LQ

Lim Qing Ru

venture capitalist | entrepreneur | board member

Singapore

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Product Management
Start-ups
Strategic Partnerships
Go-to-market Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Public Relations
Marketing
E-commerce
Product Marketing
Strategy
Management
SaaS
Customer Service
Marketing Strategy
Business Development
Online Marketing
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Business Strategy

Work Experience

  • Advisory Board Member

    2023

    Advisory board member of NUS College of Humanities and Science

  • Co-Founder, CEO

    2023

  • Managing General Partner

    2018

    True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV) is a 300M global blockchain venture capital fund, licensed under MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore). The fund focuses on 3 verticals in blockchain (entertainment, financial services, infrastructure & AI), and is an early stage investor in the following unicorns: Animoca Brands: Global game publisher with a diverse portfolio & more than 400 investments including Colossal, Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs, Yield Guild Games etc The Sandbox: Global leading meta verse where players can build, own, and monetize their gaming experiences with the Ethereum blockchain. Forge Global (NYSE: FRGE): Global market leader in secondary private market shares transactions, with over US$12B transaction volume, in >500 companies

  • Board Member

    2019 - 2021

  • Advisory Board Member

    2017

2023 - 2024

  • Board Member

    2023 - 2024

    Independent Director for singapore listed co SGX:5DX

  • Interim Chief Executive Officer

    2021 - 2022

    Stepping in as an executive director, pro bono, while we search for the next ceo

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2022

    ACE is the national trade association for startups in Singapore.

2014 - 2016

  • Director of Product Marketing, Chat

    2015 - 2016

    In charge of Chat BU

  • Director of Marketing, Chat

    2015 - 2015

    In charge of cross-sell between Zendesk/Zopim

  • Director of Customer Advocacy, Chat

    2014 - 2014

    In charge of post acquisition integration across all departments

Zopim.com (acq by Zendesk)

2008 - 2014

  • Co-Founder

    2008 - 2014

    Www.zopim.com Acquired in 2014 for US$37M, as a part of Zendesk's IPO offering.

BAF Spectrum

2008 - 2009

  • Investment Analyst

    2008 - 2009

    http://www.bafspectrum.com/

2008 - 2008

  • Research Analyst

    2008 - 2008

    http://www.lek.com