Team
Mikael Krogh
PARTNER | FOUNDER
Originally from Norway. Came to Singapore in 2010 to build a Corporate VC, BW Ventures.
Worked on the investment side with operational roles in a few companies. Started as an equity analyst in one of Norway’s largest funds, Postbanken Verdipapirfond. Then shifted over to more private/VC focused investment companies.
Studied Business BA at USC (USA) and BI Norwegian Business School.
(Europe/Asia)
Michael Pomerleau
PARTNER | CO-FOUNDER
Has lead multiple (PE) investment teams for combined portfolio value exceeding $10bn across Europe, FEA and SEA.
Co-founded Motion Ventures and has extensive experience as VC, founder and investor including as partner in one of Europe’s biggest accelerators and venture studios and multiple startup platforms across Asia.
(Asia)
Investment Committee
Mikael Krogh
FOUNDING PARTNER & IC
Managing Partner and Founder of Investigate. Entrepreneur and investment professional for >25 years. Also had different operational roles in some of the companies invested in. (Singapore)
Mita Natarajan
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Investment professional who is currently Senior Advisor at ayondo, a fintech company. Mita brings a wealth of experience and network from both Asia and North America. (Singapore)
Chris Hartnoll
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE | LP
Chris is an investment partner at HICO, J2 and CMIA. He has a background in engineering and finance. (London/Singapore)
Sebastian Jespersen
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Sebastian Jespersen is an innovator, a business strategist, and a breakthrough digital thinker. Founder of a global digital ad company, Vertic, that specialise in B2B social marketing. (NYC, US)
Dhritiman Chakrabarti
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE | LP
Dhritiman is a senior Business and Consulting leader with >25 years of experience. He has built, led and scaled businesses across multiple leadership roles. He is an Investor & Advisor in a number of Startups. (Singapore)
Meet our advisors
Talent, technology, and data have little or no boundaries today, that is why Investigate VC has gathered the best talent globally. Our advisers will be able to help you develop your company in all aspects both in SEA and globally. Below are some examples of the talent gathered in Investigate VC.
James Hewitt
ADVISOR
Asia-Pacific Business Leader experienced at launching and scaling start-ups and accelerating growth for established brands. Investor in 25+ global start-ups. (Singapore)
Irene Neo
ADVISOR | LP
Irene is a serial entrepreneur and was the Founder and CEO of both Swift-Value Business Enterprise and Pte Ltd, global businesses she built and sold to an SGX listed company. (Singapore)
Alex Nergaard
ADVISOR
Alex has significant experience as director, investor and co-founder of several companies within banking, maritime, oil & gas, real-estate and structured asset finance advisory. (Singapore)
Paul Bloemendal
ADVISOR
Paul Bloemendal is a multi-faceted business leader and entrepreneur with experience across the world, the commodity value chain and investment cycle. He has successfully transformed and managed companies from large multinationals to strong regional players. (The Netherlands)
Shingo Ota
ADVISOR
Banking/Investment experience in Tokyo/NY/Singapore for 38 years with the recent 10 years as a partner of a Japanese PE firm running its offshore/cross-border operations. (Singapore)
Christian Reksten-Monsen
ADVISOR
PhD candidate at NUS with research interests in machine learning/AI. Previously CFO of Norgas Carriers. 10 years experience managing companies in Asia (Singapore).
James Green
ADVISOR
Wide experience as founder, investor and operator within technology, marketing, marketplaces, SaaS, blockchain, and advanced engineering, and with an extensive network. (Sweden)
Grace Reksten Skaugen
ADVISOR
PhD in laser physics. Formerly working in Corporate Finance and presently a board member of four listed companies. Nordic advisor to HSBC and founder/ board member of the Norwegian Institute of Directors. (Norway)
Rob de Jong
ADVISOR | LP
Rob is co-owner and CFO in Mom in Balance, an international women's fitness chain, and an advisor at WWF Singapore. Before that, he gained many years of experience in banking and finance in Europe and the US. (The Netherlands)
Rob Garrett
ADVISOR
Rob has ten years of experience working with and for family business owners in UK, UAE and US and is based in Singapore. He has advised multiple startup investments focused on social impact and climate change. He started his career as an officer in the British Army. (UK/Singapore)
Per Christer Lund
ADVISOR
PhD Chemical Engineering. Background from software, energy, and energy markets. Vast international network within many industries. (Japan)
Paal Wilsgaard
ADVISOR | LP
Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Mx2 Capital, an Early stage VC supporting infrastructure on Web3. Has a barbell risk profile approach with Web3 “software” and energy asset “hardware”, with a background of founding and establishing companies and partnerships in global energy markets.
(Singapore)
Swati Rai
ADVISOR
Product and growth marketing leader with experience at Google, Meta, Alibaba and multiple startups, building and scaling products and revenue. Expertise in B2B & B2C tech, Ad-Tech, e-commerce and payments, D2C, and SaaS.
(Singapore)
Naboth van den Broek
ADVISOR | LP
Legal, compliance, regulatory, and business leader with extensive experience in Europe, US, and globally. 20+ years partner at global law firm. Entrepreneur, investor, geo-economics & trade expert.
(UK)
Seok Bin Kaw
ADVISOR
Seok has over 15 years of global experience working across different sectors, mainly in the commodities and VC space. She provides strategic advice to her portfolio of start-ups. (Singapore)