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AMTD LendIt Joint Office
AMTD LendIt Joint Office channels Calvin Choi's AMTD Group with LendIt Fintech for strategic fintech investments across Asia and the West.
AMTD LendIt Joint Office
The AMTD LendIt Joint Office emerged from a collaboration between Hong Kong-based financial conglomerate AMTD Group and LendIt Fintech, the operator of the world's largest fintech conference series. Calvin Choi, AMTD's founder, built a sprawling financial services platform encompassing investment banking, asset management, and digital solutions. The joint office combined AMTD's capital and regional influence with LendIt's global fintech network, creating a vehicle designed to invest in and accelerate digital lending and financial technology ventures. The partnership centered on origination through LendIt's global conference and community network, which connects thousands of fintech founders, institutional investors, and financial institutions. This gave the office a unique sourcing mechanism — deal flow walked through proprietary events rather than relying solely on banker introductions. The investment strategy focused on equity stakes in later-stage lending platforms, fintech infrastructure companies, and digital banking initiatives, with a geographic emphasis spanning Asia, North America, and Europe. The office structured direct investments rather than committing as a limited partner to external funds. AMTD's broader group encompasses multiple listed and private entities across Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States, including AMTD International and AMTD Digital. Adjacent vehicles and affiliates include the AMTD ASEAN-Silk Road FinTech Fund and various digital financial services platforms. Talent and operational resources were drawn from both AMTD's investment banking bench and LendIt's industry network. The office leveraged AMTD's regulatory licenses and regional banking relationships to support portfolio companies' Asia expansion strategies. The structural differentiator lies in the confluence of a financial institution's balance sheet and a media-conference platform — a model rarely replicated among family office-caliber investors. Rather than operating a passive family pool, the joint office embedded itself in transaction information flow at the industry level, using LendIt's convening power to screen, diligence, and partner with management teams before the broader market engaged.
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Family Office
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Frequently asked questions
Who controls investment decisions at AMTD LendIt Joint Office?
Decision authority sat with AMTD Group's leadership under Calvin Choi, with LendIt Fintech co-founders Jason Jones and Bo Brustkern providing origination and sector intelligence. Exact investment committee composition was never publicly formalized. The arrangement leaned on AMTD for capital deployment authority and LendIt for access and specialized diligence.
Does AMTD LendIt Joint Office operate as a single family office or a strategic corporate venture?
Structurally it operated as a joint investment platform rather than a pure single family office. AMTD Group — a publicly listed conglomerate — provided the capital base, while LendIt contributed its network and brand. The vehicle was not segregated behind a single-family trust structure. This corporate-backing model injected strategic mandates alongside financial return objectives.
What investment stages does the office target?
The office pursued growth-stage and late-stage fintech companies, often those ready for international expansion or pre-IPO capital. It did not position itself as a seed-stage investor. The connection to LendIt's conference circuit gave it visibility into companies with established revenue and market traction.
How are sourcing and deal flow generated?
Proprietary deal flow originated through LendIt's global fintech events, which attracted thousands of industry participants annually across the US, Europe, and Asia. This conference ecosystem functioned as a live screening mechanism. Direct company relationships built on-stage and in networking rooms gave the office early access to management teams that traditional bank-led auctions reached later.
Which sectors does the office explicitly avoid?
No public exclusion list exists. The office's natural perimeter sat within lending technology, digital banking infrastructure, alternative credit, and payments-adjacent fintech. Sectors distant from financial services — such as pure deep-tech, biotech, or heavy manufacturing — fell outside its apparent investment thesis.
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