About
Qin En Looi is a Southeast Asia founder-operator who scaled Glints into a talent platform, runs a long-form founder-focused podcast, and uses an unusually transparent, structured framework to assess pitches.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3E-commerceFintechMarketplacesSaaS
Experience
- Onigiri CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Saison CapitalPartnercurrent2023 — present
- Saison CapitalPrincipal2021 — 2023Singapore
- BCG Digital VenturesVenture Architect2019 — 2021Singapore
- GlintsCOO & Co-Founder2013 — 2017Singapore
- Institute for Infocomm ResearchResearcher2008 — 2012
Skills & more
German12Human Computer Interaction39Start-ups99Technical Writing51Usability Testing26IBM Servers14Management Consulting26Research42Data Mining12Resume Writing15Business Development94Management51
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Project ManagementCopywritingMarketingCisco IOSCisco TechnologiesCisco WirelessCopy EditingLean StartupStartup MarketingStrategic ConsultingSocial Media MarketingEducational ConsultingLanguages Chinese · English
From Qin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Saison Capital
Annie Seah
Chief Financial Officer at Saison Capital
Cheng Siong Soon
Fund Operations Manager at Saison Capital
Chia Jeng Yang
Principal at Saison Capital
Kashaf Jamal
Vice President at Fatima Gobi Ventures
Kosuke Mori
Managing Partner at Saison Capital
Lup Soon Soo
Legal Counsel at Saison Capital
Uday Paul Kumar
Investor at Saison Capital
Visa Kannan
Managing Partner at Saison Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Qin En Looi?
- Qin En Looi is a Southeast Asia founder-operator who scaled Glints into a talent platform, runs a long-form founder-focused podcast, and uses an unusually transparent, structured framework to assess pitches.
- Where does Qin En Looi work?
- Qin En Looi is Partner at Saison Capital.
- What does Qin En Looi invest in?
- Qin En Looi invests in Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Fintech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- Where did Qin En Looi go to school?
- Qin En Looi studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science - BS (Distinction), Management Science & Engineering); CFA Institute (Passed Level 1); Stanford University.
Founder mafias
Stanford University mafia903
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonMSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1
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CFA Institute mafia28
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Gleb ChuvpiloChartered Financial AnalystFounded Authy +1Lauren SullivanCFA Level 1Founded Float Health +1Nicolas HourcardChartered Financial AnalystFounded QuestDB +1Jean-Francois MarcouxCFAFounded LudiaJohn AlbrightCFAFounded Relay VenturesAvni AgrawalFinanceFounded Sixsense
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Hwa Chong Institution mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chee-We NgFounded Venti TechnologiesNorman WantoSingapore GCE A LevelsFounded GotradeKeng LowFounded FinantierThomas JiangGCE 'A'-levelsFounded MistleJoanne WangGCE A-LevelsFounded Copper HealthYujian Yao'A' LevelFounded Floot
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Saison Capital mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at Floodgate
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Also attended CFA Institute309
Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalJan AvontsInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersKim RobertsonFinancial Manager at 4Di CapitalCole LundquistPrincipal at QED InvestorsAndreas GallikerChief Financial Officer at Mercury Fund
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Also attended Hwa Chong Institution31
Jaclyn SeowSpecialist Advisor, ESG & Impact at Openspace VenturesAnqi ChenInvestment Manager at QualgroCharles Lim Sing SiongGeneral Counsel at GICBrantley SydnorOperations Manager at Prime Movers LabLoh Jia YiManager at SGInnovateEva WengHead of Investments at Caladan
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Shared employers
Also worked at Saison Capital10
Ashwini JoshiPrincipal at Emphasis VenturesKosuke MoriManaging Partner at Saison CapitalVisa KannanManaging Partner at Saison CapitalZiheng LiInvestor at Saison CapitalRJ BalmaterInvestor at Saison CapitalUday Paul KumarInvestor at Saison Capital
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Also worked at BCG Digital Ventures33
Curtis UrbanowiczInvestment at Makers FundTim BaroneCo-Founder, Hunted Labs at Red Cell IncubationUlrike SchützePersonal Assistant at Planet A VenturesChristian GubaInvestor at Extantia CapitalNigel PrinceChief Operating Officer (COO) at Black Dragon CapitalNick FragnitoInvestor at Shorewind Capital
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