General Partner

Kenneth Andam

His Majesty Dr. Nana Sanzule Manwere Andam I is the general partner and chairman of Side Equity Ventures, a Singapore based investment advisory firm focused on the emerging markets. Dr. Andam is an inventor, technologist, serial entrepreneur and an investment visionary whose brainchild fund has diversified its portfolio into strategically placed investments in companies that solve problems within major emerging markets around the globe. Dr. Andam has a variety of patents to his name in fields ranging from medical claims data transfer software to video email and intensive data relay technologies.

Dr. Andam has founded several companies including OS Petro and all its subsidiaries in the Oil and Gas sector, WorldVuer, Inc., a media communications company that develops proprietary technologies for communicating bandwidth intensive data, Payodd transaction and remittance processing platform for money relay worldwide, XCINI Help Network which is an instant services provisioning company that delivers consumer needs across the world, Sleek Media Group, a new media and entertainment company, Prolific Sports which is a talent and sports management agency focused on advisory services for athletes and performers worldwide, Beverly Air LTD, a real estate company with many portfolio assets under management, Andam Air LTD, an Aviation company, Scarlet Minor Chronicles, a publishing company under the Andam Books brand, Pigocow LTD, an Agriculture company focused in Africa, and many innovative businesses across a spectrum of industries.

In addition to achieving his own entrepreneurial successes, Dr. Andam has fostered and facilitated the successes of several entrepreneurial Incubator initiatives. He has also been a lead advocate for Africa and has been advising investment funds to direct their capital into Africa’s virgin markets. Over the course of his career Dr. Andam has worked with and also consulted for numerous large entities in the telecom sector. Recognizable names on Dr. Andam’s resume include the likes of NTTDoCoMo, Virgin Mobile, Sprint, Telstra, Vodacom, and Telus Geomatics in the telecom sector, Tahitian Noni, AGEL, Dubli, and Maakoa in the food and beverage sector, and many more in the general innovation and education sector. Dr. Andam started his technology career working in the Windows division of Microsoft.

Dr. Andam’s vision with SIDE focused on administrating the invitation of a select group of successful entrepreneurs to invest capital with SIDE Equity and create a succinct framework for funding innovative companies with products designed to solve issues faced by citizens of the various countries in Africa. His vision has been realized and is growing into a new and vibrant innovative community of entrepreneurs within Africa.

Managing Partner

Tan Kuan Yew

Mr. Michael Tan Kuan Yew, currently hold the position as Managing Partner of SEV GLOBAL Pte Ltd and is a key member of the companies Investment Committee. The combined portfolios under Michael management has asset well over more than 45 Billion USD. Michael’s management expertise covers a wide spectrum of Industries from Technology, Oil & Gas, Banking & Finance, Retail, Manufacturing to Medical and Healthcare. Michael also serves as a director of OS Petro, a US based corporation, and works as the companies Managing Director of its African and Asian operations.

Michael also sit on the board of Beverly Air Ltd, a major real estate company with development projects in Africa, Asia, Middle East, and the United States of America. He is also a Board member at KAC Ltd, an industrial park development company that is building manufacturing factories in Ghana and across West Africa. Michael has extensive investment experiences in Asia especially in South East Asia and China. In recent time, he has been a strong advocate on advising funds to direct their capital to develop markets on the African Continent to enjoy the emerging market boom that the continent is experiencing. Michael recognizes the capital and expertise divide between the World and Africa, and has focused his strengths on bridging the gap for the betterment of the Africa Continent. Born in Singapore but a descendant of Chinese and Mauritius origin, Michael is passionate in developing the African market and strongly believe in the growth of Africa’s market in the coming century.

Michael was also the Founding Partner of Virtue Partners Capital Pte. Ltd and invested in Telecom, Internet and Mobile application companies where he was responsible of investment portfolio exceeding 300 million USD.

Michael holds an Honor Degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore and is the winner of the Li Jie Industrial Development Medal from the same University with his pioneering research work in Neural Network (Adaptive Resonance Theory) where he developed a Mathematical and computational model for implementation in Super Computing.

Innovations Partner

Tim Zhu

Tim Zhu – CEO of SingPayment, President of Choizen International
Over 25 years of experience in working and investing in finance, technology, education and high-tech industry, holding executive positions in several Chinese, US and Singapore companies. Mr. Zhu is an avid entrepreneur who has single handedly founded and built several thriving start-ups based in Singapore and Shanghai with sustainable revenue and co-founded a breakthrough enterprise in Panama which launched the first China UnionPay credit card programs in Central and South America Regions. Mr. Zhu demonstrated his success track records in taking an agile business to a full scaled robust company. Tim speaks many languages fluently, especially with Mandarin, Cantonese and English and good Spanish.

Resource Partner

Doc. Jothimani Murugesan

Doctor Jothimani Murugesan is a resource partner at Side Equity and has been instrumental in the establishment of the companies Asian partnership structuring and growth development. Doctor Jothi as he is affectionally called is always looking for early to growth stage companies looking for an injection of new, efficient, and effective resources to elevate themselves to a new platform for further growth in their business. He relentlessly seeks out the entrepreneurs who work to improve the lives of consumers with their innovations and services, and work with our Side Principals to define a more sustainable path for further growth and expansion of such innovative services.

Before joining Side Equity, Doctor Jothi worked in the medical field as a practitioner and provided healthcare services to patients in India. He also served as a director in several companies and currently is engaged with sections of Side Equity’s portfolio companies in providing needed socially responsible services in Africa. His contributions to Side Equity’s vision has driven major change in the various sectors of interest that he has taken the responsibility to lead.

Projects Partner

Michael Sutton

Mr. Michael Sutton, Co-Founded OS Petro with longtime friend and business partner H.E. Nana Andam I in 2011 and together have quickly secured significant assets under management in the African Countries of Ghana, Nigeria and Namibia, positioning the company for major contributions in the Oil & Gas sectors in the coming years. With Michaels lead generation skills and his ability to establish valuable networks within the various industries that he has relationships within, OS Petro has now grown into a recognized brand in the Oil and Gas sector.

Mr. Sutton brings a unique set of skills to SIDE Equity nothing more prominent then his intricately woven Entertainment driven background and Hollywood Celebrity filled rolodex. Notable accomplishments include a Daytime Emmy Nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category for his portrayal of Stone Cates on America’s beloved soap opera General Hospital and the fact that Michael has built one of the most exclusive niche brand marketing companies brandSUTTON second to none in leveraging relationships with celebrities and pop culture influencers making him one of LA’s most successful Restaurateurs & respected Social Tastemakers having created such brands as Xenii, The Lodge Steakhouse, Goa and Guys & Dolls. Michael is a partner and Chief Marketing Officer for Nana Andam’s Ghanaian mobile banking and remittance company Globa.

Michael’s business acumen includes being a Certified California Realtor licensed at the prestigious Hilton & Hyland / CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL brokerage firm in Beverly Hills and partner of Beverly Crest Developments as well as being a proud founding Member of the Next Generation Council for the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

Media Partner

Wei Zheng

Mr. Zheng is the head of media and public relations at Side Equity. Mr. Wei bring over 20 years of media and journalism experience to Side Equity. As a partner of our firm, his contribution to the public presence of Side Equity has been crucial to the success of our firm. Mr. Wei is a celebrated journalist and well respect in Asian for his coverage of subjects of interest to readers from within Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and countries within ASEAN. Wei oversees all aspects of our portfolio company’s media marketing and press presence. He is responsible for telling the stories of the great and innovative entrepreneurs that make up the Side Equity portfolio. His contribution to the growth of the fund has been immense with the dynamic distribution of media content for the companies that are within the funds Portfolio. Mr. Wei is also a journalist on WeChat and China’s largest mobile social news publisher and has garnered a massive following from readers across Asia.