Experience

Aquaria

• United States
• Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder, CEO

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Aquaria's mission is to safeguard access to clean water by creating water from the air. Aquaria deploys atmospheric water generators flexibly into any location and creates water immediately. Aquaria installation takes one day and immediately secures your water supply. Whether for personal, commercial or emergency use, Aquaria has you covered.



The Vanguard

• Co-Founder

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Singapore The Vanguard is building a community of innovators. We're made up of leading family offices, entrepreneurs, investors and policy advocates building and influencing the future of purposeful innovation. Our flagship innovation hub will open in SIngapore in Q2 2024, with future expansions across Bangkok, Seoul, Jakarta and beyond.



Fresh VC

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Co-Founder, Managing Partner

  • Aug 2014 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area Fresh is a venture capital firm with presence in the US and China, focused on investing in frontier technology industries. We want to work with the freshest new startups – disruptive companies that have the potential to change the behavior of millions of people. We are open to investments in all sectors. Areas we are particularly excited about include healthcare, water, hemp and medicinal cannabis.



Beam Coffee

• Food and Beverage Services

• Board Member

  • May 2019 - May 2022

  New York, United States Beam is a tech-coffee company serving coffee through its robotic barista - the Beam Smart Cafe. Our mission is to make specialty coffee more accessible, convenient, and an experience enjoyable daily. Beam is reimagining coffee retail for the connected age: beamcoffee.io. Beam is a batch 10 company to Starta Ventures in NYC. Founding board member, advisor to the CEO.



Asia Horizon

• Founder

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

  Greater New York City Area Asia Horizon is building China's first hemp-derived cannabinoid producer serving the global cannabinoid industry. Cannabinoid pharmaceuticals can directly address severe cancer related symptoms and may even reduce cancer cell growth.



The Arcview Group

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Partner

  • Feb 2018 - Aug 2019

  Greater New York City Area Arcview is a pioneer in the cannabis industry and is one of the largest cannabis focused investment group in the U.S. Arcview has deployed over $250M to over 200 companies. Arcview's platform has three pillars through its political platform, market research, and private equity investments. Arcview Market Research (AMR) publishes the most cited market research in cannabis intelligence. Arcview is also active in politics and its partner organization, Marijuana Policy Project, is the nation's… Show more Arcview is a pioneer in the cannabis industry and is one of the largest cannabis focused investment group in the U.S. Arcview has deployed over $250M to over 200 companies. Arcview's platform has three pillars through its political platform, market research, and private equity investments. Arcview Market Research (AMR) publishes the most cited market research in cannabis intelligence. Arcview is also active in politics and its partner organization, Marijuana Policy Project, is the nation's largest lobbying groups for cannabis legalization. Brian leads Arcview' Private Equity investments with a focus on hemp and Asia. Show less



Eaze

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Board Member

  • Apr 2016 - May 2017

  San Francisco Bay Area