Innovate360

Responsibilities & Key Achievements:

• Fundraising for the Asia Food Sustainability Fund, managing P&L of Fund Operations.
• Collaborations with a leading deep-tech startup ecosystem builders and venture capital funds.
• Provided startups with strategic insights, guidance, and industry connections.
• Built a strong network and ecosystem, fostering strategic connections and relationships.
• Advised startups on financial analysis, sales strategy, business strategy, and fundraising.
• Established connections with key industry players, including MNCs and investors.
• Sourced, screened, and conducted due diligence on over 50 start-ups.
• Developed and nurtured relationships with over 100 companies and individuals in the agrifood-tech ecosystem.

Commercial & Investment Manager

To accelerate and invest in startups that are bettering the food ecosystem

• Connected with more than 100 companies and individuals across Agrifood-tech Ecosystem (Distributors, co-manufacturers, logistics, commodity traders, investors) within 4 months
• Proactively assisting over 80 startups with business acceleration, with a combined estimated 8-figure value over 3 years
• Deal flow sourcing- conducted scouting, screening, and due diligence for over 40 startups (pre-seed to Series B), largest startup valuations above 9 -figures
• Provide deep and unique insights for commercial analysis: Led investment memo presentations, direct report to Investment Committee
• Close partnerships and relationships with research institutes, corporate entities, institutes of higher learning
• Creation and improvement of data room for target fund size of US$30m

Commercial Manager

Tradeocean International

• Led a team of 7 employees and managed operations, sales, marketing, and talent management.
• Successfully executed a business turnaround during Covid-19, transforming a -15% net loss to a +12% net profit.
• Managed 40+ key stakeholder relationships with suppliers and customers.
• Achieved a 9X increase in D2C sales in 4 months
• Generated a 4X increase in new supplier leads in 6 months through refreshed company branding.
• Generated $2-3 million in yearly revenue and closed a 6-figure divestiture deal.

Director

Bad Grip

• Founded BadGrip, a company focused on helping beginners learn the proper techniques of racket sports quickly and effectively.
• Conducted market research and created a minimum viable product.
• Operated with limited resources through effective research, budgeting, and sales projections.
• Embraced challenges in ambiguous environments and attempted to create a new product category.

Founder

SIA Engineering Company

• Ensured high dispatch reliability of aircraft through efficient spares support to engineers.
Coordinated within the supply chain, including repair, inventory teams, and procurement departments.
• Achieved a 95% on-time fulfillment level of all critical spares for 150+ aircraft.

Fleet Management Executive

Rolls-Royce

Coordination and communication with suppliers, management of contracts, business expansion projects.

Procurement Intern

Innovate360 | Agrifood-Tech

With a background in aerospace engineering, Louis dived into his family's business in seafood trading and distribution in 2016. In the last 7+ years, he led the company through a transformation during Covid-19, from a near shutdown to profitability. Currently at Innovate 360 as the Commercial & Investment Manager, he deals with fund operations including fundraising, deal sourcing and portfolio management. Focused on building up the investment pipeline for the Asia Food Sustainability Fund, a US$30m fund investing in early-stage startups. Through his work, he is committed to making a positive impact on societal and environmental challenges.

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