NEXEA Exists To Support And Fund Talented Entrepreneurs to Grow Into Industry Giants That Last.
NEXEA Pronunciation /NEKS’ĀƏ/ NEKS-AE-AH Etymology The NEXus of IdEAs
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS LONG, PAINFUL AND OFTEN LONELY.
NEXEA IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL INVESTOR
Most startups don’t fail because founders lack ideas or ambition. They fail because it is their first time building a business — and the cost of inexperience is high.
NEXEA was built to change that.
We are an entrepreneur-first institution that operates across venture capital, angel investment, accelerators, entrepreneur peer networks, and corporate innovation.
Capital is only one part of what we do. Our real work is helping entrepreneurs gain experience faster, avoid lethal mistakes, and grow their businesses the right way — at the right time.
NEXEA WAS BUILT BECAUSE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS HARDER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE
I’ve seen too many talented entrepreneurs fail — not because they lacked ability, but because they were alone, inexperienced, and forced to learn the hardest lessons the most expensive way possible.
Over the years, we’ve helped entrepreneurs through financial crises, co-founder breakdowns, and moments where their businesses were close to collapse. What became clear is that most of these situations were solvable — if founders had access to the right experience and support at the right time. That belief shaped everything we built at NEXEA.
We take the harder road. We grow slower when others want to grow fast. We prioritise discipline over hype, and long-term value over short-term narratives.
— Ben Lim
Founder & CEO, NEXEA Group
FIXING THE EXPERIENCE GAP PROBLEM
99% OF ENTREPRENEURS FACE THE SAME PROBLEM - IT'S THEIR FIRST TIME.
NEXEA exists to compress years of experience into months. We help founders recognise what stage their business is in, adopt the right “founder mode,” and apply strategies that have already been tested by entrepreneurs who have walked the path before.
This approach prevents: Cash flow crises Expensive or fatal mistakes Founder burnout Growth that breaks the business instead of strengthening it
NEXEA startups achieve above 25% survival rates, an 80% improvement from our early years
This is well above the industry average VC survival rate of below 10% Survival is the foundation of success. Experience is the multiplier.
LONG-TERM BUSSINESSES, NOT SHORT TERM NARRATIVES
NEXEA'S PHILOSOPHY OFTEN GOES AGAINST MAINSTREAM ENTREPRENEUR AND INVESTOR GROUP THINK
More than half of NEXEA’s top portfolio companies are
profitable
A huge difference from the Venture Capital industry norms.
Growth is driven by real customer value, repeat revenue, and long-term competitiveness — not artificial incentives or unsustainable burn
We do not support founders who chase inflated valuations detached from reality, growth at all costs, or ego-centric entrepreneurship. We back entrepreneurs who want to build something real.
Many NEXEA-backed companies raise significantly less capital than their competitors, yet outperform them in both growth and profitability.
We believe: Strong strategy beats excessive capital Profitability matters Financial discipline matters Businesses should be built to last, not built to sell Valuation is a vanity metric for most of a business’s life
NEXEA WORKS WITH THE BEST ENTREPRENEURS INTENTIONALLY
We focus on identifying and grooming the top tier of talented entrepreneurs — those who value discipline, long-term thinking, and real business fundamentals.
This selectivity is what allows us to provide deep, meaningful support rather than shallow, transactional engagement.
Entrepreneurs often come to NEXEA believing they need funding. What they usually need more is experience, perspective, and the right people around them.
NEXEA has seen founders at their most critical moments — running out of cash, losing co-founders, facing business crises that feel impossible to solve alone. In almost every case, these situations were solvable with access to the right experience at the right time.
That is why we built a tribe.
Through our entrepreneur community and programmes — including the Entrepreneurs Programme — founders gain access to peers and mentors who have built companies from scratch, scaled regionally, survived crises, exited via trade sale or IPOs, and served on public listed company boards.
Today, 70+ Ex-Entrepreneurs Supports 100+ Selected Entrepreneurs without charging Advisory Fees or Advisory Shares — paying it forward with zero conflicts of interest.
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