# Simon Loong

> Simon Loong is a Series A investor at WeLab (Hong Kong) backing FinTech and Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [WeLab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/welab)
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-loong-209b4513
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/simloong
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simon.loong.94

Simon Loong is a Series A investor at WeLab in Hong Kong focused on FinTech and Finance. Simon Loong is the Founder and CEO of WeLab – Asia’s leading Fintech company – which operates Wolaidai (我来贷), one of China’s largest mobile lending platforms and WeLend, Hong Kong’s leading online lending platform. Founded in 2013, WeLab reinvents traditional financial services with its proprietary risk management technology and seamless mobilelending experiences. WeLab’s investors include Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah, Chinese provincial government fund Guangdong Technology Financial Group, CK Hutchison’s TOM Group, ING Bank, China Constuction Bank, World Bank’s IFC, and Sequoia Capital. WeLab was named in a KPMG-sponsored report as one of the top 100 fintech companies in the world – #6 in China and #33 globally. Prior to founding WeLab, Simon spent 15 years in retail banking divisions of leading international banks. Most recently, Simon served as the Head of Standard Chartered’s Unsecured Lending business in North East Asia. Prior to that, he was the Marketing Director for Citibank Taiwan and the Regional Risk Officer for Citibank Asia Pacific. Simon serves as an advisor on a number of professional organizations including Shenzhen Consumer Council, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. Simon has a Master of Science in Management (MSM) from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and he is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He was awarded “Innovation Leadership Achievement in Hong Kong” by The Asian Banker in 2017, "CEO of the Year" by Capital CEO in 2016 and Silicon Dragon’s "Entrepreneur Achievement Award" in 2014.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MioTech | MioTech is an artificial intelligence platform that empowers investment managers to better serve their clients in a world of complex data. By integrating and analyzing data from all types of sources, MioTech streamlines the entire investment process, creating an ultimate data-driven investing experience. MioTech has offices in Shanghai and HongKong.MioTech is backed by Horizons Ventures, ZhenFund, and prestigious individual investors around the world. | $7M | Series A | Oct 11, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Horizons Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/horizons-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Palm Drive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/palm-drivecapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ZhenFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhenfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About WeLab

VC Fund · Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

WeLab is reinventing traditional financial services by creating seamless digital experiences. With the company's proprietary risk management technology, WeLab effectively analyzes unstructured mobile big data within seconds to provide innovative financial services and offer consumer financing solutions for individual customers. WeLab alsooffers B2B enterprise solutions by partnering with traditional financial institutions, which utilize WeLab’s technology to offer fintech-enabled services to their customers.

4 contacts available at WeLab.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kelly Wong | Co-Founder & COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelly-wong |
| Paul Ip | Chief Risk Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-ip |
| Simon Loong | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simon-loong |
| Frances Kang | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frances-kang |

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## FAQ

### What does Simon Loong invest in?

Simon Loong invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Simon Loong last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Simon Loong closed in Oct 2017. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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