18 years across MetaAB InBev / Zx VenturesThomson ReutersCredit SuisseBarclays
18 yrsoperating + investing
S$5–15mtarget enterprise value
1 businessheld long
MY EXPERIENCE
Beyond the deal.
Supriya Singh
I've spent my career at the intersection of operating and investing — 18 years across general management, finance, strategy, venture capital, and product marketing inside Meta, AB InBev / Zx Ventures, Thomson Reuters, Credit Suisse and Barclays — working across APAC and North America.
At Zx Ventures, acquisitions were part of my work. That experience sits alongside a broader career in running businesses, working with financial decisions, and bringing products to market. I come to SearchLight with more than a transaction lens.
A business has to make sense on paper. It also has to work for its customers and the people who run it. My background spans those questions: the finances, the strategy, the product, and the day-to-day operating decisions. That breadth is what I bring to the search — and what I intend to bring to the business after buying it.
OPERATING · INVESTING · GROWTH
What I bring
The operating perspective
General management, finance and strategy experience — looking beyond the purchase to how the business will be run.
Acquisition experience
Acquisition work at Zx Ventures, alongside venture capital and finance experience. A transaction is a starting point, not the whole job.
The commercial perspective
Product marketing and strategy experience, including at Meta — bringing customer and market questions into the conversation alongside the numbers.
WHY SEARCHLIGHT
One business. My full focus.
My acquisition experience came within Zx Ventures. SearchLight is a different undertaking: I'm looking to acquire one established Singapore business, take the CEO seat, and build it for the long term.
SearchLight brings together the different parts of my career — operating, investing, finance, strategy and product marketing — around one commitment. I want to be responsible for what happens after the deal, not just whether it gets done.
For an owner, that means a clear intention: a hands-on successor who respects the team and relationships, and sees room to grow what you've built. For investors, it means backing an operator who plans to stay and do the work.
A NOTE TO OWNERS
What you built matters.
If you've spent decades building something, you want a successor who respects it. My intention is continuity, not disruption — keep the team, honor the relationships, and invest patiently. I plan to run one business well, not flip many.
