The Challenge
Bambu Capital is a Singapore-based permanent-capital vehicle created by investor Tan Zi Hao. His objective: raise roughly S$5 million and acquire a cash-flowing business. To stay nimble, Zi Hao deliberately kept the team to one—himself.
Launching the fund exposed three painful bottlenecks: limited in-house legal expertise, expensive outside counsel, and iterative paperwork that stretched timelines and costs.
The Solution with Analyst
Zi Hao adopted Analyst to shoulder the legal workload:
- •Context-aware drafting in Word: He used natural-language instructions ("tighten the non-compete to 18 months") to instantly conform documents to Bambu's house style.
- •Smart negotiation in Outlook: Incoming engagement letters arrived with a plain-English summary, suggested counter-language, and flagged risks, allowing same-day replies.
The Results
The impact on Bambu Capital's fund formation was transformative:
- •≈ 70% faster first drafts of subscription packages and side letters.
- •≈ 40% lower external-counsel spend during the S$5 million seed raise.
- •200+ hours saved, redeployed to sourcing deals and speaking with investors.
- •Six months from concept to first acquisition agreement—half the runway originally budgeted.