SPAC Sponsorship & NASDAQ Listings
End-to-end sponsorship, structuring and execution of NASDAQ-listed Special Purpose Acquisition Companies — from S-1 drafting and underwriter selection through IPO, PIPE assembly and de-SPAC business combination.
- Sponsor team build-out and SEC-registered officer roles (CEO / Chairman / Director)
- Underwriter, auditor and legal-counsel selection across US and Asia
- Target sourcing, valuation negotiation and definitive-agreement execution
- PIPE syndication and minimum-cash condition structuring
Format · Sponsor equity + multi-year executive engagement
Non-Executive Director & Audit Committee
Independent or sponsor-aligned board seats on US-listed (NASDAQ / NYSE) issuers, Asia-listed entities and pre-IPO growth companies. Audit, nomination and compensation committee service.
- SEC reporting issuer governance (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K oversight)
- Audit committee chair or financial-expert designation
- ESG, related-party and conflict-of-interest review
- Pre-IPO board readiness and committee charter design
Format · Annual retainer + equity
Public-Markets Readiness & IPO Advisory
Selective advisory for Asia-Pacific founders and CFOs preparing for a US listing — via SPAC, traditional IPO or direct listing. Built on first-hand experience taking $207M Hall Chadwick Acquisition Corp public in November 2025.
- Listing route selection (SPAC vs. traditional vs. dual-track)
- Investor narrative, S-1 storyline and roadshow preparation
- Cap-table optimisation and pre-IPO secondary structuring
- Post-listing investor relations playbook
Format · Fixed-scope project fee or monthly retainer
Digital, AI & New Retail Transformation
Senior advisory to CEOs and boards of large enterprises across Asia-Pacific defining and executing group-wide AI, e-commerce and New Retail strategy — drawing on five years as CDO of DKSH (SIX: DKSH, CHF 14B) across 36 markets.
- Digital strategy diagnosis and three-year roadmap
- AI use-case prioritisation and operating-model design
- E-commerce, marketplace and New Retail blueprint
- Org design, talent benchmarking and CDO succession
Format · Project-based engagement, typically 8–16 weeks
Maru Ventures — Seed Investment
Seed and pre-seed cheques into AI, fintech, commerce-infrastructure and cross-border SaaS founders building from Asia. Hands-on operator capital with public-markets perspective.
- Ticket size: USD 50k – 250k per company
- Stage: pre-seed to seed, typically alongside institutional lead
- Sector focus: AI infrastructure, applied AI, fintech, commerce enablement
- Geography: Singapore, SEA, India, Greater China, EU/US with Asia thesis
Format · Direct investment + founder support
ClustAI — Enterprise GPU Compute
As Co-Founder & CEO of ClustAI, leads commercial engagements for cost-optimised GPU compute infrastructure — reducing enterprise AI training and inference costs by up to 40% through AI-driven dynamic pricing.
- Reserved and on-demand GPU capacity (H100, A100, L40S)
- Private cluster deployment for regulated industries
- Cost-optimisation audits for existing AI workloads
- Multi-region inference architecture for APAC latency
Format · Commercial contract via ClustAI
Keynotes, Panels & Editorial
Keynote speaking, moderated panels and on-the-record editorial commentary on SPACs, US public markets from Asia, enterprise AI adoption, and the founder-to-public-company-CEO journey.
- Industry conferences and investor summits
- Closed-door CEO and board roundtables
- Media commentary (print, broadcast, podcast)
- Business school guest lectures (IE, INSEAD, NUS, HKUST)
Format · Fee + expenses, or pro bono for academia
Selective Executive Coaching
One-on-one coaching for a small number of senior operators — typically founders preparing for a public listing, first-time CDOs of large enterprises, or APAC executives stepping into US-listed CEO roles.
- Quarterly engagement, monthly working sessions
- Focused on public-markets transition or enterprise transformation
- Confidential, board-aware sounding-board capacity
- Limited to 3–4 concurrent engagements
Format · Quarterly retainer, by referral