Alex Ng

Venture Capital | Startups | Edtech

Singapore, Singapore

About

Alex is the Managing Director of Spaze Ventures, where he leads the investments into early stage technology startups. He has invested in more than 80+ startups, helped them expand overseas and raise the next round of funding. Alex has more than a decade of experience from both the public and private sectors, where he helps companies grow. Before Spaze Ventures, he was the Vice President of a regional fintech company that specializes in payment processing and consumer data. He was responsible for corporate development, government relations, strategic alliances and regional business development, where he helped to expand into new markets and achieved the “Most Impactful in Asia"​ award at the 2012 ICT Awards. Wirecard subsequently acquired Korvac. Prior to that, Alex was Manager and Team Lead (Enterprise Technology) with International Enterprise Singapore. He specialised in the e-government and financial services clusters to help companies expand beyond the shores of Singapore. He received the MTI Borderless Award in 2010. Alex worked briefly as an engineer before starting his corporate career with a boutique private equity and venture capital firm, where he honed his skills and further developed his passion to help startups and companies grow. Alex currently serves as the President of Enterprise Singapore Society and the Chairman of Singapore Enterprise Chapter (SEC) at SGTECH. Alex holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) and a Master of Science (Technopreneurship & Innovation), both from Nanyang Technological University. He also attended the International Business Fellowship, Middle East Executive Management Program at University of Dubai.

Experience

  • Managing Director at Spaze Ventures
    2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

    - Leads the investment and mentorship of early stage technology startups - Invested in more than 80+ startups - Mentor & Judge for many IHLs, accelerators and incubators - Startup SG Accredited Mentor Partner (AMP)

  • Managing Director at EduSpaze
    2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    - Singapore 1st Edtech Accelerator supported by Enterprise Singapore - Regional edtech ecosystem - 3-month intensive acceleration programme

  • Managing Director at StartupSpaze
    2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

    - Startup Incubator - idea-to-seed stage, sector agnostic - 12-month incubation and mentorship

  • Enterprise Singapore Society (12 yrs 6 mos)
    • President
      2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    • Vice President
      2020 - 2022 · 2 yrs

    • Treasurer
      2018 - 2020 · 2 yrs

  • Vice Chairman, SME UNITE at Association of Small & Medium Enterprises
    2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    - Programme Director - Strategic initiative to equip SMEs with capabilities and tools for inorganic growth.