In partnership with the Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN), the Angel Series is specially curated to bridge the gaps between an investor’s requirements and a Startup’s expectation to enable more early-stage investments.
In today’s culture, diversity and inclusion are the top two most important topics, especially as we grow towards the era of digitisation. In this third session of the Angel Series, we’ll be touching on one of the most recent trends in the angel investment space; diversity - answering questions such as “How do we become more inclusive in the Angel’ ecosystem? Cross-border Investments - regional & Global? How do more women get into the Angel investments sphere?”
Discover with us the opportunities that lie ahead for founders and investors alike.
In partnership with the Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN), the Angel Series is specially curated to bridge the gaps between an investor’s requirements and a Startup’s expectation to enable more early-stage investments.
In today’s culture, diversity and inclusion are the top two most important topics, especially as we grow towards the era of digitisation. In this third session of the Angel Series, we’ll be touching on one of the most recent trends in the angel investment space; diversity - answering questions such as “How do we become more inclusive in the Angel’ ecosystem? Cross-border Investments - regional & Global? How do more women get into the Angel investments sphere?”
Discover with us the opportunities that lie ahead for founders and investors alike.
Diversity in angel investing
Benefits of diversity in angel investing
Angel investing in various countries
Opportunities abroad and local
Robert Lomnitz has been investing capital into early-stage businesses and emerging markets for over 20 years, having started his career as a lawyer on Wall Street. From 1999 to 2002, he worked in the technology industry in the UK during the first dot-com boom and bust, managing firstly family office money and then the Venture business of a UK LSE traded company. In 2002, he co-founded a UK asset management business which ultimately became Duet Private Equity Limited and currently manages in excess of $2 billion of institutional money across several emerging market funds. Since 2009, he has been angel investing in the US and UK and moved to Thailand in 2015 to look for new opportunities. He is a Director of the Bangkok Venture Club, CIO and Partner of Xpdite Capital Partners and is active in the startup community in Thailand as an investor, advisor and mentor.
Nguyen Phi Van holds an MBA from Australia majoring in Marketing Communications. Her experience spans over 20 years as a senior executive in brand, retail and franchise development across global emerging markets in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe. She has engaged in various national projects in developing the creative economy and entrepreneurship network for various governments. She is currently an advisor to Project 844 under the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam on startup & innovation, board member of ASEAN Business Angel Network, chairwoman of Vietnam Angel Network, and is an angel investor with a portfolio of 24 companies.
Mr Lok is a qualified lawyer (non-practising) in Malaysia and Singapore and a registered patent, trademark and industrial design agent for Malaysia. He has been actively involved in the intellectual property field for the past 20 years. He was awarded the world’s top 1000 patent practitioners by IAM magazine for the year 2013 to 2020. Mr Lok holds a Master of Laws Degree from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, an executive MBA degree from INSEAD and E-MBA from Tsinghua University, China. He is also the founding partner of Pintas IP Group (PIPG), an ASEAN based regional professional intellectual property (IP) firm, Global IP Southeast Asia Pte Ltd (GIP-ASEAN), an IP agency and consultancy boutique firm focusing on JapanSoutheast Asia regions. Apart from IP agency and consultancy works, Mr Lok is also actively involved in angel capital investment in IP based companies in Malaysia, Singapore and China. Mr Lok is currently the Secretary of Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN), the Secretary of ASEAN Business Angel Alliance (ABAA) and the chairperson of Association of IP Owners (AIPO) Angel Club.
Former Vice President of Investment for Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, the Malaysia government agency that financially supported the entrepreneurship journey of more than 1,000 technology startups, Xelia is now the Managing Partner of ScaleUp Malaysia, a hybrid growth stage accelerator cum venture capital overseeing investors relation and partnership. She hopes to continue using her understanding and passion for investment in startups to elevate the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Malaysia and the region.