Overview
Quest Ventures Day highlights emerging, promising, and exciting startups across Asia.
In 2022, more than 200 international investors joined the Quest Ventures Day to connect with 20+ startups across Asia pitching their latest digital economy innovations. In 2023, the Quest Ventures Day gives investors early access to the next game-changing ideas and takes place in Singapore. Programme: 2:30pm - 3:00pm: Registration 3:00pm - 3:30pm: Welcome remarks by James 3:30pm - 5:00pm: Pitches (15 companies) 5:00pm - 5:30pm: Networking
Schedule
Date: 27 Jul 2023, Thursday
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM (GMT +8:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
Location: 32 Carpenter Street, 059911
Speakers
Speaker's Profile:
James Tan, Managing Partner, Quest Ventures
James Tan is Managing Partner at Quest Ventures, a top venture capital fund in Asia. Prior to this, James was co-founder and COO of 55tuan, a NASDAQ listed e-commerce group that grew to more than 200 cities and 5,000 employees across China. James is a board member or angel investor in top tier startups in Asia such as 99.co,Carousell, Carro, Ethis, Glife, and Shopback. He has been guest speaker at Asia-focused and private equity events such as ITB Berlin, Private Equity Insights, Stanford-PARC Digital Cities, SWITCH, and World Islamic Economic Forum. He has guest lectured at universities including Fudan, IE, NTU, Tsinghua, and UC Berkeley. James was recognised as an outstanding overseas Chinese by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council. He received the Alumni Award from the University of South Australia and scholarships from both Beijing and Singapore governments for his MBA from Tsinghua University in partnership with MIT.
