Yy Lai

Partner

2020

MAS registered fund investing in game changing projects that advance us towards the future of blockchain and crypto-enabled socioeconomic transformation

Board director

2022

Co-managed fund on blockchain and Web3 by UOB Venture Management and Signum Capital Management

Board Observer

2023

Transak is a leading Web3 payments and onboarding infrastructure provider built for developers.

Angel Investor

2022

30+ angel investments, recently in Angle Health, Orby.ai, Novig, BigHat Bioscience, Loyal etc

DAO

2022

Investor

2022

https://www.generalist.com/briefing/generalist-capital

Advisor of Signum

2017 - 2020

Investments include: - Arweave - Polkadot - Mina Protocol - Ren Protocol - NuCypher - TomoChain - Kyber Network - Oasis Labs - Fantom - Celer etc

Lead of Startup & Incubation

2016 - 2020

- Provide funding, mentorship and potentially PayPal investment for seed and early stage startups in fintech, commerce & crypto space - Startups include: - Jumper.ai (acquired) - PolicyPal (acquired) - Igloo Insure (Series B) - AwanTunai (Series A+) - Invoice Interchange - TenX - Pollen - Borneo - Co-organizer of community meetups e.g. Ethereum SG meetup etc

Head of Incubation Development

2010 - 2016

- Investment and incubation on technological startups with right founders, disruptive technology, and competitive business models. Some portfolio: Hashmeta, SmartAHC(睿畜科技), Aurigin etc - Portfolio company support e.g. Business direction review, fundraising, business development, talent sourcing - Associate of Small World Group VC: Deal sourcing & due diligence for Business Angel Scheme (BAS) of Small World Group, a seed stage VC founded by Mr Frank Levinson, cofounder of Finisar (Nasdaq: FNSR)

Cofounder

2011 - 2013

S$700K Seed funded startup, developing a 3D game engine based project management software for complex construction projects.