Uniqueness

Purposeful Organization

At 01Fintech we have continued to develop this successful organizational structure by putting together a dedicated in-house team of investment professionals and growth operations experts. From strategy, product, tech, marketing, commercialization, to finance, we have it covered. This means that conversations become strategic, consultative, and collaborative and allows us to be true partners with our portfolio companies which has proven to lead to successful outcomes.

“Kenny Man brings a unique take and track record to investing and operational value creation. He has been in the middle of both, working these levers in arguably the fastest growing fintech companies in Asia.”

— Effendy Shahul Hamid, CEO of CIMB Digital Asset, ASEAN leading bank

Commercial Impact

We have packaged our unique organizational structure and expertise with a global roster of strategic fintech focused investors. They include some of the most well-known bankers and financiers, coupled with the CEOs and founders of the largest fintech firms, and influential family offices and regional strategic conglomerates.

This combination is thoughtfully managed by our team to provide strategic information sharing, greater access and network, and meaningful business development opportunities.

Strategic
Mindset

Our business DNA comes from strategic origins, it is how we are wired. It is also how we have individually and collectively had success, and it is why we will continue to have a collaborative mindset in our decisioning processes.

More than any other vertical, we believe that fintech necessitates this type of mindset as the financial world is so interconnected. There are more partnerships and integrations in fintech than any other sector. For this reason, we strive to maintain a pulse of what our network is thinking, saying, and doing so that we can provide support to our portfolio companies, investors, and the rest of the ecosystem.

“Some other PEs usually focus 90% of their time on finance and legal, and just 10% on the company's strategy, product, and technology. 01Finance brings a different, more balanced approach. They examine management, governance and strategy, and also deep-dive into the scalability of your technology, team capabilities, operations, etc. It feels more management-driven versus finance-driven. Ultimately, 01Fintech understands that your performance will translate into great financial results.”

— Peter De Caluwe, CEO of Thunes, A Global Payment Infrastructure

Growth Operations

Our purpose-built team of fintech growth experts is the ideal partner for companies looking to scale their already proven business models. Going into growth mode is an important time in a company's lifecycle and having experienced executives available to strategize ever important decisions in an aligned manner can add tremendous value during the process.

Our expertise includes how to scale management, product, and technology teams, go-to-market strategies, unit economics analysis, and technical architecture, evaluating secondary growth curves such as expansion and new business, amongst others. Our extensive fintech network also allows us to assist our portfolio companies to identify and connect with their next ecosystem partner or customer.

“Kenny has the biggest heart and soul when it comes to challenging and bringing the best out of his target entrepreneurs. After years of scrutiny and support that made Dotz better, stronger and very resilient, Kenny joined us at the IPO.”

— Alexandre Chade, Chairman & Co-founder of Dotz, Leading Loyalty Coalition in Brazil

Proven Investment Results

Building on his experience in leading Alibaba’s first international investment team, As the former head of international investment at Ant Group, Kenny Man was involved in all overseas (ex-China) acquisitions and investments. This included the establishment of the landmark post-investment management team that lead to the successful creation of 9 unicorns, 4 IPO’s and 6 exits over a seven-year period.

Kenny led over a dozen fintech related investments globally, including PayTM in India, Kakaopay in Korea (IPO), Gcash in Philippines, True Money in Thailand, Bkash in Bangladesh, Stone and Dotz (IPO) in Brazil, just to name a few. He served on the board of many of these portfolio companies including TNG in Malaysia, Alipay HK, Gcash, True Money, Bkash, among others.

Before his time at Ant, Man was a senior investment director at Vision Knight Capital, a private equity firm, where he had led the 91.com deal sold to Baidu for $1.9bn and the New York flotation of 500.com. Earlier, he was a director in Alibaba’s investment and acquisition team working on the Vendio, Auctiva and Singlefeed deals in the US and Oncard Payments in China.