Martin Berry
Founding Partner
Martin is the founder and CEO of Launcho Ventures, a highly successful serial entrepreneur who has built and sold several companies worth more than $600M, most notably the Gong Cha Group.
Prior to that, he was a senior executive having held large global roles in consumer banking for Citibank, Barclays and Standard Chartered.
Founding Partner
Peter Rodwell
Peter is co-founder and COO of Launcho Ventures, a highly experienced global leader having been Division President for McDonald's 35 countries across Australia, New Zealand, Middle East, Pacific Islands, and Africa.
He is also a Private Equity consulting expert, having worked on major deals in APAC such as McDonald's China/ HK- Carlyle Group Laser Clinics Au - KKR and many more for mid-large PE firms.
Michelle Chang
Investment Director
Michelle is a seasoned technology and VC executive, with pan-Asian experience at leading VC funds and diverse insight spanning e-commerce marketing, business development and finance.
Her career has included her time at Vertex Venture Holdings, a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings and scaling luxury e-commerce platform Reebonz where she was its first employee in Taiwan, and led the growth of the digital business from the ground up to nearly $USD1 million in its first year.
VC associate
Roy Ong
Roy previously worked at a Corporate Innovation Accelerator in Singapore and South East Asia working across verticals to support deal flow in a corporate venture capital setting as well as overseeing projects with clients in a management consulting role.
Prior to that, Roy had stints in business development, where he was part of a team that spearheaded creation of online sales channels for an FMCG company.
Marketing Lead
Alina Odintcova
Alina is an accomplished marketer experienced in innovative fast-paced start-up and agency environments.
She was leading marketing projects for a multi-award winning digital agency and was part of the founding team of Sen Natural, a Singapore-based natural cosmetics start-up. Prior to that she was driving digital marketing efforts for various Rocket internet ventures in South-East Asia and Latin America.
Marketing & Communications
Edoria Ridzmann
Edoria is a seasoned marketer with a special talent for content marketing and copywriting.
She was part of multi-award winning digital agencies in South-East Asia and New Zealand driving digital & content initiatives for her clients, well-known global brands, before she moved to the start-up environment to help new ventures win marketing battles.
Venture Manager
Grzegorz Sagan
Grzegorz is the PWR UP venture manager, an e-commerce leader with experience in leading start-ups within South-East Asia including Lazada, foodpanda and HappyFresh.
Grzegorz was the ex-Managing Director of HappyFresh Thailand, Thailand’s leading online grocery marketplace. Prior to his stint as MD, he was the Director of Operation in HappyFresh, and the Regional Head of Operational Excellence at the Lazada Group.
Grzegorz is certified as an ISSAC Six Sigma Black Belt.
