About us
First Rate Connect is a venture accelerator in Singapore. We are backed by our parent company First Rate, and launched in partnership with EnterpriseSG.
We also have a program with Hatch called HatchConnect to amplify Sri Lankan founders and help Singaporean founders scale to South Asia. We offer an outcomes-driven 14 week program through our focus on sales and go-to-market strategy. Our mission is to help founders go to market, fast. We build with enterprising founders and directly connect our cohort to qualified prospects from our own customer base in APAC, the US, consisting of 500+ Financial Institutions
About First Rate
A global leader in WealthTech with more than 30 years of experience. First Rate provides innovative technology solutions to the wealth management industry.
First Rate has a presence on four continents, and over the coming years, we will continue to expand our global footprint. Through our continuous innovation, our customers are able to more easily manage the most internationally diverse and complex portfolios. The way we see it, no corner of the financial world should be beyond reach.
Our Team
John Choi
Managing Director
Charis Chia
Program Manager
Elysia Chan
Program Manager
Partners and Mentors
Charles Wong
Chairman at Prive Technologies
Sabine Adams
Managing Director at First Rate
Carl Thong
Founder at Sunstone Group
Sam Sung
PMF, Product, and AI
Nayan Madhamshettiwar
Managing Director at First Rate
Joshia Kwa
Principal at Integra Partners
Lynette Lee
Sustainability and FinTech Leader
Victoria Sanchez
Entrepreneur, Strategic Advisor and Seasoned Banker
Alex Serman
Marshall Smith
Managing Director at First Rate
Managing Director at First Rate Ventures
Jinesh Patel
Sharon Lim
Managing Partner at Integra Partners
Partner at Venture Synergist
Moses Lim
Jeremy Soh
Group Growth Director at Green Eco Technologies
Vice President at BEENEXT
Chris Yeo
Co-Founder at Digital Mission Ventures
Jeevan Gnanam
Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor and Data Scientist
