2XI Asia-Pacific GP Sprint & Launch Pad Cohorts
We are thrilled to announce the Asia-Pacific Cohort for the GP Sprint and Launch Pad.
2X Ignite, with the support from Australian Aid and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), launched an introductory and acceleration programme for female-led or gender-balanced fund managers with gender smart investing strategies across the Asia-Pacific region.
The 2XI APAC GP Launch Pad is an introductory practical training course for candidates that are in the early stages of developing and designing their fund. Meanwhile, the 2XI APAC GP Sprint will provide tailored guidance, practical exercises and network facilitation for GPs with the aim of accelerating their reaching their first close. Both programmes will run in parallel from October 2023 until March 2024.
The 2XI APAC GP Sprint Cohort
Applicants to the 2XI APAC GP Sprint underwent a three-staged competitive selection process, including an interview by a group of limited partners (LPs) from the 2X Global network in Asia. Fund managers with diverse GLI strategies and investment vehicles were selected.
The GP Sprint cohort of the nine selected fund managers comprises of:
Amra Naidoo & Craig Bristol Dixon, Accelerating Asia Ventures Fund II (Singapore)
Natalie Chung & Shirley Sze-to, Asia OceanTech Fund (Hong Kong)
Abigail Tan & Edmund Solilapsi, ARQ Capital SME BDC (Philippines)
Shuyin Tang, Beacon Fund (Vietnam)
Huiting Koh, Blueprint VC (Singapore)
Melissa Kang & Kimblerli Ng, Jasmine Climate Action Growth Equity Fund I LP (Singapore)
Yeni Tjiunardi, New Energy Nexus Ventures (Indonesia)
Jodi Smith, Kanchan Wali-Richardson & Richard Lees, Matanataki Impact 1 (Fiji)
Rhea See, She Loves Tech (Singapore)
Read their full profiles here. Interest in the programme and the quality of applications were phenomenal and it was a tough decision to select only nine of the many great GPs that applied. These GPs will now work closely with the 2X Ignite team and an extended team of strategic advisors.
The programme will be run by Christian Rangen of Strategy Tools & Link VC, Elena Haba and Marijn Wiersma of 2X Global, a team of investment professionals from across 2X’s global network, and a handpicked team of strategic advisors including Laurien Field, Simon Gupta, Nurul Hai, Genevieve Heng, Eleanor Keppelman, Danni Li, Josephine Price, Paola Ravacchioli, Sven Soderblom, and Sagar Tandon who bring long standing experience in fund management and investing in a regional context.
The 2XI APAC GP Launch Pad Cohort
Applicants to the GP Launch Pad undertook a two-staged competitive selection process and were shortlisted based on the strength of their application, and their interest in learning more about the fundamentals of fund design. The Launch Pad programme will be anchored by the 2X Ignite Digital Academy - a platform providing courses and programs for pioneering gender-smart fund managers.
The selected fund managers for GP Launch Pad are:
