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Protégé Ventures is Southeast Asia's first and Singapore's only student-run venture fund, founded to support student entrepreneurs. The organization is based in Singapore and focuses on investing in early-stage tech startups founded by students or recent graduates. It operates under the mission to empower student founders to build scalable ventures and to groom the next generation of venture capital leaders.
Protégé Ventures invests in student-led startups that are in their pre-seed to seed rounds, offering investment amounts ranging from SGD 25,000 to SGD 50,000. The fund is industry-agnostic and has a collaborative approach, supporting startups across various sectors including AI, HR, agri-tech, consumer products, and food and beverage. The organization aims to provide hands-on support for fundraising and access to a network of investors.
Since its inception, Protégé Ventures has made 12 investments in student-founded startups, which have collectively raised over SGD 35 million from institutional investors. Notable portfolio companies include Equatorial Space Systems, ZOLO, Angie's Tempeh, UserTip, JiPay, Hypotenuse, Intellect, TalentTribe, Joni.AI, Lumitics, Nurture.AI, and Rooit.
To approach Protégé Ventures, founders should submit their pitch through the official website at protege.vc. The fund is particularly interested in student-led startups in their pre-seed to seed stages.
Protégé Ventures invests in startups at the pre-seed and seed stages.
You can pitch Protégé Ventures through their website at protege.vc.
Protégé Ventures is industry-agnostic, focusing on sectors such as AI, HRTech, food-agtech, and consumer products.
Protégé Ventures offers investments ranging from SGD 25,000 to SGD 50,000.
Protégé Ventures primarily invests in Southeast Asia, specifically Singapore.
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