Abby is a Vice President for Big Idea Ventures in New York. Prior to this she was a Senior Associate and founding team member at Quake Capital, an industry agnostic VC and accelerator program with four locations across the US. She has previously founded a company in the edtech space.

She holds a degree in Finance and Data Science from NYU’s Stern School of Business.

Andrew D. Ive, Founder and Managing General Partner, created Big Idea Ventures to solve the world’s biggest challenges by supporting the world’s best entrepreneurs. He has invested in more early stage / pre-seed food companies than any other investor worldwide. Investors in New Protein Fund I include a variety of investors such as Tyson Foods & Temasek.

Andrew serves on the Advisory Board for Tufts Nutrition Council, is a Friedman School Entrepreneurship Advisor, previously served on the Small Business Council Board of the Department of Trade and Industry advising the UK Government on entrepreneurship and high growth companies. A Harvard Business School graduate and Procter & Gamble brand management trained.

Ben is the Channel Director for Big Idea Ventures based in Singapore. Prior to joining Big Idea Ventures he worked as a Senior Account Manager – Strategic Partnerships at Grab in Singapore. Ben’s background is in F&B as both a chef and consultant, working in fine dining in New York as well as opening a number of restaurants in Hong Kong. In addition, he has experience in food supply chain and distribution and business development.

He holds a B.S in General Studies with a Music minor from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ben is an in-house resource for strategic corporate sponsorships, culinary development and regional F&B networks in SE Asia.

Aaron is the Program Associate at Big Idea Ventures in New York. Previously, he worked at the University of Michigan, his alma mater, where he led marketing and designed sustainability initiatives for their food service enterprise, including a Plant-Forward Menus program. Before that he worked in plant-based and sustainable food startups in marketing and sales.

He has a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a Sustainable Food Systems concentration from the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.

Christian is currently the Managing Partner, Asia for Big Idea Ventures. Prior to this he was a seasoned operator with experience in bringing US based startups to Asia. His first startup was at AdMob which was acquired by Google for US$750MM. The second startup was JUST where he was the 1st employee internationally. Recently he was at Domo where he joined pre-IPO as the 1st employee in Southeast Asia. The company IPO on NASDAQ in 2018. He also worked at Google and Microsoft.

He is attending the University of Oxford, Master of Science program.

Christian is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to scaling operations.

Dr. Dalal is the Program Director for Big Idea Ventures in Singapore. Prior to this, she established the first Food Technology Accelerator Program in Hong Kong and collectively worked with global food tech startups, with special focus on plant-based protein alternatives, cellular-agriculture, sustainability, smart kitchen equipment, med-tech and Big Data and Software analytics. She has several publications in top tier peer reviewed journals including Lipids, Immunology & Plos One.

She has a PhD in Food Science and Food Biotechnology from University of Hong Kong, MSc Biomedical Sciences from Manchester Metropolitan University, and a BSc, Biomedical Sciences from The University of Manchester.

Dr. Dalal is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to food science.

Elaine is the Social Design Associate at Big Idea Ventures. She is responsible for managing the social presence of the fund and its portfolio companies, as well as outreach and engagement with various industry event partners and news agencies.

She holds a degree in History from the University of California, Berkeley, and will be attending Harvard University this fall for a Master’s in Regional Studies East Asia.

Elaine is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to social media, public relations, and marketing.

Emily is the Director of Investor Relations at Big Idea Ventures. Previously, she led strategic growth at Vokal, a digital consultancy. Prior to that, she was an associate with Tyson Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Tyson Foods, where her investment focus areas included alternative proteins, sustainability improvements, and technology-enabled operational enhancements. Additionally, she has experience in public health research and health education.

She has a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from UNC-Chapel Hill and a Master of Management Studies from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Kitty is the Program Associate at Big Idea Ventures in New York. Previously, she worked at Quake Capital’s New York & LA offices, where she organised events, was in charge of design, university programs, and helped with accelerator operations.

She has a B.S in Management and Sustainable Business and a minor in Studio Art from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Yulin is an Associate at Big Idea Ventures in Singapore. She works in Singapore and Shanghai to support our portfolio companies in Asia. Previously she worked in the strategy team at Cargill’s Singapore and Shanghai offices, where she helped with market entry and business development strategies in protein and food additives, with China as the focus market. Before that, she worked at DBS Bank on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters and at PwC Singapore to support MNCs in leveraging opportunities arising from China’s Belt-and-Road Initiative.

She holds a double degree in Business Administration and Economics from National University of Singapore.

Dr. Zhao is the resident Food Scientist at Big Idea Ventures. His technical expertise includes specialisation in post-harvest technology, food packaging and processing, and shelf-life evaluation. Under his guidance, several companies were successful in adopting innovative novel technology, solutions and processes to commercialise their product with better nutritional value, a stable shelf-life among other value-added functional properties. Prior to this he worked at the Food Innovation Resource Centre as a Food Technologist.

He holds a PhD/BSc (Honours) in Food Technology from Massey University, New Zealand

Dr. Zhao is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to scientific/technical/regulatory/formulation.

Mia is the Program Director at Big Idea Ventures In New York. Prior to this she worked as an analyst for an NYC-based family office where she assisted in research and strategy as well as operations for several internally managed direct investments.

She holds a degree in Economics from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and is a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the International Honor Society for Economics.

Tom is the Chief Investment Officer for Big Idea Ventures. Prior to this, he was a Founding Partner/Chief Financial Officer of Tyson Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Tyson Foods. While at Tyson, he led investments in Beyond Meat, Clear Labs, FoodLogiQ, Future Meat Technologies, Memphis Meats, MycoTechnology, New Wave Foods and Tovala.

He graduated from Villanova University with a BS, Accountancy. Tom has a CPA license (State of New York).

Tom is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to accountancy.

Yi Ting is a Jr. Program Associate with Big Idea Ventures in Singapore. Prior to this she has worked experience in events, programs and social media management in National Parks Board and the Jane Goodall Institute.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences from National University of Singapore with a specialisation in Environmental Biology.

Andrew D. Ive, Founder and Managing General Partner, created Big Idea Ventures to solve the world’s biggest challenges by supporting the world’s best entrepreneurs. He has invested in more early stage / pre-seed food companies than any other investor worldwide. Investors in New Protein Fund I include a variety of investors such as Tyson Foods & Temasek.

Andrew serves on the Advisory Board for Tufts Nutrition Council, is a Friedman School Entrepreneurship Advisor, previously served on the Small Business Council Board of the Department of Trade and Industry advising the UK Government on entrepreneurship and high growth companies. A Harvard Business School graduate and Procter & Gamble brand management trained.

Christian is currently the Managing Partner, Asia for Big Idea Ventures. Prior to this he was a seasoned operator with experience in bringing US based startups to Asia. His first startup was at AdMob which was acquired by Google for US$750MM. The second startup was JUST where he was the 1st employee internationally. Recently he was at Domo where he joined pre-IPO as the 1st employee in Southeast Asia. The company IPO on NASDAQ in 2018. He also worked at Google and Microsoft.

He is attending the University of Oxford, Master of Science program.

Christian is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to scaling operations.

Tom is the Chief Investment Officer for Big Idea Ventures. Prior to this, he was a Founding Partner/Chief Financial Officer of Tyson Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Tyson Foods. While at Tyson, he led investments in Beyond Meat, Clear Labs, FoodLogiQ, Future Meat Technologies, Memphis Meats, MycoTechnology, New Wave Foods and Tovala.

He graduated from Villanova University with a BS, Accountancy. Tom has a CPA license (State of New York).

Tom is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to accountancy.

Abby is a Vice President for Big Idea Ventures in New York. Prior to this she was a Senior Associate and founding team member at Quake Capital, an industry agnostic VC and accelerator program with four locations across the US. She has previously founded a company in the edtech space.

She holds a degree in Finance and Data Science from NYU’s Stern School of Business.

Andrew D. Ive, Founder and Managing General Partner, created Big Idea Ventures to solve the world’s biggest challenges by supporting the world’s best entrepreneurs. He has invested in more early stage / pre-seed food companies than any other investor worldwide. Investors in New Protein Fund I include a variety of investors such as Tyson Foods & Temasek.

Andrew serves on the Advisory Board for Tufts Nutrition Council, is a Friedman School Entrepreneurship Advisor, previously served on the Small Business Council Board of the Department of Trade and Industry advising the UK Government on entrepreneurship and high growth companies. A Harvard Business School graduate and Procter & Gamble brand management trained.

Aaron is the Program Associate at Big Idea Ventures in New York. Previously, he worked at the University of Michigan, his alma mater, where he led marketing and designed sustainability initiatives for their food service enterprise, including a Plant-Forward Menus program. Before that he worked in plant-based and sustainable food startups in marketing and sales.

He has a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a Sustainable Food Systems concentration from the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.

Kitty is the Program Associate at Big Idea Ventures in New York. Previously, she worked at Quake Capital’s New York & LA offices, where she organised events, was in charge of design, university programs, and helped with accelerator operations.

She has a B.S in Management and Sustainable Business and a minor in Studio Art from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

Mia is the Program Director at Big Idea Ventures In New York. Prior to this she worked as an analyst for an NYC-based family office where she assisted in research and strategy as well as operations for several internally managed direct investments.

She holds a degree in Economics from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and is a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the International Honor Society for Economics.

Tom is the Chief Investment Officer for Big Idea Ventures. Prior to this, he was a Founding Partner/Chief Financial Officer of Tyson Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Tyson Foods. While at Tyson, he led investments in Beyond Meat, Clear Labs, FoodLogiQ, Future Meat Technologies, Memphis Meats, MycoTechnology, New Wave Foods and Tovala.

He graduated from Villanova University with a BS, Accountancy. Tom has a CPA license (State of New York).

Tom is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to accountancy.

Andrew D. Ive, Founder and Managing General Partner, created Big Idea Ventures to solve the world’s biggest challenges by supporting the world’s best entrepreneurs. He has invested in more early stage / pre-seed food companies than any other investor worldwide. Investors in New Protein Fund I include a variety of investors such as Tyson Foods & Temasek.

Andrew serves on the Advisory Board for Tufts Nutrition Council, is a Friedman School Entrepreneurship Advisor, previously served on the Small Business Council Board of the Department of Trade and Industry advising the UK Government on entrepreneurship and high growth companies. A Harvard Business School graduate and Procter & Gamble brand management trained.

Ben is the Channel Director for Big Idea Ventures based in Singapore. Prior to joining Big Idea Ventures he worked as a Senior Account Manager – Strategic Partnerships at Grab in Singapore. Ben’s background is in F&B as both a chef and consultant, working in fine dining in New York as well as opening a number of restaurants in Hong Kong. In addition, he has experience in food supply chain and distribution and business development.

He holds a B.S in General Studies with a Music minor from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ben is an in-house resource for strategic corporate sponsorships, culinary development and regional F&B networks in SE Asia.

Christian is currently the Managing Partner, Asia for Big Idea Ventures. Prior to this he was a seasoned operator with experience in bringing US based startups to Asia. His first startup was at AdMob which was acquired by Google for US$750MM. The second startup was JUST where he was the 1st employee internationally. Recently he was at Domo where he joined pre-IPO as the 1st employee in Southeast Asia. The company IPO on NASDAQ in 2018. He also worked at Google and Microsoft.

He is attending the University of Oxford, Master of Science program.

Christian is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to scaling operations.

Dr. Dalal is the Program Director for Big Idea Ventures in Singapore. Prior to this, she established the first Food Technology Accelerator Program in Hong Kong and collectively worked with global food tech startups, with special focus on plant-based protein alternatives, cellular-agriculture, sustainability, smart kitchen equipment, med-tech and Big Data and Software analytics. She has several publications in top tier peer reviewed journals including Lipids, Immunology & Plos One.

She has a PhD in Food Science and Food Biotechnology from University of Hong Kong, MSc Biomedical Sciences from Manchester Metropolitan University, and a BSc, Biomedical Sciences from The University of Manchester.

Dr. Dalal is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to food science.

Elaine is the Social Design Associate at Big Idea Ventures. She is responsible for managing the social presence of the fund and its portfolio companies, as well as outreach and engagement with various industry event partners and news agencies.

She holds a degree in History from the University of California, Berkeley, and will be attending Harvard University this fall for a Master’s in Regional Studies East Asia.

Elaine is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to social media, public relations, and marketing.

Yulin is an Associate at Big Idea Ventures in Singapore. She works in Singapore and Shanghai to support our portfolio companies in Asia. Previously she worked in the strategy team at Cargill’s Singapore and Shanghai offices, where she helped with market entry and business development strategies in protein and food additives, with China as the focus market. Before that, she worked at DBS Bank on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters and at PwC Singapore to support MNCs in leveraging opportunities arising from China’s Belt-and-Road Initiative.

She holds a double degree in Business Administration and Economics from National University of Singapore.

Dr. Zhao is the resident Food Scientist at Big Idea Ventures. His technical expertise includes specialisation in post-harvest technology, food packaging and processing, and shelf-life evaluation. Under his guidance, several companies were successful in adopting innovative novel technology, solutions and processes to commercialise their product with better nutritional value, a stable shelf-life among other value-added functional properties. Prior to this he worked at the Food Innovation Resource Centre as a Food Technologist.

He holds a PhD/BSc (Honours) in Food Technology from Massey University, New Zealand

Dr. Zhao is an in-house resource for the portfolio on all matters related to scientific/technical/regulatory/formulation.

Yi Ting is a Jr. Program Associate with Big Idea Ventures in Singapore. Prior to this she has worked experience in events, programs and social media management in National Parks Board and the Jane Goodall Institute.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences from National University of Singapore with a specialisation in Environmental Biology.