Investor Profile: Farquhar VC — Thesis, Cheque Size & How to Apply

Farquhar VC, known as FVC, is a Singapore based early stage venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia. Founded in 2020, it describes itself as a company builder rather than a passive cheque writer. Its team brings more than 50 years of combined startup experience, with a network spanning investors, universities, government agencies, corporate partners and mentors.

Investment thesis

FVC invests on first principles, looking for founding teams with grit, capability and common sense, and placing business fundamentals ahead of pitch polish. Its stated belief is that a vision must be big enough to inspire, but the ability to realise that vision matters more. The firm says it differentiates itself through exclusive deal flow from its network, a nurturing approach to portfolio management, and partnerships with sector leaders. It is also an Enterprise Singapore Accredited Mentor Partner. The chief executive is Wong Sang Wuoh, and the chief investment officer is Jason Su.

Sectors and stages

FVC invests primarily at Seed and Series A, with pre-seed and Series B also appearing in its stage descriptions. Its three core sectors are foodtech, Industry 4.0 and digital media, with medical and financial technology also named as areas of interest. Its geographic focus is Southeast Asia, with Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam among the markets named in third party listings. Its fund size is not publicly disclosed, and it does not publish a standard cheque size on its own site. Third party listings describe typical cheques of $50,000 to $2 million, but founders should treat that range as indicative only and confirm terms directly.

Notable portfolio / track record

FVC lists a portfolio on its own site. In food and consumer, it backs Eatobe, a food biotechnology startup, and Golden Duck, the gourmet snack brand behind the salted egg yolk flavour. In mobility and marketplaces, it backs Ucars, a Singapore used car marketplace, and beep, a vending machine cashless payments company. In enterprise technology, it backs 6Estates, an artificial intelligence fintech, Doxa, a procure to pay platform, and Sealed, a Southeast Asia focused expert network. It also backs ShopMatic, Lomotif and SuperMom. Beyond its own listings, FVC led the $1.5 million pre-Series A round of Singapore rocket startup Equatorial Space in 2024, and joined the $5 million Series A round of StockViva. It has also run accelerator programmes and cross border work with Twin Ventures and BigBang Angels.

How to apply for funding

FVC does not publish an open application form on its website, so there is no public pitch portal to submit through. Founders should approach the firm through the contact route on fvc.sg, ideally with a warm introduction from its network of corporate partners, mentors or portfolio founders. Bring a concise deck covering the team, the problem, early traction and why Southeast Asia is the right beachhead. Given its emphasis on fundamentals, a pitch showing unit economics and a credible route to product market fit will land better than a vision only narrative.