JC

Jeffrey Chan

Investments at Tembusu Partners

Singapore

Overview

Work Experience

  • Investments

    2021 - Current

    Sector agnostic, Seed to Pre-A. Focus areas on sustainability, blockchain, software, and unique situation projects. Responsibilities include deal sourcing, due diligence, terms negotiation, legal agreements. Business development lead for Japan.

  • Investor

    2013

    1) Personal portfolio of 10 to 20 stocks since 2013 2) Achieved 120% return in 2020 3) CAGR of 25% from 2013 to 2020 4) Main focus on finding companies with rapid and sustainable growth, with a large addressable market 5) Exited investments include: The Trade Desk, Beyond Meat, Zoom, Teladoc, Sea

  • Venture Capital

    2021 - 2022

    Investment themes: Sustainable Cities & Communities, Sustainable Foods, Sustainable Energy

  • Early Stage Investment

    2021 - 2022

    FundedHere is an equity crowdfunding platform based in Singapore. Responsibilities included deal sourcing, evaluation, due diligence, advisory, investor engagement.

  • Regional Finance Associate

    2019 - 2021

    1) Manage system enhancements and align script logic across various functional teams such as Data, Product, Marketing, Finance team to improve the accuracy of key financial metrics for management reporting, resulting in >30% improvement in data accuracy. 2) Key Finance consultant to internal Salesforce team that is building a new module which will: a) systematise the complex sales process of the Business Development team, b) streamline the invoicing process of the Finance team and c) ensure that revenue is recognized in accordance to financial reporting standards. 3) Initiated and implemented improvements to existing budgeting processes, and provided training to business teams across 7 countries on best practices, resulting in a significant reduction in error rate from 30% to <5% and saving >7 man-hours per month. 4) Played a pivotal role in ensuring ShopeePay Singapore attain its Major Payment Institution license by formulating internal CDD and AML policies that are compliant with MAS regulatory requirements, all within a tight deadline of 3 months.

  • Intern (Market Services, Equities and Fixed Income)

    2017 - 2018

    1) Acted as a consultant to the customer service team on queries regarding companies’ financial metrics on SGX stock screener platform 2) Evaluated and provided recommendations on the stock screener platform to senior manager 3) Worked with marketing team in ensuring that promotional materials were compliant 4) Engaged retail investors in marketing activities and roadshows 5) Conducted UAT for CDP Internet and CDP Phone to ensure a smooth customer journey 6) Developed FAQs to help retail investors understand user interface changes in CDP Internet, CDP Phone, Account Statements, Notifications

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