Paul Burmester
About Paul Burmester
Paul Burmester is a technology executive based in Singapore. He has lived and worked in Europe, Asia and the Americas. His bio says he has driven six exits, mostly by building early-stage, privately funded technology companies to an IPO or acquisition.
The four most recent exits were in mobile. SpinVox, a speech-to-text developer, was sold to Nuance for $103M. ViAir, which built real-time mobile access to Exchange and Notes, was acquired by Visto for $65M. Paragon Software, the inventor of SyncML, was sold to Phone.com for $515M. Mobile Systems International, a designer of mobile networks, was sold to Marconi for $618M. Conference bios credit his career with over $4.7B in shareholder value.
He later became CEO of ValidSoft, a multi-factor authentication company, in November 2013, according to Equilar. He then became Head of Innovation and Partnerships at Singtel Innov8, which his RSA Conference bio describes as a $250M corporate venture fund. He is also listed as a co-founder and governing board member of ICE71, a cybersecurity innovation program. Crunchbase lists him as Chief Operating Officer at Private AI. Other sources describe him as a former COO and board advisor there.
Crunchbase records one investment and one portfolio company, with no lead investments. CB Insights and PitchBook both record the same deal: a seed round in LoyaltyLion in April 2014. CB Insights shows $0.37M for the whole round, with EC1 Capital, Jan Boluminski and Lean Investments as co-investors. That figure is not his own check size.
He has said that since January 2011 he has acted as a strategic advisor, angel investor and mentor to early, mid and late-stage technology companies. He has also advised private equity, venture capital and incubator funds on technology investments. In an Irish Tech News interview he described supporting Southeast Asian startup ecosystems through angel investing, mentoring and charity work.
No AI angel investments by Paul Burmester are public. His AI-related work is operating experience. He holds an operating role at Private AI, which builds privacy-preserving machine learning and natural language processing tools. He also helped build SpinVox, a speech-to-text company.
He has not published a thesis, preferred stage or check size. His public record points to early-stage technology companies, with a background in mobile, cybersecurity and authentication. He is based in Singapore and has said he is involved in Southeast Asia's startup ecosystem.
- LoyaltyLion: customer loyalty and retention software for ecommerce. He invested in its seed round in April 2014, alongside EC1 Capital, Jan Boluminski and Lean Investments.
- crunchbase.com/person/paul-burmester
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/106164-55
- cbinsights.com/investor/paul-burmester
- rsaconference.com/experts/paul-burmester
- people.equilar.com/bio/person/paul-burmester-private-ai/1128034
- irishtechnews.ie/business-insights-and-fintech-tips-from-paul-burmeste
- me.sh/profile/paul-burmester
- linkedin.com/in/paulburmester
Investing activity
Paul Burmester has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company.
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Frequently asked questions about Paul Burmester
Does Paul Burmester invest in AI startups?
No AI angel investments by him are public. He is Chief Operating Officer of Private AI, a privacy-focused machine learning company, according to Crunchbase.
What is Paul Burmester's angel check size?
He has not published one. CB Insights shows $0.37M for the whole LoyaltyLion seed round he joined, but that is not his own check.
What stage does Paul Burmester invest in?
His one recorded investment is a 2014 seed round. He has not stated a stage preference, and his bio emphasizes building early-stage private technology companies.
What companies has Paul Burmester built or run?
His bio lists SpinVox, ViAir, Paragon Software and Mobile Systems International as exits. He was later CEO of ValidSoft, and he is now listed as COO of Private AI.
Where is Paul Burmester based?
Crunchbase lists him in Singapore. He has also lived and worked in other countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Should founders pitch Paul Burmester?
He has operating experience in mobile, security and authentication, and he has said he supports the Southeast Asian startup ecosystem. His public investing record is a single deal, so a short, relevant note is more useful than a cold deck.
Is Paul Burmester an angel investor?
Yes. Paul Burmester invests personally as an angel and is Chief Operating Officer at Private AI. Crunchbase counts 1 investment.
How can founders reach Paul Burmester?
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