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Desmond Poon

Partner at Antler | Global Venture Capital

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated November 2026💼 1 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2014
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Seed Investor
2014
Boxful is a warehousing startup that provides tech-enabled space-as-a-service to consumers and businesses. We offer valet-storage and self-storage services to consumers, and inventory management and fulfilment services to businesses across Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. Boxful is more than just storage. We’re about creating a lifestyle where space isn’t a luxury – it’s flexible and right at your fingertips. Boxful was founded on the belief that storage should be simple, affordable, and secure. We created a service that allows you to store and seamlessly manage your belongings from your computer or mobile device, and know that they’re just a speedy delivery away. Your home is for living and we give you the freedom to de-clutter while keeping the things that matter. We have raised over US$26m in Seed, Series A and Series B capital from various investors in the Greater China and South East Asia regions.
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2025
Partner
Mar 2025
Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 27 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor.
2023
Managing Director, Group Head of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations
Sep 2023
Founded in April 2018 and headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, AMINA Bank is one of the world’s first crypto banks providing a seamless, secure and easy-to-use bridge between digital and traditional assets. We serve professional investors, companies, family offices and institutions. In August 2019, AMINA Bank received a Swiss banking and securities dealer licence from FINMA. The bank has since expanded to open international offices in Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and Singapore.
2020
Senior Partner, Head of Corporate & Business Development
Jul 2020
Cambridge Management Consulting (Cambridge MC) is an international consulting firm that helps companies of all sizes have a better impact on the world. Founded in Cambridge, UK, initially to help the start-up community, Cambridge MC has grown to over 150 consultants working on projects in 20 countries. Our capabilities focus on supporting the private and public sector with their people, process and digital technology challenges. What makes Cambridge Management Consulting unique is that it doesn’t employ consultants—only senior executives with real industry or government experience and the skills to advise their clients from a place of true credibility. Our team strives to have a highly positive impact on all the organisations they serve. We are confident there is no business or enterprise that we cannot help transform for the better.
2019
Strategy Director
Jul 2019
Appy Ventures is a team of experienced entrepreneurs working as Tech Partners. We’ve been working since 2014 with top-tier companies and entrepreneurs that want to bring their ideas to life. We work across different sectors with a focus on innovative technology that can truly make a difference in your business. We create innovative solutions to make and grow successful tech businesses.
Limited Partner
Apr 2019
Backing great companies when they’re tiny.
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