Herb Lin is a Managing Partner of TPTF and served as the President of ITIC, having 30+ years’ experience in venture capital and in the high-tech industry. He also worked for Intel for over 12 years in the U.S., Taipei and China with responsibilities in design and application engineering, processor design, manufacturing, and later heading the product and technical marketing team for the Asia-Pacific region.

Barry has ~20 years’ experience in venture capital fund management and technology investments. Prior to joining TPTF and 360ip, he served as an Investment Manager at China Development Industrial Bank (CDIB) and Partners, focusing on fund management and investments. He has also worked in various capacities with top international companies including business development, direct investment/M&A, and finance. Barry received his MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and his BS in Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania.

Sarah serves as Finance Director. Prior to joining TPTF, Sarah served as Finance Controller for several large, multinational organizations, including Optoma Corporation and Dentsu, Young & Rubicam, Inc. She began her career as an accounting professional by working at two of the Big Four accounting firms in Taiwan as a registered CPA serving international clients, such as Intel, Oracle, Omron and WPP PLC. Sarah then served as a Project Manager at the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX).

Bruce has over 10 years of industry experience in semiconductor industry, currently serves as Principal in TPTF. He is responsible for investment evaluation, due diligence and other venture operational activities. Prior to joining TPTF, Bruce worked for United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) specializing in IC foundry-related engineering, quality assurance, customer service, and business management. Bruce earned his M.S. and B.A. from National Cheng Kung University.

Jim is a Principal in TPTF, focusing on the evaluation and investment in high tech companies. Prior to joining TPTF, he held various hardware/software engineering positions in Symbol Technologies and Telxon Corporation, Silicon Graphics and Innomedia Inc. Jim also has had experience as an entrepreneur, having co-founded IC Media Corporation in the CMOS image sensor business and served as director, VP, EVP, and CTO positions (the company was later acquired by MagnaChip).

Ben Chou is a Managing Director at TPTF. Ben has approximately 20 years of venture capital industry experience, particularly focusing on cross-border investments between Silicon Valley, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Ben’s core investment sectors include green technology, cloud computing, hardware components and bio-medical industries. Ben holds a M.S. in Management Information Systems from Boston University, and a B.S. in Computer Science from National Chiao-Tung University.

Lizzie is Principal in TPTF. She invests at the intersection of healthcare, device, technology, and data. She is passionate about the discovery of new drug approaches, digitalization of healthcare, genomics, innovative medical instruments, synthetic biology, personalized nutrition, and other deep sciences. Prior to joining TPTF, Lizzie was an investment professional at Sinopac Venture Capital and Singapore family office fund Enspire Capital, where she sourced and led multiple early stage technology investments across Silicon Valley, China, and Taiwan.

Spencer Karrington is an Analyst at TPTF participating in due diligence and researching potential investment opportunities, focusing on digital health, medical and biotech companies in the United States and Southeast Asia. Previously, Spencer interned at TPTF and was also the Founder & President of the St. Andrews Venture Capital Club. He is completing his International Political Economy Honours degree at the University of St. Andrews.

Alex has more than 10 years of investment experience across North America and the Greater China region. Prior to joining TPTF as a Venture Partner, he served as a Principal for a merchant bank focused on tech and consumer investments for a consortium of family offices and institutional investors. Alex has also worked in various capacities with McKinsey & Co., Silver Lake Partners, CDH Funds, and CDIB across New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Taipei. Alex received a BS in Finance from Wharton Business School and a BA in Arts & Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania.

Boh Soon has more than 30 years of investment and technology experience. Prior to joining TPTF as Venture Parter, Boh Soon was the CEO of the Kuwait Finance House in Singapore, the CEO of Vietcombank Fund Management Company in Vietnam — where he established several investment funds — and served in various senior management positions at UBS Capital Asia, Singapore Technologies Group and Rothschild Ventures Asia. Boh Soon received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Strathclyde. He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors, and is currently an Independent Director on the board of 5 publicly-listed companies in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Mike has more than 18 years of investment experience across Greater China and the United States having held various positions with Bank of America, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, and UBS. Mike is currently a Partner at Oski Capital Group and also the Managing Partner at Red Sails Investments, a diversified venture capital and private equity partnership. Mike earned a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Chinese from the University of California, Davis in 2001 and has a MSc in Global Finance from NYU Stern School of Business and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Volker brings 23 years of hands-on investment and innovation management experience in Germany, the US and across Asia. Prior to joining TPTF as Venture Partner, Volker has worked with multinational corporations such as Google, Audi, AT&T, Commerzbank, and Rutberg & Co. In 2010, Mr. Heistermann co-founded Yushan Ventures, Inc. The firm’s extended portfolio includes investments in Twilio, Ethereum and Zephyrus Biosciences and has resulted in six exits. Volker earned his B.A. in Financial Law from the University of Bielefeld (Germany) and an International Marketing from the University of California, Berkeley. He is also an Advisor to APEC and a member of the Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) – SEA Work Group.

Nitin is an accomplished private equity and investment banking professional with 18+ years of experience. He has underwritten multiple structured finance and private equity transactions in various sectors including IT, Telecom and Media. Prior to TPTF, he was the regional head of IIML Fund Managers Pte Ltd in Singapore, focusing on investments in the ASEAN region primarily Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. Nitin is a Chartered Accountant and has received his MBA from the National University of Singapore.