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Purpose Venture Capital

Purpose Venture Capital is a Singapore-based investment firm focused on sustainable technology. It has made 22 investments. The firm invested in Bioworks on...

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Purpose Venture Capital

Purpose Venture Capital is a Singapore-based investment firm focused on sustainable technology. It has made 22 investments. The firm invested in Bioworks on January 15, 2024, as part of an Unattributed VC round.

General information

Firm type

Venture Capital

Year founded

2020

AUM

Undisclosed

Location

Region

Asia

Country

Singapore

City

Boston

Corporate office

Singapore

Sector focus

Healthcare ServicesPropTechCybersecurityFinTechAgriTech & FoodTechMobility & TransportationEnterprise SoftwareBiotechnologyEdTechClimateTechAI/ML

Frequently asked questions

Who runs investment decisions at Purpose Venture Capital?

The firm does not publicly name its managing partners or investment committee members. Its website lists no executive team, and no Singapore regulatory filing or press report identifies the principals. This makes Purpose Venture Capital structurally opaque relative to most Singapore-registered venture capital managers, where at least the directors are typically disclosed via ACRA filings.

How does Purpose Venture Capital source proprietary deal flow?

The firm runs an open pitch mechanism on its website, inviting direct submissions from founders. That, combined with the broad geographic coverage visible in the portfolio — thirty named companies spanning at least twelve countries — suggests a sourcing model that likely relies on outbound origination and founder referrals in multiple local ecosystems.

Is Purpose Venture Capital structured as a single family office or does it operate like a venture firm?

Purpose Venture Capital operates as an asset manager, not a family office. The absence of a named wealth origin, combined with the open pitch feature and the breadth of the portfolio, points to a venture capital firm that may have a single anchor LP, but that LP has never been disclosed. The firm collects and talks about portfolio companies the way a traditional venture capital firm would, not a family office allocating private capital.

What investment stages does Purpose Venture Capital typically target?

Altss research tags the strategy as Early Stage, Seed, and Start-up, which aligns with the firm's website language — it describes backing 'driven founders' early and mentions its vintage portfolio as covering a wide spectrum of industries. The firm does not specify whether it leads rounds, the check size range, or whether it reserves capital for follow-on rounds, so institutional allocators would need to verify those parameters directly.

Which sectors does Purpose Venture Capital explicitly avoid?

No explicit negative filter is published. The common thread across the portfolio is a technology solution with a positive environmental or social hook, so firms that cannot articulate an impact dimension alongside return potential are likely outside the mandate, but this should be confirmed bilaterally.

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