PARTNER | FOUNDER

Mikael Krogh is the Founder and a Partner at Investigate VC, where he launched the firm’s first fund in 2018 to back companies structured around network effects — businesses where usage, participation, or data fundamentally strengthen the product.

Mikael brings a rare combination of investor depth and operational experience. He began his career as an equity analyst at one of Norway’s largest funds, Postbanken Verdipapirfond, before transitioning into private investment firms focused on venture and growth. His work has spanned early-stage investing, company building, and fund management across Europe and Asia.

In 2010, he relocated to Singapore to help establish BW Ventures, the corporate venture arm of BW Group, where he led investments and strategic initiatives at the intersection of industry and innovation.

At Investigate VC, Mikael now leads investment strategy and firm building — applying a long-term, systems-driven lens to how technology companies scale and how venture capital itself can be restructured around networked value creation.

PARTNER | CO-FOUNDER

Prior to co-founding Investigate, Michael led investment teams with a combined portfolio value exceeding $10B across Europe, the Far East, and Southeast Asia during his tenure at A.P. Moller–Maersk and with multiple Private Equity partners. His strategic and first principles leadership in multiple investment and corporate domains laid the foundation for a career focused on systems thinking and scalable innovation in core industries.

He has also a co-founded multiple VC endeavours including Motion Ventures’ first fund, and has played a pivotal role in Asia’s venture ecosystem through his work as a partner at Rainmaking — one of Europe’s largest accelerators and venture studios (known for Startupbootcamp) — as well as through founding multiple startup platforms across the region.

At Investigate VC, Michael focuses on fund strategy, platform design, and constructs to scale capital in core domains that matter - leveraging network effects to unlock compounding value across the portfolio and ecosystem at a new order of magnitude.

HEAD OF INVESTOR RELATIONS

May Hald is Head of Investor Relations at Investigate VC, where she leads engagement with LPs, partners, and the broader ecosystem — helping shape the capital, collaboration, and community around the fund’s global thesis.

With a background spanning startups, venture capital, public funding, and national innovation strategy, May brings a unique systems-level perspective to how early-stage ventures scale — and how network effects can be leveraged not only in products, but in how ecosystems are built.

Prior to joining Investigate, she advised a wide range of organizations across sectors and geographies — from government agencies and multi-asset investment funds to early-stage founders — on business development, fundraising, and international growth strategies.

She’s driven by a belief in long-term alignment, infrastructure-driven growth, and the transformative power of well-designed networks.

ADVISOR

Asia-Pacific Business Leader experienced at launching and scaling start-ups and accelerating growth for established brands. Investor in 25+ global start-ups.

Singapore

ADVISOR | LP

Irene is a serial entrepreneur and was the Founder and CEO of both Swift-Value Business Enterprise and Pte Ltd, global businesses she built and sold to an SGX listed company.

Singapore

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With a Harvard education and McKinsey background Magnus is the CEO & Founder of Antler a global startup generator and VC. He also co-founded Zalora (bought by Global Fashon Group).

Singapore

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Alex has significant experience as director, investor and co-founder of several companies within banking, maritime, oil & gas, real-estate and structured asset finance advisory.

Singapore

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Paul Bloemendal is a multi-faceted business leader and entrepreneur with experience across the world, the commodity value chain and investment cycle. He has successfully transformed and managed companies from large multinationals to strong regional players.

The Netherlands

ADVISOR

Banking/Investment experience in Tokyo/NY/Singapore for 38 years with the recent 10 years as a partner of a Japanese PE firm running its offshore/cross-border operations.

Singapore

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PhD candidate at NUS with research interests in machine learning/AI. Previously CFO of Norgas Carriers. 10 years experience managing companies in Asia

Singapore

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Wide experience as founder, investor and operator within technology, marketing, marketplaces, SaaS, blockchain, and advanced engineering, and with an extensive network.

Sweden

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PhD in laser physics. Formerly working in Corporate Finance and presently a board member of four listed companies. Nordic advisor to HSBC and founder/ board member of the Norwegian Institute of Directors.

Norway

ADVISOR | LP

Rob is co-owner and CFO in Mom in Balance, an international women's fitness chain, and an advisor at WWF Singapore. Before that, he gained many years of experience in banking and finance in Europe and the US.

The Netherlands

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Rob has ten years of experience working with and for family business owners in UK, UAE and US and is based in Singapore. He has advised multiple startup investments focused on social impact and climate change.  He started his career as an officer in the British Army.  

UK/Singapore

ADVISOR | LP

Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Mx2 Capital, an Early stage VC supporting infrastructure on Web3.  Has a barbell risk profile approach with Web3 “software” and energy asset “hardware”, with a background of founding and establishing companies and partnerships in global energy markets.  

(Singapore)

ADVISOR

Product and growth marketing leader with experience at Google, Meta, Alibaba and multiple startups, building and scaling products and revenue. Expertise in B2B & B2C tech, Ad-Tech, e-commerce and payments, D2C, and SaaS. 

(Singapore)

ADVISOR | LP

Legal, compliance, regulatory, and business leader with extensive experience in Europe, US, and globally. 20+ years partner at global law firm. Entrepreneur, investor, geo-economics & trade expert.

UK

ADVISOR

Seok has over 15 years of global experience working across different sectors, mainly in the commodities and VC space. She provides strategic advice to her portfolio of start-ups.

Singapore