Where does Qin En Looi work?

Qin En Looi is Managing Partner at Onigiri Capital.

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.

Qin En Looi

Investor

Managing Partner at Onigiri Capital · Partner at Saison Capital

Singapore

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1,142 people in our graph share verified history with Qin — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Kosuke MoriunlockedQin: together at Saison Capital (2021–2026)

×7Qin: together at Saison Capital

×2Qin: together at Hwa Chong Institution

Qin: together at Glints

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 Consulting

Languages Chinese · English

From Qin's professional profile.

Colleagues at Onigiri Capital

David John Pritchard

General Partner at Onigiri Capital

Hans de Back

Managing Partner at Onigiri Capital

Irman Putera

Principal at Onigiri Capital

Kate Wang

Manager at Onigiri Capital

Keisuke Kimura

Venture Partner at Onigiri Capital

Nicolaas Ewoud Van Gellicum

General Partner at Onigiri Capital

Thiago Rüdiger

Advisor at Onigiri Capital

Visalakshi Aarumughamangalam Kannan

General Partner at Onigiri 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 Managing Partner at Onigiri 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 mafia2,203

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Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +2 Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +3 David SacksB.A.Founded Yammer Keith RaboisB.A.Founded Opendoor +1 Garry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1 Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5

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CFA Institute mafia29

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Gleb ChuvpiloChartered Financial AnalystFounded Thor Directed Energy +6 Lauren SullivanCFA Level 1Founded Float Health +1 Jean-François MarcouxCFAFounded Ludia John AlbrightCFAFounded Relay Ventures Avni AgrawalFinanceFounded Sixsense Peter MisekCFAFounded Framework Ventures Partners

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Hwa Chong Institution mafia18

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Clarence ChioFounded Coverbase +1 Chee-We NgFounded Ventitechnologies Norman WantoSingapore GCE A LevelsFounded Gotrade Keng LowFounded Finantier Thomas JiangGCE 'A'-levelsFounded Mistle Joanne WangGCE A-LevelsFounded Copper Health

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Saison Capital mafia7

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Uday Paul KumarInvestorFounded Shopflo Liza GurtinVC ScoutFounded Accend Pranjal DagaVC ScoutFounded Accend Alin BuiSaison Capital VC ScoutFounded Anduin Transact Karon PangestuVenture ScoutFounded Arbital Viren ShettyVC ScoutFounded Tourhero

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders Fund David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Garry TanPresident & CEO of Y Combinator Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer Capital Mike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at Floodgate

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Also attended CFA Institute242

Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital Laviva MazharPrincipal at Luge Capital Jan AvontsInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Kim RobertsonFinancial Manager at 4Di Capital Hans DellenbachSenior Partner, CFO, Head of Corporate Development at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag Max HeftiInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag

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Also attended Hwa Chong Institution43

Jaclyn SeowSpecialist Advisor, ESG & Impact at Openspace Ventures Han DuSr. Research Associate at Sands Capital Ventures Anqi ChenInvestment Manager at Qualgro Charles Lim Sing SiongGeneral Counsel at GIC Loh Jia YiManager at SGInnovate Eva WengHead of Investments at Caladan

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Shared employers

Also worked at Saison Capital13

Kosuke MoriManaging Partner at Saison Capital Visa KannanManaging Partner at Saison Capital Ziheng LiInvestor at Saison Capital RJ BalmaterInvestor at Saison Capital Uday Paul KumarInvestor at Saison Capital Cheng Siong SoonFund Operations Manager at Saison Capital

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Also worked at BCG Digital Ventures42

Curtis UrbanowiczInvestment at Makers Fund Tim BaroneCo-Founder, Hunted Labs at Red Cell Incubation Ulrike SchützePersonal Assistant at Planet A Ventures Christian GubaInvestor at Extantia Capital Nick FragnitoInvestor at Shorewind Capital Christine YiNarrative Change | Creative Equity Fund at Gold House Ventures

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Also worked at Glints4

Jeffrey WuDirector at Mindworks Oswald YeoFounder at Glints Yong Jie WongFounder at Glints Viren ShettyFounder at Tourhero

Also worked at Institute for Infocomm Research12

YY LaiTeam Member at Signum Capital Nadeem SyedGeneral Partner at Juvo Ventures Sjoerd NikkelenVenture Partner | Recommerce at DFF Ventures Tony NguyenAnalyst at RTW Investments L.P.Yu ChenInvestor at TBD Angels Yanchuan SimFounder/CTO at Bot MD

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