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Globally
1,930
US$ 20
Over 3
entrepreneurs
billion in revenues in
2018
million jobs created
Malaysia
36
MYR 1.4
2,200
local companies in both tracks
billion in revenues in
2018
employees hired in 2018
IMPACTS WE ACHIEVED
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Globally
1,930
US$ 20
Over 3
entrepreneurs
billion in revenues in
2018
million jobs created
Malaysia
36
MYR 1.4
2,200
local companies in both tracks
billion in revenues in
2018
employees hired in 2018
Mentors
Raja Hamzah
RHL Ventures
Raja Hamzah is the Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of RHL Ventures. RHL Ventures is a Southeast Asian-based private investment firm that focuses on growth capital investments in the Southeast Asia and US region.
Hamzah brings his vast experience in various investment roles to advise companies and startups in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Prior to founding RHL Ventures, Raja Hamzah was a Director in Rasma Corporation, a boutique mechanical and electrical engineering services firm based in Malaysia, focusing on infrastructure projects including railroads, stadiums and hospitals. He focused on building and developing partnerships with government-linked companies, listed and private corporates and local authorities, and helped the company secure cornerstone projects for the national stadium and national rail projects.
Prior to Rasma, Raja Hamzah was a Principal Investment Analyst with Guoco Management Company, a multi-billion US-dollar fund based out of Hong Kong. He used a fundamental, bottom up approach to investing, focusing on listed equities, IPO and pre-IPO investment opportunities across Asia and the U.S. He was also a Senior Analyst in the institutional coverage team of Goldman Sachs Asset Management based out of Singapore. GSAM has more than USD1 trillion dollars of assets under management there, he worked extensively with various institutional funds across Southeast Asia, recommending investments across private equity, hedge fund and other asset classes for clients which include Temasek, GIC, Bank Indonesia, the Employees Provident Fund of Malaysia and Khazanah Nasional.
Raja Hamzah graduated from the University of Warwick, UK with a first-class honours degree in Accounting and Finance. He was awarded as one of the ‘Top 50 people who are redefining the way we live’ by the Singapore Straits Times in 2018, ‘Top 40 under 40’ by Prestige Magazine in 2017, and was shortlisted as a Young Fellow of the World Islamic Economic Forum in 2019. Hamzah is one of the mentors for Endeavor’s Scale up Program, a global NGO that supports entrepreneurs with potential for economic and social impact in their regions. Hamzah is currently an Exco member of the Malaysian Manufacturer’s Association, focusing on mentoring young companies. Hamzah is also on the Board of Advisors of Indonesia-based Alami, a P2P financing company focused on Shariah compliant loans and economic empowerment for small and medium sized enterprises in Indonesia.
Hamzah has a strong passion for sports as he is the treasurer of the Malaysian Gymnastics Federation, and an Ambassador for the Football Association of Selangor’s Little Giants program.
