Patrick De Silva
Chief Investment Partner at Pix Vine Capital
Patrick De Silva
Chief Investment Partner at Pix Vine Capital
Singapore
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Investment Partner
2007 - Current
Pix Vine Capital (PixVC) is a Singapore-based Investment House providing early-stage venture capital to startups aspiring to commercialize innovative solutions in the areas of Info-Tech, Med-Tech and Eco-Energy. PIxVC has a High Risk – High Return philosophy and pursues an investment model with strong collaborative partnerships with other investors, incubators and accelerators. It has to date has invested in 40 plus promising, high technology ventures across Israel, Singapore, China, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand. Our core objectives are to attract startups and entrepreneurs with disruptive solutions and ideas about creating technology advances, to equip them with the networks they need to bolster their go-to market strategies, to propel our startups through to successful exist and to bridge cross-border startup and investor ecosystems.
Chief Angel
2010 - 2013
GITP (Global Innovations & Technology Platform) is a Singapore based Corporate Angel Investor which invests in Startup & Seed companies in China, India, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and other countries in Asia and beyond. GITP is part of Rutledge Vine Capital which focuses on global investments. To date, we have invested in technology companies in various stages of development and look to add to our portfolio by working with entrepreneurs who have innovative ideas and a need for capital to move to the next stage. GITP is driven by a high calibre team with a combined experience of over 80 years spent in Senior Management positions in diverse sectors in IT, Mobile, Gaming, Digital Media, Hospitality & Real Estate, Consumer marketing, Oil & Gas and the Commodities space.
Chief Executive Officer
1998 - 2007
Provided toxic gas solutions to upstream Oil & Gas drilling activities and early production facilities. Expanded Company operations and business from Singapore / Indonesia to encompass Central Asia, North Asia and South East Asia while working with Exxon, Shell, Chevron, BP, Mobil, Petronas, Total, Santa Fe and many more clients.
General Manager
1984 - 1997
As General Manager of the Harilela Group Patrick made significant contributions in property development, management and acquisitions, and was responsible for all operations and business development in Singapore
Education
Chartered Accountant and Fellow
1980 - 1984