Suyash Mohan

Suyash Mohan

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    VC @ Plug and Play | Forbes 30 U 30

  • Education

    • Island School

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      International General Certificate of Secondary Education
    • Northwestern University

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      Master of Science - MS Social and Economic Policy
    • Yonsei University 연세대학교

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      Winter Abroad at Yonsei Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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      Master of Science - MS Applied Economics
    • Indus International School Pune

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      International Baccalaureate
    • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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      Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Economics (Minor in Social Science)

      Activities and Societies: Societies: Rotaract, Squash, HKUST Peer Mentor, HKUST Business School Ambassador Scholarships: HKSAR Talent Development Scholarship, Ting Ka Ping Foundation ICE Scholarship, HKUST Entrance Scholarship 4 year program completed in 3 years.

  • Experience

    • Breer

      Aug 2020 - Jan 2023
      Co-Founder

      Breer is a food-tech startup that is focused on eliminating food wastage on a retail level. It currently uses surplus bread and coffee grounds to make craft beer.Key Achievements and Awards:Forbes 30 U 30Winner of City I&T Grand ChallengeWinner of Sino-One Million Dollar Competition Global Hult Prize Finalist5 Million HKD in Grants and Competition WinningsSold in 100+ restaurants and bars

    • Alumni Ventures

      May 2023 - Feb 2024
      Venture Analyst

      Alumni Ventures is America’s largest VC firm for individual investors based on the combination of total capital raised, number of investments, and number of investors of leading VC firms as reported by Pitchbook and other publicly available information reviewed by AV.Investment Team at Purple Arch Ventures. (Fund within Alumni Ventures)

    • Plug and Play Tech Center

      Mar 2024 - now
      VC Investor

      Plug and Play Ventures stands out as one of the most active venture capital investors in the early and seed stages of startup development. With a keen focus on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, Plug and Play Ventures actively seeks out and supports high-potential startups across a diverse range of sectors including IoT, Fintech, Healthtech, Insurtech, and Mobility. Their commitment to early-stage investment is demonstrated through their dynamic engagement in seed funding rounds and their hands-on approach in accelerating startup growth.Investing out of its Smart Cities Vertical. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • IMUSE Summer Conference Policy Proposal

      IMUSE
      Aug 2020
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    • COVID-19 Policy Proposal

      Stanford Economics Association
      Jun 2020
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    • HackUST 2022 Chan Dang Foundation Special Mention Award (10,000 HKD)

      HKUST Entrepreneurship Center
      May 2022
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    • Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)

      University of Michigan
      Jun 2020
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Forbes 30 U 30 Forbes May 2023 https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2023/asia/social-impact?profile=breer
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Excellence in Professional Development Award Northwestern University Dec 2022 The Excellence in Professional Development Award recognizes a graduating DMDP student who has demonstrated excellence in the pursuit professional development in applied economics and social and economic policy. The award is given to the student who exhibits consistently high levels of commitment towards becoming a leader as a policymaker, economic analyst, or consultant—or to continue to a PhD program.The recipient of this award also receives $1500 USD.
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Awardee, DBS Foundation Grant Programme 2022 DBS Nov 2022 - Grant of 150,000 SGD awarded for development of Breer.
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Winner of The 8th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition cum National & GBA Entrepreneurship Competitions (HKSAR) Award HKSAR Government Oct 2022
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Global Finalist, Hult Prize Hult Prize Foundation Sep 2022 The Hult Prize is an annual, year-long competition that crowd-sources ideas from university level students after challenging them to solve a pressing social issue around topics such as food security, water access, energy, and education. It was founded by a group of Hult International Business School MBAs and is funded by Bertil Hult, the latter of whom, along with his family – founders of EF Education First – donates US$1 million in seed capital to help the winning team launch a social… Show more The Hult Prize is an annual, year-long competition that crowd-sources ideas from university level students after challenging them to solve a pressing social issue around topics such as food security, water access, energy, and education. It was founded by a group of Hult International Business School MBAs and is funded by Bertil Hult, the latter of whom, along with his family – founders of EF Education First – donates US$1 million in seed capital to help the winning team launch a social enterprise. Show less
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Winner, Social Entrepreneurship - Climate Challenge 2022 HKUST Mar 2022
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Champion of City I&T Grand Challenge Innovation and Technology Commission HKSAR, HKSTP Oct 2021 Awarded 200,000HKD as winners of this award. Awarded by Carrie Lam.
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Incubation and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation - IncuTech Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation Sep 2021 Received $1.2 Million HKD in Funding.
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Best Elevator Pitch Sino One Million Dollar SINO Group Jul 2021 Award of 50,000HKD as winners of the elevator pitch Sino One Million Dollar Competition.
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Winner of Sino One Million Dollar Gold Award for HKUST Students SINO Group Jul 2021 Award of 75,000 as winners of Sino One Million Dollar Competition. (Within HKUST)
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Winner of Sino One Million Dollar Platinum Award SINO Group Jul 2021 Award of 400,000 HKD + 37,500 HKD as winners of Sino Million Dollar. (Additional Benefits within Cyberport, PALO IT, Mills Fabrica included)
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund - Talent Development Scholarship HKSAR Government Jun 2021 $10,000 HKD awarded by the HKSAR Government to acknowledge and reward work in innovation and technology.
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Social Impact Award Hong Kong Trade Development Council Jun 2021
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Tin Ka Ping Scholarship - Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship HKSAR Government Jun 2021 $30,000 HKD awarded by the Ting Ka Ping Foundation to acknowledge and reward work in entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation.
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      1st Runners Up Youthnovation Youth Development Association of Hong Kong May 2021
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Most Social Innovative Award Youthnovation Youth Development Alliance of Hong Kong May 2021
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      1st Runners-Up Hong Kong Social Enterprise Challenge HKSEC CUHK Apr 2021
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Best Presentation HKSEC CUHK HKSEC Apr 2021
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Champion of Enactus Hong Kong 2021 Enactus HK Apr 2021
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Winner of Climate Action Recognition Scheme Environmental Bureau HK, Hong Kong SDG Hub, HSBC Apr 2021
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Winner of UNDP Youth:Co Lab Summit HKSAR United Nations and Citi Foundation Apr 2021
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      2nd Runners Up Jumpstarter IdeaPop! Alibaba Entrepreneurship Fund Mar 2021
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Good Seed SIE Fund Honoree Hong Kong Polytechnic University Feb 2021
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Incubatee at HKSTP STEP Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation Jan 2021
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      ACCA Business Case Competition Top 11 Dec 2020
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Winner of Hult Prize HKUST Hult Prize Dec 2020
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Winner of Sustainability Smart Campus HKUST Nov 2020
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      2nd Runners-Up UNSDG Challenge HKUST Oct 2020
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      HKUST Entrepreneurship Acceleration Fund Receiver HKUST Entrepreneurship Center Oct 2020
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Champion of Entrepreneurship Future Leaders Challenge TheI University Sep 2020
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Winner of the MIT COVID-19 Hackathon Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aug 2020 My team and I developed a potential end-end application that focuses on mental health; identifying the mental health problem to provision of resources in order to fight the mental health problem. This application will be developed with the help of my team and the partners MIT has connected us with. Attached is the link to our pitch alongside our prototype:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11v9oIjYp7fLE1sL3V7Wd1K3CFu8qQB_OOqzEDNwUuV8/edit?usp=sharing
    • Awarded to Suyash Mohan
      Project of the Year - Enactus 2020 Enactus May 2020
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Founding Member

      Issued by Partner Track on Aug 2024
      Partner TrackAssociated with Suyash Mohan
    • Evaluator

      Issued by Hult Prize Foundation on Mar 2023
      Hult Prize FoundationAssociated with Suyash Mohan
    • Student Ambassador

      Issued by HKUST Business School on Aug 2019
      HKUST Business SchoolAssociated with Suyash Mohan
    • Peer Mentor

      Issued by HKUST Business School on Jul 2020
      HKUST Business SchoolAssociated with Suyash Mohan
    • Education Volunteer

      Issued by John Paul Slum Development on Dec 2016
      John Paul Slum DevelopmentAssociated with Suyash Mohan
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Plastic Free Seas Organisation on Aug 2015
      Plastic Free Seas OrganisationAssociated with Suyash Mohan
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Indago Travel on Oct 2015
      Indago TravelAssociated with Suyash Mohan