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Betterdata seed round

We’re happy to have advised Singapore-based synthetic data company Betterdata on an oversubscribed seed round of $1.65 million, led by Investible. The company was founded in 2021 by Dr. Uzair…
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post-money convertible notes

Back in 2018, Y-Combinator (YC) updated their core investment instrument and launched what is now known as the post-money SAFE. We analysed the post-money SAFE back in 2020 – see…
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Jackett seed funding

Kindrik Partners advised edtech startup Jackett on its US$1 million seed funding round led by Forge Ventures. Entrepreneur First, Epic Angels Network, Carousell co-founder Siu Rui Quek, and OnLoop co-founder…
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propseller series A round

Kindrik Partners is happy to have advised property technology company Propseller on its US$12 million series A round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India. Other participants in the…
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ask a vc: 500 startups

This week we’re speaking with Vishal Harnal at 500 Startups to find out their thoughts on the current state of the region’s startup and venture ecosystem.
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ask a VC: Cocoon Capital

This week we’re speaking with Michael Blakey from Cocoon Capital on lopsided growth in the ecosystem, why they have their eye on Myanmar, and how to get a conversation with a VC.
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ask a VC: Qualgro

We’re speaking to Southeast Asia’s leading VC funds. This week we’re talking with Peter Huynh from Singapore and ANZ-based venture capital firm Qualgro.
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ask a VC: SeedPlus

We’re speaking to Singapore’s leading VC funds to find out about their thoughts on the current state of the Southeast Asian startup and venture ecosystem, and what they currently are…
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new singapore model VC documents

The Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) have collaborated to create industry standard documents for VC investments in Singapore. These Venture Capital…
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bambu deal

Our lawyers Chris Wilson and Sarah Yen recently advised Singapore-based fintech Bambu on its S$3 million series A round, which closed earlier this month. The round was led by Franklin Templeton Investments, a US…
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new southeast asia startup templates

We’re excited to release eight new, free legal templates for Southeast Asian startups: a startup shareholders’ agreement a SAFE a KISS term sheet an advisor share agreement an m&a term sheet an intercompany loan…
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impressions from singapore

Happy Chinese New Year, readers! As you might know from our newsletter, I arrived in Singapore in November of last year. Sorry Chris, your corner office is no longer exclusive…
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