KK

Kelvin Keh

Founding Partner at Covalent Ventures

Auckland, Auckland

Overview 

Kelvin Keh is an accomplished professional with a strong background in international growth and investment, currently serving as the Founding Partner at Covalent Ventures. With a Master of Engineering and extensive experience in strategic planning and business development, he has held key roles at organizations like EpiGen Global Research Consortium and Auckland UniServices Limited, demonstrating expertise in entrepreneurship and leadership. Highlights of Kelvin's career include his role as Board Chair at Foundation Ventures Limited and his position as Director Strategic Growth - Health at Auckland UniServices Limited, showcasing his proficiency in driving business growth and fostering strategic partnerships across diverse sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner

    2025 - Current

  • Executive Chair

    2022

  • Founding Partner

    2018

  • Board member

    2019 - 2025

  • Director Strategic Growth

    2015 - 2025

  • Executive Director, UniServices (HK) Limited

    2013 - 2016

  • Director Business Development - SE Asia

    2014 - 2015

  • Business Manager

    2008 - 2014

  • Board Chair

    2018 - 2019

    Foundation Ventures is a pioneering investment company in the accessibility space.

  • Non Executive Director

    2018 - 2019

  • Commercial Manager

    2015 - 2016

    Established in 2006, EpiGen Global Research Consortium is an international research network with 5 partner institutions in 3 countries. The Consortium conducts world class research to discover the mechanisms underlying the interaction between environmental factors, genetic and epigenetic processes with respect to their influence on health and the risk of disease across the life-course.

  • Member of the Executive Committee

    2013 - 2015

    ANZBC is a member based pluri-lateral business council connecting New Zealand businesses with ASEAN trading partners. It was formed to provide New Zealand traders doing business with ASEAN nations with an organisation, which would advocate their concerns and where they could network, seek contacts, learn about the markets and be assisted in many other ways in their ASEAN business efforts.

  • Deputy Director

    2005 - 2008

    AFIC (Based in Bangkok) is a private sector, member-based organization setup to provide credible science-based information on food safety and nutrition. AFIC works with leading research institutions and national or international bodies (eg UN and WHO), and provides customise market intelligence to private sector clients.

Articles About Kelvin

Relevant Websites