A venture partner that operates.
Numun is a Singapore incorporated hybrid venture builder, accelerator and angel fund. We have held General Manager and Director roles inside the companies we support, secured their first hospital proof of concept, and opened the Gulf markets they could not reach alone.
The corridor thesis
Southeast Asia builds technology of genuine global quality and then struggles to sell it beyond its own region.
The Gulf has capital, ambition and a national appetite for exactly that technology, and comparatively little of it locally. Both sides know this. Very few organisations can actually move a company from one to the other.
That is the gap Numun was built for. We build the legal entity, open the bank account, make the introduction, sit in the negotiation and, where warranted, take an operating role inside the company until the first deal is closed. The same route runs in reverse for Gulf and South Asian companies that need an Asian foothold.
The team
Four partners across Southeast Asia, South Asia, Greater China and the Middle East.
Entrepreneur turned investor, working with family offices to invest in growth and pre-IPO ventures across healthcare, SaaS, fintech, ESG impact and AI. Over 10 years in business and technology and over 5 years in startup investments. Organiser of the Entrepreneurship World Cup ASEAN and Indo-Pacific regionals since 2019 and a current EWC global judge.
Growth strategy and innovation venture building expert in business model innovation. Over 5 years in corporate innovation and over 10 years in business growth. Thrives in building startup ecosystems and is an angel investor in multiple technology startups.
Serial venture builder and accelerator operator with more than 15 years in startups and an exited founder. Over 10 years in innovation and impact and over 10 years in business consulting. Has established and scaled multiple technology startups and launched impact ventures.
Over 10 years in civil service and over 5 years of MENA experience. Expertise in corporate strategy integrating circular economy principles into innovative technology companies for sustainable development, with deep Singapore and MENA government relations.
Governance
How we hold ourselves to it.
Two partner sign off
No milestone is certified by a single individual. Every gate decision is minuted by the lead mentor and countersigned by a second partner.
Logged sessions
Every mentor session is logged with date, attendees, topics and agreed actions. Those logs are the evidence base behind everything we claim.
No equity for mentorship
Mentors take no equity in a supported company as a condition of mentorship. Any subsequent investment is on arm's length terms and disclosed.
Honest early stops
Where a business is not viable, we say so plainly and work on a pivot or a wind down rather than managing a twelve month failure.
Work with Numun
Founders, corporate and government partners, and investors exploring the corridor.