Alyssa Tam
Angel Investor @ New York Angels
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Alyssa Tam is a seed investor at New York Angels in Hong Kong focused on iOS and Drones. Originally from Vietnam and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, Alyssa is the Director and Head of Innovation Acceleration of AIA EDGE, Group Innovation unit in AIA.With nearly 20 years of global experience, Alyssa has extensive network in Consulting, Banking, and Insurance industry in the region. Her experience spans across multiple disciplines inAnalytics, Marketing and Strategy. Prior to her role in AIA EDGE, Alyssa ran Regional CRM for AIG and was the Executive Director of Global Sales Technology at Goldman Sachs Asia. Her career highlights include running the IPO Marketing and Communications Workstream of the AIA IPO, the world’s largest IPO in 2010. In recent years, Alyssa ventured into the Strategy and Innovation space where she believes will bring the most disruption to the Healthcare and Insurance industry. She set up the AIA Accelerator, Asia’s first digital health corporate accelerator with a goal to accelerate AIA’s innovation agenda. Alyssa is also the Founder and Executive Director of the AIA Emerging Entrepreneur Challenge, a youth innovation program which children age between 8-12 pitch business ideas to change the world.Alyssa is a frequent speaker at international forum with the most recent keynote address at Clickz Live Hong Kong 2015, panelists at various international conferences and workshops such as the Innovation Leaders panel at the Future of Insurance conference by FST Media, Bank Tech Asia Executive Summit, UX Hong Kong. She also judged at numerous start-ups pitch competitions such as the HKUST Designathon, Citi Mobile Challenge 2015, StartmeupHK Fintech Pitch 2016, etc.Fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Chinese, and Vietnamese, Alyssa holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and M.S. in Statistics from Georgia Institute of Technology and is currently the candidate of the Strategy and Innovation Diploma at Oxford University Said Business School.In her free time, Alyssa enjoys reading and investing.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 75%
Last updated:
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Industries Alyssa Tam invests in
Stages Alyssa Tam invests in
Countries Alyssa Tam invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- iOS 1 (25%)
- Drones 1 (25%)
- Gaming 1 (25%)
- Cooking 1 (25%)
- Computer 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (50%)
- Series A 1 (25%)
Investments
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| Unruly Studios creates interactive games that empower children with critical STEM skills while stimulating creative problem solving through physical activity and social engagement. Its pioneering product, Unruly Tiles, teaches kids between the age group of 6-12 years to code and develop creative problem-solving skills while balancing screen-timeand play-time. Unruly Tiles is a set of programmable electronic floor tiles that kids can run around and jump on to play games created by them.Unruly Studios was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | $4M / Seed / Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| CorralData is an AI-driven data platform that allows businesses to connect, analyze, and collaborate on their company data. The company platform features include automated reporting, data tooltips, real-time goal and budget setting, built-in collaboration and chat, and AI-powered dashboards and reporting. | Angel / May 01, 2023 | ||
| Material designs and manufactures kitchenwares for the modern kitchen. | Series A / Apr 01, 2023 | ||
| Skyfire AI develops autonomous drone systems that use artificial intelligence for mission planning, data analysis, and aerial coordination. Its platform enables object detection, real-time tracking, and adaptive flight control for use in public safety, defense, and infrastructure. The technology supports tasks such as surveillance, inspection, andsearch and rescue by providing AI-driven insights and automated mission execution, including multi-drone deployments. | $620K / Seed |
Co-Investors
About New York Angels
New York Angels is one of the largest and most active angel investment organizations.Founded in 2004 as the successor organization to the NYNMA (New York New Media Association) Angel Investor Program, New York Angels is a membership organization of over 110 active angel investors and early stage venture capital funds. The group meets monthly toscreen and present early stage technology companies, and its members have invested over $100 million since 2002 into over 90 ventures. In April of 2017, PItchbook identified New York Angels as #3 in their list of the 8 top VCs funding seed rounds of New York-based companies.Among the NYA membership are nationally known angel investors including Esther Dyson and David S. Rose. The group has one full-time staff, reporting to an 11 person Board of Directors chaired by Brian S. Cohen. Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey is currently Program Director of New York Angels. Since 2012, the membership has increased by 66% and investment activity has grown by over 215%. New York Angels concentrates on early stage investments in the range of $100,000 - $1,000,000, although it has led deals as large as $2 million. It receives over 2,200 financing applications annually, from which it selects 12-16 companies each month for an in-person screening, where all members of New York Angels are invited to attend. The group meets again for an Investment Breakfast at the end of the month, where 2-4 opportunities present to the membership with a goal to close their current investment round within two months.The group is considered a leader in the growing field of organized angel investing. It was the first member of the national Angel Capital Association, hosted the ACA Summit conference in 2006, and was the initial test group for the now-standard gust (Angelsoft) funding platform.Membership as an investor in New York Angels is by invitation only, and members are required to commit to investing at least $50,000 annually in early stage technology deals, in addition to the group's $3,500 annual membership dues.Requests for funding for entrepreneurial ventures may be self-submitted through the group's website. New York Angels charges no fees to entrepreneurs.
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Edith Simchi-Levi
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Alan Patricof
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Angelo Abdela
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Arve Hanstveit
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David S. Rose
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What does Alyssa Tam invest in?
Alyssa Tam invests primarily in iOS, Drones and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Alyssa Tam closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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