Kelvin Au

A geek at heart, Kelvin has 20 years of experience in technology investment banking, venture capital and managing high-growth operations.Prior to co-founding 3Ventures and his roles at MD One Ventures and The Players Fund, Kelvin was Head of Venture at Founders Factory, an early stage technology investor backed by industry-leading corporates, providing start-ups with the unfair advantage of early access to partnership opportunities as well as support from a team of operating specialists.Prior to Founders Factory, Kelvin was interim COO at Qumin, a next generation marketing company with a sole focus on opening the world to China. Before that, Kelvin was MD at Metail, a deep tech scale-up harvesting the power of computer vision, fashion and consumer data to make the apparel supply chain more efficient. At Metail, he was responsible for finance & operations and international business, and led the fundraising process leading to its Series B and the eventual exit to one of the largest global supply chain players.Prior to getting his hands dirty as a start-up operator, Kelvin was a venture investor at Draper Esprit (Molten Ventures) and worked at Credit Suisse and HSBC where he provided M&A and financing advice to technology corporates and SMEs globally.Kelvin is an active angel investor in the technology space and an LP in the Creator Fund, a VC fund dedicated to uncovering and investing in the best technology talent and ideas from universities.Kelvin holds a first class Master's degree in Computer Science from Imperial College London.