The Team
Who We Are
Vanessa Tanuwijaya
Founder & Managing Partner
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Founder of PrepareLabs Indonesia
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Responsible for SMDV’s active portfolio from deal origination to due diligence
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Experienced active investor startup portfolio monitoring and management to ensure performance milestones
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Investment team manager, experienced in deal sourcing, conduct due diligence and valuation analysis, and construct financial models to conclude investment recommendations
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Extensive Investment analysis in Funding and Venture Capital (Early, mid to late stages)
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Early career in investment analysis Mandiri Sekuritas Equity Research responsible for Indonesian small and mid-cap banks and healthcare sectors.
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MSc of Economics and BSc of Economics and Finance from London School of Economics and Political Science
Jiejing Chen
Co-Founder & Partner
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Boutique Private Equity investment holding firm as Venture Builder/Operator
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SG Registered Management Consultant (TÜV SÜD) & USA Chartered International Merger & Acquisitions Member (IMAA Charter Holder)
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Business Consultant with extensive experience across technology and operations management with projects with large organizations such as McKinsey, Keppel Group, EXEO etc
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Experienced M&A Manager with portfolio companies under boutique and large groups with acquisition value of over US$100M
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Keppel Group Scholar, Antler Alum (US VC) and NUS NOC USA Program Alum
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Co-Founder of multiple startup companies
Frederik Rasali
Associate Partner
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Investment Banker with over 10 years of experience
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Cover IPO firms over a wide array of industries from agriculture trading to technology to retail
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Influential capital markets specialists, with expertise and well known insights to successful IPO market
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Worked in multiple banks and boutique investment banking firms covering minor to major IPO and public equity market projects from US$20M to US$150M in size
Teh Chong Nyen
Associate Partner
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Experienced business strategic consultant with strong growth acumen
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M&A deals over various industries from Real Estate to Green Energy to Logistics (Deal size typically >$1M)
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Scaled various companies from 0 to 1, Eg. bagging over $2M sales within 6 months in Fintech
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Successfully raised funds for businesses from Seed funding to Series C
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Startup and business operator across wide industries segments (tech, lifestyle, financial etc)
