Program Director
Big Idea Ventures
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :15 years, 4 أشهر
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
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
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
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
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