Our Distinct Advantage
Institution-grade build & scale
Presence in high potential markets
High conviction themes
Our Story
We believe banking has a critical role to play in society and we can reconnect banking and society by building and scaling breakthrough business models
Evolving how we serve clients to meet their needs
Digital adoption in society has outpaced that of the financial sector; many client segments uncovered and needs unmet
Facilitating world trade in our markets
Global trade is critical to enabling economic development particularly in emerging markets, yet supply chains and SMEs remain underserved
Building digital capabilities for financial services
Despite innovation in financial services, current infrastructure does not deliver digital assets at institutional grade
Our Operating Model
The whole is greater than the sum of our parts.
Venture Building & Investments
Venture building model and fund investment experience refined over the past six years, supported by disciplined portfolio management
Co-creation & Origination
Unique sourcing of original ideas through client co-creation, innovation, platforms and intrapreneurship
Operators & Investors
Strong bench of business builders, operators and investors, and ecosystem of advisors across tech, regulation and banking
Our Team
Operating Members and Leadership

Alex Manson

CEO
Expertise: Fixed Income Origination and Structuring, Investment Banking Advisory and Capital Raising, Commercial and Corporate Banking Career: Previously Head of Transaction Banking (Standard Chartered), Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse
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Chris Flanagan

COO
Expertise: Cross Banking Infrastructure, Financial Markets Business Establishment and Wind-downs Career: Previously Barclays, Nomura, Lehman Brothers, Credit Suisse, American Express, KPMG
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Elsy Li

Fundraising, M&A
Expertise: Fundraising, M&A, Capital Markets, Investor Relations, Corporate Development Career: Previously COO (Peterson Holdings), Sun Hung Kai & Co., Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers
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Jussi Nunes

Finance
Expertise: Digital Banking, Payments, Retail, SME, Corporate and Institutional Banking Career: Previously Chief Financial Officer at Swyftx, Openpay, BNK Bank, Commonwealth Bank
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Gwenda Phillips

Risk
Expertise: Risk Management - Fintechs and Digital Assets, Venture Capital, Sales Execution, Corporate Banking Career: Previously Chief Risk Officer (Acting) (ANZ), ANZi Investments / Ventures, TechReady for Non-Tech Female Founders, SheStarts Accelerator
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Esme Hodson

Compliance
Expertise: Compliance & Risk, Digital Assets, Global Fintech Career: Previously Director, Compliance (Block.one), Commonwealth Bank, Financial Services Authority
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Gautam Jain

Middle East, Investments
Expertise: Intersection of Business and Technology, Investing & Fundraising, Payments and Cash Management, Trade Finance Career: Previously Head of Digitization and Client Access (Standard Chartered), Barclays, HSBC, Citi
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Gurdeep Singh Kohli

Global Head of Enterprise Innovation, Standard Chartered
Expertise: Venture Building, Strategy, Governance, Client Engagement Career: Previously MD Group Strategy (Standard Chartered), Credit Suisse, McKinsey
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Harald Eltvedt

Incubation
Expertise: Digital Transformation, Technology, Venture building Career: Entrepreneur, Founder from inception to exit (WebMD, Pentalog, Havas)
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Aaditya Bhave

HR

Agnieszka Verlet

Legal
Expertise: Corporate Law, Digital Transformation, Finance Systems, Product & Operations Career: Previously Senior Legal Counsel (Standard Chartered), HSBC, DLA Piper
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Michael Cutler

Tech
Expertise: AI, Web3, Digital Assets, Venture Building, Sustainability Career: Previously CTO, KPMG Digital Village, Poseidon Impact, UK Government, Spotify, Intel, Sky
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Senior Practitioner Advisors

Claudia Zeisberger

INSEAD Faculty & Private Capital Expert

Mike Sigal

Entrepreneur & Venture Capital

Steve Leonard

Deeptech Investor & CEO of SGInnovate

Yen Yen Tan

20+ Years in Technology

David Gurle

Serial Technology Entrepreneur

Pascal G Bouvier

Entrepreneur & Venture Capital
Our Presence
Global Locations
We know how to operate in high growth but highly regulated complex markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Singapore

Singapore
21 Collyer Quay, Level 10
Singapore, 049320

Kenya

Kenya
Standard Chartered Chiromo, Level 4, 48 Westlands Road, Nairobi, Kenya

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates
Al Khatem Tower, Hub71,
15th Floor, Al Maryah Island,
Abu Dhabi Global Market Square, Abu Dhabi

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia
Standard Chartered Bank 16th floor, Al Faisaliah Tower King Fahad Street PO Box 92224 Riyadh 11653 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Hong Kong

Hong Kong
Standard Chartered Bank Building, Level 2, 4-4A Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong

United Kingdom

United Kingdom
Standard Chartered Bank, HQ, Level 5, 1 Basinghall Avenue, London, EC2V 5DD, United Kingdom

SC Ventures Global Offices
Singapore
Kenya
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
SC Ventures Global Offices

Standard Chartered Bank,
HQ, Level 5,
1 Basinghall Avenue, London,
EC2V 5DD, United Kingdom

Standard Chartered Bank
16th floor, Al Faisaliah Tower
King Fahad Street PO Box 92224
Riyadh 11653
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Standard Chartered Chiromo,
Level 4, 48 Westlands Road,
Nairobi, Kenya

Al Khatem Tower, Hub71,
15th Floor, Al Maryah Island,
Abu Dhabi Global Market Square,
Abu Dhabi

21 Collyer Quay, Level 10
Singapore, 049320

Standard Chartered Bank Building,
Level 2, 4-4A
Des Voeux Road Central,
Hong Kong