JL

Jen Loong

Investor relations & therapist-in-training with operator, investor and founder bkgrds | Prev. Alibaba, lululemon, TOMS, Rocket Internet & StanChart

Singapore

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $3,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $20,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $11,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Investor Relations

    2022

    Indonesia's first and largest institutionalised VC platform, managing $650M AUM across 3 early-stage VC funds, having invested into 80+ portfolio companies (4 of whom are even unicorns!).

  • SC Ventures

    2021 - 2021

2020 - 2021

  • Head Of Portfolio Management

    2020 - 2021

2018 - 2020

  • Growth Advisor

    2018 - 2020

2018 - 2020

  • Managing Director

    2018 - 2020

    We are venture builders and growth equity partners, who help high-growth companies launch and scale across Asia and China. Growth advisories served with: Carousell, CareVoice, Bakebe, Remo, Eatigo, Find Solutions AI, Genesis Lab, Lucas influencer platform, etc.

2016 - 2018

  • Founder & CEO

    2016 - 2018

    Supported by 500 Startups Kobe program, WanderSnap is the go-to platform for affordable original content with a global marketplace for families and businesses to book local creatives on-demand, and a Live Photo technology to distribute DSLR images instantly with auto-editing. US$5 of every booking goes towards teaching photography to low-opportunity youth so they too can create art for a living. Whether you need a drone photographer for your next family vacation, a portrait photographer for your team's Linkedin profiles, product images for your hotel, or instant event photos as the event is happening, our community is here for you: WanderSnap.co

2014 - 2016

  • China Brand Director

    2014 - 2016

    Head of country managing the Shanghai office and P&L, responsible for growing and operating TMall store, working with Chinese retail partner to open 30+ stores in 2 years, communication strategy (social media, influencer, press, events and community), strategic partnerships, budgeting, etc.

2013 - 2014

  • Int'l Showroom Manager - China

    2013 - 2014

    Led the opening of China’s first showrooms including the set up of the Chinese retail entity, community strategies (China's first 1000pax yoga event), retail planning, team recruitment and management of the first office, and operating digital brand

2012 - 2013

  • Sr. Int'l Business Development Manager

    2012 - 2013

    Brought on 1000+ new partner brands from Europe and North America across all retail verticals, driving more than 110M RMB worth of eCom sales to-date from EU/North American retailers to Alipay’s 650M Chinese users

2011 - 2012

  • Head of Strategy

    2011 - 2012

    Founded and ran three departments - Groupon Goods, Travel, Macau - by building rich relationships with 500+ MNCs, coaching a team of BD top-performers, and fuelling record revenue growth within nine months pre-IPO