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
- SGInnovateExecutive Director, Investmentscurrent2016 β presentSingapore
- NUSS - National University of Singapore SocietyPresidentcurrent2024 β presentSingapore
- GreenitioBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- Prizm OpticsBoard Membercurrent2025 β present
- NEU Battery MaterialsBoard Membercurrent2023 β presentSingapore
- NanolumiBoard Membercurrent2023 β presentSingapore
- SunGreenH2Board Membercurrent2022 β presentSingapore
- NDR Medical Technology Pte LtdBoard Membercurrent2020 β presentSingapore, Singapore
- Horizon Quantum ComputingBoard Member2020 β 2026
- Wassax VenturesManaging Partner, Asia Pacific2014 β 2015Singapore
- National University of Singapore SocietyCEO2009 β 2014
- StaplesVice President2006 β 2009Hong Kong SAR
- Sinarmas ForestryDirector2004 β 2006South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Infowave ConsultingManaging Partner2002 β 2004United States
- SAS InstituteAccount Manager2000 β 2002
- Mobil OilAdvertising and Promotions Executive1998 β 1999
Education
- Singapore Management UniversityExecutive Diploma, Directorship2021 β 2022
- Singapore Management UniversityAXSI Digital Finance Leadership Program2021
- National University of SingaporeBachelor, Electrical Engineering1994 β 1998
- International School of GenevaInternational Baccalaureate1986 β 1991
- Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)
Skills & more
Strategic Planning32Negotiation8Problem Solving3Leadership23Strategy14Team Management1Management31Start-ups61Social Media15Business Strategy31Marketing Strategy17New Business Development15
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Contract NegotiationCustomer RelationsProduct DevelopmentProduct ManagementFundraisingMarket ResearchChange ManagementBudgetingSales ManagementEvent ManagementOnline AdvertisingAdvertisingLanguages 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
From Hsien-Hui's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Singapore Management University114
Mahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesRilla SaukkonenFund Analyst at Lifeline VenturesRoy ChngInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAlessia SohHead of Investor Relations at Openspace VenturesEjazz GaznaviFinance & Operations Manager at TNBAuraJun Wei TanPrincipal at Square Peg Capital
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Also attended National University of Singapore226
Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalSofia DahouneInvestor at DaphniYi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsSean LooInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal Investments
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Also attended International School of Geneva12
Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesNeil RimerInvestor at Index VenturesNicholas AdeyiInvestor at Congruent VenturesTanvi NarainPrincipal at Counterpart VenturesNeil WareCFO, Conduit Group at Conduit Asset ManagementKristofer SvennasInvestor Relations Director at Sprints Capital
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Also attended Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)1
Shared employers
Also worked at Nanolumi1
Also worked at Horizon Quantum Computing5
Also worked at Sinarmas Forestry1
Also worked at SAS Institute12
Dominic GoAssociate at Nomadic Venture PartnersJoshua CommonsInvestment Analyst at Altered CapitalΓric BacqueVP, Sales, Central and Eastern Quebec at Purpose InvestmentsHitoshi YoshidaVenture Partner at ETF PartnersGabriela FranchettoClient Partner at Globant at Globant VenturesAntoinette EdodoInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)
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Colleagues at SGInnovate
Asher Lin
Assistant Manager at SGInnovate
Benjamin Lim
Deputy Director at SGInnovate
Dr Lim Jui
Chief Executive Officer at SGInnovate
Heng Soon Pang
Chief Operating Officer at SGInnovate
Jasmine Qiu
Assistant Director at SGInnovate
Jesslyn Tang
Manager, Investment Operations at SGInnovate
Juliana Lim
Executive Director β People at SGInnovate
Kellie Chan
Assistant Director at SGInnovate

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