Co-Founder, Coo (Acquired)
Singapore
INSEACT is a biotech/agtech startup eliminating tonnes of carbon from your food footprint by integrating sustainable protein into the food system.• Responsible for leadership, strategy, BD, general management, fundraising, investor relations, etc.• Directly managed multinational team of 10 people and created shared mission with performance cultureLed company successes including:• Developed technology and business strategy that enables protein production with zero carbon… Show more INSEACT is a biotech/agtech startup eliminating tonnes of carbon from your food footprint by integrating sustainable protein into the food system.• Responsible for leadership, strategy, BD, general management, fundraising, investor relations, etc.• Directly managed multinational team of 10 people and created shared mission with performance cultureLed company successes including:• Developed technology and business strategy that enables protein production with zero carbon footprint• Raised US$1.5M Seed capital from Asian Development Bank, family office, angels, and VC fund• Received term sheet for US$6M Series A, led DD, prepared investment memo, built and ran financial model• Brought world’s first insect-based shrimp feed to market and signed US$8.8M in sales• Designed and built 4,500 sqft insect protein facility in Singapore as proof-of-concept and research hub• Developed ready-to-build expansion plans into Malaysia, including project economics, design, and cost optimization Show less