We back your growth

Guided by a long-term vision and a philosophy of aligned interests, we support founders and entrepreneurs through Mentorship, Funding, Co-founding opportunities, and strategic Partnerships.

The Backer

Michael Li

Michael is a finance and investment professional with over 15 years of expertise across capital markets, investment banking, and portfolio management. He has held senior leadership positions at various global financial institutions: HSBC, Shinhan, Woori. He spearheads complex structured deals involving multiple stakeholders across diverse industries such as logistics, aviation, FMCG, real estate, and manufacturing.

With a strong track record managing projects for major private and public corporations, he has led comprehensive due diligence, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), IPOs, stock exchange listings (Hsx, Hnx), corporate equitization, capital raising, stake divestiture. He also serves as Advisor in several companies, offering strategic counsel on transaction structuring and high-level business growth initiatives.

He also spent several years in California, U.S., conducting in-depth research on U.S. capital markets, including equities, options, commodities, and structured products such as mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). His areas of focus encompassed legal frameworks, trust structures, and multi-asset investment strategies.

Nhi Tran

Nhi is a seasoned specialist with over 9 years of experience in business development and customer success within the retail and technology sectors.

She has worked for TheGioiDiDong Corporation and HotDeal - top tier groupon platform, where she had excellent performance. She developed business partnerships with major consumer brands such as Viettien, Vera, Jockey, and Lee&Tee, and executed promotional campaigns. Nhi possesses extensive knowledge in B2B, B2C, customer journey, and execution procedures, which have led to operational improvements and enhanced outcomes.

In addition, since 2017, Nhi has been a property investor across various residential segments, engaging in numerous profitable business transactions.

Who are we

Data Analysts

Our in-house data analysts have a hands-on approach to data, with heavy emphasis on clear communication with the client.

Data Engineers

All of our data engineers are Boston University graduates, and undergo our in-house developed training program upon joining the team.

Designers

Our designers have an extensive background in data analysis, and often work together with our other specialists on various projects.

Consultants

All of our consultants have specialist experience in the field of data science, and aim to understand the data needs of your business.

Our Team

Michael Li

General Partner

Michael has over 15 years extensive experience across finance, investment and corporate business. He holds senior management position in many financial institutions and being incharge of corporate finance and investment banking sectors. His professional expertise strongly focused in quantitative investment and structured deals.

With a proven track record of numerous projects, he conducted in-depth due diligence process, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate equitization, corporate IPO, stock exchange listing, capital arrangement and stake divestment for large enterprises across diverse industries including construction, aviation, transportation, retail, food and beverage, among others.

He also serves as Board Member and Advisor of several companies, providing strategic guidance on transaction structuring, including affiliated stake ownership, legal and compliance considerations, financial instrument & mechanism at the upper level of management.

Nhi Tran

Venture Partner

Nhi is a seasoned specialist with over 9 years of experience in business development and customer success within the retail and technology sectors.

She has worked for TheGioiDiDong Corporation and HotDeal - top tier groupon platform, where she had excellent performance. She developed business partnerships with major consumer brands such as Viettien, Vera, Jockey, and Lee&Tee, and executed promotional campaigns. Nhi possesses extensive knowledge in B2B, B2C, customer journey, and execution procedures, which have led to operational improvements and enhanced outcomes.

In addition, since 2017, Nhi has been a property investor across various residential segments, engaging in numerous profitable business transactions.

15+

30+

Years
Experience
Execution
Projects
Millions USD
deals value

110+

The Figures Speak

We engage across the entire business journey, analyzing behaviors to enable comprehensive tracking of growth performance and real-world validation of user interactions. At every stage, we facilitate in-depth discussions and conduct quantitative research to uncover actionable insights.

Why choose us?

Global experience

We have worked with multinational companies, as well as smaller businesses from all continents.

We believe in your success and that big data can help you achieve the best results for your business, regardless of your field or target market.

Quality for value

Our motto is to provide only the highest quality to our clients, no matter the circumstances.

Favorable terms

Each project we work on is tailored to the particular client's exact needs, not the other way around.

High standards

We take data seriously, meaning that we only deliver work that we can be proud of.

Happy clients

Don't just take our word for it – our clients frequently stay in touch with us and work with us on future projects that require big data insights.

John Bjerrand

I work in agricultural consulting, meaning that we often need to use big and complex datasets to justify expensive investments for our clients. Lilo's consultants helped us see the big picture with their visualization tools and expertise.

Anna Claudio

As the in-house supplier manager, it's sometimes had to understand which manufacturers work best for our needs. Lilo's data analysis helped us identify where we could save and which manufacturers worked the best for us in the long term.

Contact us

Whether you have a request, a query, or want to work with us, use the form below to get in touch with our team.

contact@5wpartners.com