A venture fund backing immigrant founders

We are a pre-seed venture capital fund focused on empowering and supporting visionary immigrant-led startups to bring their bold ideas to life.

Exceptional Immigrant Founders
Exceptional Immigrant Founders

Our investments are sector-agnostic and people-centric.

Hal9
Hal9
Nyble
Nyble
Nomad Data
Nomad Data
Deskree
Deskree
Daily Blend
Daily Blend
Rocketbrew
Rocketbrew

About

We empower immigrant founders who love to build.

We invest in visionary immigrant founders with passion and heart, building tech-driven, industry-shaping businesses. Our team, made up of successful founders, is passionate about helping entrepreneurs build revolutionary companies.

SUPPORT

We’ve got your back.

We believe that every founder has a unique set of qualities that sets them apart. Our passion as investors is to understand these qualities, or superpowers, and help bring the puzzle pieces together to create a world-changing company. We are dedicated to supporting and empowering the visionary entrepreneurs we invest in, and are committed to helping them turn their innovative ideas into successful businesses.

EXPERIENCE

We’ve been in your shoes.

As fellow immigrant founders, we understand the challenges and triumphs of building a successful startup. We've been lucky to be a part of some of the most impactful business ventures over the past two decades and have seen firsthand the journey from start to exit. We bring deep understanding and passion to support visionary founders in building successful companies.

COMMUNITY

We’re all in this together.

Join the Flair Ventures family and tap into our ecosystem of CEOs, entrepreneurs, experts, and thought leaders. We are a passionate and supportive network, dedicated to rallying around visionary founders and their teams to drive success.

Team

We bring a wealth of experience as founders, operators, and investors.

Mano Kulasingam

Mano Kulasingam

Managing Partner

Eric Gu

Eric Gu

Analyst

Process

We put transparency at the forefront.

Here's how Flair Ventures uses an unbiased approach to manage incoming investments.

01.

Review

We review new investments twice a week and respond back to founders with email for a meeting or pass on the investment.

02.

First Meeting

We meet with the founders on a 30 minutes call to hear their story and get to know them.

03.

Memo and Assessment

We continue to build our conviction on the investment by building a memo and preforming additional research.  As we write our memo we may reach to the founders for additional questions.

04.

Final Decision

If we decide to invest we will help pull the round together. This may include finalizing the terms of the deal, prepping additional materials for other investors and introductions to other investors.

FAQ

We put transparency at the forefront.

Why do you invest in immigrant founders?

What makes you different?

What sectors do you invest in?

At what stage of business do you invest in?

What is your geographic focus?

What is your typical cheque size?

Do you lead fundraising rounds?

What do you look for in a company?

Do all of the founders have to be immigrants?