About Royston Tay
Royston Tay is an angel investor based out of Singapore. They did their education from National University of Singapore. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2008 through Zopim. Royston Tay has founded 1 company. They are currently acting as the, and as the co-founder of Zopim. As an angel investor, Royston Tay has a portfolio of 7 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like Enterprise Applications, Retail and 8 more sectors. They invest in companies across Singapore and United States. Their most notable investments include companies like Neuron and MindFi.
Royston Tay's Investments
Royston Tay has invested in 7 companies. Their most recent investment was in Upmesh (Seed Round) on Oct 08, 2021. Their investments are primarily in Enterprise Applications, Retail and 8 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in Singapore and United States.Here is the list of recent investments by Royston Tay:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 08, 2021 | Seed | $3M | ||
Sep 09, 2021 | Seed | $892K | and 1 more | |
Apr 02, 2021 | Seed | $1M | ||
Aug 19, 2019 | Seed | $722K | and 3 more |
Royston Tay's Portfolio Exits
Royston Tay has 2 Portfolio Exits namely Radarr and Saleswhale.
Here are the details of all portfolio exits by Royston Tay:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of AI based social media listening tool | Singapore (Singapore) | $1M | 2012 | Acquisition | Jan 22, 2024 | |
Lead nurturing solution for sales representatives | Washington, DC (United States) | $6.5M | 2015 | Acquisition | Jan 26, 2022 |
Royston Tay's Founded Companies
Royston Tay has founded Zopim.
Here is the detail of this founded company:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Live chat support software | $241K | 2008 | Acquired | San Francisco |
Royston Tay's Top News
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India’s Darwinbox raises $15M to bring its HR tech platform to more Asian marketsTechCrunch+•Sep 25, 2019•Darwinbox, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Endiya Partners and 10 others
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Singapore-based HR tech startup StaffAny raises $722k in seed fundingTech in Asia•Aug 19, 2019•StaffAny, FreakOut, Zopim, National University of Singapore and 7 others
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Singapore’s Saleswhale, which uses AI to automate sales emails, raises $1.2Mtechnewsuniverse.com•Apr 10, 2017•Saleswhale, Gree Ventures, Monk's Hill Ventures, Wavemaker Partners and 5 others
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