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About
Finian Tan founded Vickers Venture Partners in 2005 alongside four partners. He was previously a Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson and founding partner of its Asia Pacific operations, where he led the investment into Baidu and remained its largest backer through its IPO. Earlier, he served as Deputy Secretary of Trade and Industry for the Singapore Government, chaired the TIF fund, and ran Goldman Sachs's Asian trading arm; he holds a PhD and MPhil in Engineering from Cambridge University and a BSc in Engineering from the University of Glasgow.
Experience
- Vickers Financial GroupFounder and Chairmancurrent2003 — presentSingapore
- Vickers Venture PartnersFounder and Chairmancurrent2003 — presentSingapore
- Dfj eplanetPartner and Managing Director, Head of Asia2000 — 2009Singapore
- Credit Suisse First BostonManaging Director and Head of the group of banks in Singapore and Malaysia2002 — 2003Singapore
- National science and technology board of singapore (now called Astar)Executive deputy chairman1999 — 2000
- MTI (Ministry of trade and industry of singapore)Deputy Secretary1997 — 1999
- Goldman SachsRegional Director and Head of the Singapore office of J.Aron1994 — 1997Singapore
- ShellChief trader1992 — 1994Japan
- ShellOperations Executive1990 — 1992Singapore
- University of CambridgeAssistant Director Of Research1989 — 1990Cambridge, United Kingdom
Skills & more
English1Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordCustomer ServicePowerPointWindowsResearch3OutlookTeachingPhotoshopPublic Speaking3
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Investments
Led
Baidu
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Vickers Venture Partners
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Ben McCloskey
Financial Controller at firstminute capital
Bernice Teo
Executive Assistant at Vickers Venture Partners
Christine Ong
Accountant at Vickers Venture Partners
Damian Tan
Managing Director at Vickers Venture Partners
Dr Damian Tan
Managing Director at Vickers Venture Partners
Dr Jeffrey Chi
Senior Consultant at Vickers Venture Partners
Dr Khalil Binebine
Senior Consultant at Vickers Venture Partners
Dr Poh Hui Chia
Director at Vickers Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dr Finian Tan?
- Finian Tan founded Vickers Venture Partners in 2005 alongside four partners. He was previously a Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson and founding partner of its Asia Pacific operations, where he led the investment into Baidu and remained its largest backer through its IPO. Earlier, he served as Deputy Secretary of Trade and Industry for the Singapore Government, chaired the TIF fund, and ran Goldman Sachs's Asian trading arm; he holds a PhD and MPhil in Engineering from Cambridge University and a BSc in Engineering from the University of Glasgow.
- Where does Dr Finian Tan work?
- Dr Finian Tan is Founder at Vickers Venture Partners.
- What companies has Dr Finian Tan invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Baidu.
- Where did Dr Finian Tan go to school?
- Dr Finian Tan studied at University of Cambridge (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Engineering); University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Engineering); University of Glasgow (Bachelor of Science - BS, Engineering).
- Does Dr Finian Tan lead rounds?
- Yes — Dr Finian Tan has led 1 tracked investment.
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge1,605
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Also attended University of Glasgow127
Andreas SchropferHead of Finance at Brighteye VenturesSarah MandersonLegal Director at Hoxton VenturesKelsey BolanderAssociate — Business Ops & Partner Support at Energize VenturesRob DesboroughGeneral Partner and Chair of Seraphim Space Accelerator at Seraphim SpaceAida KhalilProgramme Associate at Seraphim SpaceNatalie JohnstonInvestment Principal at 4BIO Capital
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Also attended Singapore Polytechnic29
Annabel ZeeExecutive Assistant at Jungle VenturesNatasha EuHead of Finance, Ops, and IR at QualgroSean LeongFinance and Ops Analyst at QualgroLydia KwonVP Partnerships at DWF LabsBelinda TanInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALEng Hoe TehPrivate Wealth Adviser at Aura Group
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Shared employers
Also worked at Credit Suisse First Boston1,106
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesNik StoronskyCo-founder & CEO of RevolutVlad YatsenkoCo-founder & CTO of RevolutRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity Partners
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000
Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzJosh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive CapitalFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar Robotics
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Also worked at Shell201
Rob van der MeijPartner at Capricorn Venture PartnersElina HolkkoPartner and CFO at Lifeline VenturesKatie ClasenPartner at Prelude VenturesSamuel MugoyaGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesBikram DangInvestor Relations at Group 11Mira InbarPartner at ArcTern Ventures
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Also worked at University of Cambridge285
Masha LevinVenture Partner at One Way VenturesChris WeyrerPrincipal at Vida VenturesAnnie DongInvestor at Dorm RoomFrancesco PomponiInvestor at Extantia CapitalJonathan RobinsonSenior Independent Director at EMV CapitalPhilip KalikmanAssistant Professor of Real Estate, Finance, & Economics at Joyance Partners
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