Luke Janssen

Co-Founder

Singapore, Singapore29 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founded and exited multiple successful startups.
  • Expert in venture capital and capital raising.
  • Passionate about purpose-driven business initiatives.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned entrepreneur with expertise in Fintech and AI-driven ventures.

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Skills

Core Skills

Artificial Intelligence (ai)Venture Capital

Other Skills

Capital RaisingStrategyEntrepreneurshipLeadershipStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentUser ExperienceMobile TechnologyMergers & AcquisitionsBig DataManagementBusiness AnalysisBusiness StrategyProgram ManagementMobile Commerce

About

Most important to me is thinking differently and creatively. Being curious about the world and not being afraid to try to change it. I am an Entrepreneur who founded and exited Tigerspike, founded Mangosteen Venture Studio, a fund that works with underrepresented founders to set up and grow purpose-driven companies; and through that co-founded / created: Bambu (wealth tech), Lucy (digital bank for underbanked women), Betacarbon (climate tech), and Minikai (AI agents for carers). I spend my time between Bali, Singapore, Sydney, UK and Portugal with my wife (@lydiajanssenart) and 3 children. In my spare time I dive (PADI advanced), fly planes (CAA PPL), Skydive (USPA-B), Freedive (SSI-1), Sail (Sydney-Hobart 2004), Ski, and rock climb. When I was young (school) I came 4th in a national waterski competition and represented HK playing Rugby while making some nice cheddar cheese selling t shirts and our band's CD. Who cares about all this stuff? I believe good things come from trying to become good at many things. At my core I am a musician. I play piano, guitar, sing, write and record songs (4m streams is my best effort!) and whistle (International Grand Champion 2009)... that's right. I'm the best whistler on the planet!

Experience

29 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs
Average Tenure
7 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Minikai

Chairman

Feb 2024Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Hybrid

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Venture CapitalCapital Raising

Dungbeetle

Co-Founder & Chairman

Jun 2022Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

  • Waging a war on greenwashing through data and blockchain

Conqa

Non Executive Director

Oct 2021Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · New Zealand

  • Helping a great NZ based software company to change the way the construction industry approaches quality control. Helping the guys avoid making all the mistakes that I did!

Betacarbon

Co-Founder and Non Executive Director

Sep 2021Present · 4 yrs 7 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • We saw an opportunity to fight climate change through the carbon credit markets in Australia, so we built a company to do that.

Lucy | #unstoppablewomen

Founder & Chairman

Jan 2020May 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Singapore

  • Lucy was a digital bank that helped female entrepreneurs found, run and grow their businesses. We ran for over 2 years, and helped thousands of women set up and grow their businesses, but sadly we closed in June 2023.

Mangosteen venture studio

Founding Partner

Aug 2018Present · 7 yrs 8 mos · Bali, Indonesia

  • Mangosteen Venture Studio is dedicated to founding and growing purpose driven regenerative businesses. We work with great executors who want to quit their corporate jobs and start their own thing.

Bambu - robo for everyone

Co-Founder

Aug 2017Jan 2024 · 6 yrs 5 mos · Singapore

  • Bambu is a B2B robo-advisor software that offers digital wealth services to financial and consumer businesses the ability to integrate and benefit from the ongoing digital transformation in wealth management. Sadly Bambu closed its doors in 2024.

Via

Strategy, APAC

Aug 2017Jun 2018 · 10 mos · Singapore

  • I helped Via with their South East Asian Strategy, working with the team to win a foundation contract in Asia. Via has built revolutionary technology that is changing the way people get around cities. it’s transportation that’s friendly to our planet and socially inclusive. Honestly it is the best tech I have seen, and I have seen a lot.

Concentrix tigerspike (now concentrix catalyst)

Founder, Chairman & CEO

Jan 2005Aug 2017 · 12 yrs 7 mos · Singapore

  • I founded Tigerspike in 2003 with $10k after selling my skydiving parachute. As CEO and then Chairman, we grew from nothing to over $50m in revenues with 300 people across offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney. We bootstrapped for the first 8 years, then went through two rounds of funding in 2011 and 2014. We exited to Synnex Corporation (Concentrix) in August 2017

Ge capital

KPMG Assistant manager

Sep 2002May 2003 · 8 mos · Greater Sydney Area

  • During my time at KPMG I spent 9 months on secondment working for GE Capital. Helping to define and streamline business processes in their equipment finance division.

Kpmg australia

Manager

Jan 2001Jun 2005 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Greater Sydney Area

  • I transferred from London to Sydney. Most recently I was manager in charge of the ICE (Information, communications, and Entertainment) service line of KPMG's IRM (Information Risk Management) division. I pretty much got fired since I was running Tigerspike as my side hustle and it got too big.

Kpmg uk

Senior Consultant

Jan 1997Jan 2001 · 4 yrs · London Area, United Kingdom

  • My first job after university was with KPMG. I joined the Financial Sector Audit division and then transferred to the Information Risk Management division for the Financial Sector. I did various IT auditing and consulting engagements for major banks in London. I finally qualified as a Chartered Accountant and celebrated by moving to Sydney.

Jpmorgan chase & co.

Summer Intern

Jun 1996Aug 1996 · 2 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

  • I was a summer intern for JPMorgan Chase (then Chase Manhattan) in their IT operations (disaster recovery) and then their global Aerospace corporate finance division.

University of london air squadron

Flight Lieutenant

Aug 1995Jun 1997 · 1 yr 10 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

  • Trained with ULAS (University of London Air Squadron) for 2 years while at University. Learning to fly RAF fighter trainers (Bulldogs)

Education

ICAEW

Chartered Accountant — Accounting

Jan 1998Jan 2001

King's College London

BSc — Computer Science with Management

Jan 1994Jan 1997

UWC South East Asia

International Baccalaureate

Jan 1990Jan 1994

King George 5th School HK

GCSE

Jan 1986Jan 1990

Muscat English Speaking School (Oman)

Jan 1980Jan 1985

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