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Orient Growth Ventures
Orient Growth Ventures was formed in 2019 by Ricardo Bun and Rinze Verbeek, who had been investing personally in India and Southeast Asia for 20 years prior.
Orient Growth Ventures
Orient Growth Ventures was formed in 2019 by Ricardo Bun and Rinze Verbeek, who had been investing personally in India and Southeast Asia for 20 years prior. The firm emerged from their pattern of entering top-tier regional funds as the first European institutional backer, a positioning that now defines OGVs access advantage. Operating from Amsterdam and Maastricht, the firm structures dedicated fund vehicles — currently on OGF III — to channel European institutional capital into the region. The firm runs a hybrid fund-of-funds strategy across three return streams: primary commitments to early-stage and growth venture funds, direct co-investments and SPVs, and secondaries blended with venture debt to accelerate liquidity. Its geographic aperture covers India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Singapore, with underlying GP relationships including B Capital, Alpha JWC Ventures, TNB Aura, Chiratae Ventures, Foxmont Capital Partners, and Tanglin Venture Partners. Confirmed portfolio companies reached through these GPs include Indonesian coffee chain Kopi Kenangan (via Alpha JWC), Philippine deep-tech textile firm Nibertex (via Foxmont and TNB Aura), and Indian audio platform Pocket FM, which reports $430 million-plus in annual recurring revenue (via Tanglin VP). The firm runs a lean seven-person team across fundraising, GP sourcing, portfolio monitoring, and LP reporting. Morris Meijs joined as Partner to co-lead investment strategy and investor relations for OGF III, which carries a minimum LP commitment of €500,000 and targets a 15–20 percent net IRR. The legal entity is Orient Growth Capital Coöperatief U.A. OGV does not publicly disclose total AUM; it reports $100 million in capital committed across its vehicles and a portfolio of 500 underlying companies sourced from 200 investors. What structurally distinguishes OGV is the Europe-to-Asia bridge it has maintained since before the firms 2019 founding. The co-founders began cultivating GP relationships in the 1990s, when Bun studied in China, and translated that network into a recurring first-mover role for European LPs entering oversubscribed Asian funds. The firm reinforces this with a 360-degree reference network spanning founders, co-investors, and downstream LPs, backed by 15 years of proprietary manager data. That operating model makes it a conduit for European institutional capital into a region where most local GPs still see limited inbound interest from the continent.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2019
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Netherlands
City
Amsterdam
Corporate office
De Lairessestraat 154, 1075 HL Amsterdam, Netherlands
Additional offices
Maastricht, Netherlands
Principals
Ricardo Bun
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Rinze Verbeek
Co-Founder & Managing Director, OGF I & II
Morris Meijs
Partner
Max Hermans
Associate
Pieter de Bont
Portfolio Management OGF I & II
Trisa Tay
Operations & LP Services Fund I & II
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Orient Growth Ventures?
Co-Founder and Managing Partner Ricardo Bun leads fundraising, GP selection, and LP strategy, drawing on 20-plus years of investing across Asia. Rinze Verbeek, Co-Founder and Managing Director of OGF I and II, is the pioneer European investor in Southeast Asian venture capital who co-founded the firm in 2019. Partner Morris Meijs co-leads investment strategy and investor relations for the current OGF III vehicle.
How does Orient Growth Ventures source its GP relationships?
OGV relies on a 20-year on-the-ground network built by its co-founders, who were investing in India and Southeast Asia before the regions first professional VC funds were raised. The firm maintains a 360-degree reference network spanning founders, co-investors, and downstream LPs, and keeps 15 years of proprietary performance data on regional managers. That foundation allows it to enter oversubscribed funds where it is often the first European LP.
Is Orient Growth Ventures a single family office or a fund manager?
Orient Growth Ventures is a fund-of-funds manager, not a family office. It pools capital from external institutional investors and runs dedicated fund vehicles — the current iteration is OGF III — rather than managing a single family's wealth. The firm is structured as a Dutch cooperative (Orient Growth Capital Coöperatief U.A.).
What is OGF III's target return and how does the firm aim to achieve it?
OGF III targets a 15–20 percent net IRR and a DPI above 1.0× within six to eight years. The portfolio blends primary venture fund commitments with venture debt and secondary positions, a structure designed to produce earlier liquidity than a pure primary fund-of-funds. The 10-year fund horizon includes capital drawn over three to five years in 4–8 installments aligned with GP deployment schedules.
Which markets does Orient Growth Ventures cover?
India and Southeast Asia are the core markets, with underlying GP coverage in Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, and broader regional strategies. The firm does not invest in China, Europe, or North America as primary geographic mandates. Its listed GP partners include firms with an India-only, Southeast Asia-only, or combined India-and-Southeast Asia focus.
Does Orient Growth Ventures invest directly in companies or only through funds?
OGV operates primarily as a fund-of-funds, committing to venture capital firms across the region. It also makes direct co-investments and participates in SPVs alongside its GP partners. The current strategy adds venture debt and secondaries to the mix, but primary fund commitments remain the core allocation.
What is the minimum commitment for an LP in Orient Growth Ventures?
The minimum LP commitment for OGF III is €500,000. The investor onboarding process begins with an initial conversation, followed by access to the full Information Memorandum and financial model through a secure Trustmoore investor portal, then KYC/AML and a subscription agreement to join the next fund closing.
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