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Dalal AlGhawas, Program Director

Dalal AlGhawas

Program Director·Big Idea Ventures

Kuwait

Doctorate, Food Science and Food Biotechnology

Work experience

Total years of experience: 17 years, 5 months

Program Director

January 2020 - Present

Big Idea Ventures

Singapore

January 2020 - Present

Established and launched World’s first alternative-protein start-up accelerator
Personally closed 30+ pre-seed deals with 3 exits and 8 follow-on/direct
seed/pre-series A investment funding of $7.75mm (BIV only)
Hao Foods: Advised plant-based start-up on China business strategy,
marketing, fundraising, and scalability, leading to 250% sales growth, $3mm
investment from Monde Nissin, and Rich’s
AAT: Venture Building Cambridge University spin-off cell-based meat
production start-up; supporting R&D lab solutions, delivering prototype to
investors within promised timelines, leading to two rounds of fundraising of
$3.5mm by Grupo Jorge with 5.25x increase in valuation
Portfolio management and CPG representation and expansion for APAC & GCC
Head of Singapore office, leading cross-divisional recruiting efforts and training
high talent team
International thought leader in the food technology space 70+ conferences, TV,
podcasts, roundtables, industry reports, start-up competitions
Established essential BIV flagship events: Tasting Big Ideas and Demo Day
online showcase, Big Foodivate Challenge, F5 Hackathon
Developed crucial accelerator assets including footage, manuals and collaterals
Corporate Channels include: Buhler, Givaudan, Meiji, Tap Agri Putri, Agrocorp,
NRF, AAK, Avril, Bel, Tyson Ventures, Cargill, Accor and Monde Nissin
Government Partners include: Temasek, ESG, EDB, SFA, A*STAR, SG Innovate,
JETRO, InvestKorea, CSIRO
Built out data room Proseeder, airtable

Company industry:
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Job role:
Management

Program Manager

August 2017 - December 2019

Brinc

Hong Kong

August 2017 - December 2019

Established and launched Hong Kong’s first food technology start-up
accelerator
Personally closed 15+ pre-seed deals with 8 follow-on funding of $1.2mm
(Brinc only)
Phuture Foods: plant-based start-up product development, business,
marketing, fundraising strategy leading to 400% sales growth SG, MY and
TH, $1.5mm investment from Monde Nissin
Avant Meats: University spin-off cell-based seafood start-up; supporting R&D
lab solutions and advisory, successfully raised >$3mm from CPT Capital and
China Venture Capital
Recruited 50+ mentors from Government (Invest HK), R&D institutions (FIRC),
and legal (Covington) entities
Represented Brinc internationally 10+ conferences, trade shows and start-up
competitions
Innovation Partners include: Invest HK, Cyberport, Innovation Park HKSTP

Company industry:
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Job role:
Management

Scientific Advisor

October 2017 - October 2018

Swiss Vanquest Switzerland

Hong Kong

October 2017 - October 2018

Due diligence, advisory services, feasibility studies, fundraising and
strategic partnerships. Established sales and marketing channels
Coordinated investor roadshows for PE/VC investors on life science start-
ups in the fields of med-tech, biotech and pharma-tech
Specialised on wearable devices and non-invasive surgical equipment

Company industry:
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Job role:
Finance and Investment

PhD Candidate

October 2012 - October 2018

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

October 2012 - October 2018

Project Management - Developed and competed research project and
presented food topics for the University
Managed and supervised MSc and BSc candidates to complete their
research projects
Presented research findings at international conferences and published in
peer-reviewed journals

Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Research and Development

Clinical Research Associate

April 2008 - December 2011

Dasman Diabetes Institute

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

April 2008 - December 2011

Clinical research study with 6 publications in peer reviewed journal.
Initiated and managed the implementation of the company’s waste
recycling system
Managed diagnostics laboratory, equipment and inventory along with
SOP manual preparation
Engaged Kuwait government and multi-disciplinary team to compile public
health report
Coordinated public health outreach event for 300+ attendees

Company industry:
Scientific Research & Development
Job role:
Research and Development

Education

The University Of Hong Kong

March 2017

March 2017

Doctorate, Food Science and Food Biotechnology

Hong Kong

The Manchester Metropolitan University

June 2007

June 2007

Master's degree, Biomedical Sciences

United Kingdom

The University Of Manchester

June 2006

June 2006

Bachelor's degree, Biomedical Sciences

United Kingdom

Skills

Food Science
Expert
Food Science
Expert
Venture Capital
Expert
Venture Capital
Expert
Research
Expert
Research
Expert
Public Health
Expert
Public Health
Expert
Life Sciences
Expert
Life Sciences
Expert
BSC
Expert
BSC
Expert
GOVERNMENT
Expert
GOVERNMENT
Expert
RESEARCH
Expert
RESEARCH
Expert
STRATEGIC
Expert
STRATEGIC
Expert
VISUAL C
Expert
VISUAL C
Expert
CONFERENCES
Expert
CONFERENCES
Expert
CONSULTING
Expert
CONSULTING
Expert
CPT
Expert
CPT
Expert
DEVELOPMENT
Expert
DEVELOPMENT
Expert
FUNDRAISING
Expert
FUNDRAISING
Expert
Food Science
Expert
Food Science
Expert
Venture Capital
Expert
Venture Capital
Expert
Research
Expert
Research
Expert
Public Health
Expert
Public Health
Expert
Life Sciences
Expert
Life Sciences
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Spanish
Beginner
Chinese
Beginner