IAN CHEW
Summary
Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on investment experience to deliver impactful strategies and enhance organizational performance.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Investment and Growth Head
Rogue Digital Ventures
12.2022 - 09.2024
- Company Overview: DeFi focused VC
- Strategic Planning: Develop and implement VC firm's investment strategy, ensuring alignment with market trends and vision
- Sourcing for the most promising investments in cryptocurrency (Defi, L1 agnostic protocols and NFTs)
- Evaluating investment viability through market connections and narratives while negotiating terms and conditions
- Investment Growth and forging of partnerships with other DeFi venture capital companies
- Develop exit strategies for investments including OTC deals for early sales.
- Provide strategic advice to portfolio companies
- Providing team guidance to satellite teams globally for deal sourcing and prescence growth
Investment and Business Development Head
Sproutie
12.2022 - 06.2023
- Brought Sproutie to be the first project to get on to 13 Launchpads and 1 IEO
- Partnered with 20+ gaming guilds, NFT projects and DeFi protocols
- Strategy implementation and execution
- Partnered with multiple VC's, Gaming Guilds and Launchpads such as (New Era Capital, Reubiks Capital, Probit Global, Hinterland Capital, Super Infinity X, Mint Ventures, Quantech, Plutus VC, Daostarter, Snapex, Diviner, Avarta) among many others
- Identified potential partnership opportunities through extensive market research and networking events.
Investment and BD Director
Jigsaw Capital
11.2018 - 11.2022
- Pioneered OTC in Singapore to allow cross border arbitrage in 2017
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- First batch of authorized OTC vendors on Huobi Global in 2018
- Led Jigsaw Capital to achieve over $2 million in profits in under 1 year
- Investment Strategy and Decision making (deal negotiation)
- Initiated investment incubation program
- Served as co-incubation lead
- Managed deal sourcing and risk assessments
- Growing the company ecosystem across Asia and fostering collaborations with other VCs and incubators.
- Exit Strategies and value creation
Investment and Ecosystem Head
Metaseer
07.2021 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Hybrid Derivatives Platform Built on BSC and SOL
- Partnership with multiple launchpads to be the first project in July 2021 to have 3 concurrent launchpads
- Overall project Management including; growth, user acquisition campaigns and budget allocation for expansion and user acquisition in (EU, SA)
- Fostering strong bonds with (Ramp Defi, Oxbull, Solpad and Raydium) to allow their ecosystem tokens to trade on Metaseer
- In charge of financial expansion through investments of company funds
- Achieved 4x of initial capital within 5 months
- Maintaining existing partnerships while gathering new leads
- Hybrid Options Platform Built on BSC and SOL
Investments and Strategy
OCTION
01.2021 - 07.2021
- Company Overview: DeFi Options Trading Platform
- Lead a team of 5 from ideation stage to the execution stage
- Raised funds across multiple VCs and platforms
- Oversee and setting weekly growth objectives and system development needs of the project
- Maintaining and fostering new partnerships with other DeFi projects and investors
- Collaborated with executive leadership to establish long-term strategic plans, setting company-wide objectives and KPIs.
- Drove revenue growth through the identification of new market opportunities and expansion initiatives.
OTC and Investment Manager
Worldair International Pte Ltd
08.2017 - 11.2018
- Handled aviation business aftermarket sales in South East Asia
- Driving financial KPIs including top line growth, bottom line and other non-financial KPIs
- Acquisition and providing after-market services
- Analysis and research on investment into aviation parts with higher yields and maintenance rates
Business Development and Operations Associate
CarryLah
02.2016 - 07.2017
- Startup focusing on last mile delivery services incorporating technology for positional tracking
- Monitoring daily operations and growth to match the demand
- Handles a team of business development associates to monitor client onboarding
- In charge of budgeting for monthly opex and acquisition
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Economics
Monash University
01.2015
VCE -
Trinity College
01.2011
Skills
- Investments
- Growth
- Critical thinking
- Strategy
- Project Management
Timeline
Investment and Growth Head
Rogue Digital Ventures
12.2022 - 09.2024
Investment and Business Development Head
Sproutie
12.2022 - 06.2023
Investment and Ecosystem Head
Metaseer
07.2021 - 01.2022
Investments and Strategy
OCTION
01.2021 - 07.2021
Investment and BD Director
Jigsaw Capital
11.2018 - 11.2022
OTC and Investment Manager
Worldair International Pte Ltd
08.2017 - 11.2018
Business Development and Operations Associate
CarryLah
02.2016 - 07.2017
VCE -
Trinity College
Bachelor of Commerce - Economics
Monash University
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