BELIEF

MODEL

VENTURES

TALENT

TEAM

BELIEF

MODEL

VENTURES

TALENT

TEAM

BELIEF

MODEL

VENTURES

TALENT

TEAM

Your First Tailwind

Backing university talents beyond pitchdecks

ASIA ๏ EST 2025

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— 01 - Our Belief

A university can be a powerhouse, if done right

We back worthy projects with talented students before the industry notices them. Tradewind channels earnings from educational and advisory services in East Asia to back tech projects in Southeast Asia, serving as tailwinds for top campus talent.

— 02 - Venture-Curriculum Integrated Model

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Venture-Curriculum Integrated Model

Tech that pivots education

VCism (Venture-Curriculum Integrated Studio Model) is our in-house investment engine, turning that belief into processual insight. Through university partnerships across Asia, we identify top talents on campus and deploy them into early-stage tech ventures. Tradewind co-builds and funds those ventures, serving as the tailwind along their arc in Southeast Asia.

VCism is our in-house investment engine, turning that belief into processual insight. Through university partnerships across Asia, we identify top talents on campus and deploy them into early-stage tech ventures. Tradewind co-builds and funds those ventures, serving as the tailwind along their arc in Southeast Asia.

EAST ASIA

Education & Advisory

The work that fills the sails.

THE STUDIO

Tradewind

Backs the ventures with capital.

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Tech Ventures

Where the capital lands.

TALENT PARTNERS

Chulalongkorn University · National University of Singapore · Nanyang Technological University · Yonsei University

Chulalongkorn · National University of Singapore · Nanyang Technological · Yonsei

Chulalongkorn University

National University of Singapore

Nanyang Technological

Yonsei University

— 03 - Our Ventures

What we're building

LOCOMON

Live Deeper, Here and Now

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Technology

2026

Odyssey

From Age 15 to Top Uni

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Education

2025

Polaris

Processual Mentorship, Not Transactions

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Education

2026

Gaysorn Project

Processual Mentorship, Not Transactions

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Education

2026

— 05 - Team

Backers and builders

Meet our crew with deep roots in education, technology, and the universities that connect them.

TEAM

Dr. Francis Kim

@MCIT (Computer Science), Univ. of Pennsylvania | Strategist, Goldman Sachs Asia-Pacific | Navy Officer, ROK Navy HQ Intelligence Unit

Dr. Marko Niinimaki

@Faculty (AI), Chulalongkorn Univ. (CSII) | PhD (Computer Science, Tampere) | Programmer & Researcher, CERN

Luthfi Fuad

@BAScii, Chulalongkorn Univ. | Project Manager, Locomon

Tanya Rishi

@Webster Univ. Thailand (Computer Science) Lead Software Engineer | Tradewind Technologies

Rashif Zharfan

@ BAScii, Chulalongkorn Univ. | Indonesia Director, Odyssey

Daren Tok

@Engineer, Makino Asia Group BE, National Univ. of Singapore SGIS'20 Scholar Makino Asia

ADVISORY BOARD

Claire S. Song

Former Head of Governance, TikTok USA | Head of FP&A, WooCommerce | CFO, WordPress (Hosting & Domain) | MPA/ID, Harvard Univ.

Lotus S. Kim

Former Head of Legal, LINE MAN Wongnai | LLM, Univ. of Cambridge | BA, Dartmouth College | Choate Rosemary Hall

Pranav Obhrai

@ Partner, Atrium Angels & Atrium Ventures | Consultant, Boston Consulting Group | Supply Lead, Uber | MBA (PGP, Indian School of Business)

Rébéka Cohen-Solal

Consultant on GTM & Strategic Partnerships Uber | Exeuctive at the Early Stage of UberEats | B.Com, McGill University | Global MBA, Yonsei Univ.

Ian Caddy

UK Program Director in Odyssey | Expert in IELTS Preparation | 15+ Years International Education Experience

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Universities concentrate

exceptional talents before

the market prices them.

We partner with top institutions in

Asia, not just to source talents,

but to help programs move

beyond pitchdecks or

capstones, pairing students

with global experts on industry

projects that pivot what

university can deliver, under our

future-of-work thesis.

Yonsei

Seoul, Korea

Chulalongkorn

Bangkok, Thailand

National University of Singapore
Nanyang Technological
Singapore

— 04 - Talent

Our model pairs top campus talent in Asia with global experts

Universities concentrate exceptional talents before the market prices them in. We partner with top institutions in Asia, not just to source talents, but to help programs move beyond pitchdecks or capstones, pairing students with global experts on industry projects that pivot what university can deliver, under our future-of-work thesis.

Yonsei

Seoul, Korea

Chulalongkorn

Bangkok, Thailand

National University of Singapore
Nanyang Technological
Singapore

— 04 - Talent

Our model pairs top campus talent in Asia with global experts

Universities concentrate

exceptional talents before

the market prices them.

We partner with top institutions in

Asia, not just to source talents,

but to help programs move

beyond pitchdecks or

capstones, pairing students

with global experts on industry

projects that pivot what

university can deliver, under our

future-of-work thesis.

Universities concentrate exceptional talents before the market prices them.

We partner with top institutions in Asia, not just to source talents, but to help programs move beyond pitchdecks or capstones, pairing students with global experts on industry projects that pivot what university can deliver, under our future-of-work thesis.

Yonsei

Seoul, Korea

Chulalongkorn

Bangkok, Thailand

National University of Singapore
Nanyang Technological
Singapore