shí十

nián年

TEN YEARS

shù樹

mù木

ONE TREE

DUMPLING
VENTURES

Building brand legacies in Asia.

100 years

Asia has over 45,000 100-year-old companies. Businesses past their 100th birthday still run by the family that started them. That's super cool. We want to build brands that last that long. That is why we started DUMPLING Ventures.

HOW WE PARTNER WITH FOUNDERS

PILLAR 01

tóng同

zhōu舟

SAME BOAT

gòng共

jì濟

CROSS TOGETHER

EQUITY
OWNERSHIP

IN THE SAME BOAT

We take a stake, share the upside and help raise the funds, so we win only when the brand does.

Equity ownership

We take a stake in the brands we believe in, alongside the founders, so our growth is tied to theirs.

Shared upside

We provide strategy, design and distribution in exchange for equity rather than fees, so we grow when the brand grows.

Fund raising

We prepare the investor materials and the numbers, and introduce you to family offices and funds across Asia.

PILLAR 02

huò貨

chàng暢

GOODS MOVE

qí其

liú流

ALONG THE FLOW

TRADE
DISTRIBUTION

GOODS THAT FLOW

We pick the places, open doors to the buyers and close the distribution deals that put a brand on the right shelves in Asia.

Market selection

We rank the markets in Asia for your brand and plan the order of entry so early wins fund the next step.

Buyer introductions

We introduce you to the buyers, retailers, distributors and platforms we already know in each market.

Distribution deals

We negotiate the distribution agreement, covering territories, exclusivity, minimums, pricing and marketing support.

PILLAR 03

xiān先

jiàn見

SEEN EARLY

zhī之

míng明

THE CLARITY

LOCAL
FORESIGHT

SEEN EARLY

We map the place, read where the category is heading and test the product with the people who will buy it, before the money moves.

Market mapping

We map how your category works in a market, including who sells, who buys, at what price and where the gaps are.

Category foresight

We describe where your category is heading in each market over the next three to five years, so you can build for where demand will be.

Product testing

Before a container ships, we test the product's taste, pack, price and name with real consumers and buyers in the market.

DUMPLING VENTURES