
Board Member
May 2019
Zenyum is on a mission to help Asia smile more. Were a consumer-focused healthcare brand that removes medical jargon, cancelled appointments, price variations and puts convenience at the centre of your smile journey. The result? Affordable dental treatment that actually works. Founded in 2018 in Singapore, Zenyum provides Smile Cosmetics, produced under the highest quality standards. Led by a team of experienced tech entrepreneurs and doctors, we bring the highest level of care to our customers by partnering with experienced local dentists across Asia. Zenyum operates in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.
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2026
Series D Investor
Mar 2026
Alpaca is a US-headquartered, self-clearing broker-dealer and a global leader in brokerage infrastructure APIs providing access to stocks, ETFs, options, fixed income, and crypto. Alpaca delivers embeddable finance solutions for tokenization, fully paid securities lending, high-yield cash, 24/5 trading, Shariah-compliant investing, and more. Today, Alpaca powers over 9 million brokerage accounts across hundreds of fintechs and institutions in 40+ countries, with over $320M in funding from top investors including Drive Capital, Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Derayah Financial, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Elefund, and Y Combinator.
2024
Investor
Oct 2024
watchTowr is redefining External Attack Surface Management with its Continuous Automated Red Teaming platform, built by offensive security experts and backed by real-world vulnerability research. Critical infrastructure and Fortune 500 companies globally trust watchTowr to continuously validate and strengthen their security postures. If there’s a way to compromise an organization, the watchTowr Platform will find it.
Seed Investor; Board Member
Sep 2024
Spend, send, and save stablecoins around the world. 📲 Global money accounts 💳 Cards accepted at 150M+ merchants and ATMs 🌎 Available in 160+ countries
2023
Board Member
Oct 2023
Triple-A is a global payment institution licensed in the United States, Europe, and Singapore, enabling businesses worldwide to pay and get paid in both stablecoins and local currencies. We empower businesses to reach over 700M digital currency owners, boost revenue, and optimise costs through stablecoin payments, while eliminating volatility, custody, and compliance risks. Our commitment is to build a more efficient, inclusive global payment ecosystem by bridging the gap between local and digital currencies. Registered with the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), and Banque de France’s ACPR in Europe, Triple-A is trusted by over 20,000 businesses worldwide to make global stablecoin payments simple, secure, and cost-effective.
Vice President
Jun 2023
Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital India & SEA) is a leading venture capital and growth investing firm investing across India, Southeast Asia and beyond. Our new name, Peak XV (pronounced Peak Fifteen) was the name used for Mount Everest before it was called that. To us, it signifies the relentless pursuit of greatness by our founders, in spite of challenges along the way. It embodies everything we believe about building long-lasting businesses that stand tall and inspire greatness.  Over the last 17 years of our operations in the region, Peak XV has grown to manage over USD 9 billion in capital across 13 funds and invested in over 400 companies, of which ~40 companies have achieved revenues of over $100MM. Our team of professionals work across 5 offices – Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Singapore and Dubai and span 14 nationalities. To know more, check out peakxv.com.
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