Founder & Director
Rodrigo Sá
WEF Tech Pioneer · GITEX Impact Leader · PwC Net Zero Future50
A Brazilian-born global operator currently based in Italy, Rodrigo has spent 18 years building at the intersection of capital, technology, and international trade. From raising $400M in R&D funding for technology companies across 13 countries, to co-founding a venture fund backed by Aramco and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, his career has been defined by one ability: turning relationships into results across borders.
Hong Xin Tong is the natural application of that experience — not to billion-dollar infrastructure, but to something equally essential: the reliable, trustworthy movement of goods between the world's great manufacturing hub and its most dynamic consumer markets.
Hyperloop Italy
Founding Partner & Advisor — Helped secure €800M tender for the world's first Hyperloop line (Venice–Milan), in a consortium with Webuild ($8.2B) and Leonardo ($14.7B).
Mergus Ventures
LP, Member of the Investment Board — Active investor and board member supporting early-stage ventures across technology and sustainability sectors.
WEF · UN
Tech Pioneer & Guest Member — Strategic advisor to the World Economic Forum and UNFCCC Global Innovation Hub. Also Stanford Sustainable Innovation Program alumnus.
Roots Ventures
Co-founder & CSO — Built fund in Saudi Arabia. Raised $20M from Aramco and the CFO of Saudi's Public Investment Fund.