Founders Circle started back in March 2020, when Lavine Hemlani and Zhen Zhang created a small mastermind group of 10 entrepreneurs in Hong Kong, with the goal to help each grow both our businesses and ourselves as leaders.
This organically grew into a thriving, diverse community of 500+ founders across 14 chapters including:
Asia: Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Korea, Malaysia, Australia, Philipines, Bali/Indonesia
EMEA: Dubai, London, Holland, Paris, Berlin, Dubai
USA: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York
Life is an incredibly beautiful, breathtaking adventure. As founders, we see the experience of creating something from nothing as an experience of a lifetime.
Despite being founders of very different businesses, from traditional retail to Web 3 and different stages, from start-ups to unicorns, we are all united in our ambition to keep growing and make a meaningful contribution.
Giving back to each other, our teams, our broader communities and the world. We see creating and scaling businesses as a true vehicle for positive transformation.
President
Founder and CEO of Xccelerate, an education-to-employment marketplace with 40,000+ alumni, addressing skills and hiring challenges in AI, BlockChain, Software Engineering, Cyber and Design.
Chairman
Founder of Frank Asia, a Technology Consulting Firm with a growing presence in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Shanghai and a team of 120+ highly motivated consultants.
Events Committee
Founder of SeaYaa Swim & FUNtastic Events, an event management company specialising in various fields, offering expertise in branding, strategic marketing, event planning and management, advertising, design solutions and more.
Investment Committee
Founded over 20 pioneering companies, such as Y5HotMedia, Hotmob, Darizi, Klarity, GoImpact, YAS. Angel investor and actively involved in multiple local and Silicon Valley incubators i.e. Google EYE, 500 Startups, Founders Institution, Entrepreneur Organization and KPMG.
Global Marketing Committee
Founder and CEO of GoGoChart, an award-winning advertising technology company that specialises in go-to-market strategy for companies all over the world. With over 10 years of digital marketing experience, Daniel consulted for Fortune 500 clients and helped over 2000+ products globally.
ESG Committee
CEO of CarbonX Global and a published environmental scientist with over 14,000 citations. CarbonX Global works closely with corporates and startups to help them on their decarbonisation journey.
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