VC | Founder & Startup Advisor | Empowering Founders to Scale | Global Citizen & Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Bridge Builder

I work with two types of people:

⚡Founders and business owners preparing for capital, acquisition, or exit
⚡Investors seeking curated access to high-quality opportunities and communities 

I sit in between - connecting the right capital with the right opportunities, globally.

WHO I AM

I’m Anna C. Mallon - a serial entrepreneur, investor, and ecosystem builder with 25+ years operating across Asia, Europe, and the U.S.

I split my time between Singapore, London, and Amsterdam, after spending 15 years building companies and ecosystems in Asia.

My edge is internationalisation, scale through partnerships, and exit strategy - seen from both the founder and investor side.

TRACK RECORD (CURATED)

• Founder of 5 companies
• Involved in a $289M exit transaction (2010)
• Supported 330+ startups, raising $500M+ collectively
• Formerly led VC & Startup Ecosystem partnerships at AWS
• Led innovation programs with Meta, Google, Shell, Daimler, Bosch
• Invested across startups, private businesses, and real estate
• Worked with and alongside leading funds including Sequoia, Northzone, and global VCs
• Ran and advised venture builders, accelerators, and investor-backed programs
• Board member of a publicly listed company
• Featured in Forbes, Channel NewsAsia, Web Summit, and global media

WHAT I DO NOW

Today, I build and steward global wealth ecosystems connecting:

📍Investors seeking curated deal access
📍Founders preparing for investment, scale, or exit
📍Operators and acquirers seeking quality businesses
📍Ecosystem partners bringing capital, deals, or distribution

My work spans venture, M&A, property, and private capital — with a focus on cross-border scale, partnership-led growth, and exits.

HOW I WORK

I don’t pitch deals publicly. I don’t run mass-market funnels. LinkedIn is where I share:

✨ how investors and buyers actually think
✨why good businesses struggle to scale or exit globally
✨how partnerships compound faster than capital alone

The actual work happens outside.

In parallel I’m also a mother of two teenagers - fuelled by strong coffee ☕️and a high tolerance for complexity.

WHO THIS IS FOR

👉 Exited or near-exit founders transitioning into investors
👉 Angels, HNWIs, family offices, and allocators
👉 Operators, acquirers, and ecosystem builders

If this resonates, please reach out here or at the link below. I would be delighted to connect and hear more. 
https://www.annacmallon.com/more

Anna C Mallon ⚡⚡⚡

Most business owners don’t really own a business.
They own a job. And it’s usually not one a buyer wants.

I learned this the hard way.

For a long time, I thought I was building a company.
What I’d actually done was build myself into it (a cage).

Every decision came back to me.
Clients want me.
If I step away, things slowed.

But that’s not ownership and not transferable...
...the business is leaning on one person

When I started working with owners who wanted to sell - and when I looked honestly back at my own earlier businesses - I kept seeing the same thing.

Good businesses on the surface.
Very shaky underneath.

Buyers notice it straight away. If 

📍 the owner is the bottleneck.
📍the knowledge sits in one head.
📍the business only works when someone is constantly jumping in.

That is not something they (or we) want to buy.

That’s why these businesses get discounted.
Not because they’re bad.
Because they are risky.

The fix isn’t fancy.
And it’s rarely comfortable.

You...

👉 Hand things over.
👉 Write things down.
👉 Set it up so the business runs when you’re not there.

...Build it so you can step back.
Not so you have to save it every day.

When you do that, a lot changes.
The value improves.
The stress eases.

And the business finally starts to give some freedom.

Many owners never make that shift.
Which is why most businesses never become sellable.

5x Entrepreneur & Investor | M&A | Investor Communities I Private markets & exits | UK • EU • Asia

Exit Carousel

Asia Founder Coaching

Helping post-Series A founders and other senior executives of scale-ups and fast growing companies gain the skills and confidence to build and lead world-class companies. 

Also, founder of Founders Circle SG/BKK - a monthly, closed-door mastermind group for Singapore- and Bangkok- based Founders 

https://asiafoundercoaching.com/

Head Coach

Self Employed

Helping early and post-Series A companies strategize, scale, partner and raise capital. Developed and ran programmes and workshops around market expansion, founder mental health, fund raising, scaling operations, hiring, etc.  Worked with: 

500 Startups, Seedstars, Plug and Play, TechStars, SheLovesTech, ImpactCollective, Born2Global, Chinaccelerator, MOX, GSMA, GROW Collective and others. 

Included startups in Samoa, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Senegal and more.

StartUp Coach and Mentor

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Member of the initial team establishing ADB's first venture fund, focusing on impact investments in emerging Asian markets.

Investment Advisor, ADB Ventures

muru-D

Ran Southeast Asia's leading early stage start-up accelerator, backed by Australian telco Telstra.

Head, Singapore/Asia

Acumula Asia

Consulting practice providing strategic biz/corp dev partnerships, market entry and fund raising for TMT and impact-focused companies across Asia. Corporate clients include: Xerox, Vodafone, Blackberry, ESPN-STAR Sports, Microsoft, DeNA and more.

Director

SOSV

Southeast Asian EiR for MOX - the Mobile Only Accelerator. MOX is operated by the US$700M venture capital firm SOSV, the world’s 2nd most active seed investor and 3rd most active early-stage investor in 2019.

Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) - MOX

migme

Oversaw strategic planning, commercial agreements and partnerships in the entertainment, games, handset and payment verticals for migme (ASX:MIG), a Foxconn-invested, emerging market social network platform. Partnerships included Universal Music, Sony Music, Deezer, Qyuki, CAA India, Meitu, PayTM, 7-Eleven and others. Indonesia, India and China focus.

Vice President Business Development

Market entry and business development for leading global provider of customer experience solutions and technologies for MNOs and handset OEMs across Asia.

Head, Asia Sales & Business Development (Consultant)

Vodafone Global Enterprise (VGE)

Negotiated and secured VGE's initial commercial contracts - totalling over 7 figures GBP - with mobile telcos in Singapore, Malaysia, India, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, etc.

Commercial Consultant - Asia

Acme Mobile

Founded SEAsia's #1 B2B and B2C distributor of mobile games. Proprietary billing and payment integrations with 22 carriers and 60+ distribution channels across 8 Asian countries. Distributed games/content from EA, Kiloo, Popcap, Sega, THQ, Handy Games, EPL, NBA, Universal Music, etc. Teams in SG, TH and PH. Trade sale to Binbit in 2009.

Founder/CEO

Head Coach at Asia Founder Coaching | Ringleader at Founders Circle SG/BKK | Serial Entrepreneur w/3 Exits | Board & Advisory Services | 30+ years of digital innovation in Asia | #BetterCallPaul

A serial founder with 3 exits and more than 30 years living/working in Asia, now helping new leaders acquire the skills and confidence they need to build strong team and great companies, as Founder and Head Coach of Asia Founder Coaching.

My goal is to help change the world by supporting new leaders through coaching, education and community building. I am passionate about impact, values, equality and mental wellness.

Schedule a free coaching session here if you're interested in learning more: https://calendarhero.to/intropaul

Previously: A serial entrepreneur (6 companies, 3 exits) and Asian digital pioneer. I have over 30 years of Asian regional experience, building companies, products and teams - while also working with founders, investors and accelerators. I've raised 10's of millions in venture funding, building and scaling startups in Asia.

Some highlights:
 
- Founding team member of ADBVentures: Asian Development Bank's impact-focused venture fund
- Led Telstra's early stage accelerator, muru-D, in Asia
- EiR/Southeast Asia at MOX: the Mobile Only Accelerator (now ORBIT)
- Founded, ran and exited Southeast Asia's largest distributor of mobile games: Acme Mobile
- Founded MTVAsia.com
- Co-founded pioneering Internet 1.0 startup, building from 4 to 650 people across 8 countries and a NASDAQ exit (IASIA)
- Mentor/coach with 500 StartUps, TechStars, Seedstars, SheLovesTech, Plug & Play, GSMA, Facebook, Born2Global and many others

Previously: 15+ years executive leadership, corporate and business development in the TMT space, specializing in mobile and digital media - including roles with Dow Jones, Telstra, Vodafone, Apple, Xerox, Microsoft, HP, Motorola, etc.

Deep global professional network. Expertise in start-ups, funding, scaling, innovation, games, music, media, payments and Asian market expansion. 

Also a popular speaker, moderator and instructor, offering courses/workshops in entrepreneurship, founder mental health, regional business expansion, startup fund raising (Seed and Series A) and pitching. 

Available for senior executive roles, due diligence, Board and other advisory positions.

Probably the only person you know who has worked at both MTV and ADB.

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