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Carrie Chan

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Founder at Avant

Singapore

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Carrie: together at INSEAD
Carrie: together at Unreasonable

About

Carrie Chan is Principal Consultant at Strategy to Built, where she works with organisations preparing for capital projects, aligning stakeholder requirements and translating business strategy into project briefs. Her prior experience spans design and planning consultancies, property developers, and building contractors, including land development evaluation, contract negotiation, and construction project management. In 2018 she founded Avant, a biotech-based food tech company, where she raised US$18.8M, led it to commercial launch, and oversaw R&D resulting in four or more granted patents; she has also been recognised as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and served as elected President of the APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture.

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Avant's investors · 4

Alwyn CapitalSt. Petersburg · since 2015BrincHong Kong · $100K – $500K checks · since 2015Lever VCNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2015ParticleHong Kong · $1M – $6.9M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Avant

MCMario Chin
Mario ChinBiotech Expert / Co-founder
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Albert GoldsteinExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Strategy To BuiltPrincipal Consultantcurrent2026 — present
  2. AvantBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentSingapore
  3. AvantCo-Founder & CEO2022 — 2026Singapore
  4. AvantCo-Founder & CEO2018 — 2022Hong Kong SAR
  5. Lever FoundationBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. UnreasonableFellow2021 — 2026
  7. APAC Society for Cellular AgriculturePresident2024 — 2026
  8. INSEAD Alumni Association Hong KongDirector, Board Of Directors2010 — 2025Hong Kong SAR
  9. World Economic ForumGlobal Innovator2023 — 2024
  10. World Economic ForumCo-Chair, Annual Meeting of the New Champions 27-29 June 20232023Tianjin, China
  11. World Economic ForumTechnology Pioneer2021 — 2023
  12. THE 13Director, Design2018Macau, Hong Kong
  13. ITC Properties Management Limited (199:HK)Senior Project Manager2012 — 2018Hong Kong, Vietnam
  14. Paul Y. Engineering GroupSenior Project Manager2013 — 2018Macau, Hong Kong
  15. ITC Properties Management LimitedProject Manager2010 — 2012Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand
  16. Urban Renewal Authority 市區重建局Manager (Planning & Design)2009 — 2010Hong Kong SAR
  17. SEA Group (251:HK)General Management Assistant to Chairman2009Hong Kong, China
  18. Starwood HotelsSummer Intern - Blue Ocean Strategy Projects2008Brussels Metropolitan Area
  19. Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 香港特別行政區政府Architect2006 — 2007Hong Kong SAR
  20. Wong & Ouyang (HK) LtdArchitect2005 — 2006Hong Kong SAR
  21. FarrellsArchitect2003 — 2005Hong Kong SAR

Skills & more

Business ConsultingStrategy15Management Consulting5Consulting4Business Planning3Financial Modeling3Start-ups2Marketing Strategy1Corporate Real Estate1Project Management20Sustainability7Management9
+12 moreProject PlanningClient LiaisonMarket ResearchCustomer ServiceEvents OrganisationBusiness StrategyCommunicationBusiness DevelopmentFeasibility StudiesChange ManagementDue DiligenceLeadership

Languages Cantonese · English · French · Mandarin

  • Chartered Project Management Surveyor — RICS
  • Chartered Project Management Surveyor — RICS
  • Authorised Person (List 1) — Building Authority Hong Kong SAR
  • Registered Architect — Architects Registration Board Hong Kong SAR

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Carrie Chan?
Carrie Chan is Principal Consultant at Strategy to Built, where she works with organisations preparing for capital projects, aligning stakeholder requirements and translating business strategy into project briefs. Her prior experience spans design and planning consultancies, property developers, and building contractors, including land development evaluation, contract negotiation, and construction project management. In 2018 she founded Avant, a biotech-based food tech company, where she raised US$18.8M, led it to commercial launch, and oversaw R&D resulting in four or more granted patents; she has also been recognised as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and served as elected President of the APAC Society for Cellular Agriculture.
Where does Carrie Chan work?
Carrie Chan is Founder of Avant.
What companies did Carrie Chan found?
Carrie Chan founded Avant.
Where did Carrie Chan go to school?
Carrie Chan studied at INSEAD (Master, MBA); Oxford Brookes University (Property Valuation & Project Management); Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA) (Certificate of Real Estate Investment Finance, Real Estate Investment Finance).

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Also worked at Urban Renewal Authority 市區重建局1

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