We partner with founders at the inception stage of their venture
About the firm
We back EXPAT founders building for emerging markets
Founders trained at the global frontier (the US, China, Europe) who choose to build where the opportunity is largest and the competition thinnest: LatAm and SEA
World-class founders, at emerging-market prices. We write the first check at the inception window, before consensus arrives
- Stage
- Pre-seed → Seed
- Focus
- First check
- Markets
- LatAm · SEA
General Partner
David
Gan
Founding General Partner
Operator · Investor · Globalist
LinkedIn ↗- 18.2x
- MOIC¹
- 11x
- DPI¹
- 70+
- Countries
- 200+
- Angel bets
Huobi Labs · Qiming (Bilibili, Mobike, Musical.ly) · Morgan Stanley · Founder, exited
¹ Huobi Labs track record, as of 09/30/2025, unaudited.
Limited Partners
Backed by the operators who shaped their categories
Institutions
Individuals
Bill Ackman
Founder @ Pershing Square
Raj Gokal
Founder @ Solana
Garry Tan
Founder @ Y-Combinator
Andrew Kang
Partner @ Mechanism Cap
The Chainsmokers
Founders @ Mantis VC
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