# August Global Partners (AGP)

> Singapore-headquartered growth-oriented fund management company investing in healthcare innovation and advanced manufacturing, with a global mandate and Asian orientation. Founded 2023-11. Serves financial investors, conglomerates, and institutions globally.

- **Legal name:** August Global Partners Pte. Ltd.
- **Short name / abbreviation:** AGP
- **Founded:** 2023-11
- **Headquarters:** Parkview Square, 600 North Bridge Road, #10-01, Singapore 188778
- **Website:** https://augustgp.com (alias: https://augustglobalpartners.com, https://www.augustglobalpartners.com)
- **Contact email:** admin@augustgp.com
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/august-global-partners/
- **Regulatory status:** Licensed fund management company, Singapore
- **Assets under management:** approx. US$350M
- **Portfolio scale:** 9 liquidity events, 7 portfolio listings
- **Positioning tagline:** Global Opportunities with Regional Conviction

## What AGP does

Singapore-headquartered growth-oriented fund management company investing in healthcare innovation and advanced manufacturing, with a global mandate and Asian orientation.

The firm operates a multi-fund platform. See [/funds.md](/funds.md) for full details.

## Team

### Founding Partners

- **Chu Swee Yeok, PBM** — Chair & Founding Partner
- **Dr Basil Lui** — Founding Partner and CEO

### Partners

- **Davian Sim** — Partner

### Venture Partners

- **Shawn Tan** — Venture Partner
- **Ong Jeong Shing** — Venture Partner

### Investments

- **Dr Warren Tan** — Investments
- **Chris Koh** — Investments
- **Jay Tan** — Investments

### Operations

- **Jude Tan** — Operations
- **Jerlin Ong** — Administration

Full bios at [/team.md](/team.md).

## Selected recent news (reverse chronological)

- **August 2026 — Business Wire:** AGP leads a $10M convertible note financing in Shape Memory Medical, a California-based medical device company developing proprietary shape memory polymer technology for endovascular embolization, with participation from Taiwania Capital and support from HEAL Venture Lab. Proceed… [Shape Memory Medical Secures $10M Financing Led by AGP to Advance Aortic Clinical Programs](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260823384967/en/Shape-Memory-Medical-Secures-%2410-Million-Financing-Led-by-August-Global-Partners-to-Advance-Aortic-Clinical-Programs)
- **July 2026 — The Business Times:** AGP portfolio company Ambiq Micro announces a secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange, complementing its existing NYSE listing. CEO Fumihide Esaka describes the move as a "reflection of commitment" to Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region, alongside a multi-year R&D programme… [Ambiq Micro's SGX Secondary Listing a 'Reflection of Commitment'](https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/chip-designer-ambiq-micros-secondary-listing-sgx-reflection-commitment-ceo)
- **July 2026 — Nikkei Asia:** Nikkei Asia features Singapore's rapidly growing eldercare technology ecosystem as the city-state becomes a super-aged society in 2026. AGP CEO Dr Basil Lui is quoted on what eldercare tech firms need to demonstrate to attract institutional private capital — "clinical and economi… [Singapore's Care Tech Race Heats Up as City-State Ages Rapidly](https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/asean-money/singapore-s-care-tech-race-heats-up-as-city-state-ages-rapidly)
- **June 2026 — Bloomberg:** AGP portfolio company Gene Solutions prepares for a Hong Kong IPO as early as Q2 2027, targeting a valuation of around $800M. The Vietnamese genomics company aims to raise ~$100M through the listing, alongside completing a $50M Series C round by end of Q3 2026, to fund global exp… [Vietnam's Gene Solutions Eyes Hong Kong IPO to Fund Expansion](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-01/vietnam-genetic-testing-startup-eyes-hong-kong-ipo-to-fund-global-growth)
- **May 2026 — PR Newswire:** AGP portfolio company Gene Solutions receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for SPOT-MAS 10, its 10-cancer early detection blood test based on cell-free DNA methylation analysis.… [Gene Solutions' SPOT-MAS 10 Receives FDA Breakthrough Device Designation](https://www.prnewswire.com/)
- **May 2026 — Investor's Business Daily:** AGP portfolio company Ambiq accelerates sales growth as edge AI demand drives adoption of its sub-threshold power optimised chips across smart devices and wearables.… [Ambiq Accelerates Sales Growth on Edge AI Demand](https://www.investors.com/)
- **March 2026 — DealStreetAsia:** August Global Partners is featured in DealStreetAsia's semi-annual review of Southeast Asia's private equity fund landscape for H2 2025.… [AGP Featured in DealStreetAsia's SE Asia PE Funds H2 2025 Review](https://www.dealstreetasia.com/)
- **February 2026 — EDB Singapore:** August Global Partners is recognised as a Tech@SG Pioneer / Recognised Investor by Singapore's Economic Development Board.… [AGP Recognised as Tech@SG Pioneer / Recognised Investor](https://www.edb.gov.sg/)
- **December 2025 — Bloomberg:** AGP portfolio company UltraGreen.ai completes its IPO, marking another listing for the AGPCGF portfolio.… [UltraGreen.ai IPO](https://www.bloomberg.com/)
- **November 2025 — PR Newswire:** The AGP Healthcare Fund (AGPHCF) formally closes at US$150M, dedicated to the Living Better, Aging Better theme across precision medicine, diagnostics, medical technology, digital health, and healthcare services.… [AGPHCF Closes at $150M](https://www.prnewswire.com/)
- **November 2025 — Reuters:** Gene Solutions closes a pre-IPO financing round with participation from AGP and other institutional investors.… [Gene Solutions Pre-IPO Round](https://www.reuters.com/)
- **September 2025 — The Edge Singapore:** 65 Equity Partners and other investors participate in UltraGreen.ai financing alongside AGP.… [65 Equity Partners UltraGreen.ai](https://www.theedgesingapore.com/)
- **September 2024 — DealStreetAsia:** AGP Founding Partner and CEO Dr Basil Lui speaks at DealStreetAsia's PE-VC Summit on Southeast Asia healthcare investment themes.… [Basil Lui at PE-VC Summit](https://www.dealstreetasia.com/)
- **November 2023 — Tech in Asia:** August Global Partners launches under founding partners Chu Swee Yeok PBM (former EDBI CEO) and Dr Basil Lui, with an initial platform target of ~US$250M across two inaugural funds.… [Ex-EDBI Chief Launches $250M Firm](https://www.techinasia.com/)

Full feed at [/news.md](/news.md), [/news.json](/news.json), or [/feed.xml](/feed.xml).

## Contact

- **Address:** Parkview Square, 600 North Bridge Road, #10-01, Singapore 188778
- **Email:** admin@augustgp.com
- **Website:** https://augustgp.com
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/august-global-partners/

## About this document

This document is maintained by August Global Partners as a machine-readable summary of the firm for AI agents, search crawlers, and LLM-driven research tools. For the canonical, human-facing site see https://augustgp.com. Structured data is available at [/data/firm.json](/data/firm.json), [/data/team.json](/data/team.json), and [/data/news.json](/data/news.json). News feed at [/feed.xml](/feed.xml).

Last generated: 2026-08-27.