Thomas Merritt

We are builders of technology businesses currently at top tier internet companies in APAC. We believe startups in Southeast Asia deserve a better breed of angels - genuinely wanting to go beyond capital. We like to work closely with promising founders, bringing to bear our own experiences building and scaling technology companies and products in Southeast Asia. We have noticed a ton of these people are sitting in our network of technology leaders wanting to invest in high-quality startup founders, wanting to engage and help, but without having a programmatic avenue to do this on a regular basis.

Founded in 2003, HC Group is an established retained search, intelligence, and advisory firm, offering tailored solutions to organisations operating across the international energy and commodities markets globally. HC Group’s primary business is senior level retained search, with coverage across a wide range of geographic, product and functional markets. Our advisory services are client specific, and designed to answer a broad range of operational and strategic leadership challenges. At HC Group, we have developed an operating model that is agile and unique, and a culture that promotes collaboration above everything else. Headquartered in London with representation in key hubs across Europe, North & South America, Middle East and Asia, HC Group operates as one global team, leveraging our local presence to offer our clients global access to the talent communities and insights that matter.

We are builders of technology businesses currently at top tier internet companies in APAC. We believe startups in Southeast Asia deserve a better breed of angels - genuinely wanting to go beyond capital. We like to work closely with promising founders, bringing to bear our own experiences building and scaling technology companies and products in Southeast Asia. We have noticed a ton of these people are sitting in our network of technology leaders wanting to invest in high-quality startup founders, wanting to engage and help, but without having a programmatic avenue to do this on a regular basis.

Hirely Events is the leading marketplace and SAAS platform for event service professionals in Hong Kong & Singapore. On Hirely, event hosts can find, compare, request custom quotes and book verified event service professionals: From cake designers, face painters and magicians to wedding photographers, live bands and michelin starred caterers in Singapore & Hong Kong. All, at no extra cost. Leading brands such as WeWork, Regus, Audi, Barclays book their event services on Hirely regularly. We save them time, resources and money (no markup). In one centralised place, users can request quotes from multiple vendors in a few clicks, compare profiles, search reviews and, pay online. For vendors, our software ensures that everything from lead generation to booking management, invoicing and payments is centralised. In addition, vendors can create a beautiful profile, templates, packages quickly and simply. Hirely Events takes care of their business online so they can focus on what they do best offline.

Founded in 2003, HC Group is an established retained search, intelligence, and advisory firm, offering tailored solutions to organisations operating across the international energy and commodities markets globally. HC Group’s primary business is senior level retained search, with coverage across a wide range of geographic, product and functional markets. Our advisory services are client specific, and designed to answer a broad range of operational and strategic leadership challenges. At HC Group, we have developed an operating model that is agile and unique, and a culture that promotes collaboration above everything else. Headquartered in London with representation in key hubs across Europe, North & South America, Middle East and Asia, HC Group operates as one global team, leveraging our local presence to offer our clients global access to the talent communities and insights that matter.