
Kester Goh
Kester Goh is a co-founder of Axyal Propulsion, a role he has held since June 2021, and is based in Kortrijk. He is also a venture partner at Torus.vc since April 2021, and co-founded TRAXIAL in 2019, Ferm Kombucha in 2018 and MAGNAX: Next-Gen Axial Flux Motors and Generators in 2016, remaining involved in each.
Earlier, he was co-founder, board member and CFO of CoScale from 2013 to 2014, and spent 2012 as senior investment manager for Flanders' Care Invest at ParticipatieMaatschappij Vlaanderen. Between 2009 and 2011 he founded and was managing partner of Incubaid, and co-founded Racktivity, Dacentec and Awingu, while serving as a board member of AServer and a board advisor to AXS NV. He was legal counsel to Amplidata, AServer, Q-layer, Clear2Pay and Dedigate, worked as an associate at Big Bang Ventures from 2006 to 2008, mentored at The Founder Institute, and was a business and legal consultant at Kegon from 2002 to 2018.
Goh studied law at Ghent University and took a master's in industrial business management at EHSAL Management School.
Career
Axyal PropulsionCo-FounderJun 2021 – Present
- Torus.vcVenture PartnerApr 2021 – Present
TRAXIALCo-FounderOct 2019 – Present
- Ferm KombuchaCo-FounderJan 2018 – Present
- MAGNAX: Next-Gen Axial Flux Motors and GeneratorsCo-FounderDec 2016 – Present
- CoScaleCo-Founder, Boardmember and CFOJan 2013 – Dec 2014
- ParticipatieMaatschappij VlaanderenSenior Investment Manager Flanders' Care InvestMar 2012 – Dec 2012
- Awingu#495factoryCo-FounderApr 2011 – Oct 2011
AServerBoard MemberFeb 2010 – Sep 2011
- The Founder Institute#269factoryMentorSep 2010 – Jan 2012
- DacentecCo-FounderJul 2009 – Oct 2011
- IncubaidFounder and Managing PartnerOct 2009 – Nov 2011
- RacktivityCo-FounderFeb 2009 – Oct 2011
- AmplidataLegal CounselOct 2008 – Oct 2011
AServerLegal CounselAug 2008 – Feb 2010
- AXS NVBoard AdvisorDec 2008 – Dec 2010
- Q-layerLegal CounselAug 2008 – Jan 2009
- Big Bang VenturesAssociateMar 2006 – Jul 2008
Clear2PayLegal CounselApr 2003 – Dec 2006
- DedigateLegal CounselJan 2002 – Mar 2006
- KegonBusiness and Legal ConsultantJan 2002 – Nov 2018
- EHSAL Management School#25schoolMaster, industrial business management2003 - 2005
Ghent University#2schoolMaster, Law1993 - 1998
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