Alex Dam

Startups · Partnerships · APAC

Both sides of the table.

I’ve worked in the startup ecosystem my whole career. VC seat, then operator. That network and head start is how I help companies expand into APAC and sell to startups. Now I run startup GTM and partnerships for Notion across APAC.

Say hi See the path

Worked and partnered with

  • Notion
  • Hillfarrance
  • Airtree
  • Startmate
  • Aspire
  • HubSpot
  • Anthropic
  • Google
  • Airwallex
  • Firmable
  • Vercel

Work

How I help

Built from a career in this ecosystem.

  • Partner motions

    How companies partner with and sell into startups. I design the playbook and can run it with the team.

  • Programmes and rooms

    Startup programmes and events that actually move the needle. I design them and can run them.

Proof

Selected work

First Block Live. Interview with Ant, co-founder of Supabase.
First Block Live. Interview with Ant, co-founder of Supabase.
AI Agents Meetup in Singapore with Vercel & Animoca
AI Agents Meetup in Singapore with Vercel & Animoca
Founder-led Design AMA with Randy Hunt, Singapore.
Founder-led Design AMA with Randy Hunt, Singapore.
January Capital, Anthropic, and Notion Builders’ Brunch, Sydney.
January Capital × Anthropic × Notion Builders’ Brunch, Sydney.
Co-building Hours with Notion × Aspire, Ho Chi Minh City.
Co-building Hours with Notion × Aspire, Ho Chi Minh City.

Résumé

Experience

Startup Market Lead, APAC

Notion

At Notion: acquired 1,500+ startups across APAC into the Notion for Startups motion. 700+ into the programme. Onboarded 200+. Acquisition +326% YoY. Partners from 103 to 248.

Founder

Lowkick Consulting

Operator work for early NZ startups.

Investment Principal

Hillfarrance Venture Capital · Auckland

11 investments. Helped raise a $36m fund. Portfolio support, including a $3m round. Hosted ecosystem events of 100–200 people.

Co-Chair, Young Finance Professionals

INFINZ · Auckland

Community and events alongside the VC seat.

About

Founders and funds. I’ve sat with both.

Principal at Hillfarrance: raising, investing, running ecosystem events. Now Notion’s Startup Market Lead for APAC. Programmes, partnerships, and rooms across Singapore, Sydney, and Ho Chi Minh. Outside work: guitar, golf, Muay Thai.

  • Guitar
  • Golf
  • Muay Thai

Podcast

Founder Fridays

Conversations with founders on Notion’s Founder Fridays.

Contact

If the work sounds like a fit, write.