Alex Dam

Startups · Partnerships · APAC

Both sides of the table.

I used to invest as a VC. Now I lead startup GTM and partnerships for Notion across APAC. Same ecosystem, different seat.

At Notion: 700+ startups into the programme. Partners 103 to 248.

Say hi See the path

Worked and partnered with

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

Work

How I help

  • Partner motions

    Help B2B teams design how they partner with and sell into startups. Playbooks their team runs.

  • Programmes and rooms

    Startup programmes and events that have a real job. Not vanity mixers.

Proof

Selected work

Custom Agent workshops, Sydney and Melbourne
Custom Agent workshops, Sydney and Melbourne. Operators learning the motion.
First Block Live, Singapore, with Ant from Supabase
First Block Live, Singapore. Hosting a partner room with Ant from Supabase.
Interviewing Randy Hunt, Notion Head of Design, Singapore
Fireside with Randy Hunt. Notion Head of Design, Singapore.
HubSpot dinner and workshop group photo
HubSpot workshop dinner. The room working a partner motion.
SXSW Sydney, two people on stage
SXSW Sydney. On stage, the room listening.
Notion and Antler Founder’s Mixer
Notion × Antler Founder’s Mixer. A partner room, not a vanity mixer.

Résumé

Experience

Startup Growth & Partnerships, APAC

Notion

Notion for Startups across ANZ and Singapore. 700+ startups into the programme; acquisition +326% YoY; partners 103 → 248. Events and activations from Auckland to Singapore.

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 100–200 person ecosystem events.

Co-Chair, Young Finance Professionals

INFINZ · Auckland

Community and events alongside the VC seat.

About

I’ve sat with founders and with funds.

I was a Principal at Hillfarrance. Raising, investing, and running ecosystem events. Now I’m Notion’s Startup Market Lead for APAC: programmes, partnerships, and the rooms that make them real. Outside work: guitar, golf, Muay Thai.

  • Guitar
  • Golf
  • Muay Thai

Contact

If the work sounds like a fit, write.