Eric oversees Happiness Capital. He is also a Senior VP at the LKK Health Products Group of which Happiness Capital is a member company. Eric leverages his extensive experience as a global entrepreneur to help startups to create successful businesses that make the world a happier place.

Eric was one of the founders of AGENDA which was the largest and most innovative digital agency network in Asia with a significant presence in China. AGENDA was sold to WPP in 2008, the world’s largest communications services group, and became part of WPPs Wunderman network. Prior to joining LKK Health Products Group in 2014, Eric was the Chief Client Officer of Wunderman Asia Pacific. Eric helped many famous clients such as Disneyland, Johnson & Johnson, Walmart, Colgate, etc. to create innovative digital marketing and online commerce initiatives to drive business results.

In the mid 90’s, Eric co-founded his first startup in the US and UK. This was a software product company that focused on applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and internet technologies in the insurance and healthcare industries. After it was sold to a large US managed care group, Eric joined Cap Gemini US as their Director of e-Business and advised many Fortune 500 companies on how to leapfrog their competitors with digital transformation.

Prior to his journey as an entrepreneur, Eric was a research scientist at University College London in the late 80’s where he focused on the research of applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to healthcare as part of a European Union initiative. Eric also spent 4 years teaching computer science at a UK university before he started his first startup in the UK and subsequently moved the company to the US to tap into the bigger US market.

Allan is the Managing Director at Happiness Capital and oversees the firm’s venture investment and portfolio management. He has over 20 years of investment experience spanning venture, growth capital and buyout transactions globally.

Before joining Happiness Capital, Allan was CFO and a board member at PanAsialum Holdings (2078.HK) and CEO at Towona Media, a Beijing-based outdoor media startup. Previously he was with Baring Private Equity Asia, New York-based leveraged buyout fund Jacobson Partners, and M&A advisory at Merrill Lynch.

Allan holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also graduated magna cum laude with a BA in Economics from Yale University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

Mark is the Chief Portfolio Officer at Happiness Capital, overseeing the firm’s investments and portfolio management. He brings extensive experience in investment, corporate finance, strategic planning, and the development of listed companies and startups. Before joining Happiness Capital, Mark was an Investment Director at Alphabet, a private equity firm of a Beijing-based financial institution with AUM exceeding US$1.4 billion. There, he managed investments and served as an investment committee member for venture capital funds. He also held senior roles focused on global investments and corporate finance at private equity firms and major multinational blue-chip conglomerates, including Galaxy Entertainment Group (27.HK), NWSI of New World Group (17.HK), and Dah Chong Hong (1828.HK), a member of CITIC (267.HK). He began his professional career in audit assurance and business advisory with PwC. Mark holds an MBA from the University of Birmingham and a B.A. (Hons) in Accountancy. He is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) in UK and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Hong Kong.

Josh is a VP in the Happiness Capital team, primarily focussing on teams based in Europe. Before joining Happiness Capital Josh began his career as an entrepreneur where he experienced the highs and lows of startup life at fintech company Calastone, which was successfully exited to Carlyle. He then joined UK payments unicorn, TrueLayer, where he led on global partnerships, market expansion, and new product development. Josh grew up in Oxford and attended the University of Cambridge where he received a M.A. in Human, Social, and Political Sciences. Outside of work, he loves the outdoors with hiking trips to the Himalayas and Kilimanjaro plus the Rome and Copenhagen Marathons under his belt. At home he is an aspiring plantsman with a growing portfolio of garden woodwork experiments.

Terrence is a Managing Director at Happiness Capital. He brings over two decades of venture capital, capital markets and corporate management experience. Previously, Terrence served as Managing Partner of DG Ventures, the venture capital arm of Digital Garage, a TSE-listed Japanese technology conglomerate. At DGV, Terrence invested globally in early-to-mid stage startups in various sectors including food, healthcare, consumer retail, industrials, and SaaS enterprise. Post investment, he worked closely with his portfolio startups to support their corporate strategy, business development, operations, fundraising and recruiting. He also served as their go-to-market advisor for Japan market entry including commercial partnerships, strategic alliances, operating subsidiary incorporations. Prior to DGV, Terrence launched Nippon Renewable Energy, a Japanese renewable energy startup that built 18 utility-scale solar power plants (303MW) supplying over 60,000 Japanese households with annual electricity needs. At NRE, Terrence led the Investment, Finance, HR and Office Administration teams. Terrence also launched the Japan office of Equis Funds Group, an Asia-based private equity fund and managed investments on behalf of Steel Partners Japan and Enso Capital in Tokyo / New York. Terrence started his career in New York City and worked in M&A IBD for Credit Suisse and Banc of America Merrill Lynch. Terrence holds a BA in East Asian Studies from Yale University. He is an avid tennis player and global traveler.