Elaine Kim

Elaine is a medical doctor, entrepreneur and travel journalist. She currently practises palliative care at St Luke's Hospital, and serves as a creative director for boutique event planning company Milk and Honey. Elaine also co-founded Trehaus Co-Work, Singapore’s first co-working space with adjacent child-minding and enrichment facilities. An experienced entrepreneur and angel investor, her other businesses include Trinity Bridal in Hong Kong and Trinity Gallery in Singapore – luxury retail boutiques that bring international designer bridal and evening gowns to Asia. Elaine is an ambassador for SNOW (Say "No" to the Oppression of Women"), a UN Women initiative, and has led awareness-building and fundraising initiatives for causes that support patients with cancer, the terminally ill, and which protect at-risk children from trafficking and abuse. Elaine was also selected as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum. She is married to venture capitalist John Kim, the managing partner of Amasia VC, a cross-border venture capital firm. They have 3 young sons. Her ABC Entrepreneur Profile is Angel.