Sam Huang

Jane Chen, co-founder of Embrace Innovations, helped pioneer a low-cost infant incubator that has saved over one million babies worldwide—an innovation that won the Economist Innovation Award, brought her to the White House to present to President Obama, and earned the support of Beyoncé to expand into Africa. Now, with her memoir Like a Wave We Break (Penguin Random House, Oct 14), she shares a deeply personal journey of resilience, healing, and leadership.

Han Shen is the Founding Partner of iFly VC, a U.S. venture capital firm focused on investments that bring American consumers joy. Born and raised in Nanjing, China, Han came to the United States in 1998 to pursue a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Chicago. He had expected to follow his parents into academia, but years as a scientist, followed by an MBA at Wharton, drew him toward the challenge of turning ideas into real-world innovations, using venture capital as the catalyst.

For this edition of the Asian Tech Collective founder spotlight, we sat down with Alex Lee, the Co-Founder and CEO at Truewind, an AI-powered accounting platform trusted by hundreds of businesses and firms. In this candid conversation, Alex shares how his journey—from aerospace engineer to venture capitalist to two-time founder—shaped his approach to building companies. W