MARKUS BIHLER
Indonesia, Builders Union
Markus is the co-founder and CEO of Builders Union, an independent asset manager based
in London and Singapore. The company's Global Equities Fund invests behind the rising
income and changing consumer behavior of the millennial generation, based on proprietary
research about how this generation actually ticks. Born in 1984, Markus himself is a silver fox
of the millennial generation.
Before re-locating to London, Markus served as Venture Partner of Vertex Ventures, the
early stage investment arm of Temasek Holdings, the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore. Prior, he was CEO and board
member of HappyFresh Group, Southeast Asia's leading online grocery company operation in Indonesia, Thailand and
Malaysia. Since foundation in 2014, the company has been backed – among others – by Vertex, Samena Capital, Sinar
Mas, 500 Startups & Endeavor Catalyst. Prior to his time in Asia, Markus ran online retailer Tirendo in Europe (sold to
Frankfurt-listed Delticom AG in 2013) and lead the integration of the two organizations.
Markus started his career as a private equity investor with The Blackstone Group in London and EQT Partners in Munich
and Warsaw. He is a graduate of the University of Oxford, and a passionate amateur athlete with a weak spot for
mountains & forests.
