Build your company with Antler in Singapore

Mervin was previously from Zilliqa, a Layer-1 blockchain protocol, spearheading the firm's ecosystem development programmes including grants, incubators and accelerators. Since co-founding a cashless payment startup in his undergraduate days, Mervin has been passionate about venture building and investing and finds joy in connecting with founders and early-stage projects. He holds a MSc in Banking & Financial Services from the University of Glasgow where he graduated with distinction.

Ryan Thoo is the marketing lead for Southeast Asia. He manages Antler's brand and marketing performance in the region as well as coach founders in early-stage growth and GTM. Former Marketing Director and Web3 Strategy Lead at PropertyGuru Group, where he drove high-growth demand generation and value creation for the organisation and took them from Series B to market leadership and IPO. During that journey, Ryan contributed towards scaling up their Marketplaces business across SEA, starting up a new FinTech unit, and driving Web3 innovation for PropTech.

Winnie has more than 25 years of experience in managing tech and media startups cross-functionally across Asia. She has spent the last 15 years in leadership positions with tech giants like Alibaba, PropertyGuru and Carousell, helping these companies grow from early stage to market leadership positions. Winnie is a partner in the Antler Singapore office, where she shares the overall responsibility for Antler’s operations in Southeast Asia.

Rufus joined Antler's SEA team in 2018, where he helps build, launch and invest in new startups out of Singapore. Previously, he was an innovation manager at Metro Group’s digital strategy & CVC arm. At Metro, he led various projects across the European retail and hospitality startup ecosystem. He holds an MSc degree in business management from the National University of Singapore where he graduated with the highest distinction.

Markus has worked with technology ventures for 8 years. Prior to Antler, Markus was Corporate Development Manager at Global Fashion Group (GFG) where he set up the global Process Improvement and Path to Profitability functions. Markus also designed and implemented turnaround strategies in multiple locations and led the transaction of Zalora Philippines (a GFG subsidiary), selling a 49% stake to Ayala Group. Before joining GFG, Markus was Corporate Development Manager at Zalora Philippines and Indonesia where he led projects in Growth, Profitability, Business Intelligence and Finance.

Mackenzie leads the founder scouting for Antler Southeast Asia cohort. Always on a look out for exceptional founders looking to build revolutionary companies in the region. Prior to Antler, cofounded a low code computer vision platform startup, running the operation and BD side of thing. Deeply passionate about investment, strategy and all thing startup related.

Keith heads the Finance function in Antler Southeast Asia and is in charge of the financial and tax reporting and compliance of the SEA fund and the local Antler entity. He has more than 20 years of working experience in both the public and private sectors covering industries from real estate, sports, defence and research. Prior to joining Antler, he spent 13 years with a multi-national real estate company which specializes in fund and asset management, real estate development and resort operations.

Ishaan is a product-focused entrepreneur with a background in consumer technology and financial services. His passion lies in using technology to tackle the most important issues faced by the global consumers of today and tomorrow. Most recently, he was the Founder & CEO of Trussle.com - an award-winning FinTech startup built to streamline and automate the end-to-end mortgage experience. He led the company from inception and scaled up to 130 people and £30m in funding with £2Bn in annual volume and a Net Promoter Score of +76. His achievements were recognised by his inclusion in Europe's Forbes 30 under 30, Sunday Times Top 100 Entrepreneurs and the Telegraph Tech Hot 100.

Audrey supports the financial operations of South East Asia as a financial Associate. She has an understanding of financial systems that stem further than the basics, previously working first hand on finances in Singapore’s hospitality industry. Audrey is also currently pursuing her ACCA studies to gain her Chartered Certified Accountant qualification. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and Financial Management.

As co-founder and Managing Partner Asia for Antler, Jussi works with a global team dedicated to developing the next generation of world-changing companies and creating a global pipeline for top talents to pursue a career in entrepreneurship and innovation. Before joining the startup ecosystem, Jussi headed the Global Services Commercial Management sector of Nokia. He works closely with the founders to coach them and helps connect them with the right advisors to build their businesses.

Rajesh has 10+ years of experience in building products from ground up and turning them into scalable solutions to a variety of problems. A polyglot programmer and passionate about technologies, and above all, an entrepreneur at heart. For the better part of his career, Rajesh has been involved with Fintechs. He's currently focusing on solving the SME business expensing problem with the help of smart corporate cards.

Magnus will challenge your ideas and loves spending time in front of a whiteboard with founders. He previously co-founded Zalora, Asia’s largest fashion e-commerce company. It was later acquired by Global Fashion Group (GFG), where Magnus served as COO and Managing Director, rolling out the firm’s marketplace across 26 countries. 

Magnus is an alumnus of Harvard University and McKinsey & Company in which he worked for six years. His last role at McKinsey & Co was as a Junior Partner, working across North America, Europe and Asia in the global telecom, media and high-tech industries. 

Lisa coaches founders on go-to-market strategies, product development, fundraising and more. She's based in Singapore but work closely with Antler's portfolio companies and the team all over the world.

Previously, she was the VP of marketing at Wrapp, a social gifting startup based in San Francisco and Stockholm. Lisa is an active angel investor and is part of Antler's investment committee. She has invested in companies such as Sunrise, Clue, and Opbeat.

Ros Bazany is Head of ESG and impact at Antler and currently based in Singapore. Ros is responsible for leading the overall strategy design and implementation of Antler’s ESG and impact proposition to deliver long-term value for Antler’s stakeholders. This includes oversight of firm level practices, founder engagement and investment decision making processes. Prior to this, she worked at the global asset manager Schroders for over 10 years, working with institutional and retail clients, including on a number of strategic ESG initiatives, across Europe and Asia. She started her career at the hedge fund BlueCrest and holds an MSc in Chemistry. She is passionate about making ESG and impact a tool to create value for our founders, Antler and the industry more broadly.