Aera Funds Management Pte. Ltd.

Micro VCSEC exempt reporting adviserClassification probable· Singaporeaera.vc

Investing today for a better world tomorrow. About Aera VC Aera VC is an early-stage VC fund investing to create a more resilient future. We bring a Breath Of Fresh Aera to the venture landscape with a formula and philosophy that works. Our portfolio companies are the best illustration of what we believe can be […]

In the firm's own words, from its website.

Reported fund assets
$36.4M
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
New companies, 12 mo
None
Investment team
8
Latest vintage
2021
Contact decision makers
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Ask DFX about thisView relationshipsFind contactsInvestments (25)Team (9)Funds
As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

5 additional team members, 12 additional co-investors and affiliates, 22 additional investments, funds and LPs, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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What matters now

  1. 1 company
    portfolio raising

    One portfolio company has new financing on record in 6 months without this firm named on the round; the latest on 28 Jul 2026 ($21M round).

    A portfolio company raising again is a follow-on decision for the firm and a co-investment opening for others.

    FactPress release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire)For Co-investors, LPs, lendersInvestments →
  2. 2 deals
    with Y Combinator

    Invests most often alongside Y Combinator (2 shared deals).

    pair last observed on record 1 Oct 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.

    Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →

People to know

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  • Jiore Craig
    Founder, Insight Partner
    Why: Founder of the firm
    No route on file yet
  • Daniel Tan
    Insight Partner
    Why: Partner: part of the investment decision
    No route on file yet
  • Derek Handley
    Insight Partner
    Why: Partner: part of the investment decision
    No route on file yet

Relationship network

49 connected entities

From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.

Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.

Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.

Reading the network
  • Sponsor
  • Company
  • Fund or vehicle
  • Person

Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.

Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.

How am I connected?

Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Aera Funds Management Pte. Ltd.: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.

See how you connect to Aera Funds Management Pte. Ltd.

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Investing

25 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
25 companies, 0 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
Advanced rebar technologyportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
AI grid optimizationportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
AI INFERENCE CLOUDportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
25 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
ai, climate, energy, space, defense
Stages
early
Geography
global, singapore, usa
Check size
not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate no observed dealsfollow-on rate no observed dealsnew companies, 12 months 0

Team

9 current, 2 departed
Decision makers
who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function
  • Jiore Craig · Founder, Insight Partner
    Why this person: Founder of the firm; Named with investment responsibility
  • Daniel Tan · Insight Partner
    Why this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility
  • Derek Handley · Insight Partner
    Why this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility

Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.

Investment team
9 current, 2 departed
1 departed (kept with end dates)
Contacts
1 firm phone

1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.

Funds and LPs

1 vehicle, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
1 reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Aera Climate & Frontier FundFund2021 form d first saleMature$36.4M
Mar 30, 2026
87$4.2MJan 10, 2022
Limited partners
0 LPs, 0 disclosed commitments
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Known LPs and allocators
0 relationships across the firm's funds, from public pensions and the allocator graph
No allocator names this firm or its funds in a public disclosure DFX holds.

Relationships across DFX

15 co-investors
Co-investors
15 counted from shared deals, for the whole firm

Evidence and history

3 dated events, 45 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
3 dated events
  1. Mar 30, 2026
    Milena Dimitrova Nikolova-Vatchkova (Director) no longer on Schedule A of Aera Funds Management Pte. Ltd.
    Person leftPeopleInferenceMilena Dimitrova Nikolova-VatchkovaForm ADV
  2. Jan 13, 2022
    Aera Funds Management Pte. Ltd. first filed Form ADV (ERA)
    First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactForm ADV
  3. Jan 13, 2022
    Aera Climate & Frontier Fund first reported on Form ADV by Aera Funds Management Pte. Ltd. (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $22,910,000
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactAera Climate & Frontier FundForm ADV
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 30, 2026 · 1 private fundsShow
Headquarters
Singapore, Singaporeadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
aera.vc
SEC adviser type
Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
Private fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
Latest Form ADV
Mar 30, 2026
Private funds reported
1 (1 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$36.4Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Owners on Schedule A
Aera Capital Holdings Pte. Ltd. (Sole Shareholder), owns 75% or more
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried2 on recordShow
  1. Sep 23, 2026
    Micro VC (probable, 80%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $36.4M across 1 vehicle
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Micro VC (probable, 80%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $36.2M across 1 vehicle
Evidence
45 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
SEC exemption claimedPrivate fund adviserMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2022-01-13Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2022-01-13Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29Sep 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25Sep 26, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-30Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-03-26Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
DescriptionSep 16, 2026Factno URL
DescriptionSep 14, 2026Factno URL
HeadquartersSingapore, SingaporeMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Legal formCorporationMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Portfolio pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Portfolio pageSep 14, 2026Factno URL
Private funds reported1Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported1Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$36.4MMar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$36.2MMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Schedule a diffsadiff-1Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Stated geographyGlobal, singapore, usa
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated geographyGlobal, singapore, usa
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 14, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsAI, climate, energy, space, defense
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsAI, climate, energy, space, defense
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 14, 2026Factno URL
Stated stagesearly
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated stagesearly
“stage words on the home page”
Sep 14, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Team pageSep 14, 2026Factno URL
Venture funds reported1Mar 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported1Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Site titleSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Site titleSep 14, 2026Factno URL
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersMicro VC, probableShow
Importance
31
moderate
Active deployment
0
low
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
100
high
Micro VC · probableSEC exempt reporting adviser

Venture manager, reported GAV $36.4M across 1 vehicle

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: 0.17 · funds: 0.08 · people: 0.4 · investments: 0.52 · co investors: 0.48
active deployment
investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 0 · latest investment at: not scored
emerging manager
fund count: 1 · reported gav: $36.4M · first adv filing: 2022-01-13 · years since first filing: 4.7

Fits, record history and connections

scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge

Record history

1 dated event on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Adviser's first ADV filing
    2022-01-13source on record

The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.