# Wan Kum Tho

> Wan Kum Tho is a startup investor at Heliconia Capital Management. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Heliconia Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heliconia-capital-management)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/k-t-wan-82672b1a/

Wan Kum Tho is a startup investor at Heliconia Capital Management. Kum Tho has over 10 years of venture and private equity investing experience. He joined UOBVM in 2010. Kum Tho is responsible for investment into good companies, monitoring of portfolio companies and divestment.Prior to joining UOBVM, Kum Tho spent 5 years helping to grow a startup to a company of more than 1800 employees, with a subsidiary inSingapore and the buildup of 2 subsidiaries in Suzhou, China. Through the process, he was VP of Finance and Administration and subsequently VP for Strategic Planning. He also helped see its holding company through a public listing and assisted the company in navigating through the 2008/09 financial crisis.Kum Tho started his venture capital and private equity career in Vertex Management, where for 9 years, he invested in companies based in China, Taiwan and Singapore and was instrumental in setting up a new fund to invest in Israeli and Israeli-related companies. He lived 5 years in the Silicon Valley where he had the opportunity to invest and work with companies in the USA. Kum Tho was an Infantry officer in the Singapore Army and was responsible for marketing and promotions in support of recruitment while being an Honorary Aide-de-camp to the President concurrently.Kum Tho obtained his BBA (Honours) from the National University of Singapore and completed the Berkeley Executive Program at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. He is conversant in Chinese and Cantonese.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blackpanda | Blackpanda is a cyber security firm focused on delivering world-class digital forensics and incident response services.The company enables collaborative evaluation and assessment of policies, planning, communication, documentation, tools, and training. offers cybersecurity investigative services to ensure swift response to unfavorable cyberoccurrences.Blackpanda was established in 2015 in Singapore, Central Region. | $6.7M | Series A | Sep 25, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gaw Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaw-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [WI Harper Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wi-harper-group) — 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 |

## FAQ

### When did Wan Kum Tho last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Wan Kum Tho closed in Sep 2024. 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.

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