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Simmons & Simmons

Simmons & Simmons

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Singapore

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Start-up and venture capital – Foreign firms

Simmons & Simmons is known for advising large venture capital and investment funds on global investment transactions, navigating numerous early to late-stage financing rounds and follow-on rounds. Co-head Dax Lim has significant experience in advising investment funds on structuring, formation and global investment transactions. Lim also works extensively with venture backed technology companies throughout their lifecycles, advising them on debt and equity financing, strategic partnerships and regulatory and commercial matters. Yingyu Wang is a stand-out name amongst web3 and technology heavy funds, founders, and start-ups. Amanda Loh specialises in the representation of leading venture capital funds on their debt and equity investments. Michelle Phang who has significant experience handling matters concerning the digital economy and healthcare, joined from Ashurst ADTLaw in January 2026.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Dax and his team have advised on a lot of start-up fundraising deals in the region. A go-to lawyer for both investor and company side, his team is familiar with the latest development of deal structure of all kind, particularly in the technology/ fintech industry.’

  • ‘An intelligent and responsive team that I know I can rely on for my tech investments.’

  • 'Dax Lim is a partner who is able to dissect complicated issues into a simple and easily understandable way, which highlights the critical path forward. He is also able to manage internal senior stakeholders of clients, making in house counsel's life easier.'

  • 'Dax Lim and his team are responsive, strategic and solutions oriented. Their experience shows especially in the startup and fintech arena, where Dax is able to provide advice across a range of different matters, critical for a startup with limited costs.'

Key clients

  • Gozem
  • Peak XV
  • Cortical Labs Pte. Ltd.
  • GRVT Markets Limited
  • Torus Labs
  • MediSun
  • Verified Impact Exchange Holdings
  • Bizcap SG Pte. Ltd.
  • Softbank Ventures Asia
  • Asia Fund X
  • Pivotal Research
  • Greenwillow Investment

Work highlights

Advised Torus Labs (also known as Web3Auth) in its asset sale to ConsenSys.
Advised Peak XV in their investment as the lead investor in the USD 19 million Series A round of WatchTowr.
Advised GRVT Markets Limited in their strategic equity funding round led by Further Ventures, which brought their total funding to USD 14.3 million
Practice head

Dax Lim; Yingyu Wang

Other key lawyers

Amanda Loh; Michelle Phang