# Calvin Choi

> Calvin Choi is a venture - series unknown investor at AMTD Group backing FinTech. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AMTD Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amtd-group)
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-choi-854b8279/

Calvin Choi is a venture - series unknown investor at AMTD Group in Hong Kong focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Calvin Choi is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Group as well as the President and Group Managing Director. Calvin Choi is a seasoned banker and accountant and he has extensive experience in the investment banking fields and international capital markets for over 15 years. Calvin Choi was a Managing Director of investment bank division ofUBS AG. He also served as the China Chief Specialist to lead the China Strategic Alliance unit of Citigroup. Calvin Choi has led numerous large-scale and reputable capital markets deals in the equity and debt markets areas, as well as cross-border M&A and financing transactions. Calvin Choi is also active in volunteering and community servicing and he currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Youth Association and as the Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Federation of Professions.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 40% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| News | 1 | 20% |
| Finance | 1 | 20% |
| Lending | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 2 | 40% |
| China | 1 | 20% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forkast.News | Forkast.News is a digital media platform covering blockchain and emerging tech at the intersection of business, economy, and politics. | $1.7M | Seed | May 18, 2021 |  |
| Funding Societies | Funding Societies operates an online platform that connects individual and institutional investors with SMEs seeking loans. The platform allows SMEs to access financing quickly and efficiently, often bypassing traditional banks. The company has operations in multiple Southeast Asian countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 14, 2020 |  |
| Active.ai | Active.Ai has built an advanced, proprietary conversational AI platform that can be easily deployed for financial institutions, insurance companies and capital markets. Triniti, their artificial intelligence engine, has been built to create meaningful, intuitive engagement for the end user across multiple apertures like messaging, voice and IOTdevices. Built from the ground up to specifically meet the needs of financial institutions, insurance companies and capital markets—utilizing Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Natural Language Generation—Triniti has an industry context that is unmatched for intuitive connection with the end user. Moreover, this solution is underpinned with the knowledge and expertise of an executive team with over 60 years of senior-level industry experience, and the deep understanding of the strategic and operational challenges their clients are working to address. Active.ai is arriving just in time for financial institutions, insurance companies and capital markets who are evolving quickly to remain relevant to changing customer expectations. Using advanced conversational AI, we see an exciting opportunity to create a natural dialogue and more meaningful connections with people in their everyday micro-conversations. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 14, 2020 |  |
| PolicyPal |  |  |  |  |  |
| Royole Corporation | Royole Corporation is a global pioneer and manufacturer of advanced flexible displays, flexible sensors, and smart devices. Royole Corporation's screens can be applied to smartphones, mobile devices, computers and televisions. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California, United States. |  | Corporate Round |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alibaba-entrepreneurs-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CMCC Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmcc-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fenbushi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fenbushi-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gobi Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gobi-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LongLing Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/longling-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About AMTD Group

VC Fund · Central, Hong Kong

AMTD Group is a Hong Kong financial institution group specializing in investment banking, corporate insurance solutions, asset management and tech & innovative investments. As an emerging powerhouse in Asia, AMTD serves as a super-connector into China. AMTD is the only Hong Kong-based financial institution that has been selected as a strategicpartner associate of the World Economic Forum (“WEF”). Mr. Calvin Choi, Chairman and President of AMTD Group, was selected by the WEF as “2017 Young Global Leader”, the only Hong Kong-based financial sector leader who has received this accolade.

2 contacts available at AMTD Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calvin Choi | President & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calvin-choi |
| William Fung | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-fung-6f6e |

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## FAQ

### What does Calvin Choi invest in?

Calvin Choi invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and News startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Calvin Choi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Calvin Choi closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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