# Derek Lau > Derek Lau is a private equity investor at Heliconia Capital Management backing Retail. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Heliconia Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heliconia-capital-management) - Total investments: 13 - Last investment: Jul 2023 - Lead investor: 54% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-lau-5782aa21/ Derek Lau is a private equity investor at Heliconia Capital Management focused on Retail and Logistics. Derek joined Heliconia as Founder, CEO and Board member in April 2013.Prior to that, Derek was the Managing Director, Investment, with Temasek Holdings. In his 10 years tenor, he headed the Industrials Cluster, investing globally in the manufacturing, capital goods, construction materials, auto, offshore marine, utilities and specialtychemicals sub-sectors. Derek also led transactions in the consumer lifestyle, high tech, financial institutions, agri and healthcare space. He also served as country head in Vietnam looking after investments in Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos markets.Derek has more than a decade of experience in investment banking before joining Temasek having served with UBS, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, UOB and Commerzbank AG. In various capacities, he specialized in mezzanine debt, project finance, leveraged buyout and private equity investments. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Retail | 2 | 15% | | Logistics | 2 | 15% | | E-Commerce | 2 | 15% | | Manufacturing | 2 | 15% | | Consumer Goods | 2 | 15% | 29 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Private Equity | 4 | 31% | | Series A | 2 | 15% | | Seed | 1 | 8% | | Series B | 1 | 8% | | Series C | 1 | 8% | 8 stages tracked in total. ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Singapore | 10 | 77% | | United States | 1 | 8% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | XM Studios | XM Studios produces handcrafted collectibles from pop culture brands including Marvel and DC Comics. | | | Jul 19, 2023 | | | Glife Technologies | Glife Technologies is a seed to table startup, distributing fresh fruits, vegetables, plant based products to the HORECA industry. Today, it supplies more than 700 customers in the Singapore market and have expanding operations in other Southeast Asian markets. | $2.9M | Series A | May 20, 2022 | | | Crown Digital | Crown Digital Harnesses the Power of Robotics and AI for the New Retail. From a traditional café operator to a technology company, Crown Digital innovated when high rental, labour shortage and the Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses to rethink business models. | $3.7M | Seed | Apr 20, 2022 | | | Ready Player DAO | Ready Player DAO is a future of gaming is decentralized and permissionless platform. | $10.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 05, 2022 | | | Haulio | Haulio is Southeast Asia's fastest-growing container haulage platform. We connect global trade to local first-mile transportation across ASEAN. Haulio believes in uplifting the industry by empowering its ecosystem of users with its technology. Through the optimisation of resources, Haulio aims to revolutionize international freight logisticstowards a collaborative and sustainable future. | $7M | Series A | Dec 22, 2021 | | | Glife Technologies | Glife Technologies is a seed to table startup, distributing fresh fruits, vegetables, plant based products to the HORECA industry. Today, it supplies more than 700 customers in the Singapore market and have expanding operations in other Southeast Asian markets. | $8.1M | Series A | Nov 16, 2021 | | | XM Studios | XM Studios produces handcrafted collectibles from pop culture brands including Marvel and DC Comics. | | Private Equity | Sep 02, 2021 | | | Secretlab | Secretlab is a Singaporean gaming chair manufacturing company that was founded in 2014. It operates in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and South-East Asia, with its headquarters in Singapore. Secretlab specializes in the creation and production of its own line of gaming chairs. | $7.7M | Series B | Aug 13, 2019 | | | Health Management International | Health Management International Ltd is a growing regional private healthcare provider with presence in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. The Group owns two tertiary hospitals in Malaysia, a healthcare training centre in Singapore and a network of representative offices in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. | $8.4M | Post-IPO Equity | Nov 13, 2017 | | | ONE Championship | ONE Championship is Asia's largest sports media property with a global broadcast to over 1 billion potential viewers across 128 countries. Headquartered in Singapore, the world’s most exciting martial arts organization is home to some of the greatest martial artists in the world, hosting Asia's greatest sports entertainment events in thelargest stadiums of the most iconic cities across the region. | $100M | Series C | Jul 19, 2017 | | 10 of 13 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Hibiscus Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hibiscus-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [1kx](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1kx) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [AIOX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aiox) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [ComfortDelGro Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comfortdelgro-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [ConsenSys Mesh](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/consensys-mesh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Cornerstone Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cornerstone-ventures-%E5%9F%BA%E7%9F%B3%E5%89%B5%E6%8A%95) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Heliconia Capital Management VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore Heliconia Capital is an investment firm that focuses on growth-oriented companies. 5 contacts available at Heliconia Capital Management. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Cynthia Chia | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cynthia-chia | | Derek Lau | Chief Executive Officer & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/derek-lau-2 | | Soo Ming Jern | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/soo-ming-jern | | Oliver Wong | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oliver-wong | | Wan Kum Tho | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wan-kum-tho | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Foresight Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foresight-group) — VC Fund - [YFM Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yfm-equity-partners) — VC Fund - [Fondaction](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondaction) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Derek Lau invest in? Derek Lau invests primarily in Retail, Logistics and E-Commerce startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Derek Lau last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Derek Lau closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 13 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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