Mohan Belani πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ

CEO

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore18 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Co-Founder and CEO of e27, a leading tech ecosystem platform.
  • Active investor in over 30 startups across multiple regions.
  • Expert in strategic partnerships and business development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Investment expert with a strong focus on startup ecosystems.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentVenture CapitalProduct ManagementContent StrategyInvestingFundraisingStrategic GuidanceBrand StrategyGrowth StrategyDeal SourcingInvestmentStartup SupportTrainingProduct DevelopmentTeam ManagementPartnership DevelopmentProduct LaunchEcosystem BuildingMarketingE-commerce

Other Skills

Southeast Asia EcosystemStrategic PartnershipsCommunity ManagementStartup networksMarketing StrategyPartnershipsEvent ManagementEarly stage companiesBusiness ModelBrand VisibilityInvestment StrategiesContent CreationDeveloper RelationsEntrepreneurshipMobile Devices

About

Feel free to connect with me for anything regarding e27. Happy to help Founders and organizations keen to engage the tech ecosystem. For any editorial/content related matters, please send a mail to writers@e27.co. I don't write and I'm not the Editor.

Experience

18 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Block71 global

Mentor

Feb 2025 – Present Β· 1 yr 3 mos Β· Singapore

  • Provide strategic guidance and tactical help to startups in the following areas:
  • Product Market Fit
  • Business Model and Growth
  • Fundraising & Team Building
  • Adaptability & Learning
Strategic GuidanceFundraisingBusiness Model

Sugarokr

Advisor

Jan 2023 – Present Β· 3 yrs 4 mos Β· Singapore

  • Advisor to the CEO on brand visibility and growth
  • Acquired by Happy5 in Aug 2024
Brand VisibilityGrowth StrategyBrand Strategy

Orvel ventures

Partner

Apr 2022 – Present Β· 4 yrs 1 mo Β· Singapore

  • Focused on fund raising from angels, HNIs, family offices and working towards our first close by end July 2022
  • Investing in early stage companies across SEA
  • Average 100K check sizes in Seed and Pre-A companies
  • Follow on investor, we don’t lead
FundraisingInvestingEarly stage companies

E27 ventures

Co-Founder

Jan 2022 – Present Β· 4 yrs 4 mos Β· Singapore

  • Deal sourcing for early stage and growth stage tech companies
  • Working with a private angel syndicate network to collectively invest in tech companies
  • Helping Founders by combining the value of e27's network and the pool of founder/operator angel investors
  • Investors looking to join this network, please email me: mohan@e27.co
  • Founders looking to raise capital and are open to a syndicate network, please email me: mohan@e27.co
Deal SourcingInvestment StrategiesInvestment

Founder institute

Mentor

Aug 2021 – Present Β· 4 yrs 9 mos Β· Singapore

Unreasonable

Mentor

Jun 2021 – Jul 2021 Β· 1 mo Β· Singapore

Nus engineering

Mentor

Feb 2021 – Dec 2023 Β· 2 yrs 10 mos Β· Singapore

  • - Selected for the NUS Engineering Alumni Mentorship Programme to build a strong and dynamic relationship between the student community and alumni

Singapore management university

SMU IIE Mentor Panel

Jan 2021 – Present Β· 5 yrs 4 mos Β· Singapore

  • - Providing mentorship to the startups and SMU students as part of the Business Innovations Generator (BIG) programme

Channel newsasia

Host - Start-UP Season 2

Dec 2014 – Feb 2015 Β· 2 mos Β· Singapore

Pt digital startup nusantara - dailysocial.net

Board Member

Oct 2014 – Apr 2024 Β· 9 yrs 6 mos Β· Indonesia

  • Joined the board post Optimatic's investment into Dailysocial
  • Exited in Apr 2024
  • Dailysocial.id is an Indonesian based tech media company.

Channel newsasia

Host - Start-UP Season 1

Dec 2013 – Feb 2014 Β· 2 mos Β· Singapore

Startups, early stage funds and pre ipo companies

Investor

Feb 2013 – Present Β· 13 yrs 3 mos

  • Personally invested in over 30 startups and early stage technology funds across Southeast Asia, India, USA and New Zealand. I enjoy working with Founders and supporting them in their startup journey. Typical ticket sizes are up to 25K. My focus is on companies making a global impact and
  • 1. 8capita Fund 1, Singapore, 2012 (exited)
  • 2. Golden Gate Venture Fund 1, Singapore, 2013 (exited)
  • 3. Vault Dragon, Seed, Singapore, 2014
  • 4. Garuda.io, Seed, Singapore, 2014
  • 5. Tees.co.id, Seed, Indonedia, 2015
  • 6. Global From Day One Fund 2, New Zealand, 2016
  • 7. Kearny Jackson Fund 1, USA, 2018
  • 8. gLife, Seed, Singapore, 2019
  • 9. Anapi, Seed, Singapore, 2019 (exited - acquired by Aetna Insurance Brokers in 2022)
  • 10. PraisePal, Seed, Singapore, 2019
  • 11. NirogStreet, Seed, India, 2019
  • 12. Long Term Stock Exchange, Series B, USA, 2019
  • 13. Calm, Secondary Post Series B, USA, 2020
  • 14. MindFi, Seed, Singapore, 2020
  • 15. Launch Fund 3, USA, 2020
  • 16. Betterhalf.ai, Seed, India, 2020
  • 17. Eat Just, Secondary, USA, 2021
  • 18. Mindbloom, Series A, USA, 2021
  • 19. Kearny Jackson Fund 2, USA, 2021
  • 20. Volcon, pre-IPO, USA, 2021 (exited - NASDAQ IPO)
  • 21. Confetti Snacks, Seed, Singapore, 2021
  • 22. Rebel Fund, Singapore, 2021
  • 23. Alpha JWC Fund 3, Indonesia, 2021
  • 24. Job.com, USA, 2021
  • 25. Play Ventures, Singapore, 2021
  • 26. Infinity Ventures Crypto Fund 1, Singapore, 2022
  • 27. HealthIQ, Series D+, USA, 2022 (Shut down)
  • 28. Flash Coffee, Series B, Singapore, 2022 (Shut down)
  • 29. Flowstation, Pre-Seed, Singapore, 2022 (Exited - Acquired by Gnosis)
  • 30. Forta Health, Series A, USA, 2022
  • 31. Foxmont Fund II, Seed, Philippines, 2022
  • 32. Shoppable, Pre-Seed, Philippines, 2023
  • 33. Evo Commerce, Pre-Series A, Singapore, 2023
  • 34. iVS - ShowHeroes, Series B, Singapore, 2023
  • 35. NonPublic, Seed, Singapore, 2023
  • 36. nVentures Fund 1, Singapore, 2024,
  • 37. Quanten Media, Pre-Seed, India, 2025
InvestmentStartup Support

E27 (optimatic)

Co-Founder and CEO

Dec 2011 – Present Β· 14 yrs 5 mos Β· Singapore

  • (For media invites, features or press coverage, please invite my content team members at writers@e27.co)
  • Currently focused on new business development activities, partnerships, hiring, quarterly OKR planning and driving execution
  • Work closely with the management team on various areas including product, content, business development, marketing and customer support
  • Previous work included managing all aspects of the e27.co product, fund raising activities, working with the board on strategy alignment, content strategy for Echelon events, regional partnerships and business development
  • e27.co is a startup and tech ecosystem platform focusing on providing tools to entrepreneurs to help them build and grow their businesses. We have a freemium based model with features to match make Founders to investors, help Founders get deals for software services and match make Founders to mentors.
Southeast Asia EcosystemStrategic PartnershipsContent StrategyCommunity ManagementStartup networksBusiness Development+3

Mig33

Project Consultant

Jun 2011 – Oct 2011 Β· 4 mos Β· Singapore

  • Worked with the VP of Business Development to launch a games distribution partnership with Electronic Arts (EA)
  • Worked with the software development agency to spec and launch the gaming product on the mig33 platform
  • mig33 was a feature phone based mobile social network that was very popular in emerging markets and among users not using smartphones
Product DevelopmentTeam Management

Littlelives inc

Project Consultant

Jan 2011 – Apr 2012 Β· 1 yr 3 mos Β· Singapore

  • Supported the CEO in business development activities with the government agencies and public schools
  • Worked on cold calling and email outreach to early stage educational institutes and public schools
  • Provided training and support to the end users (principals and teachers) to onboard them and get them to fully use the suite of services
  • Littlelives is an edutech company providing school management software to manage and improv daily operations and business routines.

Gokil games

Co-Founder

Jul 2010 – Dec 2011 Β· 1 yr 5 mos Β· Singapore

  • Worked with a team of developers, designers and artists and oversaw all aspects of product development, design and art direction
  • Built a dev team in Manila, working on iPhone and HTML5 gaming apps
  • Launched an iPhone game (Clan Fight), featuring a mafia wars style game play
  • Gokil Games was a mobile gaming startup
Business DevelopmentTraining

E27 (optimatic)

Director

Jul 2008 – Jul 2010 Β· 2 yrs Β· Singapore

  • Involved in very early stage ecosystem building activities with government agencies, angel investors, VCs and corporates
  • Closed BD projects with clients such as Google, Yahoo, Paypal, Microsoft, Ebay, Facebook, Singapore government agencies etc.
  • Created most of the online content pieces in the e27.co blog
  • Worked on content, speakers, partnerships, BD and marketing initiatives for Echelon 2009 and 2010
  • Brought in the Geeks on a Plane group to Singapore in 2010
  • e27 started out as a student community within NUS. I was one of the Directors and work on various business development, partnerships, content, events and community initiatives.
Partnership DevelopmentProduct Launch

Mindwasabi pte ltd

Research Intern

Dec 2007 – Jan 2008 Β· 1 mo Β· Singapore

  • Supported the CEO in research and data collection efforts for a few of their projects. This included physical data collection, phone interviews and surveys
  • Mindwasabi was a consulting company that used cognitive research, human network behavioral patterns, group dynamics and decision making techniques to provide research and insights to organizations.
Ecosystem BuildingContent CreationBusiness Development

National university of singapore entrepreneurs' association (nusea)

President

Nov 2006 – Jun 2007 Β· 7 mos Β· San Francisco Bay Area

MarketingE-commerce

Kriyari inc

Marketing Manager

Jul 2006 – Jul 2007 Β· 1 yr Β· San Francisco Bay Area

  • First employee at the company
  • Onboarding new stores to the platform and ensuring their content was properly curated
  • Championing the initial efforts for a site wide design and UX revamp
  • Pitching and working with various brands to come on board as early customers
  • Setting up the company's first presence at one of the largest ecommerce trade shows
  • Working with CEO on various random matters that needed support on including fund raising, pitching, product and marketing support, events
  • I was the first employee at Kriyari, a site that curated email marketing content from ecommerce companies to power online stores.

Education

National University of Singapore

BEng β€” Computer Engineering

Jan 2005 – Jan 2008

NUS Overseas Colleges

Jan 2006 – Jan 2007

Stanford University

Management Science & Engineering

Jan 2006 – Jan 2007

Nanyang Polytechnic

Diploma

Jan 2000 – Jan 2002

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