Paul Asel built his career investing across Asia, including notable outcomes like UCWeb and Ganji, and he still often spends three to seven years studying a sector before making an investment, using tools like short checklists and a designated “challenger” role to pressure-test ideas before writing a check. He also brings a mountaineering background into his writing on investing, comparing the trust and discipline needed on a climbing team to the decisions investors must make under uncertainty, and he has co-authored a book, Upward Bound, adding a writing side to his work beyond deals.
About their Fund
Sectors
Enterprise, Cybersecurity, Transportation, AI, Deeptech / Hardware
Rounds
Series A - Series B+
Avg Check Size
$5M–$15M
Notable Investments
NGP Capital is a venture fund that stays partner-owned and independently run even though Nokia is its only investor, and it backs this up with real ties to Nokia, like shared offices, assigned "champions" for each investment, and its own AI tool called Q that scans more than 500,000 companies to help find deals, part of which NGP has made open for other investors to use. NGP also publishes original research, such as a 2023 study analyzing 2,244 European startups, and has a long track record to show for it, including a 15-year fund that produced seven public companies and six unicorns from just 28 investments.
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