Yinglan Tan

Founding Managing Partner

2017 - Current

Insignia Ventures Partners is an early stage technology venture fund focusing on Southeast Asia started in 2017 and more than S$1 billion from premier institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds, foundations, university endowments and renowned family offices from Asia, Europe and North America. Portfolio companies include Portfolio companies include Goto (IDX: GOTO), Appier (TSE: 4180), J&T Express (HK: 1519), Carro, Ajaib, Groww, Tonik, Flip, Fazz, Super, Finhay, Shipper, Aspire, Pinhome, Youtrip and many other technology market leaders. Insignia Ventures Partners is the recipient of “Deal of the Year (Small Cap / VC)” (2021) by AVCJ, "Investor of the Year" (2019) from New Entrepreneurs Foundation, two back-to-back “VC Deal of Year” awards (2018-2019) from SVCA, "Responsible Investing Award" (2023) by AVCJ, "ESG Excellence Award" (2023) by HKVCA and its portfolio include many other technology leaders in Southeast Asia. We don’t build good companies. We build GREAT companies. See more at http://www.insignia.vc. Honors include: "Deal of the Year (Small Cap / VC)” for Ajaib (2021) - Asian Venture Capital Journal “Best Early-Stage Technology Venture Capital Fund - Southeast Asia” (2020, 2021) - APAC Insider "Most Innovative Early-Stage Tech Partner - Southeast Asia" (2020) - Capital Finance International "Investor of the Year" (2019) - New Entrepreneurs Foundation “VC Deal of Year” for Payfazz (2019) - Singapore Venture Capital Association “VC Deal of Year” for Carro (2018) - Singapore Venture Capital Association "Responsible Investing Award" (2023) - Asian Venture Capital Journal "ESG Excellence Award" (2023) - Hong Kong Venture Capital Association

Member, Board of Directors

2018

Member, Board of Directors

2017

Member, Board of Directors

2019

Member, Board Of Directors

2017

Investor

2018

Invested Seed, Led Seed-2, Participated in A1, A1+, B

Member, Board of Directors

2017

Member, Board of Directors

2021

Asia's first experiential investor accelerator to nurture the next generation of leaders, investors and entrepreneurs. Insignia Ventures Academy is a registered private education institution with registration number: 202029595N

Member, Pro-Enterprise Panel

2016

The Pro-Enterprise Panel (PEP) is a private-public panel chaired by the Head, Civil Service. The PEP comprises business leaders as members, supported by a network of senior public officers. The PEP serves as an internal advocate for businesses within the government with the aim of creating a more pro-enterprise environment that enables businesses to grow. In 2016, he was nominated to serve on the Singapore Government’s Pro Enterprise Panel (headed by Head of Civil Service), the Committee on the Future Economy's Sub-Committee on Future Corporate Capabilities and Innovation (2016), and Investment Committee on Strategic Research Innovation Fund at Nanyang Technology University (2015), as well as the Technology Enterprise Commercialisation Scheme Evaluation Committee for SPRING Singapore (2016). Member of Evaluation panel for call-for-partnership (CFP) in Maritime Tech, to identify co-investment partners to invest in early-stage maritime tech startups for SEEDS Capital, Enterprise Singapore (Jan 2020) Senior Assistant Director (August 2007 - December 2009) Yinglan's division was responsible for creating a conducive business environment for Singapore-based enterprises to form, compete and internationalise, through the implementation of pro-enterprise rules and policies, a conducive tax environment, access to financing, and integrated multi-agency government e-services.

Member, Innovation & Enterprise Committee & Adjunct Associate Professor

2013

Adjunct Associate Professor (Department of Engineering). Member of the NUS Innovation & Enterprise Committee as of 1st April 2023