Associate
Milltrust International Group
Sean is an Associate at Milltrust International Group, working principally for Milltrust Ventures in Singapore. Sean brings with him a knowledge of early-stage investments and venture-building through his earlier career focused on value-creation around the fringes of technology innovation at the National University of Singapore.
Sean was the Business Lead of the esteemed NUS Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials (I-FIM), a S$200M funded Research Centre of Excellence directed by Nobel Laureate and Founder of Graphene, Sir Konstantin Novoseloy. His role was to create commercial outcomes and accelerate the development of advanced materials tech through successful IP licensing or academic spin-offs. Before NUS, Sean was a Management Consultant at DayDayUp Global (Enterprise Singapore’s GIA Beijing Partner), providing cross-border landing services such as assisting Chinese UNHWI and fund clients to establish their foothold in South-East Asia (SEA) and, facilitating both Singapore and Chinese companies on market expansion in both markets.
Sean serves as the Chairman of NUS Alumni Ventures (NAV), an alumni community that connects NUS alumni and SEA companies for business matching opportunities (angel investments or partnerships). Sean is an alumnus of the National University of Singapore (NUS), he holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) with a double major in Biomedical Engineering and Innovation & Design (Entrepreneurship). Sean is a Singaporean citizen and is proficient in Business Mandarin.