Barry Lee
Principal @ Trans-Pacific Technology Fund (TPTF)
Taipei, Taiwan
Barry Lee is a Series A investor at Trans-Pacific Technology Fund (TPTF) in Taipei focused on PaaS and SaaS. Barry has approximately 10 years of experience in venture capital fund management and direct investments. Prior to joining TPTF, he served as an Investment Manager at China Development Industrial Bank (CDIB) and Partners, focusing on fund management and investments. He has also worked in various capacities with top international companiesincluding business development, direct investment/M&A, and finance. Barry received his MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and his BS in Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Barry Lee invests in
Stages Barry Lee invests in
Countries Barry Lee invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- PaaS 1 (100%)
- SaaS 1 (100%)
- Chatbot 1 (100%)
- Machine Learning 1 (100%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1 (100%)
Investments
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Kata.ai
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Kata.ai is an Indonesian Conversational Artificial Intelligence company with a focus on enhancing the understanding of human conversations, improving the way humans collaborate with machines. Kata.ai’s Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology powers intelligent chatbots (virtual customer service / virtual friend) for major corporations inIndonesia across a different kind of industries such as Unilever (FMCG) and Telkomsel (Telco).The company’s proprietary Kata Bot Platform can be leveraged to create engaging chatbots on top of Kata.ai’s robust and scalable AI technology platform, ensuring company of any size can easily build their own chatbot on any messaging platform.Established in 2015, the company has become a trusted partner for major corporations such as Microsoft, Accenture, and Line. In 2017, the company also received Series-A funding led by Trans-Pacific Technology Fund. | $3.5M / Series A / Aug 29, 2017 |
Co-Investors
Access Ventures
3 deals together
MDI Ventures
2 deals together
Convergence Ventures
1 deal together
Red Sails Investments
1 deal together
Rockpool Capital
1 deal together
VPG Asia
1 deal together
Our Mission:The Trans-Pacific Technology Fund (TPTF) is a technology-driven venture capital fund, investing in innovative companies shaping the future of global business. We work actively with the leadership of our portfolio companies from different regions of the world, supporting their growth.Our Approach:At TPTF, we believe the cornerstoneof every great company is great people. Before a fascinating innovation can become a game-changing company on a global scale, we believe there needs to be daring entrepreneurs to convert the concept into reality.In addition to providing capital, we consider ourselves a committed partner, supporting our entrepreneurs via our extensive international resources, deep domain expertise and, most importantly, our passion to work together to build great companies.Our Focus Area:We invest in disruptive, platform technologies focusing on the sectors where we have leading domain expertise, including but not limited to: advanced materials, health/life sciences, ICT, IOT and robotics/automation. We have a multi-stage investment strategy to work with companies ranging from early to expansion/late stage. Through our extensive network of collaborative partners around the world, we have a global investment scope, seeking to invest in companies across Asia, North America and Europe.
Trans-Pacific Technology Fund (TPTF) Contacts
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Barry Lee
Principal
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Lee Hsieh
Venture Partner
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Glenn Kline
Managing Partner
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What does Barry Lee invest in?
Barry Lee invests primarily in PaaS, SaaS and Chatbot startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Indonesia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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