Basil Lui

August Global Partners/lnvestor/Advisor/Board Director

📍 Singapore, Singapore🔄 Updated September 2026💼 15 investments📅 27 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2020
Operator-angel🌍 Singapore
15
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27y
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Jun 2020
Rigetti is a pioneer in full-stack quantum computing. Rigetti quantum computers are based on superconducting qubits, which are widely believed to be the leading qubit modality given their maturity, clear path to scaling, and fast gate speeds. Current Rigetti quantum computing systems achieve gate speeds of 50-70ns, which is about 1,000 times faster than other modalities such as ion traps and neutral atoms. Rigetti sells on-premises 9-qubit to 108-qubit quantum computing systems, supporting national laboratories and quantum computing centers. Rigetti’s Cepheus 36-qubit to 108-qubit systems are based on the Company’s proprietary chiplet-based technology and include the Company’s control electronics. Rigetti’s 9-qubit Novera QPU supports a broader R&D community with a high-performance, on-premises QPU designed to plug into a customer’s existing cryogenic and control systems. The Company operates quantum computers over the cloud through its Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services (QCS) platform, enabling global enterprise, government, and research clients to pursue R&D. The Company’s proprietary quantum-classical infrastructure provides high-performance integration with public and private clouds for practical quantum computing. Rigetti developed the industry’s first multi-chip quantum processor for scalable quantum computing systems. Leveraging this proprietary technology, Rigetti deployed the industry’s largest multi-chip quantum computer in 2025 with Cepheus-1-36Q, based on four 9-qubit chiplets tiled together. The Company designs and manufactures its chips in-house at Fab-1, the industry’s first dedicated and integrated quantum device manufacturing facility.
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May 2020
Transcelestial is building the future of Internet Distribution. The ultimate goal is to build a space laser network to deliver a step-change in internet connectivity globally. This will be the fastest way to bring the rest of the world up on the bandwidth and connectivity curve. Right now, we are using the same technology on the ground as a "wireless fibre optics" in a product called CENTAURI. CENTAURI is our mass-produced network device which leverages our proprietary Wireless Laser Communication Technology to create a wireless distribution network between buildings, traditional cell towers, street-level poles and other physical infrastructure. It is the size of a shoe-box, weighing less than 3kg and capable of delivering true fibre-like speeds to customers at fraction of the cost of traditional fibre. There are two versions of devices available - 1 Gbps Full Duplex (4G & Enterprise ready) and 10 Gbps Full Duplex (5G-ready).
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Apr 2020
Screening Eagle Technologies provides a technology platform for intelligent inspection of the built environment. The company was created through the merger of Dreamlab in Singapore and Proceq in Switzerland with a mission to protect the built world with software, sensors and data. Screening Eagle's full-stack inspection solution combines intuitive software and powerful portable sensors to deliver reliable data for construction and asset maintenance decisions. Powered by data from intelligent and autonomous inspection, Screening Eagle is on a steep growth path to realizing its vision of predictive healthcare that extends asset life and increases long-term value for asset owners.
Investor
Mar 2020
Meat made from cells. We’re building the future you’re hungry for. *all meat shown is UPSIDE meat https://linktr.ee/upsidefoods Cultivated meat is new to many of us, and here at UPSIDE, we encourage education, learning, and fact-based debate. We ask that, in accordance with our values, you keep the conversation respectful to each other and to us. Thanks!
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Nov 2019
SWAT Mobility’s vehicle-routing technology helps companies, transport operators and government agencies around the world solve complex transportation challenges. We are the first in Asia to run high-capacity vehicle pooling services that is both on-demand and dynamically-routed. We also have proven results in helping our clients reduce transportation costs, improve city connectivity and reduce traffic congestion woes. Our technology tops the industry Li & Lims benchmark, and with our cutting-edge smart mobility optimisation engine, we are future ready for the world of autonomous vehicles. Join us today if you want to supercharge your career in the smart mobility space and be empowered to shape your career the way you like it!
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Jul 2019
Inari is the SEEDesign™ company, using new breeding technology to push the boundaries of what is possible by designing nature-positive seeds for a more sustainable global food system. A combination of AI-powered predictive design and a pioneered multiplex gene editing toolbox enables us to unlock the full potential of seed and advance critical solutions with broad applications for growing more food with fewer resources.
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Jun 2019
Planet is the leading provider of global, daily satellite imagery and insights. Planet is driven by a mission to image all of Earth’s landmass every day, and make global change visible, accessible, and actionable. Founded in 2010 by three NASA scientists, Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest fleet of imaging satellites, as well as online software, tools and analytics needed to deliver data to users. Decision makers in business, government, and within organizations use Planets data and machine learning-powered analytics to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and make informed, timely decisions to solve our worlds toughest challenges. Visit us at https://www.planet.com/
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Dec 2018
The Future Is Personalised. Structo is a 3D printing solutions provider with a mission to build a completely personalised future through digital factories. Using innovative and proprietary technology, we develop novel digital manufacturing solutions to solve challenging manufacturing problems across industries. With expertise in additive manufacturing hardware, material sciences, software and automation systems, we deliver application-specific solutions to empower new manufacturing methods and scalable unit economics.
Investor
Oct 2018
Ambiq® was founded in 2010 on the simple yet powerful notion that extremely low-power semiconductors are the key to the future of electronics. Through the use of pioneering ultra-low power technology, innovative companies around the world are developing differentiated solutions that reduce or eliminate the need for batteries, reduce overall system power and maximize industrial design flexibility. Our mission is to enable intelligence (artificial intelligence (AI) and beyond) everywhere by delivering the lowest power semiconductor solutions. We enable our customers to deliver artificial intelligence compute at the edge where power consumption challenges are the most profound. Our technology innovations, built on the patented and proprietary subthreshold power optimized technology (SPOT), fundamentally deliver a multi-fold improvement in power consumption over traditional semiconductor designs. We’ve powered over 270 million devices today. As we see the shift in devices move from “smart” to “AI,” our technology and solutions have evolved to accommodate the power requirements needed to enable feature rich devices that are always on, high performing, secure, accurate, energy efficient, and just as important practical. Our leadership in powering devices made for edge AI has helped technology innovators across wearable, smart home and buildings, industrial, healthcare, and other sectors deliver intelligent devices that can do more while consuming less. For more information, visit www.ambiq.com.
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Jun 2018
Since its foundation in 2013, BITMAIN is the worlds leading manufacturer of digital currency mining servers through its brand ANTMINER, which has long maintained a global market share and leading position in technology, serving customers across over 100 countries and regions. Adhering to the core vision of creating a better digital world, BITMAIN not only cultivates mutually beneficial, long-lasting, sustainable relationships with a global customer base, but also provides superior hash-rate efficiency technologies. These technologies form the backbone of secure and stable hashrate infrastructure and comprehensive solutions, thereby contributing to the ongoing innovation and development of the web 3.0 era.
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Mar 2018
Bright Machines is an industry-leading software and robotics company that provides a full-stack automation solution for manufacturing. Bright Machines’ flexible automated assembly specializes in building the AI backbone – AI hardware infrastructure. By leveraging computer vision, machine learning, and software applications, Bright Machines reimagines the way products can be designed and manufactured. With ~160 employees, Bright Machines is headquartered in San Francisco, USA, and has an integration center in Guadalajara, Mexico. Bright Machines has been previously named “Best AI-based Solution for Manufacturing” by AI Breakthrough, “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, and one of “America’s Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies” by Forbes.
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Jan 2018
Joby is a California-based company building quiet, all-electric aircraft to connect people like never before. Quiet as a conversation and with the ability to take off and land vertically, the Joby aircraft will change the way we move while reducing the acoustic and climate footprint of flight.
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Aug 2016
RetailNext is a global leader in retail analytics for physical stores. Our real-time analytics tools help retailers and manufacturers collect, analyze, and visualize in-store data. Our patent-pending solution uses the latest video analytics, Wi-Fi detection, on-shelf sensors, and data from point-of-sale systems and other sources to provide retailers with automatic insights about how customers interact with their stores. The RetailNext platform is highly scalable and can easily integrate with promotional calendars, staffing systems, and even weather services to analyze how internal and external factors impact customer shopping patterns. This allows retailers to identify growth opportunities, make changes, and measure success. RetailNext collects data from nearly 100,000 sensors in retail stores to measure more than one billion shopping trips per year. This data is then analyzed to generate trillions of data points annually. Headquartered in Campbell, CA, RetailNext is a globally recognized brand that operates in over 40 countries.
Angel Investor
Jan 1999
Plataforma de Conteúdo e Capacitação sobre Investimento em Startups
Experience · 22 entries
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Investments (15)
Founder (2)
2022
Founding Partner
Oct 2022
AGP is an independent fund management company spun out from EDBI, a Singapore state-owned strategic fund, with former top and senior executives as the funds founders. Armed with a robust track record and years of success, and having managed significant assets under management (AUM) previously, this team will now manage two funds, the AGP Continuation Growth Fund (AGPCG) and a second fund, the AGP Healthcare Fund (AGPHC), to capture new and exciting opportunities. AGPHC is a pure commercially driven fund with Living Better and Aging Better themes.
2021
Managing Partner, Emerging Technology and Healthcare
Sep 2021
EDBI operates under SG Growth Capital, the investment platform of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Enterprise Singapore. We invest in high-growth global technology companies and industry leaders looking to scale in Singapore and across Asia. Leveraging SG Growth Capital’s extensive networks and expertise, we collaborate with our portfolio companies to unlock growth opportunities, create pathways for advancement, and connect them with the resources needed for success. Through strategic investments and partnerships, we drive the development of innovative solutions, create good jobs, and contribute to Singapore’s long-term economic resilience.
2020
Investor
Jun 2020
Rigetti is a pioneer in full-stack quantum computing. Rigetti quantum computers are based on superconducting qubits, which are widely believed to be the leading qubit modality given their maturity, clear path to scaling, and fast gate speeds. Current Rigetti quantum computing systems achieve gate speeds of 50-70ns, which is about 1,000 times faster than other modalities such as ion traps and neutral atoms. Rigetti sells on-premises 9-qubit to 108-qubit quantum computing systems, supporting national laboratories and quantum computing centers. Rigetti’s Cepheus 36-qubit to 108-qubit systems are based on the Company’s proprietary chiplet-based technology and include the Company’s control electronics. Rigetti’s 9-qubit Novera QPU supports a broader R&D community with a high-performance, on-premises QPU designed to plug into a customer’s existing cryogenic and control systems. The Company operates quantum computers over the cloud through its Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services (QCS) platform, enabling global enterprise, government, and research clients to pursue R&D. The Company’s proprietary quantum-classical infrastructure provides high-performance integration with public and private clouds for practical quantum computing. Rigetti developed the industry’s first multi-chip quantum processor for scalable quantum computing systems. Leveraging this proprietary technology, Rigetti deployed the industry’s largest multi-chip quantum computer in 2025 with Cepheus-1-36Q, based on four 9-qubit chiplets tiled together. The Company designs and manufactures its chips in-house at Fab-1, the industry’s first dedicated and integrated quantum device manufacturing facility.
Investor
May 2020
Transcelestial is building the future of Internet Distribution. The ultimate goal is to build a space laser network to deliver a step-change in internet connectivity globally. This will be the fastest way to bring the rest of the world up on the bandwidth and connectivity curve. Right now, we are using the same technology on the ground as a "wireless fibre optics" in a product called CENTAURI. CENTAURI is our mass-produced network device which leverages our proprietary Wireless Laser Communication Technology to create a wireless distribution network between buildings, traditional cell towers, street-level poles and other physical infrastructure. It is the size of a shoe-box, weighing less than 3kg and capable of delivering true fibre-like speeds to customers at fraction of the cost of traditional fibre. There are two versions of devices available - 1 Gbps Full Duplex (4G & Enterprise ready) and 10 Gbps Full Duplex (5G-ready).
Investor
Apr 2020
Screening Eagle Technologies provides a technology platform for intelligent inspection of the built environment. The company was created through the merger of Dreamlab in Singapore and Proceq in Switzerland with a mission to protect the built world with software, sensors and data. Screening Eagle's full-stack inspection solution combines intuitive software and powerful portable sensors to deliver reliable data for construction and asset maintenance decisions. Powered by data from intelligent and autonomous inspection, Screening Eagle is on a steep growth path to realizing its vision of predictive healthcare that extends asset life and increases long-term value for asset owners.
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