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David Toh · Singapore.
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About
David is an experienced business development and commercialisation director for early stage deep tech innovations. He has demonstrated skillsets in taking scientific innovations from university labs into scalable and investable global enterprises. Skilled in Venture Capital, Business Strategy, Technology and Market Analysis, Capital Markets, Investments from seed stage to private and public listed equities, and Financial Analysis. He has also been an independent director of startups, private, and public listed companies. He is currently an Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for SGX-listed iFast Corp.
Experience
Independent Director
iFAST Corporation Ltd. · Singapore
Apr 2018 – Present
iFAST is a Singapore-headquartered company listed on the Singapore Exchange Mainboard. The iFAST group of companies has operational presence in Malaysia, Hong Kong and China. The company provides investment solutions to financial advisers, financial institutions, insurance companies, pension fund managers, retail and accredited investors, and multi-national companies. Leveraging on technology and services, iFast helps its clients to manage investments in one place - efficiently, securely and online.
Head
NTUitive · Singapore, Singapore
Oct 2021 – Nov 2025
Lead all innovation and enterprise activities at NTUitive. Focused resources and team efforts on improving quality and investability of spinoff companies. Hired a new 8 person venture building team, the first of such initiative in the Singapore ecosystem, to help NTU scientists and faculty members develop better business models and product market fit for their scientific innovations. Our cumulative efforts of focusing on spinoffs in the past decade led to the creation of a portfolio of 70 deep tech spinoffs worth S$800m in market valuation based on independent VC investments, not including two portfolio exits worth S$450m.
Education
- Cornell University — Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Materials Science · 1988 – 1991
- Cornell University — Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Government, Asian Studies · 1988 – 1991
Skills
Asset ManagmentInvestmentsDue DiligenceFinancial ModelingFinancial AnalysisStrategic PlanningMarket AnalysisAsset ManagementPortfolio ManagementCompetitive AnalysisEmerging MarketsFinancial MarketsStart-upsVenture CapitalInvestment BankingBusiness StrategyCapital MarketsEquitiesMutual FundsEquity ResearchValuationLeadershipPrivate EquityCorporate Finance