Jong Mun (JM) Goh

JM is the founding partner of Koru VC – Asia’s rare early-stage venture fund focused at ending waste and plastic pollution through the circular economy. A tech entrepreneur-turned venture and angel investor, JM has helped startups covering impact, frontier TMT, edtech, and AI. JM spent 20 years in China where he co-founded and exited his education buyout, and advised several cross border ventures and startups from formation to exit. He was an exco-member of Singcham Guangdong from 2010 to 2013, co-founded the venture arm of Niantic – the creators of Pokémon GO – in 2021, and served as a Venture Partner for Brinc – one of Asia’s most active impact-focused accelerators.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. To see more innovators entering the sustainability startup space.
2. To see more capital holders biting the bullet, backing startup founders and venture funds.
3. To see more awareness in EPR from the corporates.