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Johan Surani

Cross-Border Commerce @ OpenBorder | ex-Sequoia, GoJek & Bain

United States

Investor
VC

Invests in

Locations:

Singapore

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $100,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $10,000,000.00

Skills

Retail
Product Development
Sourcing
E-commerce
Product Management
Pricing
Merchandising
Competitive Analysis
Inventory Management
Forecasting
Business Strategy
Marketing Strategy
Business Development
Leadership
Market Research
Start-ups
Strategy
Digital Marketing
Management
Mergers & Acquisitions

Education

Lists including Johan

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All Series A Investors

14752 people

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All Seed Investors

19695 people

Investments

eFishery

Series C

Total Funding: $110M

Work Experience

O
OpenBorder

2024

  • Head of Strategy

    2024

SC
Sequoia Capital

2020 - 2024

  • Vice President

    2020 - 2024

    Invested in early stage companies across the region like eFishery, Openborder, Tentang Anak, Diri Care, Maka Motors, Beam Checkout, Saladin, and IIMMPACT. Rebranded to Peak XV in June 2023.

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GoTo Group

2017 - 2020

  • Senior Vice President

    2017 - 2020

    Led the merchant side of the business, then launched the company’s Cloudkitchen business unit

Sapura Group

2013 - 2017

  • General Manager

    2013 - 2017

    Managed a fund and invested it in properties, companies, stock markets, bonds, and hedgefunds.

ZG
ZALORA Group

2011 - 2012

  • Managing Director and Co-Founder

    2011 - 2012

    Co-founded ZALORA and led the Malaysia business as Managing Director.

B&
Bain & Company

2008 - 2011

  • Senior Associate Consultant

    2008 - 2011

    Worked with clients throughout South East Asia in the aviation, technology, consumer goods and finance industries.