Where does Shawn Tan work?

Shawn Tan is General Partner at TRIVE.

Where did Shawn Tan go to school?

Shawn Tan studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction (top 10% of cohort), Dean's List (P1-P5)); National University of Singapore (Bachelor's of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance); Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (NUS Overseas Exchange Programme, Business Administration and Management).

Shawn Tan

Investor

General Partner at TRIVE · Advisor at Loyal VC · Global Expert at Blockchain Founders Fund

Singapore, Singapore

About

General Partner of TRIVE VC focused on Web3, fintech, and AR/VR investments. An entrepreneur turned investor with over a decade of experience, he is also a Partner at R3D3 Ventures specializing in early-stage fintech, blockchain/Web3, and AI.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

s•••@trive.vcreveal

Experience

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

Skills & more

Web32Bloomberg Terminal14IBM SPSS Statistics14Microsoft Excel8Microsoft Word8PowerPoint6C1Strategic Thinking1Problem Solving1Communication1Interpersonal Skills1Negotiation1

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Decision-MakingTeam LeadershipAnalytical SkillsTeam ManagementPublic SpeakingLeadershipStrategyCEOsSustainabilityInvestment ManagementPublic FinancePolicy Advice

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.

Colleagues at TRIVE

Christopher Quek

Managing Partner at TRIVE

Daryl Lim

General Partner at TRIVE

Derrick Teo

Venture Partner at TRIVE

Dr. Foo

Malaysia & Healthcare Lead at TRIVE

Hemant

Chair, Investment Committee at TRIVE

Kiano

Investor Relations at TRIVE

Melissa Foo

Venture Partner at TRIVE

Shu Qi

Investor at TRIVE

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shawn Tan?: General Partner of TRIVE VC focused on Web3, fintech, and AR/VR investments. An entrepreneur turned investor with over a decade of experience, he is also a Partner at R3D3 Ventures specializing in early-stage fintech, blockchain/Web3, and AI.
Where does Shawn Tan work?: Shawn Tan is General Partner at TRIVE.
Where did Shawn Tan go to school?: Shawn Tan studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction (top 10% of cohort), Dean's List (P1-P5)); National University of Singapore (Bachelor's of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance); Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (NUS Overseas Exchange Programme, Business Administration and Management).

Same school

Also attended INSEAD1,026

Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of Qonto Steve AnaviCo-founder & President of Qonto Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology Fund Chris BischoffInvestment Team at General Catalyst Jan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University235

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN Capital WouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird Ventures Alexander RibbinkGeneral Partner at Keen Venture Partners Conrad SchooInvestor at EQT Ventures Noah FreyFinance Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag Jeroen PlinkVenture Partner at LegalTech

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Also attended Guanghua School of Management, Peking University17

Dinesh RamasamyPartner at Pantheon Ventures Teemu PakarinenTrainee, Investor Relations at Innovestor Ventures Thomas d'HalluinManaging Partner at Airbus Ventures Shirley ZhanInvestment Team at TSG Consumer Partners Raffaele FedelePartner at Oltre Impact Michael WongVice President - Investments at Future Now Capital

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Also attended Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)24

NatPartner at Parc Capital Phil SternPartner at Mainsail Partners ZachPartner at Parc Capital Hannah YerexSenior Associate at Mainsail Partners Francis SuarezPresident at Alpha Wave Global John WisnioskiPrincipal, Investment at Wavemaker Partners

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Shared employers

Also worked at Nanyang Polytechnic1

Sean AngFounder at Poko

Also worked at GIC43

Derek ZanuttoInvestor at CapitalG Wesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investments Xiangyun (XY) ChenSenior Associate at Square Peg Capital Paul BarrPartner at Pantheon Ventures Anqi ChenInvestment Manager at Qualgro Tuck Lye KohFounding Partner at Shunwei Capital

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