Author: Jerusha Soh Ann

At the Global Startup Fest 2022 organized by Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Global Innovation Alliance Office, venture capital (VC) experts Looi Qin En, Principal at Saison Capital, and Leck Ting Yan, Partner at TRIVE Venture, shared with alumni and students on their experience as a VC. Read the interview below to learn more! Give us a VC101. Q: You take money and make more money out of it. T: I’ll add on a little more. You go to rich people, ask them for money to let you decide what to do with that money, and you promise them that you’ll return…

At the Global Startup Fest 2022 organized by Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Global Innovation Alliance Office, experienced industry player Cheung Ho Yeung, founding member and Head of Projects at adXpert, shared his entrepreneurial expertise with the audience. How can a young entrepreneur expand his/her business overseas? What are the challenges one should expect? What are some immediate steps a student can take to work toward success in the startup sector? Taking a leap of faith  Unlike most locals, Cheung started his business overseas instead of Singapore. This step was a leap of faith as both him and his partner had stable…

This year’s Global Startup Fest by Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Global Innovation Alliance Office (GIA) was organized in partnership with SWITCH Singapore. The full-day, hybrid event was held in person at The Sandbox and was live-streamed on the SWITCH platform to viewers in the technology, venture capital, and startup sector. An annual affair, GIA aims to connect young entrepreneurs to global startup founders and industry players to exchange ideas and access market knowledge. Mr Lim Kok Kiang, Principal of Ngee Ann Polytechnic, said in his opening address, “The Global Startup Fest is another one of our efforts to connect the world…