Singapore · Investor

Enspire Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BIctSmartphoneBank

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 23 on record
Since the last cheque4040days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.0MCheque size, as they say$100K – $10MRounds led0 of 23Sole investor5 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 90%
Pitch Enspire Capital

Enspire Capital highlights

  1. 01

    23 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Seed: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $1.3M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $10M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
IctSmartphoneBank
Based in
Singapore, Singapore
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first23 appearances

  1. 2015

    6 rounds

  2. Oct
    ReplyBuySeed · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  3. Aug
    DoubleDutchSeries E · US$45MWith 3 others
  4. Jul
    Tripping.comSeries B · US$16MWith 7 others
  5. Jul
    ShoCardSeed · US$1.5MWith 3 others
  6. May
    NeumobSeed · US$2.4MWith 10 others
  7. Mar
    Echo LabsSeed · US$1.5MWith 2 others
  8. 2014

    3 rounds

  9. Nov
    FiscalNoteSeries A · US$7.0MWith 9 others
  10. Aug
    DoubleDutchSeries D · US$19MWith 4 others
  11. Apr
    AdRollSeries C · US$70MWith 6 others
  12. 2013

    1 round

  13. Feb
    Voltafield TechnologySeries B$12MSole investor
  14. 2012

    2 rounds

  15. Nov
    Quik.ioVenture · US · finsmes.com$1.3MSole investor
  16. Oct
    Transcast MediaVenture$1.3MSole investor
  17. 2011

    2 rounds

  18. Aug
    Centec NetworksSeries B · CN$13MWith 3 others
  19. Apr
    Quik.ioSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  20. 2010

    1 round

  21. Jan
    Focaltech SystemsSeries B · TWUndisclosedSole investor
  22. 2008

    2 rounds

  23. Sept
    MBA PolymersSeries F · US$20MWith 4 others
  24. Jul
    A10 NetworksSeries C · US · a10networks.com$23MWith 3 others
  25. 2007

    1 round

  26. Apr
    AuthentiumSeries B · US · palmbeachpost.com$6.0MWith 4 others
  27. 2006

    3 rounds

  28. Nov
    A10 NetworksSeries B · US · a10networks.com$9.0MWith 3 others
  29. May
    ExavioSeries C · US$3.0MWith 4 others
  30. Apr
    AuthentiumSeries A · US · acarra.com$15MWith 4 others
  31. 2005

    2 rounds

  32. Dec
    Centrality CommunicationsSeries D · US$20MWith 6 others
  33. Jan
    ExavioSeries B · US$7.0MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

Quik.ioBought by Yahoo!UndisclosedDec 2013
AuthentiumBought by CYREN$8.0MJul 2010
Centrality CommunicationsBought by SiRFUndisclosedJun 2007

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Enspire Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Enspire Capital

What does Enspire Capital invest in?

Enspire Capital invests most often at Series B and Seed (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ict, Smartphone and Bank.

How active is Enspire Capital?

23 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015.

How big are Enspire Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

Does Enspire Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 23 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Enspire Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%).

Is Enspire Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2015.

Who does Enspire Capital invest alongside?

Most often Harbinger Ventures (3 rounds together), AME Cloud Ventures (2 rounds together) and Bahrain Middle East Bank (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Enspire Capital?

Enspire Capital is a VC firm based in Singapore, Singapore.

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