# Royston Tay

> Royston Tay is a seed investor at Zopim (Singapore) backing Software and E-Commerce. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Zopim](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zopim)
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/roystontay
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/roystontay
- Website: https://x.com/roystontay
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roystontay

Royston Tay is a seed investor at Zopim in Singapore focused on Software and E-Commerce. Royston Tay is Co-Founder & CEO at Zopim. He is GM of Chat at Zendesk.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $747k–$3.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $200k–$1.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 27% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 20% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 20% |
| Apps | 2 | 13% |
| Wellness | 2 | 13% |

40 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 27% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 10 | 67% |
| Germany | 1 | 7% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ottodot | Ottodot provides science and math classes with fun interactive activities and teacher-guided discussions. | $1.7M | Seed | Oct 30, 2025 |  |
| ByteGenie | ByteGenie helps hospitality teams increase sales and cut procurement costs with an AI-powered Bloomberg-like data platform that leverages real-time data scraping and standardisation to support lead generation, events intelligence, price benchmarking and supplier intelligence. | $400K | Pre-Seed | Aug 15, 2024 |  |
| eaze | We're helping people sleep better by offering a long-term, cheaper and healthier (digital) alternative to sleep supplements like Melatonin and sleeping pills. Our approach is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and in our app, users are in close contact with their own, personal sleep coach, who will help them establish routines andbuild long-term, healthy sleep habits. | $1.9M | Pre-Seed | Jul 06, 2023 |  |
| Upmesh | Upmesh provides e-commerce functionality for live commerce merchants on social media. | $3M | Seed | Oct 08, 2021 |  |
| Motorist | Motorist is a comprehensive AutoConcierge platform that helps drivers conveniently manage all aspects of vehicle ownership and vehicle transactions. | $893.6K | Seed | Sep 09, 2021 |  |
| RaRa Delivery | RaRa Delivery is a e-commerce logistics company located in Selatan. | $3.3M | Seed | Aug 17, 2021 |  |
| Akronym | Specialty coffee has become part of our daily routines in the most positive way. We now have access to what they want the most -- choices.In recent years, roasters have explored new ways to share coffees, making them more accessible and delicious without all the fuss. Enter specialty coffee-filled Nespresso® compatible capsules that open thepalate to discovering new tastes and experiences. | $1.3M | Seed | Aug 03, 2021 |  |
| ADPList | ADPList is on a mission to democratize mentorships for all. A community based on connection and inclusivity — a platform where people can find, book and meet mentors around the world. At ADPList, we believe in inspiring shared conversations led by our mentors. | $1.3M | Seed | Jun 30, 2021 |  |
| Radarr | Radarr is an award-winning social & digital data analytics and big data platform company that specializes in social listening, research and digital monitoring using AI and machine learning technologies.Radarr, previously known as Circus Social, was founded in Singapore in 2012. We help businesses make decisions from relevant social media& digital conversations in real-time using data visualisations, dashboards and insights reporting. We track publicly available data across social media, news, blogs, P2P platforms, forums and several Asia-focussed social networks.The best-in-class mid to large-sized businesses including several Fortune 500 clients across Asia and the world use our digital intelligence & social listening platform, 20/Twenty, visualise data with our Command Center and get consumer insights through Radarr Research. | $1M | Seed | Apr 02, 2021 |  |
| StaffAny | StaffAny is a computer software company that specializes in providing technical software solutions for timesheets scheduling, payslips, and human resources. Its platform focuses on workforce management solution for companies that engage in hourly workers. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Singapore. | $747K | Seed | Aug 18, 2019 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AngelCentral](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelcentral) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Redstone.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redstone-digital-gmbh) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Surge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/surge-ahead) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Barmenia Next Strategies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barmenia-next-strategies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BEENEXT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bee-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Zopim

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

Zopim creates amazingly simple and affordable customer engagement tools that help online businesses engage their customers. Our award-winning flagship product Zopim Live Chat, is the most popular Live Chat software globally with more than 120,000+ websites actively using us.Our company mission is simple - to bridge the digital divide betweenbusinesses & consumers. That's why we've been reinvesting our profits on improving and building more products that business owners actually love using.GetKudos.me is our 2nd product. It's a customer testimonial widget that helps businesses solicit + consolidate great customer reviews from disparate sources (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) and present them on corporate websites in a beautiful & engaging manner. One day, we hope to power customer engagement for all corporate sites, allowing businesses to focus on what they do best: creating awesome products & services.. knowing that we are in the background, helping them acquire & impress customers.

4 contacts available at Zopim.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lim Qing Ru | VP Marketing - RainMaker | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lim-qing-ru |
| Wu Wenxiang | VP Engineering - Hacker Dude | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wu-wenxiang |
| Julian Low | COO - Do-It-All | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julian-low |
| Royston Tay | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/royston-tay |

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## FAQ

### What does Royston Tay invest in?

Royston Tay invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Royston Tay's check size?

Royston Tay typically joins rounds of $747k–$3.3M at Seed and $200k–$1.9M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Royston Tay participates in.

### When did Royston Tay last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Royston Tay closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 15 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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