Dr. Siva is an investor, mentor, author, ecosystem builder and popular speaker. As Senior Partner of ScaleUp Malaysia Accelerator he has invested in 35 pre-Series A Startups and individually as an Angel in 16. 

As Co-Founder of Proficeo Consultants he has coached more

than 1,000 companies and 3,000 entrepreneurs over the last 16 years.

He also founded the Soonicorn Collective, a membership driven leadership and nation building platform for late-stage tech companies.

Dr. Siva was the Founding President of the Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN) and was appointed Chairman of the Ministry of Sciences’s Task Force to recommend the restructuring of the Funding Agencies under the Ministry.

He has authored two books: “Supercharge Your Startup Valuation” and “Blue Sky Innovation” and has written numerous articles in leading media like The Edge, Digital News Asia and other publications. He is a popular speaker and has spoken at numerous conferences and appeared as a guest numerous times on BFM radio.

He has a Ph.D. in Venture Capital from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and is Adjunct Professor at the School of Science & Technology, Sunway University.