Qin En Looi

CEO

Singapore, Singapore15 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-founded Southeast Asia's largest talent platform.
Recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30.
Expert in venture capital for blockchain startups.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a venture capital expert with a strong focus on blockchain and fintech industries.

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Human Computer InteractionTechnical WritingUsability TestingIBM ServersGermanManagement ConsultingResearchData MiningResume WritingBusiness DevelopmentManagementProject ManagementCopywritingMarketingCisco IOS

About

The 0 to 1 journey as a founder can be lonely and challenging. I’ve been there. At Saison Capital & Onigiri Capital, I partner with founders to grow from 0 to 1. My 0 to 1 experiences include co-founding: - Onigiri Capital, a venture capital fund focused on blockchain startups - Glints (Series D), Southeast Asia's largest talent platform for career development and recruitment - Ventures with BCG Digital Ventures (now BCG X) I also finished my Stanford undergraduate degree with distinction (top 15%) in 2 years. Connect with me at qinen@saisoncapital.com / qinen@onigiri.vc Previously recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 and Entrepreneurs 27 Under 27. Featured in Forbes, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Yahoo News, The Straits Times, Business Times, Today, Tech in Asia, e27, Digital News Asia, and Channel News Asia

Experience

15 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 7 mos

Current Experience

Onigiri capital

Managing Partner

Sep 2025 – Present · 8 mos

Onigiri Capital is a venture capital fund launched by Saison Capital, the corporate venture arm of Japan’s Credit Saison.
Onigiri Capital is on a mission to chart the next chapter of finance. We invest in seed and Series A blockchain startups in stablecoins, payments, RWAs, DeFi and financial infra.
Besides Saison, we are backed by leading Asian financial institutions. We help founders navigate the complexity of partnering with institutions, capitalising on our extensive, trusted network in finance and blockchain.

Saison capital

2 roles

Partner

Promoted

Jun 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

Saison Capital is an early stage fund with a focus on emerging markets. We back ambitious founders solving big problems, with deep fondness for web3, fintech and embedded finance - non-fintech companies expanding into fintech. Our team comes from an operating background, and we are unafraid to roll up our sleeves to support our founders. We are backed by Credit Saison, a Tokyo-listed 30b AUM consumer finance company with extensive financial services across Asia.

Principal

Oct 2021 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

Bcg digital ventures

Venture Architect

Jul 2019 – Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Singapore

Started in classic management consulting with BCG, before being the first full-time convert in Southeast Asia to BCG Digital Ventures. At BCG, launched a nationwide sales program for one of the largest banks in Southeast Asia, driving improvements to performance management, culture and internal communications. At BCG Digital Ventures, built 0-to-1 pre-seed ventures in sustainability, agetech and FMCG.

Glints

COO & Co-Founder

Aug 2013 – Oct 2017 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Singapore

Glints is Southeast Asia’s largest talent platform for career development and recruitment. Founded in 2013 in Singapore, Glints has empowered more than 1.5 million professionals and 30,000 organizations to realize their human potential.
We were the youngest to have raised venture capital in Southeast Asia from East Ventures, 500 Startups, SPH Media Fund, Gobi Partners, Golden Equator Capital, Wavemaker Partners, SG Innovate.
I led marketing, operations and human capital - team building, recruiting, compensation, onboarding, management, culture, and internal communications.
As seen on Forbes, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Yahoo News, The Straits Times, Business Times, Today, Tech In Asia, e27, and Digital News Asia, Channel News Asia.

Institute for infocomm research

Researcher

Jan 2008 – Mar 2012 · 4 yrs 2 mos

The Institute for Infocomm Research is a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) family. I published 13 research papers (11 of which I'm first-author) and presented 4 projects in human-computer interaction at international peer-reviewed conferences and journals.