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Cocoon Capital Cocoon Capital is a VC dedicated to support tenacious and daring change-makers to nurture and scale their companies to become high-growth industry leaders.

Southeast Asia's leading tech seed investors, bringing ideas to Series A.

08/09/2026

The first five minutes of your pitch matter more than you think. Before you get to the numbers, the market size, or the vision, our investment team wants you to answer some of these first.

Watch the video to find out.

Following yesterday’s announcement, here’s a little more about why we invested in Bioactivx®: Collagen has long been a g...
04/09/2026

Following yesterday’s announcement, here’s a little more about why we invested in Bioactivx®:

Collagen has long been a go-to material for treating serious burns and deep wounds. But a treatment can work well and still be out of reach, whether it’s unsuitable for certain patients for religious reasons or for patients in remote areas that are distant from burn centres, which are usually situated in major cities.

That’s the gap our portfolio company, Bioactivx®, has set out to close with its Bioactiv® Matrix.

BioactivX® Matrix is a fully synthetic wound-care matrix designed to outperform collagen without the constraints of animal-derived materials. No animal tissue. It can be used outside a sterile operating theatre, helping reduce the risk of infection. A two-year shelf life makes advanced wound care more practical to transport, store, and deploy where it is needed most.

In simple terms: Bioactiv® Matrix takes the benefits of advanced wound care and removes many of the barriers that make it difficult to deliver.

We’re proud to share that Bioactivx® has closed a US$3M Pre-Series A, co-led with Martin Krupp, to scale manufacturing here in Singapore and bring Bioactiv® Matrix to more patients and more places.

Congratulations to co-founders Peili Teo, Yew Lok Woo, and the entire Bioactivx team, and to Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and SingHealth for backing this journey from the beginning. 🧬

Find out how Michael Blakey decided to invest, and why the way Peili explained the problem mattered as much as the product itself: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mblakey_vcthursdayswithmichael-cocoonportco-bioactivx-activity-7501089695725178880-BbAS?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABfIPZcBR4oxDCyDwd3x0-WekO10OrSRtLU

Cocoon Capital Portfolio Company, Bioactivx® Raises US$3 Million in Latest Round to Advance New Generation of Wound Care...
03/09/2026

Cocoon Capital Portfolio Company, Bioactivx® Raises US$3 Million in Latest Round to Advance New Generation of Wound Care

We've backed the team since their seed round, and it's been incredible watching Bioactiv® Matrix move from promising science through clinical validation and regulatory submission, now heading toward commercialisation.

Congratulations to the whole Bioactivx® team!

Swipe through for the story.

If achieving work-life balance is hard for you as an early stage founder, here is something you can, and MUST do.Our Man...
31/08/2026

If achieving work-life balance is hard for you as an early stage founder, here is something you can, and MUST do.

Our Managing Partner Michael Blakey has been in this industry for almost thirty years and he admitted he's not the one to talk about work-life balance.

He's tried yoga (disaster). He's tried meditation (worse, the second his head cleared, every work thought came rushing back in to fill the space).

We're guessing a lot of you can relate.

Balance is hard to come by for anyone. It's even harder for founders, especially early-stage founders.

But what Michael has landed on instead isn't balance, it's an escape hatch, deliberately built. One week a year, off the grid, on a cruise across the Atlantic. It didn't just happen by accident, or by surprise. He booked it a year ahead, because nobody was going to build that escape hatch for him. The same goes for you.

It doesn't have to be a trip. It doesn't have to be once a year. Once a month works. Once a quarter works. It really doesn't matter for as long as you plan that reboot.

So tell us, have you actually achieved work-life balance? Or what's the one thing you do as your "reboot"? Tell us below.

Read full story: https://lnkd.in/gwAV2RSx

RED FLAG OR NOT?You want an investor’s money. But you won’t listen to them.Here’s a recent story from Michael when he me...
27/08/2026

RED FLAG OR NOT?
You want an investor’s money. But you won’t listen to them.

Here’s a recent story from Michael when he met with two founders who both chose not to walk him through their decks, despite being asked to. Instead, they wanted to “just have a chat.” Both meetings ended with Michael having more questions than answers, because when he asked direct questions, he often got answers to something else entirely.

A small moment in a pitch meeting? Maybe. But pitching is a live demo of how a founder communicates under pressure, responds to questions, and engages with the people they're trying to convince.

Investors are also learning how you might engage with customers, manage a team, and work with a board in the years ahead.

So do you think it's a red flag too?

Read full insight here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mblakey_vcthursdayswithmichael-venturecapital-founders-activity-7498553449479815168-Rcur?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=android_app&rcm=ACoAABfIPZcBR4oxDCyDwd3x0-WekO10OrSRtLU&utm_campaign=copy_link

Michael Blakey, our Managing Partner, will be on the panel “Cross-Border Growth: Scaling Businesses Across ASEAN” at the...
26/08/2026

Michael Blakey, our Managing Partner, will be on the panel “Cross-Border Growth: Scaling Businesses Across ASEAN” at the upcoming Entrepreneur Asia Pacific Capital & Scale Summit 2026.

📅 4 September 2026
📍 The St. Regis Singapore

If you’re building, investing, or operating across the region, this should be a good conversation to be part of. The summit brings together 250+ founders, investors, and senior decision-makers from across APAC.

🔗 Register: https://shorturl.at/4x26A

Know someone thinking about their next market? Tag them below. 👇

Read this for more details:

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1656452546487807&id=100063692336574&rdid=cvOucnlSLLrHKxDE #

The best founders understand not only how to tell their story but also HOW investors think. Earlier this month, our Asso...
18/08/2026

The best founders understand not only how to tell their story but also HOW investors think.

Earlier this month, our Associate, Alexia Tok, joined MedTech Actuator Origin Pitch Bootcamp to lead a Fundraising Fundamentals workshop for 21 MedTech teams.

The session explored:
✨️ how investors evaluate opportunities,
✨️ what drives investment decisions,
✨️ how founders can strengthen their pitch decks,
✨️ navigating valuation and dilution trade-offs,
✨️ preparing for due diligence,
✨️ and how to focus on the milestones that create real company value.

Thank you to MedTech Actuator for the opportunity to engage with the next generation of healthcare innovators. We look forward to seeing these founders continue turning ambitious ideas into impactful businesses.

Kinda chic to be late to the trend because we’ve been busy backing our founders. At Cocoon Capital, we keep our portfoli...
18/08/2026

Kinda chic to be late to the trend because we’ve been busy backing our founders.

At Cocoon Capital, we keep our portfolio focused so we can do more than just invest. Our founders get more than capital, they get experienced partners in their corner, honest feedback when it matters, and support in navigating the journey from seed to meaningful follow-on capital.

We back a handful of companies each year, investing in the top deep tech and enterprise founders so we can stay close, go deep, and support them throughout their journey.

Speaking of journey, we've got six investment lessons from The Odyssey waiting for you in case you've missed it. Read it here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18dP4qsciU/

If you’d like to be part of our portfolio, send your application through www.cocooncap.com.

Join the Cocoon Capital Mentoring Hours with a 25-minute 1-on-1 session with Michael Blakey, Managing Partner at Cocoon ...
17/08/2026

Join the Cocoon Capital Mentoring Hours with a 25-minute 1-on-1 session with Michael Blakey, Managing Partner at Cocoon Capital.

With 26 years of investing experience and firsthand experience as a founder, Michael has spent decades helping startups navigate the challenges of building, fundraising, and scaling. Now, he'll be flying back to Bangkok to meet founders in Bangkok.

Bring whatever's keeping you up at night: your problem statement, business model, pitch deck, fundraising plans, investor readiness, or how to take your startup to the next stage.

📍 Bangkok, Thailand
🗓️ August 26 to 28

Mentoring slots are available, secure yours: bit.ly/ccmh-bkk1

16/08/2026

No matter where you are in your career, there's always something worth looking forward to, because progress isn't just measured by milestones, it's also found in the things that keep us motivated every day.

Our team shared theirs. Now we'd love to hear yours.

What's one thing you're excited about this August?

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