# BAF Spectrum

> BAF Spectrum is a VC fund in Singapore backing Software and Hardware. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2011
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.bafspectrum.com

BAF Spectrum is a Singapore-based angel fund investing in Asia-based technology startups with a global highgrowth potential.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for BAF Spectrum. Shizune tracks 5 team members at BAF Spectrum. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/baf-spectrum?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Hardware | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hellmut Schutte | Executive Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hellmut-schutte |
| Chow Yen-Lu | Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chow-yen-lu |
| Poh Kam Wong | chairman | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/poh-kam-wong |
| Tan Hong Huat | Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tan-hong-huat |
| William Klippgen | Executive Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-klippgen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ReferralCandy | ReferralCandy is a referral marketing tool that enables its users to increase their word-of-mouth sales. It helps sellers conduct their own customer referral programs.Through ReferralCandy, sellers have the ability to customize rewards and change the way their referral programs look, without getting developers involved. It also focuses oncustomer acquisition and referral marketing services.ReferralCandy is based in Singapore, Central Region. |  | Seed | May 23, 2011 |  |
| Progeniq | Progeniq provides hardware accelerators that speed up computationally intensive applications by up to 5x over standard multi-core CPUs.Progeniq is reinventing the way computing is done by creating small, low-power hardware cards that can be retrofitted into existing servers. At 25W power consumption per accelerator, these offer a significantadvantage in performance-per-watt and performance-per-dollar over increasing the size of a serverfarm with more standard rack-servers.Progeniq's RenderBoost product line targets the Visual Effects / animations industry, cutting down full-quality rendertimes per frame from hours to minutes. Progeniq is working with leading rendering software providers and is backed by the Singapore investment funds BAF Spectrum Pte Ltd (www.bafspectrum.com) and SPRING SEEDS Capital Pte Ltd (www.spring.gov.sg) as well as Estonia-based Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) (www.asi.ee). The company is headquartered in Singapore and additional information is available at www.progeniq.com |  | Series A | Apr 13, 2010 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ambient Sound Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ambient-sound-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spring SEEDS Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spring-seeds-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tigris Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tigris-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BAF Spectrum invest in?

BAF Spectrum invests primarily in Software, Hardware and Marketing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact BAF Spectrum?

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### Who are the partners at BAF Spectrum?

The team at BAF Spectrum includes Hellmut Schutte (Executive Director), Chow Yen-Lu (Executive Director) and Poh Kam Wong (chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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