Privacy Policy &
PDPA Notice

Venture Capital Network Pte Ltd ("VCN", "we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting the personal data of our members, event participants, founders, investors, website visitors, and other individuals we interact with ("you"), in accordance with the PDPA.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we use and disclose it, and the choices and rights available to you. It applies to personal data collected through our website (vc-network.org), our membership programmes (Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers), our events and accelerator programme, our Investment Opportunities and Pre-IPO Club pages, our Telegram and WhatsApp community channels, and any other interaction you have with us.

By submitting your personal data to us, or by continuing to use our website and services after this Policy takes effect, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy.

The personal data we collect depends on how you interact with us. This may include:

We do not knowingly collect personal data revealing race, religion, health, or other sensitive categories, except where you voluntarily provide such information or where it is strictly necessary and permitted under the PDPA (for example, information relevant to insurance underwriting referred to our partner, SG Alliance).

• Directly from you, when you apply for membership, register for an event, submit a pitch deck, enquire about our services, or join our Telegram/WhatsApp community
• Through your use of our website, including contact forms and email links
• From third parties, such as event partners, co-organisers, or referral partners (for example, when you are introduced to us by an existing member), where you have consented to such sharing
• From publicly available sources, such as company registries or professional networking platforms, where reasonably necessary to assess a membership or investment opportunity

We collect, use, and disclose your personal data for the following purposes, as reasonably necessary or relevant to our provision of services to you:

• Processing membership applications and administering your membership tier and benefits
• Registering you for, and administering, events, the VC Accelerator Programme, and investor pitching sessions
• Facilitating introductions between founders and investors, including circulating pitch decks and company overviews to prospective investors within our network
• Structuring and administering SPV co-investment vehicles and Pre-IPO Club deal flow, including verifying accredited investor status where required by law
• Operating our Telegram and WhatsApp community channels, including sending deal updates, event invitations, and market insights
• Facilitating your referral to our insurance partner, SG Alliance Pte Ltd, where you choose to use the General Insurance Services links on our website
• Responding to your enquiries and providing customer service
• Sending you marketing communications about our services, events, and opportunities, where you have consented to receive them (and always with an option to opt out)
• Complying with our legal and regulatory obligations, including anti-money laundering, know-your-customer, and accredited investor verification requirements
• Improving our website and services, and for internal record-keeping and administrative purposes

We do not sell your personal data. We may disclose your personal data to the following categories of third parties, only as necessary for the purposes described above:

• Prospective investors or founders — for example, sharing a founder's pitch deck with members of our investor network who have expressed interest, or introducing an investor to a founder seeking capital
• SPV administrators, fund administrators, and legal or corporate service providers — engaged to structure and administer co-investment vehicles
• SG Alliance Pte Ltd, our MAS-licensed insurance and financial advisory partner, where you use the General Insurance Services referral links on our website
• Event partners and co-organisers, for the administration of joint events
• Professional advisers, such as our lawyers, auditors, and accountants, where necessary for our business operations
• Regulators, government agencies, or law enforcement, where required or permitted by law
• IT and communications service providers who process data on our behalf (for example, email, hosting, or messaging platform providers), subject to confidentiality obligations

Where we disclose your personal data to a third party for their own purposes (such as SG Alliance's provision of insurance advice), that third party's own privacy policy will govern their handling of your data, and we encourage you to review it separately.

Save for the exceptions set out under the PDPA (such as data necessary for investigations, legal proceedings, or otherwise permitted without consent), we will only collect, use, or disclose your personal data with your consent. Consent may be given expressly (for example, by ticking a consent box on a form) or may be deemed, where you voluntarily provide your personal data for a purpose and it is reasonable that you would do so.

Where you provide us with personal data relating to a third party (for example, a co-founder's contact details on a pitch submission, or a nominated key person for Keyman Insurance enquiries), you confirm that you have obtained that individual's consent for us to collect, use, and disclose their personal data in accordance with this Policy.

You may withdraw your consent to our collection, use, or disclosure of your personal data at any time, by writing to our Data Protection Officer at the contact details in Section 13. We will process your withdrawal request within a reasonable time.

Please note that withdrawing consent may affect our ability to continue providing certain services to you — for example, we may not be able to continue circulating your pitch deck to investors, process a pending SPV subscription, or maintain your membership benefits. We will inform you of the likely consequences before processing your withdrawal request.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of any collection, use, or disclosure that occurred prior to the withdrawal.

You may request access to the personal data we hold about you, and information on how we have used or disclosed that data in the past year, by submitting a written request to our Data Protection Officer. You may also request that we correct any error or omission in your personal data.

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably possible. If we are unable to respond within 30 days, we will inform you in writing of the time by which we will be able to respond. We may charge a reasonable fee for an access request, and will notify you of the fee in advance.

We may refuse a request in certain circumstances permitted under the PDPA (for example, where disclosure would reveal confidential commercial information belonging to a founder or another investor, or where the request relates to legal privilege).

We will make reasonable efforts to ensure that personal data collected is accurate and complete, particularly where it is likely to be used to make a decision affecting you (for example, an investor introduction or accreditation verification) or disclosed to another organisation. Please help us keep your data accurate by informing us promptly of any changes to your personal data.

We implement reasonable technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal, or similar risks. These measures include restricting access to personal data (including pitch decks and financial submissions) to authorised personnel on a need-to-know basis, and using appropriate safeguards for data stored or transmitted electronically.

Confidential materials such as pitch decks, financial models, and data room documents are only shared with prospective investors under the access-controlled framework described on our Investment Opportunities page, and are not made publicly available.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you have reason to believe your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately.

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law (for example, accounting, tax, or anti-money laundering record-keeping requirements). Once personal data is no longer necessary for any purpose and there is no legal or business need to retain it, we will cease to retain it, or anonymise it, as appropriate.

As VCN facilitates cross-border investor introductions and Pre-IPO deal flow across Southeast Asia, the US, and Hong Kong, your personal data may be transferred to, stored, or processed in a country outside Singapore (for example, where an investor or portfolio company is based overseas, or where our service providers host data outside Singapore).

Where we do so, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal data continues to receive a standard of protection comparable to that under the PDPA, including through contractual obligations imposed on the overseas recipient, or by relying on other mechanisms permitted under the PDPA.

We maintain procedures to detect, assess, and respond to data breaches. In the event of a data breach that results in, or is likely to result in, significant harm to affected individuals, or is of a significant scale, we will notify the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) and affected individuals as required under the PDPA's mandatory data breach notification obligation.

Where we send marketing messages to your Singapore telephone number, we will check the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry, or otherwise obtain your clear and unambiguous consent, before doing so, in accordance with Part IX of the PDPA. You may withdraw consent to receive marketing messages from us at any time by using the unsubscribe option provided, or by contacting our Data Protection Officer.

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer ("DPO") who is responsible for ensuring our compliance with the PDPA. If you have any questions, feedback, or requests relating to your personal data or this Policy, please contact our DPO:

We may update this Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The updated Policy will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically. Your continued use of our website and services after any changes take effect constitutes your acknowledgement of the updated Policy.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise any of your rights under the PDPA, please contact us using the details in Section 15, or via our general enquiries channel below.