Ziyi (Nicole) Cheng
Singapore
Summary
Experienced investment professional with a proven track record in FinTech sectors. Adept at full-cycle investment management, portfolio growth, and leveraging technology to drive financial outcomes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Investment Director
Old Fashion Research
Singapore
09.2023 - 08.2024
- Led investments in the FinTech space for a $100M venture capital fund, focusing on deal screening, identifying key opportunities, and supporting due diligence and post-investment management
- Led the full cycle of an internally incubated tower defense game project, securing $2M in funding, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and establishing Jira, Slack, and Bitbucket workflows
- Successfully guided the project from technical selection to go-to-market (GTM) strategy, achieving 110k users within 1 month of launch
- Supervised a team of 3 junior traders, producing market analysis reports and driving secondary market trading, achieving a 138% return in Q3-4 of 2023
Investment Manager
Old Fashion Research
Singapore
03.2022 - 09.2023
- Promoted to oversee the full investment cycle, including deal structuring, portfolio management, and strategy execution for high-growth startups. Conducted in-depth due diligence, collaborated with founders, and ensured portfolio companies met their growth targets.
- Led key investments in the blockchain and FinTech sectors. Investment portfolio includes a 21x return on a blockchain infrastructure project, an 8x equity valuation on a Bitcoin wallet marketplace, and a 6x return on social projects.
Investment Associate
Old Fashion Research
Singapore
10.2021 - 03.2022
- Conducted market research and financial analysis to identify potential investment opportunities in early-stage startups
- Provided support for deal screening, due diligence, and valuation modeling, working with senior leadership to build a robust investment pipeline
Tax Digitalization Intern
Ernst & Young
Sydney
12.2019 - 04.2020
- Provided consulting service for the world's leading sports retail brand to help them carry out digital transformation and tax system upgrade.
- Undertook system test and user acceptance test thoroughly, bug reporting on Redmine, accounting for 40% of the feedback in the SIT phase. Prepared flowcharts and user manuals for the tax system
- Identified design requirements, modified the front-end web pages of the tax system to meet the client's need using HTML and CSS, with Angular as JavaScript framework
- Collaborated with project team to oversee development progress
Data Visualization Specialist
Dell Technology
Shanghai
12.2018 - 02.2019
- Assisted with the supply chain and procurement department in digital transformation. Designed and developed the MS Power BI tools by understanding the needs of each team, as communicated by the relevant person in charge.
- Worked closely with stakeholders to understand the functional requirements of the procurement department, identified the inefficiency in the current reporting scheme, and provided a systemic solution. Integrated the transformation plan based on the feedback.
- Created Power BI dashboards with visual charts to replace traditional reporting mechanisms, achieved intelligent operation from data input to visualization output, empowering the users to make more informed decisions.
- Prepared demo videos and trained the business user on using Power BI, helping them with self-service.
- The project was shortlisted in Dell's FY20 Best Supply Chain Innovation.
Android Developer Intern
Lenovo
Xiamen
12.2017 - 02.2018
- Developed an Android mobile application monitoring and reporting the screen state and charging state of the device, based on data in an SQL database, improved functionality, and user experience of the app.
Education
Master of IT - Software Engineering
The University of Sydney
Sydney12.2021
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance, Business Analytics
The University of Sydney
Sydney07.2019
Skills
- Languages: Mandarin (Native), English (IELTS 80), Basic German
- Information Technology: Linux Java, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, Python, Axure, Android Studio
- Project Management: JiraConfluenceBitBucket, Slack, AWSMongo Atlas, Github/Gitbook
- Business Analytics: Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, SQL, R
Extracurricular Activities
Union Bank of Switzerland Investment Banking Challenge
Advised the Board of Directors of Tabcorp on a potential acquisition of Tatts Group. Conducted industry analysis, evaluated key competitors, and provided a strategic rationale for the merger. Valued companies using DCF models, comparable companies, and precedent transactions, determining the total valuation and offer price.
Kaggle Airbnb Price Prediction Competition
Researched and analyzed Airbnb operating mode, screened key variables that influenced the price, developed a model for predicting nightly prices of Airbnb listings based on techniques from statistical machine learning, including regularization, random forest, bagging, boosting and model stacking. Ranked 5th among 27 teams.
Timeline
Investment Director
Old Fashion Research
09.2023 - 08.2024
Investment Manager
Old Fashion Research
03.2022 - 09.2023
Investment Associate
Old Fashion Research
10.2021 - 03.2022
Tax Digitalization Intern
Ernst & Young
12.2019 - 04.2020
Data Visualization Specialist
Dell Technology
12.2018 - 02.2019
Android Developer Intern
Lenovo
12.2017 - 02.2018
Master of IT - Software Engineering
The University of Sydney
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance, Business Analytics
The University of Sydney
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