# Top 50 Energy Angel Investors in Asia in October 2023

## Edward Ismawan Chamdani
- Type: Angel
- Location: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Debt Financing
- Focus: Agriculture, Waste Management, Lifestyle

Managing and Founding Partner of Ideosource Venture Capital, an Indonesia focused venture capital firm dedicated on early-stage to later-stage investments.

## Ishara Yusdian
- Type: Angel
- Location: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Debt Financing
- Focus: Agriculture, Waste Management, Lifestyle

Investor | Storyologist | Builder

## Boon Hwee Koh
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech

Boon Hwee is the founding partner of Credence and Chairman of the investment committee. Concurrently, Boon Hwee is a member of Agilent Technologies Inc, Chairman of AAC Technologies, Yeo Hiap Seng Limited, and Sunningdale Tech Limited.Boon Hwee began his career in 1977 at Hewlett Packard ("HP") and rose to become its Managing Directorin Singapore, a position he held from 1985 to 1990. Boon Hwee's other previous positions include:Chairman of Singapore Telecom Group ("SingTel") and its predecessor organisations for 17 yearsChairman of Singapore Airlines Limited ("SIA") for 4 yearsChairman of Development Bank of Singapore ("DBS") for 4 yearsDirector on the Board of Temasek Holdings Private Limited for 15 years (Boon Hwee also served as a member of the Executive Committee from January 1997 to September 2010)Chairman of the Wuthelam Group for 10 yearsBoon Hwee was named the Outstanding Manager of the Year in 1991 by Business Times and DHL Worldwide. He was conferred The International Herald Tribune Visionary and Leader Honour in January 2003.Boon Hwee contributes actively to non-profit organisations, and is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Nanyang Technological University and a Director of the Hewlett Foundation in the United States.Boon Hwee obtained his Bachelor's Degree (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London in 1972 and his MBA (Distinction) from the Harvard Business School in 1976.

## Ivan Lee
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Beauty, Wellness, Lifestyle

Ivan Lee - Founder @ Raging Bull

## Thibault Villet
- Type: Angel
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Organic, Organic Food, Sustainability

Thibault Villet

## Nir Eyal
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Wellness, Psychology

Nir Eyal is a writer at Nir and Far, a blog that cover aspects of psychology, technology, and business in relation to user experience design, behavioral economics, and neuroscience. On Nir and Far, Eyal writes to help companies create behaviors that benefit their users, while educating people on how to build healthful habits in their own lives. Healso writes for TechCrunch, Forbes, and Psychology Today, and is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences and Fortune 500 companies.Eyal is the author of “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products” and lectures at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Design School. His prior work experience includes his time in the video gaming and advertising industries.Eyal holds a degree from Harvard University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

## Michael Diekmann
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C
- Focus: mHealth, CleanTech, Smart Home

Michael Diekmann is Supervisory Board Member at Siemens.

## Patrick Berbon
- Type: Angel
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Solar, Mobile, Automotive

Patrick has an extensive background in metallurgy, aerospace, power and cleantech industries. Before co-founding CM Venture Capital, Patrick was a Senior Consultant at Performance Improvement, a risk analysis and management company specialized in power industries. Patrick is an experienced entrepreneur in the advanced materials space. His priorstart-up focuses on advanced nanograin aluminum alloys and its applications, the company was successfully listed on the Toronto Venture Exchange. Before his entrepreneurial ventures, Patrick was a Senior Scientist in Materials Science Division at Rockwell Scientific Inc. Patrick specializes in advanced materials and clean technologies, including renewable electricity generation, biofuels for transportation, green building, clean water, clean air, carbon dioxide emissions reduction, recyclable materials, sustainable foresting and agriculture, and energy efficiency.Patrick obtained Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, M.S. from Tsinghua University (China) and M.S./B.S. from Ecole Centrale de Lyon (France), all in Materials Sciences.

## Shailesh Rao
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services

Shailesh Rao

## Yoshinori Fukushima
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Marketing, Media and Entertainment

Completed the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. He developed the service of “Gunosy” while he was in graduate school. Established Gnosy in 2012 and appointed CEO. In 2013, he was appointed President and CEO. 2012 IPA Unexplored Super Creator. He also served as President of LayerX.

## T. Chen Fong
- Type: Angel
- Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology

Dr. Fong is a Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary. He was formerly the Head of the Department of Radiology at the University of Calgary and the Calgary Health Region. Dr. Fong is active in funding and nurturing start-up companies. Over the past two decades, he funded over 50 companies in diverse technology sectors,with an emphasis in medical devices. Dr. Fong is the co-founder and board member of Calgary Scientific Inc. and is also on the board of Clarius Mobile Health, Cohesic Inc. and Innovere Medical. In addition to seed investing, Dr. Fong is active in the Calgary community sitting on six charitable boards and foundations.In 2015, Dr. Fong joined the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) at the University of Toronto business school as a mentor. CDL helps young entrepreneurs to shape or pivot their nascent ideas. He is widely credited with launching CDL at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, bringing together seasoned business leaders from Alberta, Canada and the US to grow budding companies. Dr. Fong is on the Strategic Advisory Board of CDL and a Fellow of CDL in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. In 2017, Dr. Fong was named to the Order of Canada for his contribution to medical technology innovation and philanthropy.

## Suzuki Tatsuya
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Internet, Agriculture, Information Technology

1985. Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University. In 2008, he engaged in new business support and venture support for large companies at Inspire Co., Ltd. In 2011, he was appointed director of UXConsulting company wacul. In 2012, he was appointed director of giftee.

## Teng Wen Wee
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Food and Beverage, Apps

Teng Wen Wee - Founder, Managing Partner @ The Lo & Behold Group

## Steve Melhuish
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Real Estate, Information Services

Steve Melhuish is the Founder of Rumah, Co-Founder and Board Director at PropertyGuru Group, Founder and CEO at Planet Rise, Founding Partner at Wavemaker Impact, and an Advisor and Investor at Eco-Business and Ampd Energy. He attended the University of Plymouth and the University of Reading.

## Jason Zeng
- Type: Angel
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Social Media

Jason Zeng, one of the Core Founders and Advisor Emeritus of Tencent Group. Jason founded the Group in 1999. As the Chief Operating Officer during 1999 and 2007, Jason was responsible for overseeing the Company's business lines and product portfolios and the managing the Company’s sales and marketing activities across China. Prior toTencent, Jason worked in the Shenzhen Data Telecommunications Bureau and was familiar with the Internet and telecommunications industries in China. Since June 2007, Jason has been the Advisor Emeritus of the Company.

## Sagar Achanta
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Management

Sagar Achanta

## Taizo Son
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Financial Services, Information Technology, Venture Capital

Taizo Son - Co-Founder @ VIVITA

## Sotaro Karasawa
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Blockchain, Art, Travel

Sotaro Karasawa - Chief Technology Officer @ STAR FESTIVAL

## Tongchuang Albert
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Manufacturing, Battery, Biopharma

Tongchuang Albert is an Angel and Individual Investor.

## Pierre Lorinet
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Hotel, Legal, Software

Pierre Lorinet is a Non-Executive Director at Trafigura Group. He attended INSEAD.

## Alan Wong
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Management

Alan has spent over half his career at Amazon building out next-generation distributed systems in Supply Chain, Catalog and Search. After three subsequent years at early stage startups, he built and led the engineering team at Booking.com, focusing on its B2B business.

## Tak Wai Chung
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Food Processing, Waste Management

Tak Wai CHUNG joined EQT Partners in February 2009 as a Vice President.Tak Wai holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Mathematics-Economics from Wesleyan University (High Honors, Phi Beta Kappa), and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.Prior to joiningEQT Partners, Tak Wai was with Lehman Brothers for over six years. While at Private Equity in Hong Kong, he focused on making direct investments into China. Before that, he was in the Investment Banking division covering primarily telecommunications, financial institutions and natural resources in both New York and Hong Kong.Tak Wai is a member of the Mid Market Partners Investment Committee and the Greater China II Internal Investment Committee.

## Shahjahan Jewel
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: B2B, B2C, Grocery

Md Shahjahan Jewel Chief Executive Officer at WPMangeNinja LLC

## Richard Eldridge
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Recycling, Sustainability, Waste Management

Richard Eldridge is the current CEO and Chairperson of Infinit-O. He previously worked at LenddoEFL as a Co-Founder. Richard Eldridge attended the University of Warwick.

## Makoto Takano
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Content, Sports, Apps

Makoto Takano is CEO of atomixmedia, inc., publisher and editor-in-chief of Forbes Japan and Rolling Stone Japan since June, 2014. Prior to joining Atomixmedia, Inc., he was Managing Director and President of PIMCO Japan Ltd. Before joining PIMCO in 2001, he was head of marketing at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Makoto's prior experiencealso includes work at Daiwa Securities where he was head of the strategists team at Daiwa Institute of Research. He has published extensively on the capital markets. In 1992, he was awarded Securities Analysts Journal Prize by the Securities Analyst Association of Japan. He has also given lectures on asset management at Waseda University and Kyoto University. He holds master’s and undergraduate degrees in engineering from Waseda University. Makoto serves as Director of Nippon Finance Association and Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation.

## Mamoru Taniya
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Content, FinTech

After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, he joined Solomon Brothers, where he became the youngest managing director in Asia, where he was in charge of Asian investment. After that, he created one of the largest independent Asuka assets. He also launched Japan's first independent online life insurance company,LifeNet Life Insurance, and inspired Japan's first International.

## Te Ling Nai
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Food Processing, Waste Management

Te-Ling Nai is an individual investor.

## Nazmul Rupok
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: B2B, B2C, Grocery

Nazmul Hasan Rupok Chief Executive Officer of WPDeveloper

## Savio Kwan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Smart Cities, Smart Building, Energy Efficiency

Savio Kwan was appointed to the Board of British American Tobacco p.l.c. as a Non-Executive Director in January 2014. He is a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and the Nominations Committee.Savio has significant business experience of Greater China and Asia. During his extensive career he has worked broadly in technologyfor General Electric, BTR plc and Alibaba Group, China’s largest internet business, where he was Chief Operating Officer and later, a Non-Executive Director. He is a founding partner and CEO of A&K Consulting Co Ltd, advising entrepreneurs about start-up businesses in China.Born in Hong Kong, Savio speaks fluent Mandarin and English. His international career has seen him live in China, the US, Singapore and the UK. He is a visiting Professor at Henley Business School and a regular lecturer on Chinese business strategy and leadership.Savio is married with one adult child, and lives in Hong Kong.

## Gang Wang
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Transportation, Last Mile Transportation

Gang Wang

## Jahangir Alam
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: B2B, B2C, Grocery

Jahangir Alam COO of eFoli.

## Lim Tai Tian
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, Sustainability

Lim Tai Tian

## Takuma Iwasa
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Water, Beauty, IT Management

Takuma Iwasa is a Founder & CEO at Cerevo.

## Liu Xiaosong
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Series B
- Focus: Robotics, Manufacturing, Semiconductor

Liu Xiaosong

## Cheng Tao
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Telecommunications, Content, Internet

Tao Cheng currently works as Chief Executive Officer and Founder of popIn.

## Le Hoang Lan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, Sustainability

Le Hoang Lan

## Qiaoling Wang
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Solar, Energy, Recycling

Qiaoling Wang

## Hongjia Zhang
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Solar, Energy, Recycling

Hongjia Zhang

## John Wood
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Retail, Fashion, Children

John Wood is the founder of Room to Read. He started Room to Read after a fast-paced and distinguished career with Microsoft from 1991 to 1999. He was in charge of marketing and business development teams throughout Asia, including serving as director of business development for the Greater China region and as director of marketing for theAsia-Pacific region. John continues to bring Room to Read a vision for a scalable solution to developing global educational problems with an intense focus on results and an ability to attract a world-class group of employees, volunteers, and funders.Today, John focuses full-time on long-term strategy, capital acquisition, public speaking, and media opportunities for the organization. John also teaches at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and New York University’s Stern School of Business and serves on the Advisory Board of the Clinton Global Initiative.John holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Colorado and a master’s degree from the Kellogg School of Northwestern University. Follow John on Twitter @JohnWoodRtR.

## Matsuoka Tsuyoshi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Water, Banking, Analytics

Matsuoka Tsuyoshi - Executive Officer @ Goodpatch

## William McClelland
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Retail

Will McClelland is the Co-Founder & General Partner of Elizabeth Street Ventures. He is also Co-Founder of Bambike. He was a Partner at Grace Beauty Capital and Managing Director of Ironwood Capital Management. He attended Yale University.

## Albert Wenger
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Analytics

Albert Wenger is the Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures.

## Fiona Xie
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Waste Management, Food and Beverage

Fiona Xie

## Freny Firoze Irani
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Robotics, CleanTech, Marketing

Freny Firoze Irani

## Alice Foo
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Recycling, Biotechnology, Waste Management

Alice Foo is an angel investor for Alterpacks.

## Gerard George
- Type: Angel
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Forestry, Internet

Gerard George

## Bin Ge
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: CleanTech, Architecture, Environmental Engineering

Bin Ge

## Yagi Toshiyuki
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Energy, Outsourcing, Electrical Distribution

Yagi Toshiyuki is the Representative Director of Power Next Inc.

## Wenwen Niu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Fuel, Automotive, Customer Service

Wenwen Niu - Founding Partner @ Dark Horse Ventures

## Seio Nagami
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Task Management, SaaS, Information Technology

Seio Nagami

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