Nicholas Chan

Nicholas Chan (full name: Chan Chiang Joo, Nicholas; simplified Chinese: 曾长裕; Pinyin: Zeng Zhangyu) is a Singapore serial entrepreneur turned venture capitalist focusing in assisting young, passionate startups in Asia. Nicholas first successful venture was at age 17 on May 21, 1996, when he and Benjamin Soon, his secondary school classmate first set up an IT solutions company called S.C.N. Technologies with S$500 in seed capital and a small storeroom in Sim Lim Tower. Subsequently, he set up iFoundries (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd on January 7, 2005 with Andy Lim, his former army camp mate. Today, he is the Executive Director of Azione Capital Pte Ltd, a Venture Capital firm and startup Business Incubator.