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John Tan

Partner at 8capita

Singapore

Overview 

John Tan is a seasoned entrepreneur and education advocate based in Singapore, currently serving as the Chief Education Officer at ErudiFi and a Board Member. With a background in founding and leading successful startups like Doyobi and Saturday Kids, he has also made significant contributions as an angel investor and partner in various ventures, focusing on sectors such as local services, travel, and e-commerce. Tan's career highlights include founding and leading successful startups like Doyobi and Saturday Kids, as well as his role as a Board Member and angel investor in companies like Ninja Van and The Real Deal Inc.

Work Experience 

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ErudiFi

  • Chief Education Officer

    2024 - Current

    ErudiFi is a mission-driven financial technology company dedicated to broadening access to education. Operating as Danacita in Indonesia and Bukas in the Philippines, ErudiFi collaborates with universities and vocational schools to offer students affordable installment plans for tuition fees. By extending financial inclusion to underserved students across the region, we are committed to catalyzing generational transformation and shaping a brighter tomorrow.

  • Board Member

    2021

    Making higher ed in SE Asia more accessible through financing options.

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Obama Foundation

  • Obama Leader: Asia Pacific

    2019

    The Obama Foundation Leaders: Asia-Pacific Program is a one-year leadership development and community engagement program that seeks to inspire, empower, and connect emerging leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region.

The Obama Foundation is a start-up for citizenship and an ongoing project for people to shape, together, what it means to be a good citizen.

Raised $34,000,000.00 from Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), Bank of America and The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation.

obama.org
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Doyobi

  • CEO | Founder

    2020

    [Acquired by ErudiFi] Schools offer Doyobi's live, facilitated online quests to help learners ages 8-16 - apply 21C skills like critical thinking and collaborating - learn real world literacies about the environment, media, finance etc - practise English Language listening, speaking, critical reading and writing Depending on the needs of school partners, Doyobi's quests can focus on 21C skills, real world literacies or EL/EAL.

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Transcend Network

  • Transcend Fellow

    2020

Transcend Network provides education and e-learning services with remote teams.

transcend-network.com
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Saturday Kids

  • Chairman | Co-Founder

    2020

  • CEO | Founder

    2012

    Unplugged outdoor experiences in Bali and Japan for parents and kids. Learn from nature. Uncover the many wonders the world has to offer.

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Ninja Van

  • Board Member

    2015

    Last mile logistics for ecommerce.

  • Angel Investor

    2014

    Invested in the seed round of ninjavan.sg

The Real Deal Inc

  • Angel Investor

    2011

    8 Villages | Boatbound | Caarly | Chope | CrowdHall | Drive.SG | FlightCar | Glints | ImpulseFlyer | Jayride | Marcella | Network of One | Ninja Van | Padlet | PayRollHero | Redmart | SalesWhale | Storefront | TribeCar | Temasys | Voyagin

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8capita

  • Partner

    2013

    Early and growth stage angel funding | Significant investments in profitable companies Ubertor | My Campus Card | Little Lives | Adventure Link | Snooth | Paofit | Marcella | Perx | PayrollHero | Scoop | Zeguestlist | e27 | Frenzoo | ISVS | CodeMentor (Techstars) | HipFlat | Pandai | Lob (YC) | Collabspot | Vonigo | Loangarage | BitPagos | Camperoo (YC) | Guesty (YC) | Hipages | BIS | The Shelf | Airhelp (YC) | Digify | Glints | Network of One

BWB Ventures

  • Partner

    2015

    Early stage VC fund with a focus on Y Combinator backed startups. Lully | Automate Ads | Mashgin | GiveMeTap | Unwind Me | Cinder | Padlet | Smarking | Modalyst | Stampsy

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Collision 8

  • Co Founder

    2016 - 2019

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