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Founder Institute Mentors

Hong Kong 2025

Founder Institute Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way. In addition, through our Equity Collective, Mentors are invested in the success of your company both during and after the program.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Hong Kong program below.

Mentors

Aaron

Aaron Everhart

Country Manager, Draper Startup House
Abdellah

Abdellah Aouf

Chief Executive Officer, GO PLATFORM
Adeo

Adeo Ressi

CEO, Decile Group / VC Lab
Alex

Alex Samson

Founder & CEO, dvhb
Alison

Alison Massey

Digital Marketing Consultant , GLG
Amit

Amit Chatterjee

Founder & Group Chairman, Shadow Factory
Andre

Andre Lin

Associate Director , Speedpixel Ventures
Andrea

Andrea Livotto

Partner, TenX2
Andrea

Andrea Springmann

Co-Founder/ Director, Don't Throw Me Limited
Andrew

Andrew Chen

Managing Partner , Arion Ventures
Andrew

Andrew Stotz

Founder & CEO, A. Stotz Investment Research
Andrii

Andrii Moroz

Partner, Network VC
Andy

Andy Ann

CEO, NDN GROUP
Anna

Anna Fedorova

CEO, Unicorn Events
Arnaud

Arnaud Touati

Lawyers in new technologies, HASHTAG AVOCATS
Arnold

Arnold Cheung

Founder, Profind
Ashok

Ashok Jaiswal

Founder / CMO, Lecker Labs Ltd
Austin

Austin Keung

Chief Financierge, Financierge
Avishek

Avishek Majumder

FI Mentor
Belinda

Belinda Pham

VC Investor & Scout | Web3 & Blockchain, Brinc
Ben

Ben Chien

Managing Director, Greater China , AnyMind Group
Ben

Ben Stein

Co-founder & CEO, Staple
Bill

Bill Laboon

Director of Education and Governance Initiatives, Web3 Foundation
Bowie

Bowie Lau

Director, MaGE Group
Brian

Brian Chen

Founder, Board Click
Brian

Brian Tsui

Partner , Catallyze
Bruno

Bruno Škvorc

Web3 Idealist, Caimeo
Burtujin

Burtujin Dashnyam

FI Mentor
Caroline

Caroline York

Director of Marketing, Gusto Collective
Carolyn

Carolyn Li

Deputy Secretary, International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA)
Catherine Sofia

Catherine Sofia Somi

Founder, Co-Founder, DZF Ventures, SEEDEFY
Cesar

Cesar Jung Harada

Founder , Makerbay Limited and Foundation
Chintan

Chintan Oza

Founder, Anantam Ecosystems
Christian

Christian Ng

Manager, Swire Properties
Christina

Christina Tang

Director, Blue Sky Energy Technology
Christine

Christine Yu

Co-Founder, Sophia
Claudio

Claudio Trucco

Strategy & innovation manager, AECOM
Clay

Clay Sen

Head of SEO/Ecomm/Content+ , Client Lead Partnership, Mindshare
Crystal

Crystal Pang

Co-founder, Pickupp
Daniel

Daniel Szuc

Founder, Make Meaningful Work
Daniel

Daniel Cruickshanks

CTO, Profind
Danny

Danny Yeung

Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor, Astronaut, uBuyiBuy (acquired by Groupon)
David

David Brabbins

Associate Partner , Prophet
David

David Rosa

CEO, Neat
David

David Liu

Executive Vice President & Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Clarivate
Derek

Derek Kwik

Managing Partner, BraveSoldier Venture Capital
Derrick

Derrick Cramer

Global Head of Marketing, Hawk:AI
Doug

Doug Glen

Principal, Hong Kong Tech Incubator
Dr Francois

Dr Francois Fong

Founder & CEO, Neo-Health Group
DrWarren

DrWarren Linger

CEO, exmersive.ai
Edmund

Edmund Chan

FI Mentor
Elaine

Elaine Ng

Founder and Designer, The Fabrick Lab
Elton

Elton Xu

First Vice President, East West Bank
Enric

Enric Danieletto

Partner, Pairstech Capital Management LLP
Erdinç

Erdinç Ekinci

Managing Director, Founder Institute Korea & Japan & Taiwan
Eric

Eric Yeung

FI Mentor
Eric

Eric Yang

Managing Partner, Fundamental Labs
Eric

Eric Woo

Investment Analyst, Alibaba
Esme

Esme Pau

Senior Director, China Tonghai Securities
Frank

Frank Lee

Patent Attorney, Marks & Clerk
Frank

Frank Yam

CEO & Founder, Focus Strategic Group Inc.
Franklin

Franklin Kamnang Ngansop

Cofounder , Vitamin C&S Coaching
Gaetan

Gaetan Gosset

FI Mentor
Gary

Gary To

Founder & General Manager, Koziness (acquired by Food Panda)
Gerard

Gerard Escaler

Chief Marketing Officer, Lyrium Venture Partners Limited
Giang

Giang Trịnh

Managing Partner, VMCG Capital
Gilbert

Gilbert Ng

Founder, Mura Capital
Gregor

Gregor Borosa

Co-Founder & Security Principal, Boson Protocol
Gregory

Gregory Yuen

Associate Director, AsiaPay
Guy

Guy Facey

Partner, Facey & Associates LLP
Helen

Helen Kwok

Business Development Representative, Amazon Web Services
Henry

Henry Fung

Investment Analyst, Ion Pacific
Howard

Howard Kwong

Chief Digital Officer, Prudential Hong Kong
Ho Yin

Ho Yin Cheung

Founder, Remo
Humphrey

Humphrey Wrey

Mr, QuickBus
Idris

Idris Gbaja Biamila

Global Head of Partnerships, Geniusto
Ingo

Ingo Rübe

Founder , KILT Protocol
Ivan

Ivan Hui

FI Mentor
Jacey

Jacey Paik

Executive Vice Chairman, Association of Family Offices in Asia
Jack

Jack Cai

Secretary General-AIIA, International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA)
Jaclyn

Jaclyn Tsui

Managing Partner, Altitude Labs
James

James Kwan

Executive Chairman, Jumpstart
James

James Kwan

Managing Partner, Soapbox Capital
Janet

Janet Tse

Director and Principal Trainer, Life Habits Consulting Ltd.
J.D.

J.D. Salbego

COO & Co-founder, Etheros Labs
Jeffrey

Jeffrey Broer

Investor, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Kohpy Ventures
Jennifer

Jennifer Che

Managing Director, Eagle IP Limited
Jervis

Jervis Chua

Designer, Build Republic Limited
Jina

Jina Zhu

Manager, Corporate Relations, SEIML Ventures
Jin Hui

Jin Hui Wong

Partner, Ivest Capital
John D.

John D. Evans, CFA

Partner, Orytiv Ventures
Jon

Jon Pedersen

Co-Founder, Chairman & Director, Foundation for Shared Impact (FSI)
Jonah

Jonah Lau

Head of Portfolio, Animoca Brands
Jonathan

Jonathan Nguyen

Founder & CEO, Unsensible
Jonathan

Jonathan Ma

Investment Director , isBIM Capital
Joseph

Joseph Chow

Partner, Maurice WM Lee Solicitors
Jude

Jude O'kelly

General Partner, Mount Parker Ventures
Justin

Justin Wong

Manager - New Ventures, PwC
Kapil

Kapil Dhiman

Co-founder and CEO, Quranium
Kelvin

Kelvin Kwong

Founder, Managing Director, XGD Media
Ken

Ken Cheung

Co-Founder & President, Our Happy Company
Kevin

Kevin Leung

CEO, Muku Labs
Kevin

Kevin Brockland

Founder & Managing Partner, Indelible Ventures:
Koen

Koen Munneke

CEO, Intrinsik
Koen

Koen Vanderhoydonk

Founder & CEO, The Connector
Lai Kiu

Lai Kiu Chan

Founder, atTTempspace
Laurent

Laurent Koehler

Co-Founder and CBO, HK-Dtech Limited
Laurent

Laurent Koehler

Co-founder & Chief Business Development Officer, HK-Dtech Limited
Lavina

Lavina Ramkissoon

Africa's Voice - Chairperson and Director #aiMom, Founder Institute
Leo

Leo Ku

Managing Director, PlayNetwork
Leon

Leon Eisen

Venture Partner, Network.VC
Lewis

Lewis Cerne

CEO, Spacebox
Loong

Loong Ling

Ventures, Standard Chartered Ventures
Luca

Luca Von Wyttenbach

Co-Founder, Polimec
Maaike

Maaike Doyer

Founder, Epic Angels
Maeva

Maeva Slotine

Founder , Slotine
Mani

Mani Hagh Sefat

Chief Technology Officer, Energy Web Foundation
Mara

Mara Rada

Chief Operations and Strategy, Loon (loonbio.com)
Mark

Mark Munoz

Founder & Executive Director, Vectr Ventures
Mason

Mason Anh Bui

Venture Capitalist, Venturra Capital
Matthew

Matthew Southern

Founder and CEO, Southern Straps
Max

Max Song

Investor, Data Scientist, Schwarzman Scholar, Pacific Century Group
Max

Max Zheng

Director of Investments, Blockchain Founders Group
Michelangiolo

Michelangiolo Mazzeschi

Founder, choicy.co
Michelle

Michelle Lam

Founder & Managing Director, The Spoilt Experiences Group
Mikaal

Mikaal Abdulla

Co Founder and CEO, SoFi
Mike

Mike Mastroyiannis

Ex CEO, COO, now Founder and Managing Partner , TenX2
Mike

Mike Grundy

Founder & CEO, Amazon Papyrus Chemicals Ltd
Oleksii

Oleksii Chepelyk

Co-founder & CEO, Startup.Inc
Olivia

Olivia Lee

Co-Founder, LIVVIUM
Oscar

Oscar Venhuis

CEO, EQ Lab
Padraig

Padraig Walsh

Partner, Tanner De Witt
Patric

Patric Vogel

CEO & Co-Founder, SBC Suisse Blockchain AG
Patrick

Patrick Collins

Founder, Prospect Labs
Pauli

Pauli Wong

Principal / Chinese Patent Attorney, Eagle IP Limited
Peter

Peter Chan

Global Growth Lead, Seafair
Peter

Peter Lau

FI Mentor
Phil

Phil Ingram

FI Mentor
Plei

Plei Mou

FI Mentor
Polly

Polly Chan

Co-Founder , Thrive Limited
Povilas

Povilas Steikunas

Head of Partnerships, Ondato
Quinn

Quinn Lai

CEO, Eoniq
Raj

Raj Sahu

Founder and CEO at , Utobo Inc
Raymond

Raymond Yip

Venture Partner , Mount Parker Ventures
Reisa

Reisa Matsuda

Community Manager, Google Japan
Renee

Renee Paik

FI Mentor
Rex

Rex Ng

FI Mentor
Robert

Robert Chiu

FI Mentor
Roger

Roger Do

Co-Founder, QSearch
Rudi

Rudi Leung

FI Mentor
Ryan

Ryan Dinh

Head of Business Development, SubWallet
Sam

Sam Gellman

FI Mentor
Sam

Sam Dash

General Manager, Bimeda
Scarlett

Scarlett Chen

FI Mentor
Sean

Sean Greenhalgh

FI Mentor
Sebastien

Sebastien Borget

Co-Founder & COO, The Sandbox
Shashank

Shashank Aiisvari

Founder, Aiisvari
Simon

Simon Loong

Founder & CEO, WeLab
Simona

Simona Irmova

Operations Manager, Founder Institute
Simona

Simona Irmova

Eastern Europe Program Manager & HQ Operations Associate, Founder Institute
Steven

Steven Fung

Patent Attorney, Real & Complex IP Services
Sue

Sue Kim

Founding Partner, Libbler
Suresh

Suresh Balaji

Chief Marketing Officer- Asia , HSBC | Web3 Marketing Association | HH Global
Thiago

Thiago Garcia

CEO & General Partner, 10X Venture Partners SPA
Thomas

Thomas Pun

Founder, https://fairengine.com
TL

TL Lee

Founder, EggLogics
Tommie

Tommie Lo

CEO, Preface
Tommy

Tommy Shek

Manager, Hong Kong Science & Technology Park
Tracy

Tracy Ho

Founder and Director, Frame & Fame Personal Branding
Tristram

Tristram Miners Jones

Head of Digital Assets, AngelHub
Victor

Victor Lin, Ph D

Partner, QiGoal
Vincent

Vincent Vaucelle

Founder & Member, Ocean Vega
Vitaly

Vitaly Gnatenko

Chief Analytics Officer, Network VC
Wilson

Wilson Santoso

Co-Founder at Dabble, Director at Founder Institute Jakarta
Winnie

Winnie Tan

FI Mentor
Winson

Winson Tay

Principal of UX, Google Maps
Winston

Winston Tse

Founder, Tokalent
Yemi

Yemi Oluseun

Growth & GTM For FinTechs, The Change Hive

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