Beyond the fund-of-funds: how private market access is changing
More than 50 investors and private market professionals joined us in Singapore on Tuesday, 4 August, for Beyond the Fund-of-Funds: Direct Investing, Co-Investments, and the New Rules of Private Market Access. Hosted by Auptimate, the session brought together family offices and private market professionals for a practical discussion on how access to private markets is […]
The New Power Shift in Venture: Why Co-Investment is Moving Downstream
For years, institutional LPs were best positioned to take advantage of co-investment. They could ask for direct exposure alongside a trusted GP, write a meaningful cheque and absorb the work required to assess a company on a short timetable.That model is changing. A difficult fundraising market, larger rounds and strong demand for direct AI exposure […]
Top 3 Challenges When Setting Up a Fund
Fund launches rarely stall because the GP lacks a thesis. They stall when the work around the first close lands all at once. Terms need settling, LP conversations deepen, service providers need direction, and the operating model needs to be in place before the first capital call. As more emerging managers bring debut funds to […]
Beyond the Fund-of-Funds: Direct Investing, Co-Investments, and the New Rules of Private Market Access
For many family offices, accessing private markets through fund-of-funds has been a familiar starting point. But as direct deals, co-investments, and syndicates become more common, questions around control, economics, and closer relationships with managers and founders surface early. Comparing these routes in practice is not always straightforward. Beyond the Fund-of-Funds is designed to explore exactly […]
SPV myths: the truth behind modern SPVs
Why most assumptions about SPVs no longer hold in today’s infrastructure Most SPV assumptions were formed in a different era. If you ask most investors about SPVs, the answers tend to sound similar. They are complex, slow to set up, expensive to run, and only relevant for large institutions. The reality is that most of […]
Best Fund-in-a-Box for Emerging Managers in UAE
A fund-in-a-box is an all-in-one platform that handles fund formation, licensing, compliance, and ongoing administration for emerging managers in a single integrated solution.Traditionally, launching an investment vehicle meant piecing together a complex puzzle of service providers. You would need a lawyer for a fund structuring service, another vendor for your AML KYC fund platform, and […]
7 cap table mistakes startup founders make
Raising capital is hard enough without tripping over your own paperwork. Unfortunately, cap table mistakes Singapore founders make often derail deals right at the finish line. A messy capitalisation table (cap table) creates confusion when investors look closely at your records. If you are preparing for a funding round, getting your equity records in order […]
Is an SPV Right for You? Decision Guide for SEA Investors and Syndicates
Across Southeast Asia, more angels and operators are moving from occasional investing to running structured deals. What used to be a single cheque into a startup is now a group of investors coming together. Informal conversations turn into coordinated allocations, and early traction quickly becomes repeat activity. At first, this works. But as the number […]
Credit Investors Just Made Their Bet on AI Infrastructure
SpaceX didn’t just pull off the biggest IPO in history. Two weeks later, it went back to the market, this time for debt, and investors threw $90 billion at a $25 billion bond sale. That’s an oversubscription rate of more than three times, on top of an IPO that was itself oversubscribed by roughly the […]
UAE to Singapore Angel Investing: Structure a Cross-Border SPV
Setting up a UAE to Singapore SPV is the most efficient way to pool capital for regional startups. This approach simplifies UAE to Singapore investing by creating a single entity for your group. A clean cross-border SPV structure keeps the target company’s ownership ledger tidy. It also makes SPV capital pooling straightforward for everyone involved. […]