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Hsien-Hui Tong

Investor

Executive Director, Investments at SGInnovate

Singapore

About

Hsien-Hui Tong leads SGInnovate's investment efforts, working with research scientists to build venture-fundable companies from deep tech research and identifying deep tech startups. Before SGInnovate, he was Managing Partner, Asia Pacific at Wassax Ventures, CEO of the National University of Singapore Society, and Vice President at Staples, and earlier co-founded a data mining company that was later acquired. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the National University of Singapore (1998).

Invests in

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & Transportation

Experience

  1. SGInnovateExecutive Director, Investmentscurrent2016 β€” presentSingapore
  2. NUSS - National University of Singapore SocietyPresidentcurrent2024 β€” presentSingapore
  3. GreenitioBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  4. Prizm OpticsBoard Membercurrent2025 β€” present
  5. NEU Battery MaterialsBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” presentSingapore
  6. NanolumiBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” presentSingapore
  7. SunGreenH2Board Membercurrent2022 β€” presentSingapore
  8. NDR Medical Technology Pte LtdBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” presentSingapore, Singapore
  9. Horizon Quantum ComputingBoard Member2020 β€” 2026
  10. Wassax VenturesManaging Partner, Asia Pacific2014 β€” 2015Singapore
  11. National University of Singapore SocietyCEO2009 β€” 2014
  12. StaplesVice President2006 β€” 2009Hong Kong SAR
  13. Sinarmas ForestryDirector2004 β€” 2006South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
  14. Infowave ConsultingManaging Partner2002 β€” 2004United States
  15. SAS InstituteAccount Manager2000 β€” 2002
  16. Mobil OilAdvertising and Promotions Executive1998 β€” 1999

Education

  1. Singapore Management UniversityExecutive Diploma, Directorship2021 β€” 2022
  2. Singapore Management UniversityAXSI Digital Finance Leadership Program2021
  3. National University of SingaporeBachelor, Electrical Engineering1994 β€” 1998
  4. International School of GenevaInternational Baccalaureate1986 β€” 1991
  5. Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)

Skills & more

Strategic Planning32Negotiation8Problem Solving3Leadership23Strategy14Team Management1Management31Start-ups61Social Media15Business Strategy31Marketing Strategy17New Business Development15
+12 moreContract NegotiationCustomer RelationsProduct DevelopmentProduct ManagementFundraisingMarket ResearchChange ManagementBudgetingSales ManagementEvent ManagementOnline AdvertisingAdvertising

Languages Chinese Β· English Β· French

  • Building Psychological Safety in Teams β€” Harvard Business School Online
  • Building Competitive Advantage β€” Harvard Business School Online
  • Creating Customer Value β€” Harvard Business School Online
  • Introduction to Evolutionary Biology: Genes to Behaviour β€” University of Cambridge
  • Talent Selection and Onboarding β€” University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Sustainable Finance in Action β€” SMU-ExD Executive Development
  • Accredited Director β€” Singapore Institute of Directors
  • NUS Alumni Champion β€” National University of Singapore
  • New Models of Business in Society β€” Coursera

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