Michael Robert Blakey Explained
Michael Robert Blakey |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Death Date: | 1975 |
Occupation: | Entrepreneur, Investor |
Nationality: | British |
Michael Robert Blakey (born 1975 in London, United Kingdom) is a Singapore-based British entrepreneur and technology investor who was named UK Angel Investor of the Year in 2015 by the UK Business Angels Association.[1] Blakey co-founded Avonmore Developments Ltd. in London in 2000, followed by Cub Capital Pte. Ltd. in Singapore in 2013.[2] In 2016, Blakey joined William Klippgen to start Cocoon Capital - a venture capital firm targeting early-stage digital startups in Southeast Asia. The firm has so far raised two funds with an AUM of US$27m.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Education
Blakey holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William & Mary.
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Notes and References
- News: July 2, 2015 . UKBAA & Lloyds Bank Award for Angel Investor of the Year: Michael Blakey . UK Business Angels Association .
- News: I can never invest in someone I didn't like: Singapore angel Michael Blakey. Iris Leung. e27. September 14, 2015. 9 October 2016. 23 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170923051606/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/never-invest-someone-didn-t-singapore-angel-michael-063613641.html. live.
- News: Five questions for Cocoon Capital. 2017-06-06. The Straits Times. 2017-07-04. en. 10 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710081718/http://www.straitstimes.com/business/five-questions-for-cocoon-capital. live.
- News: Cocoon Capital launches US$7M seed fund, targets SaaS, e-commerce, and fintech verticals. Yon Heong Tung. e27. December 7, 2016. 7 December 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220184720/https://e27.co/startups-in-se-asia-and-india-theres-a-new-us7m-seed-fund-for-you-20161207/. live.
- News: Sender såkorn til Asia. Andreas Klemsdal. Finansavisen (Norge). September 27, 2016.
- News: SG's Cocoon Capital launches $20m second fund, eyes Vietnam, PH, Myanmar. Kristie Neo. e27. November 26, 2018. 25 May 2023. 18 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818104112/https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/sgs-cocoon-capital-launches-20m-second-fund-eyes-vietnam-ph-myanmar-111722. live.