At Tessaract we're all about efficiency and productivity.
And research shows repetitive, routine work is killing your team's creativity and engagement - plus computers just do it better.
We're a team of legal experts and technologists headquartered in Singapore working to build solutions for law firms, professional services organisations and other institutions to get back that most precious of resources...
TIME
- So they can focus on growing their businesses AND processing new enquiries to improve service delivery and accessibility.
The Team

Cherilyn Tan

Cherilyn Tan
Cherilyn founded AsiaLawNetwork in 2015 and then Tessaract in 2018 to empower professionals across Asia Pacific by digitizing their operations and in turn help their clients digitise. Armed with design thinking and accounting knowledge, Cherilyn started a design thinking consultancy in 2008, ran successful F&B business in 2010 and turned around a creative agency in 2012 to make it profitable at a young age of 27. She has a proven track record of excellent business acumen and is able to carry through the successful implementation of the vision she has for the companies she is involved in. Her passion and determination is widely recognized by many from the accolades she has received.

David Janssens

David Janssens
David Janssens has 20+ years of business software experience. He graduated Magna cum Laude with a Masters in Software and Electronics Engineering from UCL in Belgium where he became a university researcher in the field of AI and computer security and co-published several papers relating to signal processing with researchers from MIT. He also founded Almacom, an ERP system company, with rich experience aligned to Tessaract’s goal of becoming Asia Pacific’s productivity software for SMEs.

Colin Lee

Colin Lee
Colin Lee oversees the operational functions of Tessasact. Before joining Tessaract, he was the CTO of PTX Tech, a property tax data company, based in Atlanta, GA. Colin has more than 17 years of experience in enterprise software, and has held leadership positions in various departments that includes product development, professional services and sales. His dedication to his previous companies have also led to a successful exit for his previous firm. Colin is a proven leader who has a track record of implementing systems to enable companies to grow and scale.
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Mike Hinchliffe
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Mike Hinchliffe
Mike has been working in businesses providing technology to law firms and corporates for more than 20 years. He has extensive experience in sales and general management. He has worked cross-border for his whole career with particular experience working for US businesses and leading go-to-market efforts into EMEA markets including France, the Netherlands and Germany. Fluent in French, he was based in Paris for two years early in his sales career.
Mike’s particular prior expertise was in compliance reporting and in M&A-tech. This gave him broad exposure to both medium and large size law firms as well as financial institutions and large corporations.

Varian Lim

Varian Lim
Varian is responsible for strategy and growth for Tessaract. Before joining Tessaract, Varian played a leadership role at a major Singapore-based retailer; and had spent several years prior at a B2C e-commerce startup that operated across Asia. He brings with him a varied experience, from public service, management consulting, large corporates, startups and other entrepreneurial ventures, across a range of sectors from financial services, media and design, to food. Varian holds degrees from Stanford University and Columbia University.

Stanley James Ng

Stanley James Ng
Stanley is Tessaract’s client success director - he’s the guy responsible for making sure customers like the platform and stay happy using it. He is also Tessaract’s in-house legal counsel.
Starting out as a corporate lawyer armed with legal and financial know-how, Stanley is no stranger to connecting the dots between what a customer is asking for and the customer’s desired outcome. More importantly, he appreciates how an over-emphasis on technicalities can sometimes fog up the path to a solution.
Having taken on various roles in community-driven organisations and being passionate about underwater rugby, Stanley is no stranger to staying cool under pressure and remaining focused on scoring touchdowns. With a good blend of geniality and grit, Stanley is ready to help Tessaract’s clients on each step of their customer experience journey.

Robin Davies

Robin Davies
Robin started out his professional career selling educational software & services door-to-door, 80+ hours per week, in Southern California. Over the years the products he has worked with have changed, but the service-minded attitude he brings to being an ambassador of the brand he represents has not! At Tessaract, he works to understand the needs of prospective users of our software and communicate these to our professional services team to ensure a proper fit before a business relationship is established. He is a great believer in working smarter, rather than harder, which is one of the many reasons why he is proud to be working with the company