Proven capabilities

Our capabilities have been proven to achieve top line revenue growth, margin expansion and enhancements to corporate valuation and shareholder value.

Expertise

We are expert business operators and professional advisers who analyze and resolve organizational pain points.

We have a deep understanding of and extensive experience in operating multi million dollar businesses in the Asia Pacific region.

Network effect

We have strong networks across traditional and startup companies in Asia giving us access to a broad base for partnerships and opportunities.

We are globally attuned working with MNC clients across APAC to deliver strategic and operational transformations.

Funds management

NBD Ventures funds management business focuses on deploying capital at scale to facilitate payment liquidity needs for entire industries with global significance.

NBD lead businesses

Business opportunities pursued in partnership with established entrepreneurs.

Strategic investments

We target minority strategic investments into innovation companies with strong cash flow generation capability, mature, ethical, and driven founders that typically have 10+ years of industry experience.

Advisory engagements

Strategic advisory engagements with NBD Ventures can take three forms (1) retainer based, (2) sweat for equity, and (3) executive seconding.

Proprietary trading

Our trading desk invests in liquid assets targeting key global themes across economic cycles that demonstrate low correlation to the market.

Charitable causes

We contribute to causes that focus on economic empowerment, science and technology innovation.

NBD Ventures T&T Opportunity Fund

NBD Ventures T&T Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) has structured an industry first sector wide cash flow solution for airlines which programmatically accelerates up to 90% of payments within two days, across 160 countries in 120 currencies. NBD Ventures Management (the “GP”) is a registered Alternative Investment Fund Manager with the Luxembourg CSSF.

www.nbdfunds.com

BANCSTAC

Numo labs pty ltd

In December 2019 NBD Ventures completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Numo Labs Pty Ltd. Numo Labs will join the NBD Ventures corporate group and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bancstac.

Based in Australia, Numo Labs is a mobile telecommunications software solutions and services provider to tier-1 telecommunication clients.

https://www.bancstac.com/australia-newzealand

Rêv Worldwide, INC

In May 2018 NBD Ventures completed our investment into Rêv Worldwide alongside Omidyar Network, Inter-Atlantic Ventures, and MPOWER Ventures.

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, Rêv issues co-branded card programs to consumers in a device-agnostic, PCI-compliant, mobile digital wallet that enables consumer to: (i) pay using their existing smartphones via NFC, (ii) exchange and transfer multi-currency funds in real-time, (iii) earn and redeem loyalty points, (iv) claim partner merchant promotions, and (v) instantly transfer funds peer-to-peer.

Rêv is delivering a technologically scalable cloud-based solution whilst running a vertically integrated, profitable business against the backdrop of a globally complex, tightly-regulated and compliance-driven sector.

Rêv has processed over US$10 billion in transaction volumes and its products have been adopted by over 5 million customers worldwide. Rêv has established a global footprint and secured long-term exclusive agreements with banks, international airline carriers, and card associations. Rêv’s bank partners span transcontinental from Australia including Westpac, St. George, Bank of Melbourne, to Europe include ING and Moorwand, to the middle east, ADIB and Brazil including Rodobens. It’s airline partners transport over 50 million passengers across 50 countries which include Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways, and Scandinavian Airlines. Partnerships with card associations include MasterCard, Visa and China Union Pay.

Rêv’s management team is led by CEO, Roy Sosa, and President, Bertrand Sosa. They have in-depth knowledge, expertise and proven experience as the early pioneers who developed and launched prepaid debit cards in America through NetSpend. The Sosa brothers founded NetSpend in 1999 with an investment of $750 and grew the business to a USD 1.3 billion IPO exit. Their energy is now focused on opening the travel and tourism sector to prepaid travel cards and coalition loyalty programs.

Evan, CO-FOUNDER

Evan has over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience and was previously an investment banker with Citibank and HSBC covering the Asia Pacific Region for 10 years. He has advised listed companies and MNCs on over USD 20 billion of corporate finance initiatives including strategic mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, initial public offerings, secondary listings, reverse takeovers, convertibles, debt issuance, limited partnership funds, investment trusts and other capital raising methods. He is an accomplished entrepreneur and investor, having established, operated and sold multiple businesses in computing, manufacturing, professional services, payments, and F&B industries.  Evan holds an MBA in finance from the Australian National University (he is distinguished as the youngest MBA graduate in the world at 21) and holds a BSc in mathematics, physics, computer science and chemistry from the University of Guelph, Canada.  Evan is the co-founder of NBD Ventures, Bancstac and NBD Ventures T&T Opportunity Fund.