Location Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC) Gender Male
Investor Type Individual/Angel
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Steven has founded/cofounded several companies, from Australia's first online Stockbroker, Sanford in 1996, one of the worlds first mobile social networks migme in 2003, to biotech, finance, mining and resources, and many others. 4 have had a customer reach of more than 10m each.
Over the past 30 years, he is grateful to have worked with
top tier venture capitalists in Silicon Valley and across the world, with meaningful Strategics (including some of the largest companies in the world), dozens of incubators and hundreds of other startups, Stock Exchanges, Investment Banks, etc.
During this time, he has developed extensive experience in developing and commercialising compelling internet services for social, consumers & finance. He has worked professionally in chartered accounting, stockbroking and investment banking, and in consulting to a wide range of financial institutions in Australia, Asia, and Europe. And he maintains an avid interest in a range of Tech: IT, Bio, etc. A consequence of his professional experience, he has also been involved in a few hundred capital issues and transactions for over USD$1bn, including raising over USD$100m for companies that he himself has founded and led, and 4 exits of greater than USD$100m each.
Steven has won numerous professional and business awards. He has extensive private and public board experience, is a frequent speaker at conferences in Silicon Valley, Europe, Asia, & Australia, and has appeared on Wall St Journal, Australian Financial Review, CNBC, Financial Times, the Economist, Bloomberg and many others.