— — Introduction “Driving measurable, positive impact alongside compelling financial returns” With an ongoing growth in the popularity of ESG investments in Southeast Asia, the question emerges on how firms can firstly select the right firms to invest in and secondly also measure the positive societal and environmental impact of their investments? With regard to…
Since Protégé Ventures’ inception in 2017, we have witnessed 4 years of phenomenal growth in the student start-up space, and worked with many talented founders and outstanding ecosystem players in the process. 2 years ago, our team looked at the major trends and patterns we present in the student start-up ecosystem, and expressed our findings…
“For every 100 companies a Venture Capital (VC) firm meets, only 4 to 5 receive funding from the firm” With hundreds of promising young startups out on the market, how should young, early-stage VCs approach the deal-sourcing and due diligence process? The Protege Ventures team was delighted to have the opportunity to host Lim Yi…
Founded by a group of working professionals in 2017, Southeast Asia’s first student-run venture fund was born. As the venture capital scene in Singapore continues to mature, larger amounts of capital continue to flow into the startup ecosystem. However, there was a lack of systematic training programmes to equip students with venture capital knowledge and…