A programmer by training and a venture capitalist by profession, Mr Tan founded his first startup at the age of 13 and has already sold two companies before turning 21. He is currently the founder and CEO of Carro, a Singapore-based online car marketplace that has raised more than US$500 million, the company became a unicorn within five years of inception. Prior to Carro, Mr Tan spent five years with Singtel Innov8 Ventures, the venture fund of Temasek backed Singtel Group. Aaron also started Block 71 in Singapore and United States in 2011.

Prior to joining SMU, Sakeena was previously at MedTech Innovator where she served as Regional Program Director overseeing the launch and development of new business territories across APAC from inception by driving corporate innovation strategy for healthcare & life science MNCs through innovation programs development and medtech startups acceleration.

Thursday Feb 29,2024

Fogo Fungi

 

An aspiring entrepreneur, a German globetrotter, and an SAF Air Warfare Officer. How did these diverse paths converge to form the foundation of Fogo Fungi? Read on to find out. 
 

Wednesday Feb 28,2024

The investment in ZOLO, an AI-powered B2B software, marks the conclusion of Protégé Ventures (PV) Fund I - which has made a total of 11 strategic investments since its inception in 2017.

PV Bets on ZOLO to Transform Southeast Asia’s Food Sector with a Pre-Seed Investment

 

Mr Soh Leng Wan is Assistant Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Singapore, overseeing the growth of Singapore companies in the Manufacturing & Engineering industries.

Mr Teo Swee Ann is the founder and CEO of Shanghai-listed semiconductor firm Espressif Systems. As an early entrant in IoT in Asia, Espressif has grown rapidly and profitably. Since its founding in 2008, the firm has expanded to India, Brazil, Singapore and the Czech Republic.

Tuesday Jan 23,2024

Mia GIISS24

Kay is a lawyer and board member with expertise in corporate governance and technology.She is the VP, APAC Legal at Aveva Group PLC, a global industrial software company headquartered in UK. Her previous roles include being the Global Compliance Officer at VMware Inc (NYSE: VMW), APAC Head Legal at Cloudera Inc (NYSE: CLDR), and APAC Head Legal at Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE).

Aire is a modern consumer brand reframing aging and incontinence - our first line of products, Aire Adult Pull Up Pants look better, feel better and work better. Designed with over 25 years of technology behind them, they look and feel like underwear with superior absorbency, comfort and snugness.

Wednesday Dec 20,2023

2023

As we bid farewell to an incredible year, let’s take a trip down memory lane and celebrate the top 3 outstanding achievements that defined 2023 for SMU IIE!

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