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Alvin led the finance and strategy function as a Chief Finance Officer from Seed all the way to exit in his previous tenure in GoQuo - B2B travel-tech venture-backed startup GoQuo (backed by Gobi Partners, Golden Gate Ventures, Monk’s Hill Ventures), overseeing its growth as a company alongside the founder from 2 to 25 airlines, from 20 to 180 people, 5x its revenues between 2015 and 2019, raising multiple rounds of funding from venture capital and strategic investors, and navigating through the pandemic until the company's successful sale in 2022.

Since existing GoQuo, Alvin co-founded SEA-based venture studio Ignition Chamber Academy and the Chief of Staff School with Neil in nurturing new startups. He is an active angel investor, investing in and also serving as director and advisor of several companies in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Hong Kong and the UK. He is also a Venture Partner of a Hong Kong-based venture debt fund. 

Alvin spent his early working career with KPMG and PwC in Assurance services involving in various business industries such as hospitality and casino gaming, manufacturing, FMCG and oil and gas clients. Experienced in the consumer travel space, Alvin spent 4 years with Tune Hotels heading the finance operations before joining GoQuo.