Pocket Sun

Managing Partner & Co-Founder, SoGal Ventures

Singapore

Pocket Sun is Co-founder and Managing Partner of SoGal Ventures, the world’s first female-led millennial venture capital firm investing in startups in North America and Asia Pacific. In the past three years, the two partners of SoGal Ventures have made 50+ startup investments around the world. Shortly after receiving her Master’s Degree from the University of Southern California in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Pocket became one of the youngest persons ever to be on the cover of Forbes Magazine at the age of 24.

As a disruptor in venture capital and advocate for diversity, Pocket is frequently invited to speak to organizations such as PwC, Coca Cola, Credit Suisse, Accenture, Ogilvy & Mather, London Business School, National University of Singapore, and at the world's top tech and business conferences including Microsoft CEO Summit, Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit, and TEDx. She has been recognized with many awards and features for her entrepreneurial achievements, including Forbes 30 Under 30 in VC, BBC World News, Fortune, CNBC, LinkedIn Top Voices, Harper’s BAZAAR "Women of Our Time", CCTV, The Straits Times, Tatler "Generation T", Channel News Asia, DBS "Asian Unstoppables", 2017 Change Maker Award in "Next Generation Leadership", etc. Pocket was also the host of Start-Up Season 5 (Shark Tank of Singapore) which aired in 26 Asian markets, and has a Chinese podcast with 1 million+ listens.