Top 10 Hospitality Angel Investors in Singapore (June 2026)

Serguei Netessine is Vice-Dean for Global Initiatives and Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Operations, Information and Decisions Department at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He lived and worked in Russia, USA, France and Singapore., author and speaker on innovation.Prof. Netessine receivedBS/MS degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology and, after working for Motorola and Lucent Technologies, he also received MS/Ph.D. degrees in Operations Management from the University of Rochester. His current research focuses on business model innovation and operational excellence and he worked on these topics with numerous organizations including Federal Aviation Administration (USA), Lockheed Martin, Procter & Gamble, McDonald’s, Rolls Royce, Comcast, Expedia, ABB and US Air Force. He serves on advisory boards of multiple startup companies and regularly speaks on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.Professor Netessine has been the recipient of several teaching awards for delivering classes to MBA and Executive MBA students at the Wharton School and INSEAD, and he frequently teaches in Executive Education Programs. Prolific academic writer, professor Netessine holds senior editorial positions at several leading academic journals and he co-authored dozens of publications in prominent management journals, including Management Science, Operations Research, Harvard Business Review and other. His work has received extensive media coverage in CIO Magazine, the Economist, Forbes, Multichannel Merchant, New York Times, US News and Strategy & Business and other press. He regularly blogs about innovation on http://www.renaissanceinnovator.com and HBR Network. His latest book on Business Model Innovation is forthcoming with Harvard Business Press in 2014.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: United States, Singapore, Malaysia

Investor stats

Total investments: 15
Round size: Seed $50k–$800k
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

SwarmX — SwarmX is an autonomous drone operation platform that focuses on developing autonomous robots which gathers information to make data driven decisions. The company operates Hive, an autonomous drone base station with weather sensing technology that assists in planning surveillance mission plans. HiveMind OS is a command and control center for droneswarms that identifies and generates alerts for various user-defined events relating to people, vehicles, and static objects.SwarmX is a Singapore-based company that was founded in 2015 by Pulkit Jaiswal.
TabSquare — Look to the future of the F&B industry - Tabsquare's POS integrated online restaurant system increases hospitality profitability through AI Technology.
Comedywire — Comedywire offers an online platform that enables its users to find, share, and create posts of comedic content. Comedywire enables its users to connect with each other and share ideas. Comedywire was founded by Preston Gitlin in December 2014.

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Sean Chong is an individual investor.

Investment focus

Industry: B2B, Travel, Hospitality
Stage:Series A
Geography: Singapore

Investor stats

Total investments: 1
Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

Trip Affiliates Network — At Trip Affiliates Network, we provide hospitality and travel solutions to increase your direct bookings and operation efficiency.

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Royston Tay is Co-Founder & CEO at Zopim. He is GM of Chat at Zendesk.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: Singapore, Germany, Indonesia

Investor stats

Total investments: 15
Round size: Seed $747k–$3.3M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.9M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Upmesh — Upmesh provides e-commerce functionality for live commerce merchants on social media.
Motorist — Motorist is a Singapore-based automotive platform that simplifies vehicle ownership through smart solutions. We help drivers and car owners to manage their vehicle by providing them with a range of auto services. Stay informed with our network of motorists and motor services.
RaRa Delivery — RaRa Delivery is a e-commerce logistics company located in Selatan.

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Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

Total investments: 282
Round size: Seed $400k–$5.9M; Series A $2.5M–$25M; Series B $3M–$50M
Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow

Portfolio highlights

GALY — GALY biocrafts premium cocoa and cotton with quality, traceability, and scalable supply for modern brands.
Buupass — BuuPass is Kenya's market leader for online bus booking. We enable travelers to reserve seats and make payments in a convenient and timely way. Try BuuPass today!
Vivoo — Get personalized wellness insights with Vivoo's innovative, science-backed products. Understand your body's needs and take control of your body. Shop now!

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James is the Founder and Managing Partner of Quest Ventures – China’s leading seed to angel fund for technology companies that have scalability and replicability in large internet communities. He is also the Co-Founder and former COO of 55tuan (NASDAQ: WOWO), one of the largest social e-commerce site in China with a presence across more than onehundred cities. James was recognised as a finalist in the Telstra Sensis Australia China Alumni Award for ICT and New Media. He has been guest speaker at China-centric and entrepreneurship events such as Global Entrepreneurship Week and Venture Lab. He is a regular guest lecturer at IE Business School and Tsinghua SEM.

Investment focus

Industry: Internet, Social Media, SaaS
Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
Geography: Singapore, Uzbekistan

Investor stats

Total investments: 8
Round size: Seed $150k–$3.5M
Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

Burpple — Burpple - great food and local experiences, where people gatherFounded in Silicon Valley by three Singaporeans, Burpple was launched in May 2012 with a mission to help people find the perfect places to enjoy their meals with the people that matter. Three years on, Burpple is now the food discovery platform of choice in Singapore and KualaLumpur. Powered by over two million photo reviews from the community, in 2015 alone, over four million people used Burpple to discover great places to eat – be it for first date, a quick meal nearby, brunch with friends, or a family celebration. We believe that food has a special bonding power, and the idea at the core of our company is simple: enjoyment.Burpple is supported by leading international venture capitalists, Tembusu Partners, SPH Media Fund, Triumph Capital, Silicon Straits, Neoteny Labs, QuestVC, NUS Enterprise and Brad Porteus. For more information, visit www.burpple.com.
Ion Mobility — Ion Mobility is a tech-driven all-electric mobility company tackling a challenging and complex space.
Spiking — Spiking, founded by Dr. Clemen Chiang, PhD. is the No. 1 stock market trading, cryptocurrency, options trading AI data platform for legal insider trading.

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Co-founder of JobsCentral Singapore, Shao-Ning stayed on as the Singapore MD after the company was acquired. During this period, she oversaw operation integrations with the global business and started the company’s transition to become a SaaS player in its Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia operations. Since 2009, Shao-Ning has been mentoring startups in creative, digital and retail industries.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, SaaS, Advice
Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Geography: Singapore

Investor stats

Total investments: 9
Round size: Seed $614k–$1.5M; Series A $2.3M–$4.2M
Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

Homage — Homage is a trusted senior home care marketplace and technology platform seamlessly connecting seniors to the best quality of care on demand.The Homage platform uses a proprietary matching engine that pairs seniors with the best care professionals for their needs in real-time. Family members can schedule, manage, and monitor care visits throughHomage family app from anywhere, stay in communication with the care professional and get real-time information on the care their senior is receiving. Homage app will let family members know who visited their loved ones, how long they spent in the home, and what activities they did. Homage's technology allows it to send a Homage care professional to senior's house within 2 hours. Homage's app for care professionals lets them efficiently run their business, gives them better client information: a care plan individualized to each senior, helpful tips, ability to run on their own schedule, easy communication with the family members through their app.
Motorist — Motorist is a Singapore-based automotive platform that simplifies vehicle ownership through smart solutions. We help drivers and car owners to manage their vehicle by providing them with a range of auto services. Stay informed with our network of motorists and motor services.
EngageRocket — We help organizations make better people decisions using real-time analytics. Our customers use EngageRocket platform to measure and improve employee experience.

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Yiping Goh

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam

Investor stats

Total investments: 7
Round size: Seed $900k–$6M; Series A $4.6M–$7M
Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow

Portfolio highlights

MAKMUR — MAKMUR is a start-up that provides technology-based investment app to help Indonesians plan their financial goals and invest for the long term easily, safely, and sustainably.
ByteGenie — ByteGenie helps hospitality teams increase sales and cut procurement costs with an AI-powered Bloomberg-like data platform that leverages real-time data scraping and standardisation to support lead generation, events intelligence, price benchmarking and supplier intelligence.
Chain Debrief — Chain Debrief aims to inform, educate, and connect the global investment community through our crypto guides, news, analyses, and opinion pieces.

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Boon Hwee is the founding partner of Credence and Chairman of the investment committee. Concurrently, Boon Hwee is a member of Agilent Technologies Inc, Chairman of AAC Technologies, Yeo Hiap Seng Limited, and Sunningdale Tech Limited.Boon Hwee began his career in 1977 at Hewlett Packard ("HP") and rose to become its Managing Directorin Singapore, a position he held from 1985 to 1990. Boon Hwee's other previous positions include:Chairman of Singapore Telecom Group ("SingTel") and its predecessor organisations for 17 yearsChairman of Singapore Airlines Limited ("SIA") for 4 yearsChairman of Development Bank of Singapore ("DBS") for 4 yearsDirector on the Board of Temasek Holdings Private Limited for 15 years (Boon Hwee also served as a member of the Executive Committee from January 1997 to September 2010)Chairman of the Wuthelam Group for 10 yearsBoon Hwee was named the Outstanding Manager of the Year in 1991 by Business Times and DHL Worldwide. He was conferred The International Herald Tribune Visionary and Leader Honour in January 2003.Boon Hwee contributes actively to non-profit organisations, and is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Nanyang Technological University and a Director of the Hewlett Foundation in the United States.Boon Hwee obtained his Bachelor's Degree (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London in 1972 and his MBA (Distinction) from the Harvard Business School in 1976.

Investment focus

Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Singapore, United States, China

Investor stats

Total investments: 46
Round size: Seed $399k–$5M; Series A $704k–$20M
Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

Faarms — FAARMS is a new age digital platform catering to the needs of farmers.
Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.
Lyte Ventures — Built for creators, designed for the future of work. We do the hustling so that you can focus more on what matters to you.

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Der Shing is founder and CEO of the JobsCentral Group. His work scope includes strategic planning and responsibility for the group's P&L. His achievements include creating career media platforms that reach 10 million people in South East Asia. In 2011, he negotiated the acquisition of the group by CareerBuilder. Der Shing has a Bachelor ofEngineering (Summa cum laude) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is a father of 3 and is an avid share investor and traveller. He is also involved in community work as a Council Member of the South West CDC and is a member of the Entrepreneurs Organisation in Singapore.

Investment focus

Industry: Internet, Wellness, Health Care
Stage:Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
Geography: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia

Investor stats

Total investments: 9
Round size: Seed $600k–$896k; Series A $2M–$4.2M
Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

Homage — Homage is a trusted senior home care marketplace and technology platform seamlessly connecting seniors to the best quality of care on demand.The Homage platform uses a proprietary matching engine that pairs seniors with the best care professionals for their needs in real-time. Family members can schedule, manage, and monitor care visits throughHomage family app from anywhere, stay in communication with the care professional and get real-time information on the care their senior is receiving. Homage app will let family members know who visited their loved ones, how long they spent in the home, and what activities they did. Homage's technology allows it to send a Homage care professional to senior's house within 2 hours. Homage's app for care professionals lets them efficiently run their business, gives them better client information: a care plan individualized to each senior, helpful tips, ability to run on their own schedule, easy communication with the family members through their app.
Motorist — Motorist is a Singapore-based automotive platform that simplifies vehicle ownership through smart solutions. We help drivers and car owners to manage their vehicle by providing them with a range of auto services. Stay informed with our network of motorists and motor services.
Alodokter — App Kesehatan No.1 Di Indonesia. Dapatkan Info Kesehatan Terkini & Terlengkap, Fasilitas Online Booking Rumah Sakit & Dokter, Chat Bersama Dokter, Gratis!

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