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Rooted in ASEAN. Connected across Asia. Global in outlook.

We invest in and help build future-facing businesses. Our focus is where technology, real assets, consumer change and long-term human wellbeing converge.

Explore our focusOur perspective
Global perspective resolving into the Pelago-X markA blue globe formed from fine points is centred on Southeast Asia. Restrained routes cross its surface before four perspectives resolve into the Pelago-X mark.

Global perspective. Regional conviction.

01 / ASEAN + Asia

A regional centre of gravity. A wider perspective.

Pelago-X is rooted in ASEAN and connected across Asia. Founder-led experience across Asian and international markets informs a selective, long-term perspective.About Pelago-X

02 / Focus & opportunity areas

Selected themes.
Considered deeply.

Six focus and opportunity areas, considered through one perspective: changing expectations, regional growth and long-term needs converging across Thailand and ASEAN.

  1. 01

    Real assets & development

    Places, real estate and destination-led opportunities where location, scarcity and execution can create durable value.
  2. 02

    Hospitality x longevity

    The convergence of premium hospitality, wellness, prevention and longer, healthier living.
  3. 03

    AI & robotics

    Applied AI, automation and enabling technologies with clear commercial use cases.
  4. 04

    Food security

    Resilient food systems, agriculture, production and technologies that strengthen long-term supply.
  5. 05

    Energy transition

    Clean energy, infrastructure and technologies supporting lower-carbon growth.
  6. 06

    Consumer mobility & EV ecosystems

    Businesses that make electric mobility useful, accessible and desirable through charging, services, destinations and consumer experience.

These descriptions identify focus and opportunity areas. They do not indicate portfolio allocation, confirmed investments or outcomes.

Our belief

Believe to achieve.

Conviction matters. It must be matched by experience, discipline and action.

We take a long-term view of what we invest in and help build, with future generations in view.

03 / Why Pelago-X

A name shaped by the open sea.

The name Pelago-X draws on the Greek pélagos: the open or high sea. It reflects an outlook across regions and markets.

The five connected points in the Pelago-X mark represent the world's five oceans.

The X also expresses connection: ideas, capital, experience and opportunity considered together.

For Pelago-X, the ocean is also a reminder of stewardship and a longer view.

  • Pacific
  • Atlantic
  • Indian
  • Southern
  • Arctic
04 / Portfolio

A portfolio anchored in Asia.

The portfolio is concentrated in ASEAN and wider Asia, alongside exposure in the United States and Europe.

Geography

Portfolio allocation by geography.

As at — to be confirmed

ASEAN
52%
Asia excluding ASEAN and Japan
20%
Japan
4%
United States
16%
Europe
8%

Allocation by focus and opportunity area.

The allocation uses the same six-area taxonomy as the Focus chapter.

As at — to be confirmed

Real assets & development
11%
Hospitality x longevity
22%
AI & robotics
35%
Food security
3%
Energy transition
6%
Consumer mobility & EV ecosystems
23%
05 / Leadership
Darren N. Buckley, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Pelago-X, in conversation
Darren N. Buckley

Founder, Chairman & CEO

Darren N. Buckley

An entrepreneur and global banking executive with almost four decades of experience across leading international and Asian markets.

His experience spans London, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, Bangkok and Hanoi, including Citigroup, PwC and Techcombank.

06 / Contact

A considered conversation begins here.

For partnership and company enquiries, contact Pelago-X.