Lim Ee Ling is the Co-Founder and CEO of Wavesparks, an entrepreneurship platform dedicated to empowering youth founders through education, mentorship, and startup incubation. In her prior role as Head of Market Launch at 500 Global, a Silicon Valley-based VC fund, Ee Ling led 70+ startup and innovation programs in rising startup ecosystems globally, supporting founders in Saudi Arabia, Korea, Egypt, Georgia, Canada, Israel, Taiwan, Japan, and more. She also brings nearly a decade of investment banking experience from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where she specialised in SEA consumer, retail, and healthcare sectors. Ee Ling actively mentors global startups at accelerators by 500 Global, Open Government Products, and more. She is a Board Director of raiSE Singapore, Council Member of National Youth Council Singapore and National Youth Fund Advisory Committee, and is also recognised as Bett Asia EdTech 10 and Singapore’s 100 Women in Tech by the Infocomm Media Development Authority.