Enspire Capital
Singapore venture capital and private equity investment company founded by technology entrepreneur K.S. Chay; invests directly in early-stage tech and in VC/PE funds.
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Family & background
- HEADQUARTERS
- Singapore, Singapore
- FOUNDED
- 1997
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Asia-PacificUnited States
- STAGES
- SeedSeries AGrowth
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsVenture capitalPrivate equityFunds (as LP)
Overview
Enspire Capital is a venture capital and private equity investment company founded by Singapore technology entrepreneur K.S. Chay (Chay Kwong Soon), with presence in the Bay Area, Shanghai, Taipei, Singapore and Hong Kong. It invests directly in early-stage technology companies (TMT, mobile, cloud, SaaS, IoT) in Asia and Silicon Valley, and as an LP in more than 20 venture and private equity funds, including Hony Capital, Lightspeed China Partners and Vertex Ventures. Its site lists 21 direct holdings such as A10 Networks, AdRoll, FiscalNote and ViSenze.
Investment thesis
Invests in creative ideas and talented early-stage teams in TMT, mobile, cloud, SaaS and IoT; through fund investments it seeks expansion-stage companies from the funds’ portfolios.
Holdings & investments (44)
- A10 Networks
- AdRoll
- The Bouqs Company
- Centec Networks
- DynaScan Technology
- FiscalNote
- FocalTech
- GenieNRM
- Jike
- Petnet
- Prodigy
- ReplyBuy
- Sensel
- Spry Health
- Sunseap
- Symphony
- TangDou
- ViSenze
- Voltafield
- Womply
- YunYingGu
- 01VCfund (LP)
- AlphaJWCfund (LP)
- BlueRun Venturesfund (LP)
- China Renaissancefund (LP)
- CITIC Capital Venture Partnersfund (LP)
- Crescent Groupfund (LP)
- eGarden Venturesfund (LP)
- Empower Investmentfund (LP)
- Genesis Capitalfund (LP)
- Hony Capitalfund (LP)
- IPV Capitalfund (LP)
- Jiuding Capitalfund (LP)
- K2 Partnersfund (LP)
- Lightspeed China Partnersfund (LP)
- Merus Capitalfund (LP)
- Northgatefund (LP)
- Quest Venturesfund (LP)
- SKY9fund (LP)
- TRIRECfund (LP)
- Vertex Chinafund (LP)
- Vertex Ventures USfund (LP)
- Walden ESVF Singaporefund (LP)
- WI Harper Groupfund (LP)
People
Frequently asked questions
Enspire Capital is a single family office based in Singapore, Singapore, founded in 1997.
Enspire Capital invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, venture capital, private equity and funds (as lp).
Enspire Capital invests at Seed, Series A and Growth stages in Software & SaaS and Media & Entertainment.
Key people at Enspire Capital include Chay Kwong Soon (K.S. Chay) (Founder and Chairman), Philip M. Lau (CFO), Yeo Lee Meng (Executive Director) and Sim Siew Kiang (Financial Controller).
Enspire Capital's holdings and investments include A10 Networks, AdRoll, The Bouqs Company, Centec Networks, DynaScan Technology, FiscalNote, FocalTech and GenieNRM, among others.