New Year Reflections

One Word to Describe Last Year: Momentum

Momentum. Relentless forward motion. A year of breakthroughs, tough calls, and resilience - building toward results.

2025?

The flywheel spins faster. Momentum fuels breakthroughs and turns grit into transformative financial and impact outcomes.

Biggest Lesson

Collaboration scales impact.

Nothing great happens solo. Shout out to our amazing R3i teams R3I CAPITAL R3i Impact Foundation R3i Ventures and Planet43 .

Trust and aligned values create exponential results: 1+1=11.

Favorite Corporate Memory

The delivery of R3i Impact Foundation and Planet43 Hydro, Climate, and Health Programs. Founders tackling clean water, climate, and health inspire profound hope for the future.

Favorite Family Memory

Watching my children thrive in their new school.

Personal Growth in 2024

Leaning into uncertainty.

The strategy sets the framework, but?agility, teamwork, and culture drive success?through the chaos.

It's not about knowing all the answers but finding them in real-time together.

Highlights

• Securing co-investment partnerships for Planet43 with Hatcher+, Striders Corporation, and PureTerra Ventures.
• Aligning pre-IPO investments with long-term values for LPs on the R3i Syndicates DealDesk.
• Celebrating founder wins—like Wilson Ong at Terra Drone Agri hitting IPO. Diamonds forged under pressure!

Lowlights

• Bad actors and unfulfilled promises in LP and secondary markets stalling top lines and momentum.
• Regulatory roadblocks.
• Sacrificing family time for global responsibilities.

Major Challenges Overcome

Herding cats—aligning diverse stakeholders around long-term deals with impact. Learned patience, clarity, and the art of storytelling to unite agendas.

2025 Bucket List

Family: Prioritize quality time with my husband and family.

Raise $50M and close 20 transformative deals through R3I CAPITAL Future Fund.

Scale solutions like FieldFactors, Quantum Brilliance, The Coring Company ViewMind Inc. and Flexpenser AB to tackle clean water and sustainability.

Expand R3i across our 100 HPC labs for tech transfer and commercialization.

Mentor the next generation of angel investors with TRIUM Angels and grow the R3i Deal Platform.

Vision Board

• More authentic family moments.
• More capital closed.
• Thriving ecosystems for climate, healthcare, and AI innovators.

Limiting Belief to Ditch

Perfect vs. Perfection.

Perfection kills progress.

Start. Iterate. Improve.

Transformation Desired

Balance. Scale impact without sacrificing personal growth.

Sleep. Sleep. Sleep.

Key Focus for 2025

Cut the noise. Double down on fewer, higher-impact moves.

Who I Will Become

A no-BS visionary blending strategy with empathy.

A leader who inspires others to punch above their weight and redefine the game.

Qualities to Cultivate

• Speak less, listen more.
• Exude calm—stability inspires trust in chaos.
• Set a new benchmark for R3i in VC.

Fears to Face

Relinquishing control. Delegating to scale vision and empower others.

Actions for Opportunities

• Build authentic connections — strengthen and deepen relationships.
• Make more bold moves—hesitation is the real risk.
• Bet on only the most disruptive changemakers — mentor and elevate the next generation of leaders via our Venturers and TRIUM Angels program.

Final Thought for 2025

This year isn’t about more; it’s about better.

Better systems. Better connections. Better outcomes.

Together, we rise.

- Thanks to Indra Nooyi and Alvin Foo for the inspiration.