Jana is the Executive Assistant to the Founding Partners at January Capital, where she plays a key role in enabling leadership effectiveness and driving operational excellence across the firm.

Prior to joining January Capital, Jana served as Executive Assistant to the CEO at Glints, providing high-level executive support, managing office operations, and leading internal initiatives across cross-functional teams. She brings a diverse background spanning administration, marketing, and events across both corporate and creative sectors.

Jana graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, with a Minor in Theatre Studies, from the National University of Singapore.

Poh Yeng is a Portfolio Finance Manager at January Capital, where she manages the financial oversight, reporting, and data integrity for the firm’s investment portfolio. She specializes in optimizing operations through technology and leading initiatives to enhance the speed and accuracy of financial reporting.
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Poh Yeng brings over 11 years of extensive experience in corporate finance and financial control. Notably, she served as a Financial Controller at AirAsia X Berhad, where she was responsible for high-level financial control and operational integrity within a dynamic, large-scale corporate environment. Her background also includes strategic process re-engineering as Head of Finance at tech startup Bjak Sdn Bhd, and foundational audit experience at Grant Thornton.
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Poh Yeng holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting and Finance from the University of Exeter and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACCA).

Simran Kaur is a Fund Operations Specialist at January Capital, where she supports the firm’s fund administration and investor reporting functions. She plays an integral role in ensuring the accuracy, transparency, and efficiency of January Capital’s private market operations. 

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Simran brings nearly a decade of experience across fund administration, client servicing, and financial compliance. Before joining January Capital, she held senior roles at SS&C Technologies and RBC Investor & Treasury Services, where she managed client relationships, audit coordination, and process improvements. She began her career at Ernst & Young, developing a strong foundation in tax and compliance. 

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Simran holds a Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) in International Business from Limkokwing University, Malaysia.

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Kimberly is an Executive Assistant at January Capital, bringing over seven years of experience supporting senior leaders across fast-paced, global environments. She provides operational support to the Investor Relations team.

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Before joining January Capital, Kimberly spent nearly three years at PwC Acceleration Center Manila, where she supported five Australian partners and a board member, coordinating high-impact business activities and large-scale event logistics. Most recently, she served as Executive Assistant to the Founding Partner at Dean James Search, combining leadership coordination with recruitment research and candidate mapping.

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Her experience also spans media production and coordination for organisations including the Philippine Stock Exchange, Unilever, and Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting.

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Nicholas is the Head of Legal and Compliance at January Capital, where he leads the firm’s legal strategy and the management of its legal and regulatory operations.

He possesses substantial experience in the execution of corporate transactions, including fundraises and strategic investments. Prior to joining January Capital, Nicholas held senior legal roles with leading venture capital and technology firms. Notably, he served as Counsel at Sequoia Capital, where he led investment and exit executions across various stages. He began his career in private practice, specialising in Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, and Venture Capital transactions.

Nicholas holds a Bachelor of Laws from University of Manchester, and an Executive Master in Finance from INSEAD.

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Joshua is an Investor Relations Analyst at January Capital, where he supports the firm’s fundraising, marketing, and capital initiatives across the Asia-Pacific region. He brings a diverse background spanning venture capital, asset management, and financial services.

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Before joining January Capital, he served as Head of Investor Relations at TRIVE VC Singapore, leading capital partnerships and ecosystem development. His earlier experience includes roles at Kenanga Investors Berhad & Vantage Markets Australia covering business development, client portfolio management, and relationship management.

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Quistin is a Legal and Compliance Operations Analyst at January Capital, where she focuses on optimising legal workflows, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting the operational lifecycle of fund investments and corporate governance,

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Before joining January Capital, Quistin built a strong foundational legal background as a Paralegal at a high street law firm in Scotland, UK. Throughout that role, she directly assisted solicitors across a diverse range of legal matters, expertly managing client communications, drafting critical legal documentation, and keeping day-to-day case processes running seamlessly.

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Quistin holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Dundee.

Nicholas is the Finance Manager at January Capital, where he is responsible for the financial management of the firm's management company and fund structures.

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Prior to joining January Capital, Nicholas held finance leadership roles at Affiniti, a Temasek-founded technology venture, ST Engineering, and Info-Tech Systems Ltd, where he built and scaled finance functions across multiple jurisdictions, supporting growth, M&A, and IPO readiness. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he spent six years in the assurance practice.

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Nicholas holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from Nanyang Technological University and is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA).

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Jason is Head of Distribution, Australia & New Zealand for January Capital with overall responsibility for capital raising and management of client relationships.

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Jason is a senior investment executive with two decades of experience across funds management, private wealth management and capital markets. He has a proven track record raising capital, leading high-performing distribution teams and building long term strategic partnerships with clients.  

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Most recently, Jason was Head of Wholesale Distribution, Australia & New Zealand at Natixis Investment Managers, a global asset manager with US$1.4 trillion in assets under management across public and private markets. He led the firm's distribution strategy and was successful in driving growth and diversification across the wholesale and private wealth channels. 

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Prior to Natixis, Jason held senior distribution and advisory roles at Investors Mutual Limited, AMP Capital, Colonial First State and Commonwealth Private.Jason holds a Master of Applied Finance, a Bachelor of Business and has also completed the CFA Private Markets Program.  

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Benjamin founded January Capital in 2019, and holds overall responsibility for the firm’s strategy. He leads January Capital’s venture capital program, and is an investment committee member on both venture capital and growth credit strategies. Benjamin’s track record includes leading investments in Akulaku, Shopback, aCommerce, Great Question, Tazapay, Heymax and others. Benjamin was previously named as a member of the Forbes 30 under 30 Venture Capital and Private Equity list in 2019.

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Prior to joining January Capital, Benjamin worked for Seabury Group, a leading restructuring and advisory firm in New York, consulting on engagements across three continents. Benjamin was previously based in Southeast Asia as Vice President of Operations for Lazada, a billion-dollar e-commerce company now owned by Alibaba.

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Benjamin holds a Bachelor of Business (First Class Hons) from the Queensland University of Technology.

Jonathan is a Partner at January Capital where he is responsible for sourcing and executing on new investments within the firm’s venture capital strategy and managing existing portfolio investments with a particular focus on opportunities in the financial technology space and Australia. He is also an investment committee member on the venture capital strategy and has general responsibility for January Capital’s day-to-day operations. Jonathan’s track record includes January Capital’s investments in companies such as Go1, Marqo, Fluent Commerce, Tazapay, Standard Metrics and others.

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Before joining January Capital, Jonathan spent several years at EY in its corporate finance practice specialising in transaction advisory. At EY, Jonathan was involved in mid cap and large cap buy and sell side transactions including IPOs and capital raisings with a focus on consumer and retail, renewable energy, resources and health.

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Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a dual major in Finance and Accounting from the University of Queensland. Jonathan is also a Chartered Accountant.

Jason is a Partner at January Capital where he is responsible for overseeing January Capital’s Growth Credit Strategy alongside Chin Chao.

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Jason is also the founder of Alternatives.pe, the leading source of data for private capital market investors in Southeast Asia and Australia. Prior to joining January Capital, Jason co-founded Qualgro, a leading venture capital fund in Singapore. Select investments that Jason led or co-led while at Qualgro include Wavecell (acquired), Shopback, Patsnap and Sirion Labs.

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Jason was previously the General Counsel and an Investment Committee member for Clearwater Capital Partners, a multi-billion dollar private credit fund. Prior to this, Jason was a Partner at Baker & McKenzie, based in Thailand and Hong Kong.

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Jason holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Master of Laws from the Queensland University of Technology. He is admitted to practice law in Australia, Hong Kong, England and Wales.

Chin was previously the CEO and first employee of Innoven Capital in Southeast Asia and grew Innoven to be the leading venture debt platform in the region. Chin also served as a member of Innoven’s global credit committee which, during the time he was there, oversaw deployment of over US$750 million of venture debt to over 200 start-ups in Southeast Asia, India and China. Specifically from Southeast Asia, Chin provided over US$180 million in venture debt to over 50 start-ups including leading companies such as Akulaku, Carsome, Funding Societies, Nium, Ruangguru and Tiki.

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Chin also has more than 20 years of venture equity experience as a Managing Director of Venture TDF Singapore, Venture TDF China and Sirius SME. Notable investments included Alibaba, Baidu, DMX Technologies, Focus Media and Heptagon (acquired).

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Chin holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Stanford Law School. He is admitted to practice law in California and is the author of three publications on technology and business law.

David is the Head of Investor Relations at January Capital with responsibility for investor relations, firm communication and capital raising initiatives.

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Prior to joining January Capital, David was a Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Tribeca Investment Partners where he was responsible for the global distribution of Tribeca’s equity, credit, natural resources and carbon focused funds.

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Prior to Tribeca, David headed investor relations for commodity focused hedge fund RCMA Asset Management in Singapore. Earlier in his career, David worked in several roles as an asset allocator, leading Asian hedge fund research and due diligence at hedge fund-of-funds PAAMCO and KBC Alpha Asset Management in Singapore and Tokyo.

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David received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and holds a Bachelor of International Business from Griffith University in Australia, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

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Alex is an Investor at January Capital. Alex is involved in the sourcing and execution of new opportunities, as well as portfolio management of the firm’s existing investments, with a particular focus on opportunities related to commerce.

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Alex is also responsible for firm-building initiatives that increase the mindshare of January Capital across the region. Prior to joining January Capital, Alex worked for Bytedance, specifically as one of the founding team for TikTok Shop, leading various product initiatives across the UK/Europe, the United States and South East Asia.

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Prior to this Alex held various senior leadership roles across Southeast Asia with the likes of Alibaba Group and aCommerce. Alex holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) from IE Business School.

Wei Yun is an Investor at January Capital. Wei Yun is involved in the sourcing and execution of new opportunities, as well as portfolio management of the firm’s credit strategy.

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Prior to January Capital, Wei Yun was an associate director at Innoven Capital, where she executed on 30+ transactions over six years. Wei Yun has also held roles in BNP Paribas and UOB, structuring debt facilities to over 70 companies across the agriculture, automotive, consumer and construction sectors.

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Wei Yun holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Singapore Management University.

Hongfei is an Investor at January Capital. Hongfei is a senior member of January Capital’s venture capital investment team, and is responsible for sourcing new opportunities, with a particular focus on software. He is also responsible for developing self-directed liquidity opportunities for the firm’s limited partners and has a leading role in assessing growth-stage investment opportunities.

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Prior to joining January Capital, Hongfei worked at Google as the Corporate Development Lead (Asia), overseeing M&A and growth investments across the broader Asia-Pacific region. Prior to Google, Hongfei was a Principal at Silver Lake in Hong Kong, one of the world’s leading investment firms focused on late-stage technology investing. Hongfei began his career at Bank of America in Chicago, working as part of the firm’s industrials investment banking team.

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Hongfei holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences from Northwestern University.

Samantha is a Senior Accountant at January Capital where she is focused on the financial management of the firm's management company and fund structures.

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Prior to joining January Capital, Samantha was an Accountant in Tricor Singapore, handling the accounts of financial services clients along with regulatory reporting.

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Samantha holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Curtin University.

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Joshua is an Investor at January Capital. He is involved in the sourcing and execution of new investment opportunities, as well as portfolio management of the firm’s existing investments.

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Prior to joining January Capital, Joshua was a Management Associate in the Strategic Portfolio Group at Singtel where he was involved in strategy, operations and performance turnarounds for key assets of the group. Prior to Singtel, Joshua worked in the Investment Banking Division of Daiwa Capital Markets, focused on mergers and acquisitions across Southeast Asia. Joshua also spent time at Deloitte in the firm's M&A Transaction Services service line, where he focused on financial due diligence, valuation and modelling.

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Joshua holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from Singapore Management University.

Roy is an Investor at January Capital where he is involved in the sourcing and execution of new opportunities, as well as portfolio management of the firm’s existing investments. Roy has a particular focus on the fintech sector.

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Prior to joining January Capital, Roy was an Investor within Rapyd Ventures where he was involved in financial technology investments globally as well as covering mergers & acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Prior to Rapyd, Roy was an Investment Associate at XA Network an angel investment network. He was also an early employee at Entrepreneur First (a UK founded deep tech accelerator), where he was the initial employee based in Singapore and responsible for launching Entrepreneur First in Hong Kong.

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Roy holds a Bachelor of Business Management from Singapore Management University.

Raynard is an Investor at January Capital, where he plays a key role in sourcing and executing new investment opportunities. He actively collaborates with Alex Rankin to advance the firm's ambitions in the commerce sector and will lead the company's growing investment initiatives in the Philippines. Raynard brings extensive transactional and operational expertise across the Asia Pacific region.

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Prior to joining January Capital, Raynard was the Head of Finance and Corporate Development at Locad, a Series B cross-border logistics and fulfilment platform for global e-commerce brands, supported by notable venture firms like Sequoia Capital. In this role, he was instrumental in the firm’s fundraising efforts, successfully raising over US$25 million in debt and equity.

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Previously, Raynard worked as an Investment Banking Associate at Fortman Cline Capital Markets, where he specialized in M&A advisory for deals valued at US$800 million across Southeast Asia. Additionally, he served as a professor at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, teaching finance and accounting courses.

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Raynard holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University.

Wen Liang is an Investor at January Capital. Wen Liang is involved in the sourcing and execution of new opportunities, as well as portfolio management of the firm’s credit strategy. 

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Prior to joining January Capital, Wen Liang was an Associate at Singtel Innov8, the corporate venture arm of Singtel. At Innov8, he was primarily involved in venture capital investments and facilitating strategic collaborations between startups and internal business units. During his time with Innov8, Wen Liang mainly focused on providing coverage for Southeast Asia and Australia across various strategic sectors.

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Wen Liang holds a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University.

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Joie is a Marketing Associate at January Capital, where she oversees brand, marketing, and community initiatives to strengthen founder support and ecosystem engagement for the firm.

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Prior to joining January Capital, Joie was a Senior Marketing Associate at Plug and Play APAC, where she led integrated marketing campaigns across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines for accelerators, corporate innovation programs, and ecosystem events. She also held marketing roles at ST Engineering, Wella Company and Mediatropy Digital Agency, where she worked across both regional and local markets to support brand building, digital content, and partnership activations.

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Joie graduated with a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology, with a Minor in Communication Studies, from Nanyang Technological University.

Prior to joining January Capital, Vito gained investment experience at Gentree Fund, the private investment vehicle of leading Philippines conglomerate SM Group, and at Silverhorn Group, a multi-asset, private markets investment firm, where he worked on the firm’s venture and credit investments across Southeast Asia.

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Vito holds a Bachelor of Business Management from Singapore Management University.

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