KC

Kevin Chong

Co-Founder and General Partner Outward VC

United Kingdom

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Skills

Alternative Investments
Start-up Ventures
FinTech
Strategic Partnerships
Start-ups
Venture Capital
Structured Finance
Corporate Finance
Capital Markets
Private Equity
Business Strategy
Banking
Investment Banking
Business Development
Financial Structuring
Financial Technology
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Principal Investments
Cross-border Transactions
Financial Analysis

Education

Work Experience

  • Co-Head

    2017

    Outward VC is a London-headquartered early-stage venture capital fund on a mission to help Founders breakthrough. Since launching in 2019, Outward has backed over 20 companies solving the most important problems at the intersection of financial services and society. Outward partners with Founders at the most challenging stage in the scale-up journey by leading the first institutional funding round. Post investment, Outward works as a collective to support founders, with a significant portion of the fund allocated for follow-on investments.

Greater London Investment Fund (GLIF)

2019

  • Non Executive Director

    2019

    GLIF is a fund of funds set up by Mayor of London to provide loan and equity finance for London’s SMEs. GLIF is funded by European Investment Bank, European Regional Development Fund and London Waste and Recycling Board.

  • Non Executive Director / Audit & Risk Committee Chair

    2019

    Moneyline is a not-for-profit Community Development Finance Institution that provides small cash loans for customers unable to access affordable credit.

2020

  • Non Executive Director

    2020

2013 - 2017

  • Managing Partner

    2013 - 2017

    Beacon Capital is a London-based Technology VC whose portfolio companies includes Azimo, Move Guides, Autolgyx, One Pulse, Ometria. Beacon is generally the lead investor in its investment rounds. http://beaconcapital.co.uk https://twitter.com/beaconcap

2002 - 2013

  • Corporate Bank / Capital Markets

    2002 - 2013

    Head Structured Capital Solutions (Asia / UK) Business development - Western Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia Corporate structured financing (debt and equity)

  • Associate Director, Structured Finance

    2000 - 2002

1995 - 2000

  • Manager

    1995 - 2000