Singapore Management University
The Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship anchors the SMU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Area of Excellence. IIE is a practice-oriented institute that provides support for innovation and entrepreneurship related activities across all the schools at SMU. IIE activities range from events, competitions, networking sessions, workshops, training programmes, study missions and internships for entrepreneurs and budding entrepreneurs, as well as a full-fledged incubation programme which helps aspiring entrepreneurs take their ideas to market.
Kairos Asean
“What if the world’s most influential leaders were friends 20 years ago, working together to tackle some of the biggest problems?”
Kairos ASEAN is a highly curated community of young entrepreneurial talents across Southeast Asia. As part of the global Kairos Society with supporters such as Bill Clinton, Richard Branson and Peter Diamandis, it challenges the next generation of entrepreneurs to solve big problems where governments and the industries have previously failed.
Launched in 2014, Kairos ASEAN has expanded to 6 countries with over 100 members and mentors. It offers a network of executives, strategic investors, advisors and fellow entrepreneurs to support young individuals who are building businesses and meaningful ventures that change the world. Regional initiatives such as the K360 Business Mission and Kairos Sharing Table offers members the opportunity to be connected both locally and beyond.
Abdullah Khurshid
PrincipalSMU Year Three, Economics
Amira Azman
AnalystSMU Year Three, Business Management (Finance & Entrepreneurship)
Anaanya Bijay
PrincipalSMU Year Four, Business Management (Finance & Financial Forensics)
Bob Tan
AssociateSMU Year Three, Business Management (
Boyi Tan
AnalystNUS Year Three, Business Administration (Finance)
Chuan Yang Chua
PrincipalNUS Year Two, Business Administration (Finance)
Darren Chan
AnalystSMU Year Two, Business Management
Dean Tay
AssociateSMU Year Two, Business Management
Ethan Khor
AssociateSUSS Year Three, Finance
Hong Yang Xiao
AssociateNUS Year Two, Business Administration
Jess Ong
AssociateNUS Year Three, Information Systems
Jin Jie Ong
AnalystNUS Year Two, Economics & Business Administration
Joey Ong
PrincipalNUS Year Four, Economics
Jolin Chua
AnalystSMU Year Three, Economics
Jonathan Liem
AnalystNP Year Two, Business Studies
Jordan Ang
AssociateSMU Year Two, Economics & Quantitative Finance
Kazel Koh
AssociateNP Year Two, Information Technology
Keith Tan
Managing PartnerNTU Year Four, Business Administration
Low Zi An
AssociateNUS Graduate, Life Sciences. NTU PhD Year 2, LKCMedicine
Mei Shuen Tham
PrincipalYale-NUS Year 2, Law & Liberal Arts
Pei Lin Leong
AssociateNUS Masters, Business, FinTech & Analytics
Nicole Lim
AssociateSMU Year Three, Computer Science
Qi Jie Lim
AnalystSMU Year One, Computer Science
Rahul Paleja
Managing PartnerNUS Graduate, Business Administration
Renfred Yeow
AssociateNTU Year Two, Accountancy & Business
Ryan Lee
AssociateSMU Year Two, Business Management
Shawn Lim
AssociateNUS Year Two, Computer Science
Sherwin Ng
AssociateNTU Year Three, Banking & Finance
Terrence Hoon
AssociateNTU Year Four, Banking & Finance
Viktor Nguyen
AssociateNUS Year Three, Law
Vu Quang Minh
AssociateSMU Year Three, Computing & Business
Wei Long Tang
AssociateSMU Year One, Information Systems
Yu Qi Tan
AssociateNUS Year Three, Computer Science
Weiyang Teh
AnalystNUS Year 2, Business Administration
Zhi Sen Teo
AnalystNUS Year 2, Engineering Science
Zi En Lim
AnalystSMU Year Three, Business Administration and Management
Xinyao Peng
AssociateNTU Year Three, Accountancy
Ryan Kang
AssociateSMU Year 2, Business Management and Computer Science
Niyun Xie
AnalystNUS Year 2, Data Science & Economics
Ling Ling Woo
AnalystNUS Year Three, Business Administration
Keen Tat Chin
AnalystNUS Year 4, Business Administration
Ho Cheng Yu
AnalystNUS Year 3, Economics
Fabian Lim
AnalystNTU Year Three, Banking & Finance
Aniruddh Fatehpuria
AnalystNUS Masters, Finance, Strategy & Organisation
Dorothy Yuan
AnalystNUS Year Two, Information Systems (Computing)
Investment Committee
Benedict Chong
Former Managing Partner, 21/22SMU Graduate, Business Management
Nicholas Koh
Former Managing Partner, 21/22Yale-NUS Graduate, Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Chan Chia Ler
Formal Partner, 21/22NTU Graduate, Engineering Science
Vincent Wong
Former Principal, 21/22NUS Year Four, Business Administration
Rahul Paleja
Managing PartnerNUS Graduate
Keith Tan
Managing PartnerNTU Year Four, Business Administration
Lujie Chen
Founding Partner, Protégé Ventures
Kumar Suppiah
Founding Partner, Protégé Ventures
Tomithy Too
Founding Partner, Protégé Ventures
Karan Adhikari
Founding Partner, Protégé Ventures
Shirley Wong
Board Director, IMDA
Victor Ng
Managing Partner, TSR Partners
John Kim
Managing Partner, Amasia Fund
Robert Chew
Managing Partner, iGlobe Partners
Paul Bradley
Chairman and CEO, Caprica International
Jeremy Low
Co-founder & Partner, Genesis Alternative VenturesCollaborating with the Best.
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Funding Partners
Wavemaker Partners
Wavemaker Partners is an early stage VC headquartered in Singapore and Los Angeles. Since its founding in 2003, it has made more than 150 investments in internet, mobile and enterprise technology companies and has consistently delivered top quartile returns with companies like MindBody (NASDAQ: MB), DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DIGI) and Viagogo. Wavemaker Partners opened its Singapore office in 2012 and is led by entrepreneurs from the region who have built and exited companies. It now has more than 50 portfolio companies in the region including Luxola (acquired by LVMH), Pie (acquired by Google) and Art of Click (acquired by Xurpas). It is a member of the Draper Venture Network, the world’s leading venture capital collective with 10 funds spread across 4 continents.
Dr. Jeffrey Chi
Dr. Jeffrey Chi is Managing Director of Vickers Venture Partners and Vice Chairman (Asia Investments) at Vickers Capital Group. Dr. Chi is concurrently Ambassador and the Former Chairman of the Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. His experience spans a variety of industries including information technology, financial services and healthcare. As a Founding member of its team, Dr Chi helped build Vickers Venture Partners to its current scale.
Strategic Partners
Legal Partner
Lee & Lee
Founded in 1955 by the late Minister Mentor Mr Lee Kuan Yew together with his wife Madam Kwa Geok Choo and brother Mr Lee Kim Yew, Lee & Lee is recognised by the Asia Pacific Legal 500 as one of the most well-regarded full-service law firms in Singapore. The firm has in recent years been actively advising startup companies in seed stage and VC stage funding round deals in Singapore. Some prominent startup companies that the firm has advised include Grab and Zimplistic.
Community Partners
AngelHub
AngelHub is Hong Kong’s first SFC licensed startup investment platform for professional investors and global startups raising growth capital. AngelHub democratises fundraising: By combining the professionalism of VCs, flexibility of Angel Investing and the power of key strategic partnerships, they make highly vetted global startups accessible to professional investors.