# Top 50 Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in Singapore in June 2026

## Shubhrendu Koche
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Sports, eSports

Shubhrendu Koche

## Mark Cuban
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dallas, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain

Mark Cuban is the founder of Fireside, Chairman and Founding Partner of AXS TV, and the Owner of Dallas Mavericks. He previously worked at Broadcast.com as a Co-Founder. Mark Cuban attended the Indiana University Bloomington.

## David Ng
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: eSports, Media and Entertainment, Sports

David Ng is the CEO & Founder of goGame.

## Toivo Annus
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech

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

## Tom Varkey
- Type: Angel
- Location: Westfield, New Jersey, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Media and Entertainment, E-Learning, Education

Tom is a veteran in financial markets and is Principal at Stonehill Capital. Prior to this he has held positions with Lazard Asset Management & Fidelity Investments focusing on emerging markets and corporate debt.
Tom is an MBA from Harvard Business School & has a MA in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University.

## Mark Vranesh
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Education, Social Media

Mark Vranesh was named Chief Financial Officer of financial and business experience in the software, entertainment and related technology industries. Mark also spent 8 years with Ernst & Young LLP’s high tech practice, most recently as an Audit Senior Manager and earned a degree in Business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1990.

## Jeff Shouger
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Education, Social Media

Finance executive (Certified Public Accountant) with broad experience managing and developing high performing teams.Extensive experience scaling finance departments, financial planning and forecasting, treasury, driving operations and process development for private venture back as well as multinational public companies including: Zynga, GileadSciences, Intuit, Sandisk, Monogram Biosciences, Novacea, Avanex, Cell Genesys, Nektar Therapeutics and Proteolix.Deal experience covering a variety of transactions, including acquisitions, initial public offerings (IPO), debt offerings, corporate partnerships and follow-on offerings.Broad understanding of public company issues and structuring pre-IPO for transition to public company.

## 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.

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

Josh Hannah

## Rajesh Kamat
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series B
- Focus: Mobile, Social Media, Digital Entertainment

Listed as India’s hottest 40 under 40 Business Leaders by Economic Times and Spencer Stuart, Rajesh was previously the COO of Peter Chernin’s Asia focused private equity fund CA Media. Kamat had formerly launched Viacom18’s popular Hindi GEC network COLORS. With a mix of disruptive and differentiated programming, accompanied by aggressive marketingand distribution strategies Kamat catapulted COLORS to a number 3 position in its very first week and the number 1 position 9 months after launch, breaking Star Plus’ stranglehold on the position after nine years of unchallenged dominance. Under Rajesh’s leadership COLORS continued its successful run and grew into a vibrant brand reaching 140mm Households. It is the only GEC to have reached an operating break-even in 15 months. He served as COO of Viacom 18 Group and CEO of COLORS. Prior to COLORS, he launched Endemol India and served as its Managing Director. He has also served as SVP of Commercial & Business Planning at STAR India and held various marketing positions at Coca-Cola and MTV India. Kamat has also been named Impact Media Person of Year in 2009 and ‘Outstanding Entrepreneurs of Asia Pacific for 2010. Rajesh is a Bachelor of Engineering and also holds a Master's in Business Administration.Rajesh is also an active board member in over 10 companies and enjoys contributing to the angel investor ecosystem

## Joon Kim
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Marketing, Advertising, Social Media

Joon Kim

## Oleg Shchegolev
- Type: Angel
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Education, Social Media

Oleg Shchegolev is the founder and CEO at SEMrush.

## Arthur Sabalionis
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Marketing, Advertising, Social Media

CEO at AJ Marketing | Influencer & Digital Marketing in AsiaAJ Marketing's mission is to help international companies to succeed in AsiaWHAT WE DO?
- Marketing Strategy
- Influencer Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Press Release
- Social Media Management
- Asia Celebrity Licensing
- Creative ProductionWHY US?
- CreativeAgency
- Top Influencers
- Global Team
- Local Resources
- Flexibility
- ExperienceTEAM LOCATIONS
- Singapore
- Japan
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Vietnam
- Taiwan

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

Julian Farrior

## 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.

## Nikhil Kamath
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, Internet

Nikhil Kamath is the Co-Founder of Zerodha & True Beacon. He previously worked at Kamath Associates as a Partner.

## Marat Kichikov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Apps

Marat is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry and early stage investor. 
He is the founder of several successful companies, including a consumer finance bank, few e-commerce companies and investment fund. 
He serves on the board of his several portfolio companies (Bioloka, Wow Cube, F3 and RelesticaHolding), utilizing his knowledge and expertise in Blockchain industry which he joined to in 2013 as a partner in Bitfury Group. 
In both as a fund and as an angel investor, Marat have invested in 30+ fin tech, e-commerce, blockchain technology, educational, healthcare and gaming companies, providing business expertise and financial & advisory support to founders. 
Marat has a master's degree in finance & business management and a bachelor's degree in law. 
In his free time, Marat likes surfing and skiing!

## Hans de Back
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Gaming, Animation, Video Games

Hans de Back

## 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.

## Dmitri Melnikov
- Type: Angel
- Location: West Newton, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Education, Social Media

Dmitri Melnikov is COO and Co-founder of Semrush.

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

Jack Herrick is a serial entrepreneur and current CEO and Founder of wikiHow.Jack founded wikiHow, which is like Wikipedia for how-to. Jack started and self financed wikiHow from inception to it's current position as one of the most popular sites on the web receiving over 25 million unique visitors per month. Prior to wikiHow, Jack wasco-CEO of eHow. With Josh Hannah, Jack purchased eHow in 2004. Between 2004 and 2006 eHow grew 30x in traffic and revenue and became the largest pure play how-to site on the web. Demand Media acquired eHow in 2006.In 2002 Jack co-founded Luminescent Technologies with Dan Abrams, Eli Yablonovitch, and Stan Osher. Luminescent is a computational semiconductor lithography company that has raised over $25 MM in venture capital. From 1999-2001 Jack was CEO and co-founder at BigTray, a Sequoia funded e-commerce company. BigTray was sold in 2001 and remains the largest online vendor of restaurant equipment and supplies.

## Jack Conte
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Software, E-Learning

Jack Conte is the Co-Founder and CEO of Patreon. He attended Stanford University.

## 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.

## Craig Hewett
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Retail, Coupons, Internet

Craig is the Co-Founder of Wego.com. He has more than 15 years experience in the online travel distribution industry, starting out with Holiday Inn Worldwide (now known as InterContinental Hotels Group) back in 1995 when the company launched the world's first online booking engine. He left Holiday Inn Worldwide in 1999 to join the start upteam for Priceline.com in Asia. He then joined the start up team for Zuji in Singapore where his tenure was cut short by the events of September 11th 2001.
Craig then rejoined InterContinental Hotels Group at the time when the company was ramping up its online technology investments across key Asia Pacific Markets. He developed the company's online strategy across the region with key local investments in China and Japan, successfully introducing local language capabilities into the group's global reservation system and marketing websites.

## Riaz Mehta
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: News, Web3, Training

Riaz Mehta is a Founder & CEO at AllRite. Attended Macquarie University.

## Hellmut Schutte
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Content, Publishing, Advertising

Prof. Dr. Hellmut Schütte joined INSEAD's faculty in Fontainebleau, France, in 1981 after a successful career in the areas of marketing and investment banking covering a period of 11 years. As Senior Affiliate Professor of International Management, he teaches and does research in the area of international business and international marketingwith a special focus on Asia. His present work is concerned with markets and consumers in Asia, with the emergence of China and India, and with the regionalisation of the strategies and organisational structures of multinational firms. Professor Schütte studied economics and business administration in Germany and obtained his doctorate from the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. He was visiting professor at the University of Tokyo, a visiting professor at Boston University, and visiting scholar at Harvard University.Up to the fall of 2006, Professor Schütte was the Dean of INSEAD's fast growing Asia Campus located in Singapore. It comprises of state-of-the-art facilities, a faculty of 40 full-time resident professors, and welcomes 300 MBA participants and 2500 executives per year.Prof. Dr. Schütte has lived and worked in nine different countries, and taught in seminars in about 40 countries all over the world. He is a well-known speaker in conferences and business meetings and is actively involved in various executive programmes, board and advisory roles and consulting assignments. He is a regular contributor to the World Economic Forum in Davos and other places in the world. Professor Schütte is the author of many articles and of five books. The third edition of this bestselling book "Strategies for Asia Pacific" (co-author P. Lasserre) appeared in 2006.Prof. Dr. Schütte is a permanent resident of Singapore and is a devoted offshore yachtsman.

## Wayne Quek
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Advice, FinTech, Retirement

Wayne Quek - Director @ HOME LOAN WHIZ

## Chris Lee
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Digital Entertainment, Blockchain

Chris Lee is a seasoned capital market professional with banking,investment and public companies' operational experience. He is also a FinTech and Digital Payment technology specialist. Selected by analysts, Chris was the Best Hong Kong Executive by AsiaMoney and the Best CFO of tech hardware of APAC excl. Japan by Institutional Investor in2015 and 2016 respectively. Chris also holds the professional qualifications of Australian Chartered Accountant, Hong Kong CPA and FRM of the United States.

## Roger Ehrenberg
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Advertising, FinTech, Financial Services

Roger Ehrenberg is the founder and Managing Partner of IA Ventures, a firm that invests in companies creating competitive advantage through data.

## Sagi Shorrer
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Digital Entertainment, Gaming, Mobile

Sagi Shorrer is an Entrepreneur, advisor and angel investor in the digital media and technology space, with 15 years of strategic and operational experience across large companies and startups (including: Google, BBDO, i-Touch, Brainbow).
Strong focus on mobile apps, monetization and Internationalization.

## Lelaina Lim
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Advice, Accounting, Professional Services

Lelaina Lim CFO at Eu Yan Sang International Ltd.

## Markian Benhamou
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: EdTech, Education, E-Learning

Markian Benhamou

## Arthur Hayes
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Information Technology

After graduating with a degree in economics from the Wharton School of Business, Arthur lived in Hong Kong as an equity derivatives trader. He was the market-maker for Deutsche Bank and Citibank’s Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) businesses. He also has extensive experience trading equity index futures, forwards, and swaps as well as non-deliverable FXforwards. Arthur brings a deep understanding of how to structure and trade financial derivatives.

## Itamar Lesuisse
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

Itamar is the co-founder and CEO of Argent. Prior to Argent, Itamar founded and led Peak, the top ranked mobile cognitive training service with over 50,000,000 users and 500,000 subscribers. Itamar led Peak to a profitable 8 digit per year business. He successfully sold it to Lagardere SCA in 2016.Before Peak, Itamar worked at Boston ConsultingGroup, Amazon and VISA. He holds a Masters in Computer Science and Electronics Engineering.

## Sameer Manchanda
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Social Media, Service Industry, Digital Entertainment

Sameer Manchanda

## Oliver Löffler
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Digital Entertainment

Oliver Löffler - Founder @ Kolibri Games

## Tim Williams
- Type: Angel
- Location: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Video, Apps, Facebook

Tim Williams - Owner @ ValueCommerce

## Matthew Crakes
- Type: Angel
- Location: Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Delivery

CIO, Partner at Rigel Capital

## Saliha Abdul
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Advice, Accounting, Professional Services

Saliha Abdul

## Aleksander Leonard Larsen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Digital Entertainment, Blockchain

Aleksander Leonard Larsen is the Co-Founder and COO at Sky Mavis.

## Bruno Poh
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Advice, Accounting, Professional Services

Bruno Poh - Head of Legal and Compliance, Data Protection Officer @ Lyte Ventures

## Victor Lai
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Content, Internet, Content Creators

Victor Lai is a individual investor.

## Jim Zarley
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Advertising, Video, Apps

Jim Zarley - Managing General Partner @ Zarley investments

## Santiago Roel Santos
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Santiago Roel Santos was a Partner at ParaFi Capital.

## Marcus John
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: eSports, Media and Entertainment

Marcus John

## Nick Gundry
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Retail, Coupons, Internet

Nick Gundry is the Partner Development, Asia + Australia at Microsoft. He attended National University of Singapore.

## Michael Tor
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Advice, Accounting, Professional Services

Michael Tor Executive Director at United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB).

## Michelle Lam
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Advice, FinTech, Retirement

Michelle is the co-founder and CEO of the intelligent apparel brand developed a passion for technology ventures and e-commerce, and worked closely with multiple startups including RentTheRunway, LinkedIn and EdgarOnline. Her background in investing and data science also includes tenures with the Boston Consulting Group, Microsoft and Parthenon Capital.

## Neil Cunha-Gomes
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Blockchain, Finance, Cryptocurrency

Neil Cunha-Gomes is SoftBank Investment Advisor.

## Steve Ting
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Events, Content, Marketing

Steve Ting is a veteran in the information communication technology industry with more than 25 years of experience. He founded his first company, Frontline Technologies in 1994 which he was primarily responsible for its inorganic growth. Within a short span of 7 years, Frontline expanded its presence from Singapore to 9 other countries in AsiaPacific. During his years in Frontline, Steve sealed 19 M&A deals in Asia Pacific, including 11 in Singapore, cementing Frontline’s leadership position in the region. In 2001, Frontline Technologies was listed in the main board in Singapore Exchange. It was subsequently acquired by British Telecoms in 2008, changing it to the present BT Frontline. Being the Executive Chairman and Director of Frontline for more than 15 years, Steve played a pivotal role in transforming Frontline to it current state.Before Frontline, Steve has held several management positions in various multi-national corporations including Hewlett Packard and Mentor Graphics Inc, USA.Steve is, at present, the Managing Partner of Gryphus Capital and sits in a few boards, including education institutions, government agencies, and a few listed and private companies.To be effective in all his commitment, Steve runs his life like clockwork, which probably explains his indulgence in watches. He is especially fascinated by the beauty of how the complicated watch movement come together in tourbillion watches. Besides chalking up mergers and acquisitions, Steve is also an ardent sportsman who enjoys clocking his weekly mileage and marathons completed.

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