Shawn Tan

Experience

1. TRIVEGeneral Partner, TRIVE Ventures / TRIVE Digitalcurrent2024 — presentSingapore
2. Hyperbond StudioCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2025 — presentSingapore, Singapore
3. Nanyang PolytechnicAdjunct Lecturercurrent2025 — present
4. Outlier VenturesMentorcurrent2025 — present
5. Loyal VCAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
6. Next Challenge FoundationStartup Mentorcurrent2024 — presentSeoul, South Korea
7. TZ APACAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentSingapore
8. Blockchain Founders FundGlobal Expertcurrent2023 — present
9. Private InvestmentsAngel Investor and LPcurrent2021 — presentSingapore
10. R3D3 VenturesPartner2022 — 2024Singapore
11. Rong360 Jianpu TechnologySenior Manager (Corporate Development) and Singapore GM2020 — 2024Singapore
12. ShopeeAssistant Manager (Regional Operations)2019 — 2020
13. BGN (formerly Menso)Co-Founder2019 — 2020Shanghai, China
14. FTI ConsultingConsultant (Economic Consulting)2017 — 2019Singapore
15. Motra.coCo-Founder2016 — 2018Singapore
16. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)Associate (Capital Markets Policy)2015 — 2017Singapore
17. GICConsulting Practicum Attachment2014Singapore
18. CEH GroupManagement Intern2013Singapore
19. Point Media & Publishing Pte LtdContent Strategist & Writer2012Singapore
20. Meeting Planners InternationalEvent Coordinator2010 — 2011Singapore

Education

1. INSEADMaster of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction (top 10% of cohort), Dean's List (P1-P5)
2. National University of SingaporeBachelor's of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance
3. Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityNUS Overseas Exchange Programme, Business Administration and Management
4. Guanghua School of Management, Peking UniversityNUS BizAsia Entrepreneurial Exchange, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
5. Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)International Baccalaureate

Skills & more

Languages Chinese · English

• The Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge Certificate — Sulitest
• Online Introduction to ADR — Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb)
• Verified Certificate for Designing Financial Services on Web 3.0 — Asian Institute of Digital Finance
• CFA Level 3 Candidate (disrupted) — CFA Institute
• Passed CFA Level II on first attempt — CFA Institute
• Passed CFA Level I on first attempt — CFA Institute

From Shawn's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended INSEAD697

PCPatrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundCBChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJHJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSSSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesSKStephane KurganInvestor at Index VenturesMSMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures

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Also attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University151

JLJulian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalWWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesNFNoah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJPJeroen PlinkVenture Partner at LegalTechCCCraig CimoroniHead of Business Development and Investor Relations at BTECH CONSORTIUMYTYang TranPartner at Zero Prime Ventures

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Also attended Guanghua School of Management, Peking University9

TPTeemu PakarinenTrainee, Investor Relations at Innovestor VenturesTDThomas d'HalluinManaging Partner at Airbus VenturesMWMichael WongVice President - Investments at Future Now CapitalKLKevin LeeManaging Partner at L2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)SSShane ShinFounding Partner at Shorooq PartnersMBMike BouchardVice President at BIP Ventures

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Also attended Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)11

EAElyas AshraffVice President at Elev8.vcJWJohn WisnioskiPrincipal, Investment at Wavemaker PartnersCQChristopher QuekManaging Partner at TRIVEWOWill OngkowidjajaFounding Partner at Alpha JWC VenturesJFJi-Piao FooHead of Finance at Tanglin Venture PartnersEWEvan WijayaPrincipal at Touring Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Blockchain Founders Fund15

TYTony YangPortfolio Growth at Mucker CapitalLSLena-Lou Simon-VirolleAI Implementation & Systems Lead at Fuel VenturesAMAmit MehraInvestment Partner at Borderless VentureAMAly MadhavjiManaging Partner at Blockchain Founders FundSESaqr EreiqatCo-Founder & CCO at Crypto OasisAKArseny KlekovkinManaging Partner, G1 Ventures at HyperNest

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Also worked at GIC22

DZDerek ZanuttoInvestor at CapitalGWTWesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsX(Xiangyun (XY) ChenSenior Associate at Square Peg CapitalACAnqi ChenInvestment Manager at QualgroTLTuck Lye KohFounding Partner at Shunwei CapitalRWRabeel WarraichFounder and CEO at Sarmayacar

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