ABOUT
Archerman Capital™ is a global growth equity investor that invests across multiple stages in TMT and deep tech. The firm is headquartered in Boston and has offices in Hong Kong and Bangalore. We back world-class entrepreneurs and fund managers.
The firm was founded in 2018 by Harry Archerman, a Harvard PhD graduate in Applied Physics, and managed by a team of investment professionals with global capital market experience who share the same investment philosophies. It was previously known as Ab Initio Capital (ABI) and is rebranded as Archerman Capital in 2023 to reflect a new chapter of the firm. Ab Initio is the Latin word for first principles and is also the driving force of our long-term success. By applying first principles thinking in the global economy and human civilization, we have been relentlessly pursuing the deepest possible understanding of how the economy works and how human beings work, which turned into great investments.
We are as practical as idealistic, as bold as thoughtful, and as wise as smart. Be with us and change the world.
Portfolio Funds
HashKey Capital is an institutional asset manager investing exclusively in blockchain technology and digital assets. The principals of HashKey Capital have been involved in investing and building blockchain companies since 2015. Its vision and commitment ensure that HashKey stands at the very center of the blockchain ecosystem in Asia and globally.
A general technology fund. To be disclosed later.
A general technology fund in the US. To be disclosed later
An early stage fund in India. To be disclosed later
Portfolio Companies
Lalamove (Huo La La) is an Asia-based technology company that provides delivery services by connecting users with delivery drivers on its mobile and web apps. The company operates in cities across Asia and Latin America connecting over 7 million users with more than 700,000 delivery drivers. Lalamove services are currently available in Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Cebu, Bangkok, Pattaya, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Jakarta, Pune, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Mexico City.
Other investors: Sequoia Capital China, Tiger Global Management, Vitruvian Partners, Aspex Management, D1 Capital Partners, and etc.
Delhivery Ltd (NSE: DELHIVERY) is an India company that provides a full range of logistics services, including delivery of express parcel and heavy goods, PTL freight, TL freight, warehousing, supply chain solutions, cross-border Express, freight services, and supply chain software. The company also offers value-added services such as e-commerce return services, payment collection and processing, installation and assembly services, and fraud detection. In May 2022, Delhivery launched its initial public offering (IPO) of ₹5,235 crore (US$660 million) at a valuation of ₹35,283 crore (US$4.4 billion) and got listed on the BSE and NSE.
Other investors: Softbank Vision Fund, The Carlyle Group, Tiger Global Management, FedEx, Fidelity, GIC, Baillie Gifford, and etc.
Empower Semiconductor is a San Jose, CA based fabless semiconductor company that designs the next generation integrated voltage regulators in processors and memory. The company's services specialize in a patented power management architecture with no external components, ranging from low-power mobile devices to the high-powered server and communications systems, enabling businesses to redefine the cost, size, and energy efficiency of voltage regulators for applications.
Other investors: Goertek Inc., TSMC, Mesh Ventures, Samsung Oak Holdings Inc, CHH Financiere SA, Jeffrey Holland, and etc.
Kolmostar is a Fremont, CA based fabless semiconductor company specializing in GNSS (Global Navigational Satellite Systems, including GPS, Beidou, etc.) positioning solutions. With advanced statistical signal processing technology and high-dimensional space search theory, Kolmostar’s solutions reconstruct the basic theories and methods of GNSS signal processing.
Other investors: Frees Fund, Goerteck Inc., CTC Capital, Optimas Capital Partners, Momenta Ventures, and etc.
Axoft is a Harvard spin-off that develops implantable electronics designed to amplify brain-machine communication. The company specializes in brain implants made out of ultra-flexible plastic mesh which is softer than plastic and silicone implants also which are scalable and capable of integrating many sensors into one implant with the same mechanical properties as the brain, enabling patients to treat neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson's disease.
Other investors: The Engine, Alumni Ventures, and etc.
SanaHeal is an MIT spin-off that provides a new bio adhesive technology platform for better repair and healing of injured tissues and organs in the human body. The company's tapes can be used in place of sutures to promote healing and minimize complications after surgery, enabling patients who suffered multiple traumatic injuries to get required intensive care.
Artsy is an online art platform designed to expand the art market to support artists and art in the world. The company's platform partners with leading museums, international galleries, auction houses, and art fairs to create an art marketplace and also manages art publications online, enabling users to have access to a global audience to learn about, discover, and collect art.
Other investors: Thrive Capital, L Catterton, Avenir Growth Capital, and etc.
FOMO Pay is a major payment institution (License No. PS20200145) headquartered in Singapore and licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to conduct Cross-border Money Transfer Service, Domestic Money Transfer Service, Digital Payment Token Service and Merchant Acquisition Service.
Other investors: Jump Crypto, HashKey Capital, Antalpha Ventures, Republic Capital, and etc.
KreditBee is an Indian FinTech Platform which offers instant personal loan to professionals, where they can avail loans up to ₹4 lakhs as per their requirement. With a strong focus on online tech-based and data-centric KYC, KreditBee envisions to solve the financial inclusion gap in the varied demographic segments of the country. The platform is operated under Systemically Important NBFC Krazybee Services Private Limited, registered with RBI (Reserve Bank of India) since May 2017. It has 6 million loan customers, out of which over 2 million are active loan customers. Its AUM is more than 0.5 billion USD by end of 2022.
Other investors: Advent International, Premji Invest, Mirae Asset, ICICI Bank, NewQuest, Motilal Oswa, and etc.
Ola Electric is the leading electric two wheelers (E2W) manufacturing company in India. India is a massive two wheelers (2W) market producing over 20 million 2W annually. E2W market in India has entered into a fast-growing period since June 2021 and EV penetration is improving significantly, due to a series of aggressive subsidy policies and EV's excellent performance on cost savings.
Other investors: Softbank, Tiger Global Management, Falcon Edge Capital, Temasek, and etc.
Founded in 2015, Yuanxin Technology provides one-stop healthcare and other value-added services using its online and offline platforms. It is China’s biggest prescription-drug-focused healthcare payment platform as measured by operating revenue in 2020, according to research cited in its prospectus by Frost & Sullivan.
Other investors: Sequoia Capital China, Tencent Investment, Qiming Venture Partners, B Capital Group, OrbiMed, and etc.
ZhenYun Information Technology is a provider of a one-stop procurement and supply management SaaS intended to improve efficiency of procurement. The company's platform is a one-stop solution for combining various procedures and processes in procurement and supply management including contract signing, planning, request submission, order settlement, enabling companies to increase the efficiency of procurement and also reduce the cost of procurement.
Other investors: Blue Lake Capital, Unicorn Capital Partners (Asia), Xiamen C&D Corporation, Dragonball Capital, and etc.
Chubby Bear (Xiao Pang Xiong) is a business-to-business trading platform intended to sell and buy home construction materials. The company's platform connects suppliers to contractors to offer products such as cement, paint, wire, and other construction materials, enabling construction enterprises to fulfill their supply chain needs.
Other investors: SoftBank Investment Advisers, Tencent Investment, Matrix Partners China, CMC Capital Partners, and etc.
Ma Ji Yong is a Chinese Lanzhou beef noodle chain restaurant brand. The company has franchises across different cities in China, providing customers with authentic Lanzhou beef noodle taste.
Other investors: Sequoia Capital China, Tencent Investment, GenBridge Capital, and etc.
DaVdian is a membership e-commerce and community platform designed for mothers to shop and share motherhood experiences. The company offers an online and offline community consisting of mothers who share their experiences on parenthood, enabling new parents to make friends and learn on how to raise children through articles written by professionals or experienced mothers. It also offers e-commerce platform to buy baby products.
Other investors: Eight Roads, Steamboat Ventures, Sky9 Capital, GSR Ventures, LGT Venture, and etc.
Shiheng is an online catering management system designed to provide customers with e-commerce services. The company's system offers front-end to back-end, including food design, system docking service, digital marketing and packaging service, enabling users to improve management efficiency of local restaurants and make online food ordering process more effective.
Other investors: SoftBank Ventures Asia, TPG, Sequoia Capital China, Gaorong Capital, and etc.
SafePal is a developer of crypto management platform intended to trade, manage, track, and analyze digital assets. The company's platform provides hardware and software wallet product lines that keep all payments safe on the decentralized system, enabling users to secure, manage, swap, trade, and grow crypto wealth without compromising asset security.
Web3Go is an open data platform that focuses on the formatting, visualization, sharing, and collaborative analysis of the on-chain data.
Other investors: Binance Labs, LIF, Shima Capital, HashKey Capital, NGC, Big Brain Holdings, and etc.
SignalPlus is a developer of a fully automated trading system designed to bridge the infrastructure gap in Cefi and Defi option platforms. The company's platform uses an artificial-intelligence-powered trading robot that automates market making and risk hedging, providing traders with a customized options trading platform for digital and crypto assets.
Other investors: HashKey Capital, Tencent, LIF, and etc.
Ultiverse is the operator of the blockchain-based NFT gaming platform intended to help every player to build a character and participate in the battle against other players. The company's platform helps users to create characters, it also offers a way to redeem the NFTs to real-life replicas, and deliverables anywhere in the world on request, enabling players to play games resembling the real world.