Next Unicorn board announces the appointment of Daniel Tan, founder of Plentisoft as the CEO of Next Unicorn Angel Fund to help execute investments in promising and profitable startups
SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA / ACCESSWIRE / October 19, 2016 / Malaysian startup and incubator ecosystem now has a new player on the block. Next Unicorn Ventures (NUV), a Malaysia-based early-stage capital and incubator firm will invest in seed rounds of exceptional startups in the Asia Pacific region which are founded with great passion and vision that set out to disrupt the world. The board has appointed Daniel Tan as the Chief Executive Officer.
"Our goal is to make lead investment in early-to-middle stages startups, specifically focusing on their pre-Series A seed rounds. Daniel Tan is the perfect leader to drive this forward as he has very good business acumen, experienced both as an investor and growing of startups, as well as leadership in marketing and business development," said a shareholder of Next Unicorn Ventures.
Daniel Tan, who is also serving as the CEO of Plentisoft Sdn Bhd, leads the company to serve more than 50,000 customers globally with SAAS brands widely known to the online marketing and PR industry, in a mission to gather audiences for their clients and businesses. Notably, his PR and media production facility has also been named the official PR team for NUV's portfolio companies, aimed at connecting them with CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC, AP, Reuters and more.
"All businesses exist because of customers," is the motto Daniel Tan strides on. His user-first approach has gathered him more than 100 published testimonials from companies, individuals and customers. And undoubtedly, this would be a required trait to grow startups the firm seeds.
To-date, NUV has invested in 2 startups, a hotel startup running under the DoubleTree by Hilton and CitizenM brands and a gaming company positioned to run the first ever VR theme park in Malaysia, who has just won South East Asia Champion in Create@Alibaba Cloud Startup Contest recently.
"We look forward to build a portfolio of 20 to 25 companies in the next few years and at the same time to assist related players and circles to build Malaysia's roadshow platform and incubators, as we believe startups have the unique ability to move humanity forward in an unprecedented manner."
For more information, please visit http://nextunicorn.ventures/
About Next Unicorn:
Next Unicorn is an early-stage capital and incubator seeking to invest in pre-Series A seed rounds. The company pursues, advises and invests in startups cutting across different industries. Ultimately, their goal is to identify unique companies that can deliver extraordinary practical values and make a change in the world.
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