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Venture ————— with less risk by leveraging our unparalleled entrepreneurial wisdom & network

GUIDE is a pan-Asia venture programme and advisory platform led by practitioners who have built and scaled companies before. The platform applies proprietary methodologies to design bespoke programmes and build robust ecosystems, working alongside Asia's capital providers, ecosystem builders, and economic enablers. GUIDE prioritises mentoring founders from diverse backgrounds to foster more inclusive and resilient startup ecosystems across emerging markets.

OUR MISSION

Empowering humanity through venture education.

OUR vision

A world where everyone is capable of being an entrepreneur.

Creating value by solving humanity's toughest challenges through creative, sustainable, and innovative means.

OUR COMMITMENTS

17
cities connected across the
Asia Continent
80+VCs
relationships and access to funds
300+mentors
relationships with those who built, scaled and invested

We are driven by impact mandates and development goals, aiming to democratize modern entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities in emerging economies across Asia.

Equitable future where local communities can create value and accelerate their own markets.

We provide the knowledge, solutions, and tools for a new generation of enterprises to become more competitive and resilient in a rapidly changing future.

Venture building and advisory support for venture founders, operators, investors, governments, and intergovernmental entities.

We are made up of a vast network of diverse individuals who passionately believe in the power of development, collaboration, and transformation through knowledge sharing and capacity building.

Developing people, ventures, and communities.

We support individuals and ventures that take risks on unconventional and moonshot projects with the potential to improve the way we live.

Venture spirit, transformational outcomes.

Newsroom

29.12.2025

GUIDE Supports Maanshan’s AI Cross-border Drive Through Strategic Knowledge Exchange

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29.7.2025

GUIDE Catalyses Innovation in Tianjin Through Cross-Border Knowledge Exchange

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11.11.2024

Asia School of Business and GUIDE Sign MoU to Strengthen Local and Regional Venture and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

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Leadership  & Administration Team

Thomas G. Tsao

Chairman

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Brian A. Wong

Advisor

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Neil Cheong

Managing Director, Chief of Programme and Portfolio

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Alvin Chin

Chief Financial Officer

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Renee Pan

Managing Director (China)

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Kennith So

Programme Director

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Venture ————— with less risk by leveraging our unparalleled entrepreneurial wisdom & network

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