Mr. Kenneth Chew joined Vickers in 2018 and is based in San Francisco as part of the Silicon Valley team. Kenneth focuses on investments in Artificial Intelligence and SaaS, and also leads Vickers' efforts in Korean startup investments.
Prior to joining Vickers, Kenneth led the Singapore outfit for Noroo Holdings, the investment holding arm of a listed Korean chemicals company, focusing on food and agri tech startups and also led the company's investment into 500 Startups Durians Fund II. Kenneth also spent a year in Silicon Valley, where he co-founded PIF, a consumer tech platform for networking and helping people share their unique stories, raising $500,000 from angels and a seed fund.
Kenneth received his BSc in Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and his MBA from The Wharton School. He is also the recipient of the Glaxo-SmithKline EDB scholarship awarded by the Singapore Government, where he spent the first 7 years of his career. He is fluent in English and Mandarin, and colloquial Korean.