EduSpaze

Dutch former management consultant turned education entrepreneur and investor; became Germany's first country manager for coding school '42' and co-founded the Epic Angels female angel network. Former Director at Deutsche Bank.

Alex Ng, a hands-on managing director who founded Singapore's first dedicated edtech accelerator in 2019, blends early-stage Southeast Asia investing with educator co-innovation through mentoring, immersion trips and judging challenges.

Lee Swee Siong is founder and managing director of TrueVA Capital Pte Ltd. He has held roles across financial services, the public sector, and private entrepreneurship, with expertise spanning cash and liquidity management, corporate treasury advisory, sustainable banking, digital strategy, and emerging technologies including fintech, blockchain, and data analytics. His investment portfolio covers fintech, healthtech, edtech, e-commerce, real estate, and supply chain software companies.

Mentor; Head and founding member of the Department of Robotics Engineering at Vietnam National University (VNU-UET), and a senior consultant to several edtech and hi-tech firms. Holds a PhD from Lisbon University and has published extensively in image/video processing and AI robotics.

Andrea Lee serves as Senior Marketing and Community Manager at EduSpaze, where she focuses on building partnerships between EdTech startups and schools across Southeast Asia. Her work involves connecting founders with educators and ecosystem stakeholders to support startup scaling in the region.

Mentor; works in a transversal business/market development and product role at 500 Startups, with prior experience at Deloitte advising international organizations. Holds a Masters of Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School.

Mentor; digital media platforms specialist with 20+ years of experience advising C-suite executives at Fortune 500 media technology companies.

Managing Director of Bisk Ventures who advises portfolio companies on strategy, product, and fundraising. He previously spent 12 years at Bisk as Chief Strategy Officer, VP of Business Development, and General Counsel, and earlier founded internet startups and worked as a litigator. He holds degrees from Colgate, Georgetown, and a JD from Valparaiso University School of Law.

Mentor and independent marketing/communications consultant, formerly at Intel and Edelman, focusing on AI strategy, product development and brand creation across Asia Pacific.

Mentor; strategy and investment professional with 12 years of experience transforming organizations across local and regional projects.

Founder of Alpha Wave Ventures, involved in venture building between Japanese investors and Southeast Asian startups; former CMO and board member of EduLab and managing partner of its VC arm. Holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Mai Luong is a Business Development Manager at EduSpaze with five years of experience in the startup ecosystem and event organization. She has worked in project leadership and coordination roles, focusing on building stakeholder relationships and client engagement.

Mentor; Founder and Managing Director of Vital Wellspring, with an engineering and management background, focused on integrating academic research with business innovation. Also founded sustainability and biotech initiatives in Singapore.

Mentor; CEO International at upGrad leading APAC/EMEA/North America expansion, with prior senior roles at Netflix, BBC Studios, Discovery and UTV. Based in Singapore.

Purbo Eko is a Sales & Business Development Manager at EduSpaze focused on educational technology solutions. He has led market development initiatives across Indonesia for schools and universities, working with educational leaders to develop partnerships with K-12 and higher education institutions. His experience includes supporting academic resource development and user growth strategies for learning platforms.

Mentor; leads Google's Large Customer Marketing and Events in Asia Pacific, with over 20 years of experience in product, marketing and strategy across financial services and technology.

Tracy Zhu is Vice President at EduSpaze, focusing on cross-border business and investment in education and technology sectors. She brings over ten years of experience in venture capital, private equity, and financial services, including roles as an audit manager at an international accounting firm and financial researcher at a financial media organization. Zhu has invested in tech-enabled service businesses through a Silicon Valley venture capital firm based in Shanghai and subsequently expanded into culture and technology sectors with private equity firms in Beijing and Shanghai, while holding board positions at portfolio companies and serving as a financial lecturer at SUFE. She holds a Master's degree in Accounting and Finance and is an ACCA Fellow.