Basil is the Founding Partner of August Global Partners, which was spun out of Singapore’s EDBI and tasked to look at venture- to growth-stage investments. Before this, he was an advisor to EDBI, the investment arm of the Economic Development Board of Singapore. He was also the Managing Partner at EDBI where he oversaw investments in healthcare and emerging technologies. Additionally, Basil drove early-stage deep-tech fund-of-funds investments at EDBI. He also pioneered EDBI’s post-investment value creation and communications efforts.