Nichapat Ark is Director at Openspace Ventures, a VC fund based in Singapore that invests in exceptional Southeast Asia-based startups. She is also a director of Thai Venture Capital Association, a member of the steering committee for Sasin School of Management at Chulalongkorn University, a board member of Institute of Technology and Innovation Management at Mahidol University, and a recipient of the Prime Minister Award for Startup Ecosystem Evangelist in 2019. With more than 20 years of experience in financial markets, her most recent role before transitioning to VC was as Executive Committee member and Managing Director, Financial Markets, at Standard Chartered Bank Thailand.