Herston Powers

Founding Managing Partner

2019

1982 Ventures is an early-stage fintech focused VC firm in Southeast Asia. Investments include Aman, Bluesheets, Brick, Citcall, Credilinq.AI, dBank, Fundiin, Go Zayann, HiPajak, Homebase, Hugo, Infina, iPiD, Lista, Luna, LunchBox, Monit, Nextpay, PasarMikro, Payd, Pina, PolicyDock, SalaryHero, TripleA, Wagely and Zaapi.

Board Member

2024

Bluesheets is an AI automation company serving clients globally. The company specializes in constructing AI-driven workflows, incorporating IRIS — Bluesheets' proprietary intelligent data processing engine — to cleanse, digitize, enhance, and structure data, thereby automating end-to-end data processing. Core client segments: banking, insurance, supply chain and procurement and finance and accounting services.

SFF Ambassador

2022

The world's largest fintech festival is back in person! Join me at SFF 2022 for the long-overview reunion of the global FinTech community on 2-4 November at Singapore EXPO! Learn more at fintechfestival.sg.

Mentor

2019

Plug and Play connects the best technology startups and the world’s largest corporations.

Advisor (former Board Observer)

2019 - 2022

Advisor (former Board Observer)

2018 - 2022

Principal

2017 - 2019

Investments and Portfolio Management

Head of Southeast Asia Depositary Receipts & India Business Development

2015 - 2016

Responsible for the strategic direction, corporate client relationship management and business development for BNY Mellon's Depositary Receipts business in Southeast Asia and India business development.

Business Development Southeast & India Depositary Receipts

2014 - 2015

Responsible for business development for BNY Mellon's Depositary Receipts business in Southeast Asia and India.

Senior Investor Relations Specialist and DR Market Solutions (Vice President)

2013 - 2014

Responsible for advising depositary receipt (DR) issuers based in the Asia‐Pacific region on their capital markets and investor engagement strategies. Responsible for maintaining issuer relationships (senior management and investor relations) for corporate access services in order to organize and execute global non deal roadshows (NDRs) and organize conferences/seminars. Responsible for building a regional service delivery model for clients and expand BNY Mellon's global capital markets capabilities in Asia‐Pacific through relationship building with the sellside and buyside. Heavily involved and have led marketing and sales activities across Asia-Pacific through due diligence/research, prospecting, lead generation, relationship building, strategic messaging, marketing events, collateral/presentation creation and senior level (e.g. C-suite, company secretary, IRO) pitch & RFP meetings.

Investor Relations Specialist (Vice President)

2010 - 2013

Responsible for advising depositary receipt (DR) issuers based in the Asia‐Pacific region on their capital markets and investor engagement strategies. Responsible for maintaining issuer relationships (senior management and investor relations) for corporate access services in order to organize and execute global non deal roadshows (NDRs) and organize conferences/seminars. Responsible for building a regional service delivery model for clients and expand BNY Mellon's global capital markets capabilities in Asia‐Pacific through relationship building with the sellside and buyside. Supported sales activities across Asia-Pacific through close coordination with colleagues with respect to relationship building, strategic messaging, collateral/presentation creation and senior level (e.g. C-suite, company secretary, IRO) pitch & RFP meetings.

Global Support Analyst - Investor Relations (Senior Associate)

2008 - 2010

Responsible for supporting regional investor specialists. Performed market and shareholder analysis to determine investor (buy-side) targets for issuers through investor targeting studies. Conducted benchmarking studies for issuers with respect to disclosure and IR practices. Created advisory presentation and supported sales team with RFP documents. Conducted bespoke analysis on an ad-hoc basis for special projects.

Research Associate / Project Leader

2006 - 2008

Responsible for producing frequent sales and shopping center productivity reports for the investment community, industry and media. Authored research articles for the Research Review (scholarly journal). Developed a strategy and functional design for the Global Shopping Center Directory, which consisted of marketing tools and product delivery options. Obtained buy-in from owners/developers, consultants and national councils for data and directory content. Conducted online surveys for various research projects and produced written analysis for senior colleagues or article for the scholarly journal. Responsible for various research databases/projects. Team lead and workload management for a group of interns. Provided support for the various Global Research Task Force Groups. Responsible for presenting research programs, products and/or services to members and non-members through virtual and face-to-face meetings.