Based in Singapore, Ben oversees the NVIDIA Inception Program, where he is responsible for partnering with key AI startups and VCs across Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. His work includes engaging with top startups, facilitating their access to NVIDIA technologies, supporting co-marketing efforts, connecting them with venture capitalists, and promoting their solutions globally.
Ben's career has been deeply associated with the startup ecosystem. He has garnered experience working within startups at various stages, co-founded a startup, delved into venture capital, and facilitated corporate innovation between corporations and startups to incubate new business ventures. He is driven by his passion for startups and their innovative solutions to real-world challenges. Ben holds an MBA from IE Business School.
Shao Hong leads Hatch, an innovation hub established by HTX to accelerate novel and leading-edge technologies from start-ups around the world, and from diverse sectors, into public safety and security innovations. Shao Hong holds a background in engineering and human-centric design, and has contributed to the development of defence and security capabilities.