Pete Silvester

xCelery

Founder

I’m the founder of xCelery – a venture studio (a new brand in Bangkok, but I’ve been helping organisations build new ventures and accelerators in Asia since 2012).

I work with founders and clients to ideate, incubate, and accelerate new ideas for products, ventures, and accelerators. I make sure my clients choose the right venture to work on before committing resources, and then partner with design, development, and marketing agencies to build in the right way.

Current projects include rebuilding Scubago.com for Head Group; prototyping disruptive new ways to run accelerators; and scaling up Window Seater (as a cofounder). Past projects have included uncovering viable models for smallholder aquaculture ventures; building a social venture accelerator for UNICEF; and building Myanmar’s first innovation hub.

In past lives, I’ve worked in international organisations, strategy consulting, and intelligence. I was trained as an economist at Sciences Po, Paris, and the Lee Kuan Yew School in Singapore.