# Top 50 Marketplace Angel Investors in Singapore in June 2026

## Toivo Annus
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech

Active individual investor in flying drones, also looking at payments and ecommerce.

## Ishara Yusdian
- Type: Angel
- Location: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Debt Financing
- Focus: Agriculture, Lifestyle, Waste Management

Investor | Storyologist | Builder

## Edward Ismawan Chamdani
- Type: Angel
- Location: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Lifestyle, Agriculture, Aquaculture

Managing and Founding Partner of Ideosource Venture Capital, an Indonesia focused venture capital firm dedicated on early-stage to later-stage investments.

## Maximilian Bittner
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Logistics

Max is part of the executive team of Lazada.com, a leading regional online department store founded by Rocket Internet in Southeast Asia. As CEO, Max is responsible for the performance of all 5 operating countries as well as overseeing regional buying.Max started his career at Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking division in London. Followinghis MBA, he joined McKinsey & Company in Germany. Over these 4 years at the firm, Max worked largely with Media and Retail clients as a consultant. During his time at McKinsey, he also joined the private equity firm 3i plc for 6 months on a secondment.Max initially joined Rocket Internet in Germany as a regional partner before taking on the role of CEO at Lazada.Max holds a bachelor degree of economics and history from University College London and a MBA degree from Kellogg School of Management in Chicago

## Yang Bin Kwok
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Apps

Yang Bin Kwok

## Royston Tay
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence

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

## Serguei Netessine
- Type: Angel
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence

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.

## Tiang Lim Foo
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Tiang Lim Foo is a Partner and co-founder of Forge Ventures. He currently serves as a Venture Partner at Next Billion Ventures.  He was also a partner at SeedPlus, a leading seed fund in Southeast Asia backed by SGInnovate, Jungle Ventures, Cisco, and IFC. Previously, he launched and managed Evernote's operations in Asia. Tiang has invested incategory-leading startups in the region and currently serves as a board member of Qoala, a Sequoia-backed insurance tech company in Indonesia. Tiang graduated from Stanford with a degree in Management and Engineering and holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honors from the National University of Singapore.

## Wen Wee Teng
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Web Development, Internet of Things

Wen Wee Teng is the Founder and Managing Partner at The Lo & Behold Group. Wen Wee Teng attended the University of Pennsylvania.

## Aaron Tan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Information Technology

A Programmer by training and a Venture Capitalist by profession, Aaron founded his first startup at 13 and has already sold two companies before turning 21. He is currently the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Carro, an automotive marketplace that offers a full-stack service for all aspects of car ownership. Aaron leads the venture-backedcompany with years of experience in the startup scene and is committed to setting new standards for the used car industry, with professionalism at the heart of Carro’s ethos.Aaron was also most recently awarded the ITMA Future IT Leader Award. Aaron graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BSc from Singapore Management University’s School of Information Systems, and subsequently accepted a scholarship from the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore to read Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University where he graduated with an MSc.

## Ratan Tata
- Type: Angel
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Health Care

Ratan Tata is the Founder and Managing Director of RNT Associates.

## Youcef Oudjidane
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Payments

Youcef Oudjidane is the Founder and Managing Partner of BYLD and the Co-Founder and Chairman of Elevate (YC W22).

## Eduardo Saverin
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Internet, Financial Services, Mobile

Eduardo Saverin is a Co-founder at Meta. Eduardo attended Harvard University.

## Ross Veitch
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Internet, Real Estate, Rental

Ross is CEO & Co-Founder at Wego, an online travel marketplace (aka travel metasearch) operating across APAC and MENA backed by top-tier investors including Tiger Global, Crescent Group, Square Peg Capital, MNC Group and MEVP.
Ross is a veteran of the Asian internet industry having established Yahoo!s Southeast Asian operations in Singaporeback in 1998 and leading product development efforts across the region for 6+ years. He is also Singapore Co-Chair of H2, the premier global leadership network for the digital industry.
Ross has been an active angel investor in the technology sector for a decade and enjoys working with other passionate entrepreneurs. He has worked in Sydney, Melbourne, London, Kuala Lumpur and is now splits his time between Singapore and Dubai. He travels frequently for business but not nearly enough for leisure.

## Matilde Giglio
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Matilde Giglio is the Co-Founder of Even and an angel investor in over 30 companies globally

https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/10/even-healthcare-lands-additional-capital-to-advance-primary-care-adoption-in-india/

## Lachy Groom
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

Lachy Groom is the Co-Founder of Physical Intelligence. He previously worked at Stripe as the Head of Stripe Issuing.

## Juha Paananen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Gaming, Wellness

Juha Paananen - CEO & Co-Founder @ Soba

## Suresh V Shankar
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Convertible Note
- Focus: Software, Analytics, Machine Learning

Suresh V Shankar is the Founder and CEO at Crayon Data.

## Jon Oringer
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Jon Oringer is the founder and chairman of Shutterstock.

## Darius Cheung
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Mobile, FinTech

Darius Cheung is co-founder of BillPin and CEO/co-founder of McAfee-acquired tenCube.

## Jia Chai
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Internet

Jia Jih Chai is the CEO & co-founder at Rainforest. He attended National University of Singapore.

## Lav Kumar
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Lav Kumar: A Multifaceted Champion
Lav Kumar, a name synonymous with determination and excellence, is a rising star who has captured the nation’s attention with his extraordinary talents. Hailing from the vibrant city of Patna, India, this young prodigy has carved a niche for himself in both the physical and digital realms.
His journey into theworld of martial arts began at the tender age of six, when a spark ignited his passion for combat sports. Born on May 12, 2009, in Arrah Bhojpur, Lav's innate athleticism and unwavering dedication quickly propelled him to the forefront of the Taekwondo scene. His rigorous training and competitive spirit have yielded impressive results, with silver medals adorning his achievements at the prestigious Taekwondo FIT India Championships in both 2021 and 2023, as well as a silver medal at the Varanasi Taekwondo Championship in 2023. Lav’s martial arts prowess extends beyond Taekwondo, as evidenced by his karate accomplishments, including two gold medals, three silver medals, and a brown belt earned between 2015 and 2019.
Beyond the mat, Lav possesses an extraordinary aptitude for technology. His journey into the world of software development and website design reveals a multifaceted individual with a keen intellect and a creative flair. This unique blend of athleticism and technical acumen has positioned him as a role model for young people, inspiring them to explore their passions without limitations. Lav’s current focus is on developing user-friendly websites and mobile applications that cater to a diverse range of industries. He envisions a future where technology can enhance the Taekwondo community, fostering a deeper connection among enthusiasts and athletes alike.
Lav Kumar’s story is a testament to the power of perseverance, dedication, and versatility. His ability to excel in both physical and intellectual pursuits is an inspiration to aspiring athletes and tech enthusiasts alike. As he continues to climb the ladder of success, the nation eagerly awaits the next chapter in his extraordinary journey. Lav’s impact extends beyond his achievements, as he embodies the spirit of a true champion—one who not only conquers challenges but also inspires others to reach for their full potential.
With his unwavering commitment to excellence and a thirst for knowledge, Lav Kumar is poised to make an enduring mark on the world. His journey is a beacon of hope for countless young individuals who dream of pursuing their passions with equal fervor. As he continues to explore the boundaries of human potential, the nation stands united in support of this exceptional young talent.

## Josh Hannah
- Type: Angel
- Location: Oakland, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology

Josh Hannah

## Jan Wilmking
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Retail, Fitness

I believe in business can be a force of good. That’s why I invest in solutions for our world‘s most pressing issues. Passionate about human centred software, food tech, circularity, and mental positivity. 
I was part Zalando's leadership team pre-IPO until 2019, several years in McKinsey in consumer industries, and am active as angel investorand mentor for early stage teams at TechStars and beyond.

## Shailesh Rao
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Apps, FinTech

Shailesh Rao

## Julian Farrior
- Type: Angel
- Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Mobile, Film, Comics

Julian Farrior

## Trent McConaghy
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency

Trent McConaghy is the founder of Ocean Protocol, which is unbounding AI via blockchain technology. Past: 
- co-founded Analog Design Automation in 1999. AI for generative analog circuit design. It was acquired by Synopsys in 2004.
- co-founded Solido Design Automation in 2004. AI for custom circuit verification. It was acquired by Siemens in2017.
- co-founded ascribe GmbH in 2014. NFTs. It pivoted to BigchainDB in 2016. Decentralized database.
- from BigchainDB, co-founded Ocean Protocol in 2017. Its token $OCEAN went public in 2018.

## Michael Cassau
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Hardware, Software, CleanTech

Michael Cassau founded his company Grover with a simple goal in mind: give people more freedom and help them derive more value by offering a flexible and affordable way of accessing technology. Built on a circular economy business model, Grover makes the most out of the lifecycle of tech products, reduces waste, and brings the philosophy of accessover ownership to the huge consumer electronics market. Michael has a background as an Investment Professional at Goldman Sachs and is fascinated by the intersection of retail and finance. He is motivated by a personal conviction that there must be a flexible and efficient way to access consumer goods.

## Kelvin Teo
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, E-Commerce, Subscription Service

Kelvin is a visionary with the hope of making a positive impact on society. Born in Malaysia, Kelvin moved to Singapore at the age of 15 through a scholarship program. Sometimes an opportunity can change the way we live. Kelvin hopes to share the opportunity by helping high-potential SMEs to realize their potential. Prior to developing my Modality,Kelvin was a management consultant at Accenture and McKinsey & Co., where he developed and implemented strategies for banks, telecoms, and other large companies in Southeast Asia. Kelvin also runs operations at KKR Capstone, one of the largest private equity companies in the world. He received his education from Harvard Business School and graduated as Valedictorian at the National University of Singapore.

## Steve Melhuish
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Real Estate, Internet, Software

Steve Melhuish is the Founder of Rumah, Co-Founder and Board Director at PropertyGuru Group, Founder and CEO at Planet Rise, Founding Partner at Wavemaker Impact, and an Advisor and Investor at Eco-Business and Ampd Energy. He attended the University of Plymouth and the University of Reading.

## Doug Band
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Marketplace

Doug Band

## Liang Xinjun
- Type: Angel
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Information Technology

Liang Xinjun is the Founder of the Fosun fashion group. He previously worked at Shanghai Guangxin Technology Development Co as a VP; Deputy GM. Liang Xinjun attended 
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

## Huang Shao Ning
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Advice

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.

## David Pardo
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Solar, E-Commerce, B2B

Key lead of international businesses for 18+ years (eBay, PayPal, Mastercard and Blizzard) in eCommerce, Sustainability, Fintech and Gaming by innovating and driving change through Business Strategy, Product Management and UX, Business Operations, Data Management, Retention and Acquisition Marketing management, following five years studying withtop business schools.12+ years of start-up mentoring and investing with a handful of successful exits. Current portfolio value is 3X or 26% IRR.Also built and managed my own start-ups from scratch and/or in a Corporate environment (Joint Venture constructs).​Based in Singapore and worked all over the world (France, UK, US, Korea) but focusing on South-East Asia right now.

## Neil Bearden
- Type: Angel
- Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, EdTech, Education

Plot Wolf.

## Kenji Niwa
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Marketplace

Founder CEO at Firstcard. Entrepreneur and Investor.

## Yang Jinhe
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce

Yang Jinhe is the founder of Purple Bird Security Browser, and executives from well-known top Internet companies.

## Marcus Erken
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning

Happy and curious.Marcus is a founding partner of Sunfish Partners, an early stage VC that invests in deep tech startups from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).In addition, he has made angel investments throughout the world and co-lectures an annual university course in which students start their own companies.Previously, Marcus had theprivilege of working with more than 120 student startups at WHU’s university incubator, which he co-built.Marcus holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in Business & Management from WHU Vallendar, a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship from RWTH Aachen University, and was a Visiting Research Fellow at Harvard University.

## Shixing Mao
- Type: Angel
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Finance, Software

Discus Fish is the CEO and co-founder of Cobo, a leading global developer building the infrastructure that makes cryptocurrencies and decentralized apps easily accessible to anyone. Cobo’s flagship product, launched in February 2018, is Cobo Wallet, the first mobile wallet that offers proof-of-stake pooling services for users, a groundbreakinginnovation that assimilates to interests and dividends. Considered to be China’s cryptocurrency pioneer, for first introducing cryptocurrency to China in 2011 with his widely viewed mining tutorials, Discus Fish was a moderator of the first Chinese Bitcoin forum, BTCMAN, and the first Litecoin forum, LTCBBS. He later contributed to the marketing of Avalon, the first cryptocurrency ASIC miner from Canaan, which filed for an IPO in May 2018, and became co-founder and COO of Yibite, the first Bitcoin portal in China. In 2013, Discus Fish was most well known for co-founding F2Pool, the first mining pool in China, where he shifted the reliance on oversea mining pools to China and also pioneered the 24 hour settlement protocol, which is now considered a global standard today. Now the largest multi-currency mining pool in the world, F2Pool is globally the #1 Ethereum and Litecoin miner, and the 5th largest Bitcoin miner.

## Ron Sim
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Beauty, Fitness, Genetics

Ron Sim

## Neeraj Bhargava
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Film, Consumer Goods

Neeraj Bhargava is the Founder, Chairman, and Group CEO of Rainshine Global Inc. He previously worked at Allygrow as a Director. Neeraj Bhargava attended NYU Stern School of Business.

## Danny Oei Wirianto
- Type: Angel
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Classifieds, Marketplace

Danny Oei Wirianto is Co-Founder of MINDTALK and CEO of MCM Group. Previously he was Chief Marketing Officer of Kaskus.

## Elin Wong
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care

Elin Wong

## Hemamalini Santhanraj
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Web Development

Hemamalini Santhanraj

## Eduardo Vivas
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Business Intelligence

Eduardo Vivas is the founder of Bright.com which was acquired by LinkedIn in 2014, and also the founder of Social Hour, a startup acquired for $51.5M by PlayPhone in 2012.
Despite dropping out of high school over 10 years earlier, Vivas is now the Head of Talent Solutions at LinkedIn and an active angel investor.

## Nick Hungerford
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, EdTech, Finance

Nick is the founding CEO of Nutmeg. Following a business degree at Exeter University, Nick worked at Barclays in the areas of product, banking and wealth management. Nick was a Divisional Director at Brewin Dolphin and has an MBA from Stanford University in the United States. Nick's industry and investment views are respected globally and hefrequently appears on Bloomberg, CNBC and BBC and has been quoted in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and many international publications. Nick has been a guest lecturer at academic institutions including Harvard, Stanford and London Business School and has represented UKTI around the world, promoting the benefits of doing business in Britain.

## Kunal Shah
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Internet

Kunal Shah

## Vanessa Ho
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Wellness, InsurTech

Vanessa Ho currently works as the Venture Capital Analyst for Quest Ventures. She previously worked at EY-Parthenon as a Consulting Analyst.

## Michael Gorriz
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Michael is Group Chief Information Officer at Standard Chartered Bank. He is based in Singapore after having joined the Bank in July 2015. In this role, Michael is responsible for the banking operations, systems development and technology infrastructure which underpin the Bank’s client services. He is also instrumental in defining and implementingthe Bank’s digital and innovation agenda.

## Tim Seithe
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Logistics, E-Commerce

Tim Seithe - Founder & CEO @ Tillhub

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