Satori Giants

The firm positions itself as a 'co-creator' that provides capital alongside venture-building support. Its team offers sales acceleration, governance and compliance assistance, and accounting and finance support through a partner firm. The goal is to free founders to focus on product development and revenue generation, with Satori Giants also connecting portfolio companies to downstream investment partners for follow-on rounds.

Satori Giants invests at the pre-seed and seed stages. According to its website, it deploys capital into ventures at the earliest institutional entry points and then works with founders to build the operational and strategic foundations required to reach subsequent funding rounds.

The firm is headquartered in Singapore and invests across Southeast Asia and broader APAC emerging markets. The team’s business development experience spans the UK, US, UAE, Singapore, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia, and its disclosed portfolio includes companies in Cambodia (Jalat) and across the region.

Satori Giants describes itself as a private equity firm that deploys capital into early-stage ventures, but it does not publicly disclose its capital source or whether it manages third-party LP commitments. No evidence has been found in primary sources confirming a multi-family office or institutional fund structure.

Satori Effect is a consultancy co-founded by Riz Aslam that works with venture capital firms, including 500 Global, to help cultivate high-potential ventures. Satori Effect operates as an adjacent entity to Satori Giants, and both share a mission of building the next generation of standout companies.

Co-founders Riz Aslam and Max Thornton lead the firm. Aslam is a nine-time founder with experience at ?WhatIf! (Accenture) and Citibank, and Thornton previously worked across four emerging-market investment firms before launching Satori Giants. Tan Ser Chhay and Dominic Kalousek are also named team members on the firm’s website.

The firm’s in-house venture builders claim over 50 years of combined sales and business development experience. They work directly with startup teams to increase traction and optimize sales strategies for local markets. Satori Giants also provides back-office support in accounting, finance, legal, and government relations through a partner firm.