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Ming S. Kwan

Investor

Head of Portfolio at First Circle

Casablanca, Morocco

About

Heads Portfolio Management and is part of the investment team at First Circle Capital, with 15 years in tech including 7 years at Lazada through its $3.5bn exit to Alibaba. She later served as CEO of an early Moroccan fintech and is an INSEAD alumna based in the Casablanca office.

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Experience

  1. First Circle CapitalHead of Portfolio Managementcurrent2023 — presentCasablanca Metropolitan Area
  2. Self-EmployedFreelance Consultant2021 — 2023Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
  3. Kenz'upChief Executive Officer2020 — 2021Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
  4. LazadaEVP - Head of Platform, Lazada Group2019 — 2020Singapore
  5. LazadaEVP - Chief Of Staff, Head of Commercial Strategy & BD2018 — 2019Singapore
  6. LazadaEVP - Head of Taobao Collection and Commercial Cross Border2017 — 2018Sinngapore
  7. LazadaChief Marketplace Officer, Singapore2016 — 2017Singapore
  8. LazadaSVP - Head of Marketplace Operations, Lazada Group2015 — 2016Singapore
  9. LazadaSVP - Head of Partnerships, Regional Electronics2014 — 2015Singapore
  10. LazadaStrategic Business Development, Regional2014Singapore
  11. INSEADMBA Candidate2012 — 2013Singapore, France
  12. RakutenMBA Summer Intern2013Tokyo, Japan
  13. NokiaDigital Marketing Manager2011 — 2012London, United Kingdom and Beijing, China
  14. NokiaIT Strategy - internal social computing/collaboration2009 — 2011Helsinki, Finland
  15. nGeneraAnalyst2007 — 2009Toronto, Canada Area
  16. New ParadigmAnalyst - Summer Intern2005 — 2007Toronto, Canada Area
  17. Ministry of Government ServicesReporting Analyst - summer intern2005

Education

  1. INSEADMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2013
  2. Ivey Business School at Western UniversityHBA, Business2005 — 2007
  3. Western UniversityBACS, Administrative and Commercial Studies2003 — 2005

Skills & more

Digital Marketing57Analytics21Mobile Devices14Enterprise 2.05Business Strategy25Business Planning10CRM2Entrepreneurship10Marketing Strategy4IT Strategy7Digital Strategy6Product Management4
+12 moreProduct MarketingCompetitive AnalysisStrategic PartnershipsMobile MarketingStart-upsE-commerceBusiness DevelopmentSocial Media MarketingWeb 2.0Enterprise SoftwareStrategyLeadership

Languages Cantonese · English · French · Mandarin

From Ming's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended INSEAD668

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at Northzone

+ 662 more

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University182

ØysteinInvestor at InvestinorVivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture GroupRay SharmaFounding Partner, CEO at Extreme Venture PartnersHa DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge CapitalJasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesJaye LandowHead of Investor Relations at FJ Labs

+ 176 more

Also attended Western University143

Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesTanuj DuttaGeneral Partner at Congruent VenturesLindsay HamiltonInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMichelle KwokPrincipal at Draper AssociatesJenny HeFounder & General Partner at Position Ventures

+ 137 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Lazada27

David MaherInvestor at Square Peg CapitalTeo Qi ShanInvestor Relations Associate at Jungle VenturesVisa KannanManaging Partner at Saison CapitalNiklas GrunewaldFund Managing Partner at RedstoneRiccardo BasileCEO and Co-Founder at Agora at PICUS CAPITALDaniel GrossmannManaging Partner & Co-Founder at Kharis Capital

+ 21 more

Also worked at INSEAD66

Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesJustin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate VenturesEric BenhamouVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcRaghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgBruno DalapriaPartner at NXTP

+ 60 more

Also worked at Rakuten17

Nguyen Minh Tuanベトナム法人代表 (Vietnam Office Representative) at CyberAgent CapitalSae NurukiInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalAndy DuongInvestment Director at Samsung NextAdam NguyenExecutive Director, Southeast Asia at Sora VenturesMarc VicenteVenture Partner - E-commerce & Marketplaces at Encomenda VCHidemasa IkedaPrincipal / Executive Officer, Head of Japan at Rebright Partners

+ 11 more

Also worked at Nokia140

Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline Ventures

+ 134 more

Colleagues at First Circle

Agnes Aistleitner Kisuule
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at First Circle
Andi Dervishi
Strategic Advisor & Independent IC Member at First Circle
Anis Kallel
Investor at First Circle
Dare Okoudjou
Investor at First Circle
Emeka Ajene
Investor at First Circle
Emilian Popa
Investor at First Circle
Hana Zaghloul
Investor at First Circle
Jack Knellinger
Strategic Advisor & Independent IC Member at First Circle