Category: Industry
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Agritech – Seeding A Sustainable Future
Agriculture technology, or Agritech, is the application of technology in the agriculture industry, to improve various aspects of it, such as, crop yields, soil health, water efficiency, and livestock management. It encompasses various technologies, including precision agriculture, data analytics, robotics, biotechnology, and farm management software. It has been an area of keen interest for investors…
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Games in Southeast asia
Gaming is an activity that is fascinatingly antithetical to the stereotypical Asian culture of pragmatism, hard work, and a focus on academics. Ironically, Asia has an outsized contribution to the global gaming market, which has arguably reached escape velocity in recent years, accelerated by COVID-19-induced movement restriction requirements. Most recently, with the return to normalcy,…
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Reflections on COVID-19
A true test of our mettle Since first reported in November 2019 in the city of Wuhan, the COVID-19 has spread rapidly globally. It is arguably one of the most significant health pandemics of memory, or at least in many people’s lifetimes, and has thrown a spanner in the works of economic and sociopolitical recovery…
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WiT Virtual Examines COVID-19 Through the Lens of Investors
The current health climate brought sharp focus into industries like healthcare and travel (airlines etc.). On healthcare, we are seeing a concerted effort across industries to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 – pharmaceutical companies in a rush against time to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, while U.S. president Donald Trump has hinted at, after…
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Meet The VCs Series – Quest Ventures
Attended an event hosted by Found8, as part of its fireside chat series with leading VCs in Singapore. Founded in 2011 by James Tan and Yunming Wang in Beijing, Quest Ventures is arguably a well-respected and known seed/series-A VC in Singapore that focuses on technology investments in the Southeast Asia region. Quest has been consistently featured…
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Going Global in South East Asia, Europe + AI Ecosystem Building in SEA
Attended this event hoping to learn more about the challenges, opportunities, and resources of expanding the business operations of a Southeast Asia-founded startup, especially in AI and high-tech, which has at times been claimed to be a comparative advantage of countries like Singapore given the strong technology ecosystem. Some of the key questions the event…
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Vietnam Internet Ecosystem
Vietnam is a country that I am extremely excited about, especially for its developments in technology and, in particular, FinTech (i.e. payments, lending, insurance). Most articles I have come across speak optimistically of the technology industry and what the future holds, albeit with the caveat that challenges like government support, the ability to attract talent,…
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ASEAN FinTech – Development and Trends to look out for in 2019
I had the privilege of attending a talk on ASEAN Fintech organized by technode and Kaishi partners, with below my notes from it. In all, I thought that it was an insightful, objective discussion that covered many of the key trends in FinTech today – payments, lending, insurance and wealth management. In particular, I was…
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Singapore Life – Insurtech
Insurance is a significant part of Singaporean’s lives. From the government-mandated MediShield Life to the more comprehensive Integrated Shield Plan (IP), Life Insurance, Disability Income Insurance and more complex products like Investment-linked policies (which, in my opinion, one should stay far away from), it is a topic that comes up from time to time in…
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Venture Capital in Vietnam
Source: Cathay Pacific Vietnam is an amazing place. From my experience traveling there both for leisure and work to the major cities of Saigon (HCMC) and Hanoi, my breath is always taken away by the intensity of energy that the place exudes. It is a blend of rich culture, new and old, that has been…