Protégé Ventures is Southeast Asia's first and Singapore's only student‑run venture capital fund. Founded in 2017, we invest in early‑stage student founders and recent graduates raising their pre‑seed to seed rounds — but unlike a traditional fund, every investment decision runs through students.

That's the core of what we do: we give students the actual mandate of a VC. Our analysts source deals, run due diligence, build investment memos, and pitch to our Investment Committee — and the capital and outcomes are real. To date, we've backed 13+ companies that have gone on to raise over SGD 35M collectively, with alumni now working across 50+ VCs and startups including Wavemaker, Temasek, and Antler.

We exist to train the next generation of venture capitalists by giving them the seat, not just the syllabus.

This is a hands‑on, end‑to‑end venture capital programme — not an obser...