shan liu

Built a 300+ VC/PE network, advised 40+ startups on strategy, tokenomics, GTM, and facilitated funding up to $5M; Served as CSO for a portfolio company, managing 60 clients worth $1M and achieving 80% client retention.
Orchestrated Pitch Day events at Istanbul Fintech Week, EDCON 2023, and ETHCC Paris, connecting 60+ VCs and boosting startup funding participation by 40%; hosted 20+ Twitter panels with 10-30K reach and 10%+ engagement.
Led roadmap design and due diligence process for 5 (RAW, wallet & NFT projects).

Fundraising: Led Series B efforts, securing GSR Ventures’ Promoted within 3 months. Led IPO due diligence, government negotiations, and fund structuring, securing Singauto’s ATA-Singapore fund, facilitated factory set-up in KEZAD, and delivered a high-profile product launch in Abu Dhabi.
$20M due diligence by preparing detailed reports and strategies.
Middle East Expansion: Coordinated Saudi market entry, including Investment Department Deputy Minister meetings, feasibility studies, drafting shareholder agreements, and the $3M Middle East product launch event, which attracted Abu Dhabi royal members and achieved exposure in 140+ international media outlets.
Corporate Governance: Drafted board governance frameworks, share purchase agreements, dealership contracts; hosted shareholder meetings and JV negotiations.
Branding: Represented SINGAUTO at the World Investment Forum, advancing partnerships aligned with Saudi Vision 2030 and expanding market opportunities.

Act as an independent Financial Advisor/Fundraising Advisor to help the start-up project with a seed round fundraising, connected to 350 VC and angel investors, and referred the project to enter into the final round of due diligence at outlier ventures, entered into BNB Chain ecosystem.

1. Develop a global expansion strategy, and liase with PR agencies to apply for the VARA license for the exchange.
2. Formed strategic partnership with 10 tier 1 & 2 VCs, bringing in a weekly deal flow of 20-40 projects.
3. Led org restructuring in MENA region to drive cost reduction, realized 50% MoM revenue growth and 70k AED cost savings per month.
4. Facilitated the series A financing round of 6 million USD for portfolio company - PEAQ (led by Fundamental Labs)
5. Assisted listing projects’ fund-raising: Amaze Global’s series A round, 1million token transaction done via XT

1. Sourced and interviewed 15-20 projects in IoT, consumer tech, SaaS per week, conducted industry research, company analysis, Unit Economics & Break-even analysis and comparable analysis.
2. Facilitated 2 deals: a) music tech venture’s Series B 0.1 billion RMB, b) SaaS business Series A 50 million RMB

1. Engaged in the management team due diligence, valuation of an Indonesian unicorn's series B financing
2. Analyzed the market size and growth trends, value chain structure, competition landscape of personal beauty care segment, presented 80+ page global investment thesis to Investment Committee.
3. Analyzed the trading & transaction history and performance of top players to generate target investment themes

1. Designed market entry strategy for Spain largest retailer, circulated new retail trend report globally (200+ clients)
2. Orchestrated scenario planning of network strategy for a top luxury brand, achieving 18% cost savings p/a
3. Published industry report forecasting post-COVID retail and consumer trends, with 2000+ viewership first week

1. As a founding member of Sam's Cloud Operations, responsible for site profitability, site selection & contract negotiation of satellite DC, realized 110% GMV growth in 11.11, break-even in advance, revenue upside by 20%.
2. Managed supply demand forecasting of packaged goods category, improved Walmart Global forecast system's forecast accuracy for casual food category from 70% to 90%, ensured the instock fulfill rate is above 95%

1. Implemented 5 Capital Projects (million dollar scale) to enhance system performance and operation efficiency, saved milion dollar e demand with local OEM production capacity
2. Streamlined operations by automating reporting, which improved efficiency by saving 5K+ hours weekly
3. Engaged in PCB & FLEX material vendor scouting & due diligence, analyzed pricing records to drive cost down, reach zero inventory left-over for 2 consecutive quarter-ends