Organization · Corporate Venture Capital
City Ventures
City Ventures is a corporate venture capital and company-building arm of City Holdings Ltd, focused on innovative projects in Myanmar. It aims to create value across various sectors, including agriculture, food production, and logistics.
Overview
What City Ventures does
What City Ventures is
City Ventures is a corporate venture capital and company-building arm of City Holdings Ltd, focused on innovative projects in Myanmar. It aims to create value across various sectors, including agriculture, food production, and logistics.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Corporate Venture Capital
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- May 5, 2026
Official channels
Find City Ventures elsewhere
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Capability profile
City Ventures as a funder
Investment thesis
City Ventures combines corporate venture investing with company building to uplift and empower the people of Myanmar through innovative projects and companies.
Focus narrative
City Ventures invests in a wide range of sectors, particularly agriculture, food production, retail, logistics, and consumer goods. The organization employs a unique five-stage development cycle to support ideas and projects at any stage of their lifecycle, making it industry and age agnostic. Their goal is to foster innovation and drive growth within Myanmar's economy.
Value beyond capital
City Ventures adds value to its portfolio companies by leveraging its extensive network within the City Holdings Group, providing strategic guidance, operational support, and access to resources that can help accelerate growth and innovation. The organization aims to create synergies between its investments and the broader ecosystem in Myanmar, fostering collaboration and enhancing market opportunities.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Friends and Family · Angel · Accelerator · Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series A+ · Series B · Series B+ · Series C · Series C+ · Series D · Series E · Series F · Growth Equity · Pre-IPO · Ipo · Secondary · Bridge · Recap
- Regions
- Asia
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 9
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include: Hyper Trade: A data analytics company focusing on the retail industry across Asia. Shopper + Myanmar: A retail marketing services agency in joint venture with a Malaysian entity. Near Me: A consumer financial services company utilizing advanced technology. Ninja Van: A last-mile delivery service in joint venture with Singapore's leading delivery-tech company. Myanmar Vineyard Estate: Myanmar's first vineyard offering scenic wine tours and on-site accommodation. The Pink Sun: A creative content and media agency spun out of the City Holdings Group. PSL: A full cold chain inter-city logistics joint venture with Japanese supply chain experts. City Invest: A financial and strategic investor in the agricultural sector to secure food supply in Myanmar. The Brand Origins: A company focused on producing innovative fast-moving consumer goods.
Common questions
What to know about City Ventures
Upseed classifies City Ventures under the Corporate Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
May 5, 2026
Known limits
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