Board of Advisors

Tipp is a successful entrepreneur who built DPE Courier into a worldwide courier business with global coverage before eventually divesting it to Mayne Nickless.Tipp then went on to build successful companies in the IT space; Omni Software House, a successful software development house and Cybersite, one of Singapore’s hosting company. Tipp brings experience and strategic foresight in growing a start-up to a global company.

Dan Weirich, age 46, is an advisor to Silicon Valley and Asian startup companies. Weirich served as the Chief Financial Officer of Treasure Data, Inc. from October 2014 until Arm Limited acquired Treasure Data in July 2018. Following the acquisition, Weirich served as a Vice President of Arm’s Data Business until November 2019. Prior to Treasure Data, Weirich served as the Chief Financial Officer of 8×8, Inc. (Nasdaq: EGHT) from July 2006 to October 2014 and as an advisor from October to December 2014. From November 2008 to March 2011, Weirich also served as President of 8×8. Prior to 8×8, Weirich served in various roles for iAsiaWorks, Qwest Communications and Phoenix Network. He received a B.S. in International Business from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Roger co-founded Webvisions, one of Asia’s largest hosting companies, which he divested in 2008. He continued as Webvisions’ CEO before stepping down in Jan 2012.

Roger is an active angel investor and mentor, having invested in companies like ERC Holdings, Pinnacle Asset Mgt, HLC China, LavaRadio, iTwin and Wowcart. He is a Partner with Pre-Angel, a fund based out of Shanghai that invests in Chinese early stage startups.