BELIEF

MODEL

VENTURES

TEAM

INSIGHTS

BELIEF

MODEL

VENTURES

TEAM

INSIGHTS

Your First Tailwind

Your First Tailwind

Your First Tailwind

Backing university talents beyond pitchdecks

ASIA ๏ EST 2025

ASIA ๏ EST 2025

ASIA ๏ EST 2025

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— 01 - Our Belief

— 01 - Our Belief

A university can be a powerhouse, if done right

A university can be a powerhouse, if done right

We back worthy projects with talented students before the industry notices them. Tradewind channels earnings from educational and advisory services in East Asia to back tech projects in Southeast Asia, serving as tailwinds for top campus talent.

We back worthy projects with talented students before the industry notices them. Tradewind channels earnings from educational and advisory services in East Asia to back tech projects in Southeast Asia, serving as tailwinds for top campus talent.

— 02 - Venture-Curriculum Integrated Model

— 02 - Venture-Curriculum Integrated Model

Tech that pivots education

Tech that pivots education

VCism (Venture-Curriculum Integrated Studio Model) is our in-house investment engine, turning that belief into processual insight. Through university partnerships across Asia, we identify top talents on campus and deploy them into early-stage tech ventures. Tradewind co-builds and funds those ventures, serving as the tailwind along their arc in Southeast Asia.

VCism (Venture-Curriculum Integrated Studio Model) is our in-house investment engine, turning that belief into processual insight. Through university partnerships across Asia, we identify top talents on campus and deploy them into early-stage tech ventures. Tradewind co-builds and funds those ventures, serving as the tailwind along their arc in Southeast Asia.

EAST ASIA

EAST ASIA

Education & Advisory

Education & Advisory

The work that fills the sails.

The work that fills the sails.

THE STUDIO

THE STUDIO

Tradewind

Tradewind

Backs the ventures with capital.

Backs the ventures with capital.

SOUTHEAST ASIA

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Tech Ventures

Tech Ventures

Where the capital lands.

Where the capital lands.

TALENT PARTNERS

TALENT PARTNERS

Chulalongkorn University · National University of Singapore · Nanyang Technological University · Yonsei University

Chulalongkorn · National University of Singapore · Nanyang Technological · Yonsei

Chulalongkorn University · National University of Singapore · Nanyang Technological University · Yonsei

— 04 - Talent

— 04 - Talent

Our model pairs top campus talent in Asia with global experts

Our model pairs top campus talent in Asia with global experts

Universities concentrate exceptional talents before the market prices them in. We partner with top institutions in Asia, not just to source talents, but to help programs move beyond pitchdecks or capstones, pairing students with global experts on industry projects that pivot what university education can deliver, under our future-of-work thesis.

Universities concentrate exceptional talents before the market prices them in. We partner with top institutions in Asia, not just to source talents, but to help programs move beyond pitchdecks or capstones, pairing students with global experts on industry projects that pivot what university education can deliver, under our future-of-work thesis.

— 05 - Team

— 05 - Team

The hands on deck

The hands on deck

Meet our crew with deep roots in education, technology, and the universities that connect them.

Meet our crew with deep roots in education, technology, and the universities that connect them.

PROFESSOR

Francis Kim, DPhil (Oxon)

@MCIT (Computer Science), Univ. of Pennsylvania

Strategist, Goldman Sachs Asia-Pacific

Navy Officer, ROK Navy HQ Intelligence Unit

TECH LEAD

Marko Niinimaki

@Faculty (AI), Chulalongkorn Univ. (CSII)

PhD (Computer Science, Tampere)

Programmer & Researcher, CERN

ADVISOR

Lotus S. Kim

Former Head of Legal, LINE MAN Wongnai

LLM, Univ. of Cambridge, BA, Dartmouth College

Choate Rosemary Hall

ADVISOR

Claire S. Song

Former Head of Governance, TikTok USA

Head of FP&A, WooCommerce, CFO, WordPress (Hosting & Domain), MPA/ID, Harvard Univ.

INVESTMENT LEAD

Pranav Obhrai

@ Partner, Atrium Angels & Atrium Ventures

Consultant, Boston Consulting Group

Supply Lead, Uber, MBA (PGP, Indian School of Business)

GTM STRATEGY LEAD, LocoMon

Rébéka Cohen-Solal

Consultant on GTM & Strategic Partnerships

Uber, Strategic Account Exeuctive at the Early Stage of UberEats, B.Com, McGill University, Global MBA, Yonsei University

GTM STRATEGY LEAD

Abhishek Hulloli

MBA (King’s Scholar), Asian Institute of Technology

Assistant Manager, DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations

DIRECTOR, DOHA

Yun Jung Choi

@Policy Fellow, George Mason Univ.

Faculty, Chulalongkorn Univ. (CSII), PhD, George Mason Univ.

DIRECTOR, SINGAPORE

Daren Tok

@Engineer, Makino Asia Group

BE, National Univ. of Singapore

SGIS'20 Scholar Makino Asia