Saison Capital

Saison Capital is an early stage fund with a focus on emerging markets. We back ambitious founders solving big problems, with deep fondness for web3, fintech and embedded finance - non-fintech companies expanding into fintech. Our team comes from an operating background, and we are unafraid to roll up our sleeves to support our founders. We are backed by Credit Saison, a Tokyo-listed 30b AUM consumer finance company with extensive financial services across Asia.

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Principal

BCG Digital Ventures

Started in classic management consulting with BCG, before being the first full-time convert in Southeast Asia to BCG Digital Ventures. At BCG, launched a nationwide sales program for one of the largest banks in Southeast Asia, driving improvements to performance management, culture and internal communications. At BCG Digital Ventures, built 0-to-1 pre-seed ventures in sustainability, agetech and FMCG.

Venture Architect

Glints

Glints is Southeast Asia’s largest talent platform for career development and recruitment. Founded in 2013 in Singapore, Glints has empowered more than 1.5 million professionals and 30,000 organizations to realize their human potential. 

We were the youngest to have raised venture capital in Southeast Asia from East Ventures, 500 Startups, SPH Media Fund, Gobi Partners, Golden Equator Capital, Wavemaker Partners, SG Innovate.

I led marketing, operations and human capital - team building, recruiting, compensation, onboarding, management, culture, and internal communications.

As seen on Forbes, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Yahoo News, The Straits Times, Business Times, Today, Tech In Asia, e27, and Digital News Asia, Channel News Asia.

COO & Co-Founder

Institute for Infocomm Research

The Institute for Infocomm Research is a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) family. I published 13 research papers (11 of which I'm first-author) and presented 4 projects in human-computer interaction at international peer-reviewed conferences and journals.

Researcher

Partner at Saison Capital

The 0 to 1 journey as a founder can be lonely and challenging. I’ve been there.

At Saison Capital, I partner with founders to grow from 0 to 1. Need talent? I'll help recruit key hires and advisors. Need customers? I'll hustle alongside you to find your first 1,000 true fans. Need capital? I invest pre-seed / seed, especially in fintech, B2B platforms and web3.

My 0 to 1 experiences include co-founding Glints (Series D), Southeast Asia's largest talent platform for career development and recruitment, and venture building with BCG Digital Ventures. I also finished my Stanford undergraduate degree with distinction (top 15%) in 2 years.

Connect with me at qinen@saisoncapital.com

Previously recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 and Entrepreneurs 27 Under 27. Featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Yahoo News, The Straits Times, Business Times, Today, Tech in Asia, e27, Digital News Asia, and Channel News Asia

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Contentserv

Country Manager - Philippines

Rufus & Coco

eCommerce Business Consultant

Scorch iProspect

Digital Room Inc. Philippines

Senior Manager, Marketing

Broadcore

Digital Marketing Manager

Total Net Research and Marketing Inc.

Senior Specialist, Digital Marketing

UPrinting

Team Lead, Digital Marketing

Twenty (20) years of professional experience in operations, business development, and digital marketing, handling multi-million dollar accounts and campaigns.

Extensive experience managing operations for a digital agency with up to 100+ cross-functional employees and clients across North America, Europe, Australia, Singapore, and the rest of the APAC Region.

Experience in handling and delivering up to sixty (60) concurrent projects ranging from paid and organic search, social media, content marketing, media buying and planning, email marketing, creatives, branding, UI/UX, software, and web development

Planned and rolled out custom digital strategies for B2B and B2C companies in the legal, automotive, technology, printing, fashion, beauty, online retail, on-demand trade services, medical, and real estate industry

Helped develop digital companies from the ground up, growing manpower to up to 70 capable employees and revenue of up to USD 100M++

Graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, with a huge concentration in graphic design, web development, search technology, and online marketing-related studies

Displays a very rare blend of creativity and analytical skills, consistently able to juggle creative work at the same time driving technical and analytical decisions

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