James Tan is Managing Partner at Quest Ventures, a top-venture capital fund in Asia. Prior to this, James was co-founder and COO of 55tuan, a NASDAQ listed e-commerce group that grew to more than 200 cities and 5,000 employees across China. James is a board member or angel investor in top tier startups in Southeast and Central Asia such as 99.co, Billz, Carousell, Carro, Ethis, Glife, Shopback, and Vulcan Augmetics. James serves on several non-profit organisations. He is Chairman of the Social Impact Catalyst – Southeast Asia’s largest youth network for social impact. He is a board member on the Applied Innovation Institute – global leaders in industries, government, and academia for business transformation; Institute of Technical Education – Singapore’s principal provider of career and technical education and a key developer of national skills certification and standards; and Intellectual Property Office of Singapore International – supporting Singapore’s future growth as a global hub for IP and Intangible Assets. He is a former Chairman of the Action Community for Entrepreneurship – Singapore’s national voice for entrepreneurship; and former Chairman of the Business Angel Network of Southeast Asia – Asia’s oldest angel investment network; and former member of Sports Excellence Business – helping athletes excel with life after sport transition.
