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Ryan Phua

Principal @ Tangent Ventures

Singapore

Invests in

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

2024

  • Principal

    2024

  • Investment Associate

    2023 - 2024

2021 - 2022

  • Junior Partner

    2021 - 2022

2018 - 2021

  • GIC Scholar

    2018 - 2021

  • Private Equity Analyst

    2020 - 2020

    Received a full-time offer to join GIC Private Equity in 2021 / 2022. Interned concurrently within two teams: (i) Secondaries and (ii) Global Investments, Strategy and Risk. 1. Secondaries • Assisted the team on live deals by analyzing GPs and conducting valuation analyses on underlying portfolio companies. • Separately, as part of an individual internship project, sourced for continuation fund opportunities. Created a set of screening criteria through which a selection of funds was passed. Culminated in the bottom-up analysis of a target fund and an investment recommendation. 2. Global Investments, Strategy and Risk • Assisted the team in maintaining the database for monitoring performance of positions in the private equity portfolio. • Scrutinized deals in the capacity of a GISR Officer; identified key attractions and risks in reports which contained investment recommendations to the Investment Committee.

  • Co-Founder

    2019 - 2021

2019 - 2019

  • Summer Intern: Global Transaction Services - Digital Channels

    2019 - 2019

    • Drove discussions in the project to overhaul the corporate banking mobile app for improved user-experience. Worked with design and technology team to build the foundation of the new mobile app. • Studied user data collected from corporate banking mobile app and provided constructive feedback to team. • Created proposals for budget to improve mobile and online platform by developing new digital functions on mobile app and public webpage. • Market research on wearables- and mobile-banking trends.

  • Real Estate Analyst

    2018 - 2018

    • Singapore, Jul – Aug 2018 Specialized in portfolio divestment. Performed due diligence on potential buyers, negotiating with brokers. Created a company database of trusted brokers and potential clients.

  • Real Estate Analyst

    2018 - 2018

    • Manhattan, New York, May – Jul 2018 Specialized in portfolio expansion. Executed investment analyses on prime Manhattan townhouses, considering factors such as location, cashflow, market sentiment, potential competitors. Negotiated with brokers, sellers, and potential buyers. Supported portfolio manager in over 50 potential deals.

  • 8th Singapore Infantry Regiment

    2016 - 2018

  • Investment Analyst

    2016 - 2016

    • Covered China’s internet sector with high focus on industry giants Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent. • Performed investment analyses and bottom-up company valuations. • Conducted due diligence via channels like conference calls with sell-side analysts.