The space of Food delivery (or food-tech, as the entrepreneurs describe) — at one time — managed to make the investors salivate at a rate that would have put the world’s best pizza to shame. Now? Not so much. Why? What was so great about them? And if it was, then all of a …
(Women on Top in Tech is a series about Women Founders, CEOs, and Leaders in technology. It aims to amplify and bring to the fore diversity in leadership in technology.) Alison B. Lowndes is in charge of Artificial Intelligence Developer Relations for EMEA at NVIDIA. A mature graduate in Artificial Intelligence …
At 19, Mervin founded The Pique Lab, and over the years developed the Complete Concept Integration™ science methodology which changes the typical approach of content-based learning to question-based learning. What's your story? Growing up, I had a childhood ambition to become a teacher. Perhaps, my ambition was driven by some caring teachers …
Aun Koh is one of the men behind Singapore-based private members’ club Straits Clan. What's your story? It's a bit of a meandering tale, but one connected by a passion for storytelling and connecting and supporting inspiring people and ideas. Most recently I've worn a few hats. I started the new private …
NEF has a “premier” programme called the ASEAN Rice Bowl Startup Awards. This award annually gets about 1500 nominations across all 10 ASEAN countries. What's your story? I am the CEO of a private foundation based in Malaysia called “The New Entrepreneurs Foundation”. We have been around since 2012 and we help …
While out for a scooter ride in Bali, Randy got an idea to start a business that would allow potential property buyers to view and shortlist properties, walking through them as if they were there, right from the comfort of their couch. What's your story? It all started 3 years ago when …
In 2011, Abhijit started Graymatics and developed an artificial intelligence platform to leverage video data in various ways. What's your story? I have been a long-time serial high-tech entrepreneur (started my first company over 17 years back) and a tech geek (have a PhD in Computer Engineering). I was studying in India …
Hungry Harvest is a Shark Tank-backed produce delivery service on a mission to fight food waste and end hunger. We source produce that would’ve otherwise gone to waste and deliver it in variety boxes to thousands of subscribers on a weekly basis. For every box we deliver, we subsidize 3 …
Christina’s move to Hong Kong and her extensive Asian travels gave her insight into the fashion and textile industries’ negative environmental impacts, and that’s why she ventured into this are of work. What's your story? I’m a sustainable fashion advocate with 11 years pushing for a less polluting fashion industry under my …
With over 100 clients which include Grab, Tiger Beer, Carousell and SPH, Jonathan is positive about expanding Partipost regionally. What's your story? I came from an electrical engineering background, having studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It was there I met Tony and Benyamin, we became fast friends and I …
