Alan Leong

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Founder and Managing Partner @ Hesperian Ventures
Danville, CA, US
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San Francisco Bay Area, United States, United States
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About Alan Leong

Alan is Founder & CEO of Hesperian Ventures, a venture accelerator platform that empowers founders and start-ups to scale through a combination of operational start-up expertise, network and capital. He is also Co-Chair of the Berkeley SkyDeck Fintech/Blockchain track, Venture Scout for Alumni Ventures AI and Blockchain fund, and an investor with Sand Hill Angels. He has over 25+ years of consulting, start-up, and technology experience across Fortune 500, Accelerators and start-up companies.Prior to Hesperian Ventures, Alan was Vice President of Emerging Technologies, where he helped build Genpact’s Emerging Technologies program focused on partnering with Enterprise Fintech Start-ups that enhanced Genpact’s core service offerings. Prior to Genpact, Alan was a Managing Partner at Gartner where he worked with IT software providers on G2M strategy and IT End Users on the adoption of emerging technologies. At Infosys Consulting, Alan was a Senior Principal, where he worked with clients in the High Tech and Manufacturing industry, working with Automotive OEMs to launch new Connected Car solutions. He also launched Infosys Consulting’s global Innovation program to bring new technology offerings to market. Alan began his career in AT&T’s Leadership Development program where he gained general management experience and was instrumental in launching AT&T’s Digital Subscriber Line offering. From there, he started his consulting career at Bearing Point (Formerly KPMG Consulting) where he advised Telecom clients on strategy and helped launched new solution offerings to drive higher revenue growth. After graduating with his MBA from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, Alan launched his retail start-up (STORM) from the ground up. He has a BA in Business Economics from the UCLA and a MBA from UC Berkeley.Prior Consulting Clients:- High Tech (Microsoft, Intel)- Financial Services (Softcard, Key Bank, TransUnion, Equifax)- Manufacturing (Toyota, Lexus, Bell Textron)- Telecom (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile)Area of Focus:- For Enterprises: Innovation Strategy, start-up/VC ecosystem development, emerging tech market landscape and competitive assessments, etc.- For Start-ups: Fundraising Strategy, Story telling/pitch refinement, Financial modeling, Business strategy, advisor strategy, partnership strategy, investor/term sheet evaluation, G2M- For VC/PE: Deal sourcing, Investment due diligence, Funding, Ecosystem relationships

Alan Leong's Current Company Details
Hesperian Ventures

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Founder and Managing Partner
Danville, CA, US
Alan Leong Work Experience Details
  • Hesperian Ventures
    Founder And Managing Partner
    Hesperian Ventures
    Danville, Ca, Us
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  • Hesperian Ventures, Llc
    Ceo & Founder
    Hesperian Ventures, Llc Dec 2022 - Present
    Hesperian Ventures, LLC is an advisory, consulting and investment firm supporting early stage AI, Blockchain and Enterprise Saas start-ups and corporate venture arms.
  • Berkeley Skydeck
    Advisor Co-Chair - Fintech/Blockchain | Limited Partner In Berkeley Skydeck Fund
    Berkeley Skydeck Apr 2018 - Present
    Berkeley, Ca, Us
    Named as a top-five U.S. university accelerator, Berkeley SkyDeck is UC Berkeley's global startup accelerator. The dedicated Berkeley SkyDeck Fund which is supported by top institutional VCs such as Sequoia Capital and Mayfield invest in each cohort start-up. Founders have access to SkyDeck's 450 advisors, 50 industry partners, and a network of more than 510,000+ UC Berkeley alumni.As the Advisory Co-Chair - Blockchain/Crypto track, I help define and drive the strategic direction, advise founders across many start-up related challenges, and develop an ecosystem across Blockchain start-ups, VCs and UC Berkeley.Advising the following start-ups:Batch 18 (2024)- Blocq - DeFi services using quantum blockchain technology)- deeli.ai - AI Emerging Technology Scouting PlatformBatch 17 (2024)- Digital Bot Lab (https://www.digitalbotlab.com) - Digital Twins & Training Robots in the Metaverse- eesa.ai (https://eesa.ai) - Customer Success AI PlatformBatch 16 (2023)- El Dorado (https://eldorado.io/en) - P2P Payments - Key Strike (https://keystrike.com) - CybersecurityBatch 15 (2023)- 20 Blockchain start-ups across 3 programs - Blockchain Track Co-chair- Stealth - Web 3.0 Treasury ManagementBatch 14 (2022)- Crypto Arsenal (https://www.crypto-arsenal.io) - Trading Crypto with Bots- Cyder (https://www.getcyder.com) - Web 3.0 Personal Data ControlBatch 13 (2022)- RIICO (https://riiico.com) - Intelligent Digital Twins via AI & 3D Scans- Intone (https://www.intone.io) - Real Time Accent Reduction- Gueno.io (https://gueno.ai) - Blockchain Customer Onboarding/AI Fraud Detection Platform for LatAm)
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  • Alumni Ventures
    Venture Scout - Alumni Ventures - Ai + Blockchain Fund
    Alumni Ventures Dec 2023 - Present
    Manchester, Nh, Us
    The AV Venture Scout Program is an extensive network of independent angels, entrepreneurs, and connectors. Alumni Ventures is America’s Largest Venture Firm for individual investors with Professional-Grade Venture Portfolios. As a AV Venture Scout, I'm looking for co-investing opportunities to support exceptional AI & Blockchain founders.- #1 Most Active Venture Firm in the US and #3 Globally (PitchBook 2022)- $1.1B+ raised- 1,100+ portfolio companies- 9,000+ investors- 600,000+ total community size- 27+ Ivy League university network including Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, UC Berkeley, Chicago etc
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  • Sand Hill Angels
    Venture Investor/Member - B2B Saas/Ai/Web3.0/Blockchain/Fintech
    Sand Hill Angels Sep 2021 - Present
    Mountain View, Ca, Us
    Sand Hill Angels (SHA) makes seed-stage investments in disruptive, scalable technologies to build profitable businesses. Our 140+ members are experienced technology entrepreneurs, business leaders, and angel investors who are interested in investing and mentoring. Our members are active in the startup ecosystem — many are active in organizations like StartX and belong to other angel groups, and several are venture capitalists.My investment focus includes Enterprise SaaS, AI, Web 3.0, Blockchain.
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  • Blockchain Founders Fund
    Global Expert
    Blockchain Founders Fund Jun 2023 - Present
    Singapore, Sg
    http://blockchainff.com We believe in a more transparent and trustworthy world. We focus on adding value to emerging technology & blockchain projects with real world applications. We invest in and venture build top-tier startups. We consult leading blockchain companies and prominent organizations on emerging technologies. We support seasoned and first-time entrepreneurs across the key business functions with a hands-on intensive go-to market venture program. We empower some of the most promising entrepreneurs with the resources to make their vision a reality.
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  • Riiico
    Member Of The Board Of Advisors
    Riiico Feb 2023 - Present
    San Francisco, Düsseldorf, Aachen, De
    RIIICO's AI empowered 3D modeling platform helps design, plan and simulate 3D models. RIICO is pushing AI-driven digital twin creation forward and is enabling NVIDIA's industrial Metaverse.
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  • Liquid 2 Ventures
    L2 - Limited Partner
    Liquid 2 Ventures 2023 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Liquid 2 Ventures is an early-stage investment fund that believes in founders and sees opportunities across all platforms.
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  • Moviepass
    Investor
    Moviepass 2023 - Present
    New York, New York, Us
    Relaunch of MoviePass. MoviePass employs location-based technologies to allow individuals to watch movies at local theaters for a fixed monthly price.
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  • Empowerly
    Investor
    Empowerly 2023 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    Empowerly's mission is to empower students to be the most successful version of themselves in college admissions and beyond.
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  • Tavern Technologies
    Investor
    Tavern Technologies 2022 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Tavern is building LinkedIn for Web3 Gaming. The Tavern platform supports the growing network of Scholars and Guilds in the Play2Earn universe.
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  • Parcel
    Investor
    Parcel 2022 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    The Destination for Virtual Real Estate.
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  • Captiv8
    Investor
    Captiv8 2022 - Present
    San Francisco, Ca, Us
    Captiv8 is the leading marketplace and platform, bringing hundreds of top consumer brands and their marketing agencies together with the $100B creator economy of 50M independent content creators, curators, social media influencers, bloggers and videographers across Substack, Youtube, TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, Shopify, Patreon, Twitter, Facebook and other platforms. Captiv8 was named a Software Leader by Influencer Marketing Hub, G2, and Forrester.
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  • Hack Vc
    Hack Vc - Limited Partner
    Hack Vc 2022 - Present
    Incline Village, Nv, Us
    Backed by institutional investors such as A16 and Sequoia, Hack VC is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the cryptocurrency, fintech, and marketplaces sectors.
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  • Accern
    Investor
    Accern 2021 - Present
    New York, Us
    Accern accelerates AI workflows for enterprises with a no-code AI development platform.
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  • Baobab Studios
    Investor
    Baobab Studios 2021 - Present
    Redwood City, Ca, Us
    9X Emmy-award winning and leading independent interactive animation studio Baobab Studios has a mission to "Bring out your sense of wonder. Inspire you to dream. Make YOU matter.” Baobab has released 7 animations to commercial and critical acclaim.
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  • Mythical Games
    Investor
    Mythical Games 2021 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    Mythical is a next-generation game technology studio. Mythical Games believes that true ownership of digital assets, verifiable scarcity, and integrated secondary markets will spawn a new generation of games. Its goal is to create world-class products that drive consumer adoption of distributed ledger technology through games.
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  • 2Tm
    Investor
    2Tm 2021 - Present
    São Paulo , Br
    The 2TM Group is a Brazilian holding company managing a range of digital asset services and solutions. Mercado Bitcoin, Latin America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is the crown jewel in its portfolio.
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  • Swiftly
    Investor
    Swiftly 2021 - Present
    Seattle, Washington, Us
    The Swiftly® digital platform empowers retailers to grow sales and build loyalty, while enabling brands to reach more shoppers.
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  • Icon
    Investor
    Icon 2021 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    ICON develops advanced construction technologies that advance humanity by using 3D printing robotics, software and advanced materials.
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  • People.Ai
    Investor
    People.Ai 2021 - Present
    San Francisco, California, Us
    People is an AI platform for enterprise sales, marketing, and customer success that uncovers revenue opportunities.
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  • Proof
    Proof Iii - Limited Partner
    Proof 2021 - Present
    Reston, Va, Us
    PROOF is a growth-stage VC that invests in breakout companies, in partnership with select early-stage Venture Capital funds. Key exits include Beyond Meat, AppZen, Bird, Casper, Skillz, etc.
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  • Truedata
    Investor
    Truedata 2018 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, Us
    TrueData is a mobile data platform that works with app publishers who generate mobile data & the companies who need data for ad targeting.
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  • R2Dio
    Member Of The Board Of Advisors And Chief Revenue Officer
    R2Dio Nov 2023 - Nov 2024
    R2DIO (pronounced "radio") is an AI-driven data analysis B2B Saas platform for innovation and manufacturing. R2DIO improves R&D practices in biotech, foodtech, chemicals, agtech and pharma. R2DIO's R&D I/O platform doesn't merely digitize R&D data -- it helps laboratory scientists and process engineers enter a virtuous cycle of ever more incisive questions and deeper insights.As an early stage CRO I focus on customer acquisition, market segmentation, defining enterprise personas, pricing strategy, market sizing, marketing, channel strategy, and customer success.
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  • Genpact
    Vice President, Emerging Technologies - Global Alliances And Channels
    Genpact Feb 2019 - Aug 2021
    New York, Ny, Us
    Vice President, Global Alliances and Channels - Finance and Accounting• Responsible for building and driving SAAS Finance and Accounting Alliances with top strategic start-up partners to develop business case, pricing models, joint go-to-market strategy, and offering development.• Manage global relationship and scaled partnerships with HighRadius and Blackline to deliver Artificial Intelligence-based technology to help companies automate Finance and Accounting business processes.• Drove partnered enabled revenue including software resell, consulting services, and managed services.Vice President, Emerging Technologies - Manufacturing, High Tech, Consumer Goods, Retail, Life Sciences, and Health Care• Built Emerging Technology Program focused on developing an ecosystem of digital technology, VC backed SAAS start-ups that augment & enhance Genpact's core service line capabilities and offerings through a programmatic approach that establishes and builds a foundation for ‘at- scale’ future commercial engagements with tech startups.• Drove strategy development, Build/Buy/Partner analysis, landscape development and systematically incubating new startup partnerships to augment Genpact’s digital capabilities to help clients in their Digital Transformation journey.
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  • Gartner
    Managing Partner - Emerging Technologies
    Gartner 2016 - 2018
    Stamford, Ct, Us
    • Developed and managed a Gartner Consulting portfolio of 15 green field accounts across a broad range of large enterprise vendors and IT end-users, developing executive relationships, thought leadership, and net new business.• Managed delivery teams of research analysts and consultants across engagements focused on market analytics (emerging technology opportunity assessments, custom market models, voice of customer, buyer needs, data monetization strategies, positioning and messaging, competitive assessments) and digital transformation strategies.• Developed Emerging Technologies (Blockchain, AI, IOT, Data Monetization, etc.) perspectives to engage client executives.
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  • Infosys Consulting, Inc.
    Senior Principal, Digital Strategy And Innovation - High Tech And Manufacturing
    Infosys Consulting, Inc. 2007 - 2016
    Bangalore, In
    Leading business consulting unit of Infosys Technologies Ltd ($9B annual revenues).Senior Principal, Digital Strategy and Innovation - High Tech and Manufacturing• Developed and managed 4th largest account, closing engagement opportunities ranging from $100K strategy to multi-million business transformation projects which generated sold and managed revenue of over $5M of annual revenue, exceeding quota targets by 230%.• Managed delivery teams of 15 - 30 consultants across engagements focused on IOT, digital product innovation and launch, digital transformation, IT strategy and roadmap, and value realization.• Contributed to consulting high tech and manufacturing practice growth to $40M of annual revenue, through account revenue contributions, leading recruiting efforts at top tier universities, training consultants, and developing delivery frameworks and methodologies.Consulting & Systems Integration Innovation Lead, Corporate Strategy• Reported directly to the C&SI Chief Innovation Officer and launched global innovation program focused on a $40M annual innovation investment fund with a 12-member senior executive innovation investment board to incubate new ideas across 32,000 employees, combining startup and traditional investment concepts.• Developed and managed investment strategy, funding structure, budget, reporting, governance and operating model.• Led and managed highly complex matrix team structure consisting of innovation managers and 100 innovation teams managing a portfolio of 100 investments, driving $21M+ in incremental revenue in year one.
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  • Storm London
    Co-Founder, Chief Revenue Officer
    Storm London 2005 - 2007
    London, England, Gb
    U.S. fashion watch distribution company representing STORM of London brand• Developed business plan and launched start-up with exclusive U.S. distribution rights to sell and market a prominent U.K. fashion watch brand.• Managed P&L, $250K marketing budget, public relations, trade shows, promotions, pricing, and e-commerce site. • Raised seed funding of $500K, secured additional $1M of follow-on investment and established joint venture• Improved margins from 33% to 55% through improved pricing, sourcing, and joint venture.• Developed and executed growth strategy, expanding customers to over 150 U.S. retail boutiques, large department stores such as Dillard’s, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Saks OFF 5th, and e-commerce sites, including Zappos.
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  • Bearingpoint
    Manager
    Bearingpoint 2000 - 2006
    Amsterdam, Nl
    Manager, Client Experience Management• Led 6-member team to develop, launch, and manage a global client satisfaction program to improve client relationships and loyalty.Manager, Global Product Marketing• Led global cross-functional teams (solution executives, analyst relations, public relations, alliance management, industry marketing) of 10 to 15 to launch new solution offerings (Strategy, SAP, Wireless, Integration Services, Managed Services) to drive revenue growth and market expansion.• Developed and executed go to market strategy (market research, competitive analysis, marketing strategy and plan, positioning, value proposition, market segmentation, sales support tools) for global solution launches.• Managed SAP North American marketing budget of $1M to help drive over $1B in SAP solution revenue, resulting in a 33% increase in 2005 revenue.• Launched Managed Services Solutions, increasing sales pipeline by 1,200% and resulting in bookings of over $15M in six months.Senior Consultant, Telecommunications Broadband Solutions Center • Developed 5 year Digital Subscriber Line business case model to demonstrate client savings.
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  • At&T
    Manager
    At&T 1996 - 2000
    Dallas, Tx, Us
    Leadership development program focused on general management experience through rotations within 4 different business units in marketing & operations.Digital Subscriber Line Product Marketing Manager, Strategic Marketing• Developed marketing strategies, promotions, co-marketing, value propositions, positioning, packaging, pricing structure, segment sales forecasts (3,500 sales reps), communications and advertising plans for DSL services, increasing subscriber base by 400%.Control and Analysis Transport Manager, Network Operations• Managed Network Operation Center team of 40 union technicians responsible for Northern CA transport surveillance, achieving less than 1% in occupational injuries as Statewide Safety Team leader.Local Field Operations Manager, Service Operations• Managed 25 field technicians responsible for installation and maintenance of telephone and broadband services (POTS, ISDN, DSL), increasing productivity by 22% from 3.3 to 4.0 widgets per day.Customer Service Bureau Manager, Service Operations• Managed call center team with 40 service representatives responsible for trouble isolation/maintenance responsibilities.
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Alan Leong Education Details

  • University Of California, Berkeley, Haas School Of Business
    University Of California, Berkeley, Haas School Of Business
    Certificate In Entrepreneurship; Emphasis In Finance
  • Ucla
    Ucla
    Magna Cum Laude

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