Michael Robert Blakey
Michael Robert Blakey | |
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Nationality | British |
Occupation | Entrepreneur, Investor |
Michael Robert Blakey (born 1975 in London, United Kingdom) is a Singapore-based British entrepreneur and technology investor who was named UK Angel Investor of the Year in 2015 by the UK Business Angels Association.[1] Blakey co-founded Avonmore Developments Ltd. in London in 2000, followed by Cub Capital Pte. Ltd. in Singapore in 2013.[2] In 2016, Blakey joined William Klippgen to start Cocoon Capital - a venture capital firm targeting early-stage digital startups in Southeast Asia. The firm has so far raised two funds with an AUM of US$27m.[3][4][5][6]
Education[]
Blakey holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William & Mary.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ UK Business Angels Association (July 2, 2015). "UKBAA & Lloyds Bank Award for Angel Investor of the Year: Michael Blakey". UK Business Angels Association.
- ^ Iris Leung (September 14, 2015). "I can never invest in someone I didn't like: Singapore angel Michael Blakey". e27.
- ^ "Five questions for Cocoon Capital". The Straits Times. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ Yon Heong Tung (December 7, 2016). "Cocoon Capital launches US$7M seed fund, targets SaaS, e-commerce, and fintech verticals". e27.
- ^ Andreas Klemsdal (September 27, 2016). "Sender såkorn til Asia". Finansavisen (Norge).
- ^ Kristie Neo (November 26, 2018). "SG's Cocoon Capital launches $20m second fund, eyes Vietnam, PH, Myanmar". e27.
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Categories:
- Angel investors
- English company founders
- British expatriates in Singapore
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Businesspeople from London
- Sainsbury family
- College of William & Mary alumni
- Economy of Singapore
- British investors