Yinglan Tan
InvestorManaging Partner at Insignia Ventures Partners · Board director at Shipper
Singapore
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
Find your path to Yinglan
3,185 people in our graph share verified history with Yinglan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Javier SolterounlockedYinglan: together at Carnegie Mellon University (2000–2003)
×6Yinglan: together at Stanford University
Yinglan: together at Harvard University
Yinglan: together at World Economic Forum
About
Yinglan Tan combines system- and operator-level Southeast Asia experience with extreme selectivity, mentoring unstoppable founders through his 3D framework—Drive, Differentiation, Dynamics—and early-morning garden walks.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply Chain
Board director at ShipperYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Yinglan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Shipper's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Yinglan can intro founders to Shipper's investors below.
Shipper's investors · 9
AC VenturesJakarta · $963K – $87M checksAlter GlobalSan FranciscoCapria VenturesBengaluru · $300K – $1M checksFloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checksGold House VenturesCovina · $100K – $1M checksIndogen CapitalJakarta · $2.7M – $65M checksInsignia Ventures PartnersSingapore · $50K – $131M checks · since 2019Prosus VenturesAmsterdam · $3.3M – $104M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
Co-founders at Shipper
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Budi HandokoFounder
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Phil OpamuratawongseFounder
Experience
- Insignia Ventures PartnersFounding Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentSingapore
- Insignia Ventures AcademyMember, Board of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- CARROMember, Board of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- Surfin Meta Digital TechnologiesMember, Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- National University of SingaporeMember, Innovation & Enterprise Committee & Adjunct Associate Professorcurrent2013 — present
- AjaibInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- AppierInvestor, Board of Directors 董事current2014 — presentTaipei City, Taiwan
- GoTo GroupInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- stars - for leaders of the next generationMember, International Boardcurrent2019 — present
- The Aspen InstituteFellowcurrent2024 — presentAspen, Colorado, United States
- Eisenhower FellowshipsEisenhower Fellowcurrent2018 — present
- World Economic ForumYoung Global Leader, Global Agenda Council Member, Technology Pioneer Selection Committeecurrent2011 — present
- ShipperMember, Board of Directorscurrent2017 — present
- FazzMember, Board of Directorscurrent2017 — present
- Aplikasi Super (YC W18)Member, Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentJakarta, Indonesia
- Flip.idMember, Board of Directorscurrent2019 — present
- Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)Member, Pro-Enterprise Panel2016 — 2025
- Hwa Chong InstitutionMember, Board of Directors2013 — 2023Singapore
- Janio AsiaMember, Board of Directors2018 — 2023
- Nanyang Technological UniversityMember, Investment Committee2010 — 2021
Skills & more
Venture CapitalBusiness Development
- The Prince of Wales’s Business & Sustainability Programme — Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
- Corporate Governance: Maximize Your Effectiveness in the Boardroom — Wharton Executive Education
From Yinglan's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Nusantara HoldingsBoard seat
via Insignia Ventures Partners · filed May 2021 · $35.3M raise
ShipperBoard seat
via Insignia Ventures Partners · filed Jun 2019 · $5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Insignia Ventures Partners
Adam Nguyen
Executive Director, Southeast Asia at Sora Ventures
Allen Chng
VP of Operations and Strategic Development at Insignia Ventures Partners
Belle Huei Yu Yeh
General Partner at Insignia Ventures Partners
Clement Chan
Legal & Strategic Development Counsel at Insignia Ventures Partners
Huei Yu Yeh
Director at Insignia Ventures Partners
Lin Hong Wong
General Partner at Insignia Ventures Partners
Paulo Joquiño
Senior Content Strategist and Editor, Insignia Press at Insignia Ventures Partners
Shefali Dodani
VP of Investment, Indonesia Country Head at Insignia Ventures Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yinglan Tan?
- Yinglan Tan combines system- and operator-level Southeast Asia experience with extreme selectivity, mentoring unstoppable founders through his 3D framework—Drive, Differentiation, Dynamics—and early-morning garden walks.
- Where does Yinglan Tan work?
- Yinglan Tan is Managing Partner at Insignia Ventures Partners and Board director at Shipper.
- What does Yinglan Tan invest in?
- Yinglan Tan invests in Consumer, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain.
- What check size does Yinglan Tan write?
- Yinglan Tan typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Yinglan Tan sit on?
- Yinglan Tan holds tracked board seats at Nusantara Holdings, Shipper.
- Where did Yinglan Tan go to school?
- Yinglan Tan studied at Harvard University (Executive Education); Stanford University (Masters, Management Science); Carnegie Mellon University (Dual B.Sc, ECE and Economics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at stars - for leaders of the next generation1
Also worked at The Aspen Institute143
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