Who we are | Creative Ventures

Team

Our team includes financial analysts, operators, industrialists, and PhD technologists with deep subject-matter expertise. We aim to be the most rigorous manager in VC because the sectors we invest in require it.

General Partner

Champ Suthipongchai

With over a decade of digital transformation experience in the industrial at Johnson & Johnson and SHARP Electronics, Champs brings together a blended perspective as an investor, operator, and engineer to pinpoint unique market opportunities that are ripe for disruptions through advanced technologies.

General Partner

James Wang

James is a general partner at Creative Ventures and a co-founder of Lioness Health. Previously worked on the core investment team at Bridgewater Associates. Worked at Google[x] for the Makani project. Background in AI/ML. Expert in both investments and technology.

General Partner

Alex Luce

Alex brings a blend of technical and business acumen to the firm, leveraging his background as a scientist, engineer, and operator. Prior roles included work at the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E), and Prelude Ventures.

Principal

Kulika Weizman

Kulika is a biotechnologist with an entrepreneurial background. As a co-founder and former CEO of a biotech startup, she brings technical expertise and operational business development experience to Creative.

Venture Partner

Ted Thirapatana

After working at a startup in the first dotcom boom, Ted became a C-level executive at one of the fastest growing construction companies in Asia. An experienced investor and advisor, Ted is an expert on helping startups work with large conglomerates.

Operating Partner

Daniel Lin

Daniel is the founder of a tech-landing pad in Asia, FutureWard. With his experience as an international business development executive, Dan has been helping startups and tech companies expanded their business in Asia.

Senior Associate

Stamp Suksantiswad

Stamp is an ex-management consultant and he was the project leader of multimillions digital projects. His knowledge in project management and marketing is ready to support both Creative and its portfolio companies.

Analyst

Dew Sihawong

Dew is a talent strategist and business graduate who brings his fresh and impactful perspective to Creative. He was in the strategy team in one of the top global e-commerce and participated in many strategic projects while finishing his master’s degree in finance.

Office Manager

Orn Orpong

Orn is an experienced office manager who has operated in the world’s largest conglomerates. Here at Creative, she helps solidify and synergize our working multi-office working cultures.

Investor

Chidi Nwankpa

Chidi is an Investor at Creative Ventures and the Founder of The Global Health Partners, a non-profit strategic advisory firm. Previously, Chidi served as a practicing Family Medicine Physician after completing her Medical Degree. Chidi brings a breadth of clinical experience and diverse knowledge of global issues to the team.

Advisors

Our experienced advisors help bolster our capabilities and add perspective to our investment process.

Advisor

Michael Mayer

Managing Director of Montreux Equity Partners, a US-based private equity fund with healthcare focus. Previously Partner at PricewaterhouseCooper and Berkeley International

Technical Advisor

Brian Frank

Managing Partner of FTW Ventures, Food focused VC fund in Silicon Valley. Brian help Creative due diligence with his deep expertise and network in food industry.

Technical Advisor

Linda Pouliot

Linda is the serial founder of robotics companies. Her expertise and network in advanced robotics is helping Creative in exclusive deal sourcing and diligence processes.