Tiang Lim Lim Foo

Tiang Lim Foo

Tiang Lim Foo is a Partner and co-founder of Forge Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Singapore. He currently serves as a Venture Partner at Next Billion Ventures as well.2

Background and Experience

• Tiang has over 12 years of experience in the tech industry, starting his career as a product manager at a FinTech company in Singapore.3
• He previously worked at Evernote, where he launched the company's operations in Asia, growing the user base 10x from 1 million to over 10 million users and revenue by 10x across 3 years.1
• Tiang was also a partner at SeedPlus, a leading seed fund in Southeast Asia backed by SGInnovate, Jungle Ventures, Cisco, and IFC.2
• He holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honors from the National University of Singapore and is an alumnus of the NUS Overseas College (NOC) programme in Silicon Valley, where he attended Stanford University.12

Current Role at Forge Ventures

As a Partner and co-founder of Forge Ventures, Tiang invests in early-stage startups in Southeast Asia, particularly in Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines.3 He has invested in category-leading startups in the region such as Qoala, Rukita, and Homage.2

Tiang believes in the value of long-term dedication and perseverance in the startup world. He aims to bring out the best in founders by providing guidance, governance, and tough love when necessary.3