Tin Men Capital

Singapore-based venture capital firm licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Invest in enterprise technology startups that serve large untapped sectors including next-gen retail & commerce; supply chain, transport & maritime; energy, commodities & industrials; media & leisure; and IT infrastructure & productivity.

Need funding for your company? Please contact us here: https://bit.ly/tinmenpitch Would love to hear from you.

Tin Men portfolio companies:
1. Sixsense: https://sixsense.ai/ 
SixSense is a computer vision AI company that serves manufacturers by surfacing product quality issues by examining images from the production line automatically, in real-time and at scale.

2. GlobalTix: https://www.globaltix.com
Software and marketplace that allows tourism attraction operators and travel product distributors to optimise ticket throughput, improve on-site visitor management and efficiently manage business rules and processes

3. Hubble: https://www.hubble.sg
Resource management platform for parties in the construction value chain to track and optimise manpower, safety, quality, money flow and other processes

4. Overdrive: https://www.overdriveiot.com
Autonomous tracking and optimisation of machinery, assets and people while meeting the challenging operating constraints posed by industrial applications

5. Zipline: https://zipline.app/
Australia's #1 workplace management platform for the aged care & health sectors that manages the complex interactions between residents, visitors and employees, all while staying compliant with government regulations

6. Glife https://glifefoods.com
Glife is a technology-enabled food distribution and restaurant operations software company

7. iVS: https://ivs.tv/
iVS turns a cost-centre for video publishers into a profit centre, while helping advertisers reach a network that already spans over 1.2 billion page views per month

Co-Founder

Govt working group on intangible assets & intellectual property

Serving as a bridge between the public and private sectors. Working in collaboration with and facilitated by the dedicated efforts of IPOS, ACRA, SGX and MAS.

Nominee Member

The WDKY podcast

What Doesn't Kill You (And What Just Might!) on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gHzYaU3

On WDKY, we're serious about startup success but we don't take ourselves too seriously. We bring you the people that have made it all happen and ask them to tell us about the many ways they could have failed – and often DID fail. 

We also make beer recommendations ;-)

Listen here:
iOS: https://lnkd.in/g6me6ys
Google: https://lnkd.in/gxAuGWQ
Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gHzYaU3

Creator and Host

INSEAD

Providing on-campus one-on-one 'entrepreneur clinics' to MBA students, guest lecturing and judging business plan pitches. Professors Phil Anderson, Bala Vissa and Xu Hongwei

Entrepreneur in Residence

NUS Business School

Bachelors and Masters level courses taught by Professors Sampsa Samila and Erin Scott.

Guest lecturer and entrepreneur-in-residence

Various start-ups

I occasionally act as an independent board director or advisor to start-ups.

Entrepreneur Advisor

JAFCO Investment (Asia Pacific)

Early-stage technology venture capital across India and SE Asia focusing on deal sizes of ~US$1-5M. Achieved the most profitable exits in the region's history.

Head, South and SE Asian investments

Temasek Holdings

Coverage of the global natural resources sector including mining, agriculture, alternative energy, commodities trading, etc. Also worked on transactions in other sectors including beverages, infrastructure, technology and manufacturing.

Senior Associate

RedPill Solutions

Clients included HP, Nokia, Starhub, Singtel, O2 Mobile, etc

Consultant

Primarily under the charge of Professor Patrick Turner

Research Assistant -- Finance, Entrepreneurship/Venture Capital and Economics

Founded an enterprise tech co, found your first few customers and looking to accelerate?
We might be the right fit: 👇


Running a startup is no cakewalk.

→ Obscenely high failure rates
→ Great products don’t automatically = success
→ Super steep learning curve
→ Heavy commitment of time, headspace, and resources

Yet, here we are. You’re running your own startup now.
Quietly excited, but also anxious and unsure.
Concerns like limited runway, hiring, expansion, legalese flood your waking thoughts.

That's why I co-founded Tin Men Capital.

To support and accelerate the ambitions of brilliant B2B SaaS founders in South-East Asia at Series A and beyond. Those that have made great sacrifices to bring their best to the world – especially those focused on legacy industries that are now digitising.

Our approach to venture investing differs slightly from most firms:

→ We believe B2B Startups are a team sport. Founders, advisors and investors must all bring something to the table
→ We only invest in a handful of companies each year. We care deeply about each company we back
→ >80% of time spent advising and opening doors for founders
→ We are complementary to other VCs who have a different approach and collaborate to share insights
→ Full-stack team of venture builders with board and corporate experience - that includes some of our LPs!

If that sounds like the type of investor and partner you’d like on your cap table, I’d love to hear from you.

➡️ My background:
I've sat on the boards of more than 25 venture-backed enterprise tech firms since 2008 in various countries (Singapore, India, Australia, and the US), and stages (from pre-revenue startups to 2000+ employee firms)

I've seen the worst side of the economy during the depths of the financial crisis at 28 which was when my career in venture began. My worldview and opinions are also fuelled by previous roles in consulting, research and large-cap investments.

I have lived in and experienced different cultures across Singapore, India, Taiwan, Malaysia, and the US over the years.

Fun fact: I'm also a competitive cyclist 🚴‍♀️ (Singapore gold medal winner at the 2018 Asian Cycling Championships)

➡️ Best way to get in touch:
Email me.

➡️ Need funding for your company?
Apply here: https://www.tinmen.asia/contact/founders

Murli Ravi

Buzz(博跃)

BuzzAR is registered in 2018, started operation back in 2020. After 5 years, the company has grown into 2 parts: (i) Buzz, AI Tourism company; (ii) BuzzPay, fintech arm. Together, we coin ourselves as #BAE.

🌍 Introducing BAE: Buzz AI Experience 🌍

At BAE (Buzz AI Experience), we’re redefining travel and fintech with the power of AI. Our mission is simple yet transformative: to make travel personal, immersive, and socially enriched. 

💡 What is BAE?
BAE is a unified ecosystem that brings together:
1️⃣ BuzzAR – Our tourism arm, crafting personalized and immersive travel experiences powered by cutting-edge AI.
2️⃣ BuzzPay – A fintech solution designed for inbound and outbound travelers, leveraging AI Agent use cases to simplify cross-border payments and elevate travel financial experiences.

Since our founding in 2018, we’ve grown into a 5-year-old AI travel company, officially launching operations in 2020 with our first enterprise client. Fast forward to today, we’re entering the second phase of hypergrowth, integrating fintech to scale our business and amplify our impact.

🚀 What’s Next?
The next 5 years promise to be our most exhilarating yet. With the momentum of our past successes and a vision for the future, Team BAE is gearing up to tackle challenges and seize opportunities as we continue revolutionizing travel and payments on a global scale.

Join us on this journey as we help travelers discover, book, and pay seamlessly, anywhere in the world.

#AI #TravelTech #Fintech #BuzzAIExperience #TeamBAE

Group CEO & Co-Founder

INTERPOL

Nominated Member, INTERPOL Metaverse Expert Group (i-MEG)

This Expert Group will thoroughly examine the challenges and threats posed by the 3D virtual world and create opportunities for law enforcement to engage proactively.

Nominated Member, INTERPOL Metaverse Expert Group (i-MEG)

Enterprise Singapore

Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) Community Exco 全球创新联盟社区执委  is an initiative supported by Enterprise Singapore (ESG), to foster better relations and shared interests among startups and SMEs in Singapore. There are currently close to 800 Singapore tech startups and SMEs in this program, networking across 29 countries via 15 nodes across Asia, Europe and North America.

Bell is serving as Exco member assisting  a network of Singapore and overseas partners in major innovation hubs and key demand markets, with a focus on technology and innovation. It is a joint initiative between ESG and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB).

Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) Community Exco

Play Spirit VR

Part of BuzzAR, I Led the experience of The Cooking Game VR which was published in Oculus VR, HTC Vive, Xiao Mi VR, PiCO VR etc. 

Next, we are making it available on Oculus Quest, Sony PSVR.

Chief Experience Officer

Marina Bay Sands

Compliance Counsel

Singtel

Regulatory Manager

Born in Malaysia, trained in Singapore and shaped as a Singaporean, educated in the U.S., and now building in the Middle East and Indonesia — We're pioneering the APAC-MENA corridor by bridging East and West. This is more than the intersection of AI, fintech, and travel — it’s a journey grounded in the wisdom of Islamic cultures and the richness of global heritages. We’re not just building technology. We’re designing trust, dignity, and inclusion at scale.

As the Group CEO and Co-Founder of Buzz(博跃), we build a delightful travel app, BAE, with embedded finance. Users can “Discover, Book, Pay”. 

We create a unified ecosystem that combines AI-powered tourism and fintech solutions. 

Our mission is to make travel delightful, hyperpersonalized, and socially enriched. With over 5 years of full time experience in this role, I have successfully grown the company into two distinct parts: Buzz, our Tourism arm, and BuzzPay, our Fintech solution. 

My education background includes a Master of Laws from the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, with a focus on Law and Technology. I am passionate about leveraging technology to create positive social impact and drive innovation in various fields.

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