Recognising The Achievements Of 35 Inspiring Young Leaders
EDGE 35 Under 35 seeks to recognise the achievements of 35 inspiring young founders below the age of 35 in Singapore. It aims to celebrate youth who have made significant contributions to the startup ecosystem in Singapore over the past year so as to inspire Singaporean youth to pursue entrepreneurship and adopt an entrepreneurial mindset.
More than 160 unique nominations were received and nominees were evaluated based on their achievements, contributions, and the impact of their efforts. The committee looked into how the nominees carried the Singapore brand into other markets, the results of their efforts in creating a societal impact, and how they strove to grow their companies, among other criteria.
Our Judging Criteria
Achievement
Contribution
Impact
Class of 2020
Cameron Priest
Cameron Priest is the Co-Founder, ex-CEO and Director of TradeGecko (now Quickbooks Commerce). Quickbooks commerce is a SaaS platform which powers entrepreneurs with the tools to automate their workflows, gain instant global reach, and make data-driven decisions. Cameron, with his brother Bradley, played a significant role in expanding the global reach of TradeGecko, serving thousands of small businesses and processing more than $5 billion in gross merchandise value.
TradeGecko was recently acquired by Intuit Inc for more than $120 million. Cameron was also appointed as a Director at Intuit to spearhead Quickbooks Commerce.
Chang Wen Lai
Chang Wen Lai is CEO and Co-Founder of Ninja Van. Ninja Van is a tech-enabled express delivery company providing hassle-free delivery services for businesses of all sizes across Southeast Asia. Launched in 2014, Ninja Van started operations in Singapore and has become the region's largest and fastest growing last-mile logistics company, with a network covering six countries across Southeast Asia - Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The local startup has over 30,000 employees delivering over a million parcels daily across the region. The local e-commerce startup recently announced a $395 million funding round to expand their services across the region as it continues its track to reach unicorn status.
Chang Wen also led the #SGPAYSITFORWARD initiative by inviting other technopreneurs from local startups such as ShopBack and Hepmil Media to come together during the pandemic and help the underprivileged. Together, they were dedicated to providing over 100,000 care packs during the circuit breaker to vulnerable groups within the local community.
Christel Quek
Christel is a Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of BOLT Global (www.bolt.global). BOLT is a software platform focused on live media experiences, including the first TV ecosystem that rewards you for user viewing and interactions, underscored by Blockchain technology. BOLT has three applications- BOLT+, BOLTx and BOLT Play, which serve as a live TV streaming, and a financial services wallet, and a gaming platform respectively.
Christel is also a present advisor to Zilliqa (www.zilliqa.com), a next-generation high throughput blockchain platform, Switcheo (www.switcheo.exchange), the world’s first multi-blockchain decentralised exchange, and Ankr, (www.ankr.com), a pioneering Blockchain Cloud infrastructure for Web 3.0 Previously, Christel was Head of Content at Twitter and led Social Business for Samsung Asia. She also opened up Brandwatch (www.brandwatch.com)'s first office in Asia-Pacific, growing the business to a 7-digit PnL, with clients including Uber, Telstra, Cathay Pacific, and Samsung.
Ellery Sutanto
Ellery Sutanto is the Co-CEO of INTELLEX, a AI-powered knowledge management platform that helps legal teams maximise collective knowledge to satisfy client needs. Some of its partners include leading law firm Clifford Chance, who is currently working with INTELLLEX to pilot a new Knowledge Management system. In June 2020, INTELLLEX secured US$2.1 million in a funding round led by Quest Ventures, Thomson Reuters, Insignia Ventures, K3 Ventures and a Singapore government-backed VC Fund.
INTELLLEX is a pre-approved legal technology software vendor under the Singapore government’s “Tech-celerate for Law” programme, that boasts a clientele that includes international and local law firms, government and regulatory institutions, corporate legal teams, and legal content providers.
Kelvin Chng
Kelvin Chng is the Co-Founder and CTO of Carro. Carro is an automotive marketplace that offers a full-stack service for all aspects of car ownership. By offering a trustworthy and transparent experience, Carro challenges the traditional way of buying and selling cars through a proprietary pricing algorithm.
Carro provides a range of services that offer a car owner everything they need. These include an in-house financing solution, after-sales services like Singapore’s first on-demand roadside recovery platform and a flexible car ownership experience with Singapore’s first car subscription service.
Founded in 2015, Carro started its regional expansion into Thailand and Indonesia in 2017 and is already Southeast Asia’s largest automotive marketplace. As of September 2020, Carro has raised over S$100 million in equity from SoftBank Ventures Asia, EDBI Pte Ltd, Insignia Ventures Partners and B Capital Group
Gabriel Tan I-Ren
While still an undergrad in 2017, Gabriel Tan founded Bamboo Builders, a distinctive social enterprise that builds social entrepreneurs. Today it is registered with raiSE (The Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise) and works with urban and rural schools throughout Southeast Asia to build leaders of character who are future-ready and community-grounded.
With a vision to alleviate poverty through improving education access, Bamboo Builders trains and mentors rural youths to initiate school-based businesses that help subsidize school overheads and students’ expenses. In Singapore, Bamboo Builders harnesses experiences gleaned abroad to equip local budding social entrepreneurs with problem-solving mindsets and skills through field applications.
To date, Bamboo Builders has successfully incepted 9 social enterprises, 4 of which are in rural Vietnam and Myanmar. It has also trained more than 400 young adults from seven countries, initiating more than 15 social projects regionally. In Singapore, Bamboo Builders’ food waste program has diverted to beneficiaries in need more than 2730kg of food.
Ian Ang
Ian Ang is the co-founder and CEO of global gaming chair maker Secretlab. In his role, he oversees product strategy, marketing, HR, and just about everything else. Under Ian’s leadership, the company has partnered with some of the biggest names in esports and entertainment today, making Secretlab the seat of choice for the world’s premier brands and close to 1 million happy users globally.
Though not as much as he’d like, Ian still strives to set aside time for what he loves most – gaming – which he leverages as the best time to test out Secretlab prototype chairs by putting himself in the shoes of a user.
Ian has also been named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020 Singapore for Consumer Products — the youngest winner in the history of the awards since it began 18 years ago.
Ivan Yeo
Ivan Yeo is the co-founder and CEO of EVOS Esports, the leading esports organisation in Southeast Asia, winning world championship titles; Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship (M1) 2019 and Free Fire World Cup 2019.
EVOS Esports currently manages 160 gaming influencers exclusively and partners with over 200 esports talents, with a total following of over 64 million YouTube subscribers and over 62 million Instagram followers, and over 350 million views per month across Southeast Asia. EVOS Esports’ talents TikTok viewership numbers increased 1,000% quarter-over-quarter, from more than 49M views in Q1 2020 to over 700M views in Q2 2020. EVOS Esports, has solidified its position as the market leader in the region, and has grown to be the 6th largest esports brand globally.
EVOS Esports currently manages 160 gaming influencers exclusively and partners with over 200 esports talents, with a total following of over 64 million YouTube subscribers and over 62 million Instagram followers, and over 350 million views per month across Southeast Asia. EVOS Esports’ talents TikTok viewership numbers increased 1,000% quarter-over-quarter, from more than 49M views in Q1 2020 to over 700M views in Q2 2020. EVOS Esports, has solidified its position as the market leader in the region, and has grown to be the 6th largest esports brand globally.
Jackson Aw
Jackson Aw is the Founder and CEO of Singapore-based Mighty Jaxx, a technology-driven integrated future culture platform that designs and manufactures collectibles and lifestyle products in partnership with the greatest talents in the world as well as global brands such as Hasbro, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, Toei Animation, Warner Brothers, DC Comics, Looney Tunes and more. Jackson has grown Mighty Jaxx from a S$20,000 startup into the multi-million dollar company it is today, and the company now ships millions of products yearly to collectors in over 60 countries with diverse offerings in collectibles, gaming, lifestyle and fashion. The company recently closed a S$7 million pre-series A round with prominent investors including the largest bank in South Korea.
Outside of work, Jackson is passionate about giving back to the next generation of youths and creatives. An alumnus of Singapore’s Nanyang Polytechnic, Mighty Jaxx has jointly developed the NYP-Mighty Jaxx scholarship program with the school beginning in 2020, to nurture innovation and co-creation with the next generation of creatives. In addition, Jackson is a youth mentor with REACH Community Services.
Jasper Yap
Jasper Yap is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Co-Founder at Eezee, Singapore's largest online business-to-business marketplace for industrial hardware and supplies. Jasper heads the Technology Division in Eezee, where he and his team develop new business technologies, data management strategies, and platform integrations. Till date, he has played a vital role in acquiring over 5,000 business accounts, listing more than 600 distributors, suppliers and wholesalers on Eezee's platform.
A keen advocate for youth entrepreneurship through his life-sharing sessions with aspiring founders, Jasper has also made a significant impact in the local startup ecosystem through inspiring youths who are struggling in their life to have hope for a better life.
Karl Mak
Karl Mak is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hepmil Media Group, a network of technology-driven media companies that serves to better the lives of millions in Southeast Asia through the creation and delivery of millennial centric digital content. Hepmil Media Group owns and operates brands such as SGAG (Singapore), MGAG (Malaysia) & PGAG (Philippines), with content that reaches over 20 million people in the region monthly. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Karl and his team launched Hepmil Creator's Network to help content creators across SEA monetise their content, improve their craft, and navigate between social media platforms. The network currently has over 70 creators that see over 1.2B monthly views across platforms.
Karl and his team do not only help content creators, but work closely with brands and agencies to provide solutions to reach out to Millennials and Gen Zs to optimise their marketing and advertising efforts.
Fengru Lin
Fengru Lin is the Founder and CEO of TurtleTree Labs, the world’s first startup to develop lab-grown milk with the same composition as real dairy milk without any cows. Beyond cultivated dairy milk, the company is one of the first in the world to create high-value, nutritionally matched lab-grown human breast milk for infants as well.
Recently, TurtleTree Labs won the grand prize at the Entrepreneurship World Cup. In July, it was awarded S$1 million by Temasek Foundation after winning The Liveability Challenge. In June, it raised a US$3.2 million seed round.
Kenny Wang
Kenny Wang is the Co-Founder and COO of igloohome, the market leading secure access management company for smart infrastructure and properties. The smart solutions startup focuses on creating smart locks that can be controlled online or offline via an app. Till date, he has played a key role in growing igloohome to over 100 countries with 130 distributors worldwide and in the company's partnerships with Airbnb, Booking.com and more.
The company organised its very first design challenge named the igloohome Design Challenge: Circuit Disrupt this year where it received over 130 submissions over a span of 4 weeks.
Khairul Rusydi
Khairul Rusydi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Reactor School (www.reactor.school), an educational startup that designs Entrepreneurship Education (EntreEd) programmes for students aged 13-24. Together with #TeamReactor, Rusydi has helped over 100 highschools and universities to develop a startup programme on campus, in-turn assisting more than 11,000 young founders across the Asia-Pacfic region.
Rusydi also contributes to the local community through various ongoing involvements as an Apple Professional Learning Specialist and the SG Youth Action Plan with the Ministry for Culture, Community and Youth. He currently serves on the boards of Advisory Singapore and The Young SEAkers, 2 youth-led nonprofits that assist students in the areas of career guidance and being Asia-ready.
Leon Qiu
Leon Qiu is the CEO of Get All Myanmar ('Get') - a digital commerce platform that empowers microentrepreneurs with technology to be competitive in the future economy. Leon sees income inequality as something that affects him deeply. and seeks to help entrepreneurs gain access to capital, commerce and coverage.
Leon is also an advocate for youth entrepreneurship and helping young learners. Simultaneously pursuing a Ph.D. in Business (General Management) at Singapore Management University, Leon hopes that he can continuously apply evidence-based management to his organisation and personal leadership style.
Mohamed Abbas
Mohamed Abbas is the Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Rely, the largest BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) platform provider operating in Singapore, Malaysia, and South Korea. Rely, the Singapore headquartered financial technology company was founded to give millennial shoppers the freedom to buy what they want today and pay over time without interest or fees, promoting responsible spending.
With a heart-warming story, Abbas continues to support youths from low-income households in Singapore through mentoring initiatives. He was selected by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth to be part of the Youth Action Plan Committee to articulate a youth vision for the Republic in 2025 and create an action plan to achieve it. Abbas is part of the advisory committee at Youth Corps Singapore and also serves as a council member at National Youth Council.
Abbas has also spoken about fintech, inclusive finance, entrepreneurship and financial innovations at numerous forums and summits worldwide, inspiring the lives of many.
Oswald Yeo
Oswald Yeo is the co-founder & CEO of Glints, the #1 tech-enabled career development and human resource company in Southeast Asia with a network of over 1.2 million young professionals and 20,000 employers. At 21, his cofounders and him did what the Singapore newspapers called “Singaporean Parents’ worst nightmare” and dropped out of Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Wharton University for the startup.
Now, Glints has raised over US$10 million by top investors including Monk’s Hill Ventures, 500 Startups, Wavemaker Partners, Fresco Capital, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Golden Equator Capital, Gobi Partners, Mindworks Ventures, and other private investors. It has operations in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong.
Rachel Lim
Rachel Lim is the Co-Founder of Love, Bonito, a female fashion brand tailored specifically for Asian shoppers. Starting out as a second-hand clothes blog, Rachel discovered the power of online commerce and took the pre-loved clothes blog into a full-fledged fashion site. Today, Love, Bonito remains to be the leading women's brand in Asia and has grown beyond Singapore to Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Australia.
Love Bonito have over 20 physical stores in the region and rakes in over US$10 million in revenue. Rachel is also a strong advocate for women empowerment within the region through her community-building initiatives with Love, Bonito. Love Bonito was one of the participating organisations for the #SGPaysItForward Initiative where over 100,000 COVID-19 care packs were delivered to vulnerable households.
Raena Lim
Raena Lim is the Co-Founder and COO at Style Theory. The Singapore startup is a rental clothes subscription platform on a mission to make change feel good by democratizing access to well-made designer apparel and bags. Style Theory was created with the idea to reduce environmental impact that unhealthy fashion consumption habits have on the environment.
Style Theory has grown to become SEA's largest circular fashion platform and has expanded to Indonesia and Hong Kong. In December 2019, the company also raised US15 million in series B funding.
Rohan Pasari
Rohan Pasari is the co-founder and CEO of Cialfo, an AI-driven platform that brings together people, software, and data to simplify college and career counseling workflows. He co-founded Cialfo with the vision to make education accessible for 100 million students globally. His first venture, a tech-enabled education consultancy, was acquired by a private equity firm in 2017.
Headquartered in Singapore, Cialfo has raised 3 rounds of funding and is experiencing rapid growth with offices in the US, China and India. Cialfo is used by thousands of students and educators around the world, from high schools to leading colleges. Cialfo was named Top 50 Edtech companies 2020 by HolonIQ, Top 5 startups to watch in 2017 by The Straits Times, Edtech provider of the year in 2018 by EducationInvestor, and has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, to name a few.
Rohan is a double Gold Medalist from Nanyang Technological University with a background in Engineering, Economics, and Entrepreneurship. He has been invited to speak at many high-profile conferences across the globe, including ASU-GSV, SXSWedu, EdTech Asia, GET, and MIT GSW summits. When he is not thinking of new ways to reimagine education, he can be found biking, dancing bachata or diving off boats to explore the underwater world.
Rohit Jha
Rohit Jha is the CEO & Co-founder of Trancelestial Technologies, a Singapore-based space technology startup that is building the future of Global Internet Distribution. The ultimate goal is to build a space laser network to deliver a step-change in internet connectivity globally. It's current product, CENTAURI, is a mass-produced network device which leverages their proprietary Wireless Laser Communication Technology to create a wireless distribution network between buildings, traditional cell towers, street-level poles and other physical infrastructure. It delivers true fibre-like speeds to customers at fraction of the cost of traditional fibre. There are two versions of devices available - 1 Gbps Full Duplex (4G & Enterprise ready) and 10 Gbps Full Duplex (5G-ready).
Ryan Lim
Ryan Lim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gush, a Singapore-based startup that makes sustainable paints and advanced building materials that act as air purifiers to improve the lives of Singaporeans suffering from common medical conditions such as asthma. Gush was born out of personal frustrations of the founders. To date, Gush's paint has been used in 1,700 residential and 60 commercial projects in Singapore and the region. One of their notable clients is Thomson Medical, which painted most of its delivery rooms with their brand.
Gush closed its S$3 million Pre-Series A round from City Development Limited (CDL) in July 2019.
Shanru Lai
Lai Shanru is one of the Co-Founders of ShopBack, the largest rewards and discovery platform in Asia-Pacific. It is the first stop of a consumer’s shopping journey, helping users make better purchase decisions and shop ‘The Smarter Way”. First launched in Singapore in 2014, ShopBack has since expanded its reach to Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Australia, Vietnam, and South Korea. ShopBack currently serves over 20m users and delivers performance-based marketing with high and measurable ROI to 4,000 brands across the region. To date, US$115m of cashback has been awarded to ShopBack users.
Besides heading the Client Success Management Team, Shanru also took on a key role in 2019, driving ShopBack's foray into the offline sphere with ShopBack GO. ShopBack GO is an app-based rewards platform for in-store shopping, dining, and entertainment, that allows users to enjoy exclusive deals while earning cashback at over 1,000 outlets in Singapore. During the recent circuit breaker, the team launched the ShopBack To Go campaign to support struggling local F&B merchants by raising awareness of their brand and driving sales for them.
Shravan Verma
Dr Shravan Verma is the Founder and CEO of Speedoc, a company looking to improve healthcare access for the community and develop newer models of care that help to drive down overall healthcare costs through innovative technology. Speedoc has expanded its operating bases to Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru, and is planning to expand to other parts of Southeast Asia. Its suite of services extends across acute and urgent care, chronic condition care, and preventive care.
During the pandemic, Speedoc stepped up and played a significant role in providing medical care for foreign workers, so as to ensure public health and help stabilise the situation in dormitories using a combination of mobile medical care teams, telemedicine, and medications delivery. This has also greatly reduced the need for patients to experience long waiting times at clinics and risk getting themselves exposed in public spaces.
Dr Shravan has also been featured for responding to emergencies while passing by, earning praises from the public across multiple channels.
Siddharth Mazumdar
Siddharth Mazumdar is the Founder and inventor of Newton’s Meter, an AI-powered personal safety SOS startup based in Singapore. The actual device has an accelerometer to detect if someone has had a fall or crash, GPS for real-time coordinates and Bluetooth and Narrowband IoT to make the emergency call for help via SMS. Newton’s Meter has 3 Patents on Patent Pending Status. The locally-produced device is market-ready and has been presented locally to the police, Ministry of Manpower and the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA).
Siddharth has exhibited at CES 2019 and 2020 in the Singapore Pavilion in Eureka Park, held in Las Vegas annually. Siddharth is also active in Mensa Singapore, serving as Honorary Auditor.
Siu Rui Quek
Siu Rui Quek is the Co-Founder and CEO of Carousell. He is responsible for setting the overall strategy and direction for the company. Since the launch of Carousell in August 2012 together with his Co-Founders Marcus Tan and Lucas Ngoo, Siu Rui has been deeply involved in product strategy, international expansion, and growth.
Carousell recently announced an investment deal led by South Korean Internet giant Naver, with the total deal amounting to US$80 million. The local startup has grown from its humble beginnings in 2012 and is now valued at over US$900 million today. The online marketplace app played a pivotal role in supporting local communities during the pandemic through its CarouBiz Booster Package to support the digitalisation efforts of small businesses and its offer of over S$2 million in advertising credits for non-profits serving affected communities. Carousell was one of the participating organisations for the #SGPaysItForward Initiative where over 100,000 COVID-19 care packs were delivered to vulnerable households.
Tengku Suzana Tengku Abdul Kadir
Tengku Suzana is the Co-Founder of Have Halal, Will Travel (HHWT), the largest travel and lifestyle platform for Muslims in Asia. HHWT enables Muslims to explore the world without compromising their faith. Suzana, together with her husband, Mikhail Goh, and co-founder, Elaine Tee, have grown HHWT to a monthly reach of 10 million till date. HHWT works with world-leading brands such as Singapore Tourism Board, Korea Tourism Organization, Visa International, Scoot, AirAsia and more to help them tap on this fast-growing segment.
Through their work, HHWT hopes to foster peace and understanding between people of different backgrounds through travel, breaking down stereotypes and biases people may have. Group
Tiziana Tan
Tiziana Tan is the Founder and CEO of Brain Juice Collective, a purpose-driven ecosystem spanning impact consulting, marketing, education, and ventures.
During the Circuit Breaker (CB) period, the company built their online capabilities, offering webinars and online workshops to help clients continue to innovate and engage their audience meaningfully through innovation and marketing strategies, online event programming and execution. They have since launched a fully equipped Creator Studio space as an added resource for organisations and individuals to bring their virtual content and events to the next level.
She also co-owns an award-winning social impact documentary film production and distribution house, Rebelhouse. Their films have raised millions of dollars for impact and have been bought over by the likes of Netflix and Lionsgate (Pilgrim Films).
Tiziana is also an active partner of Air Amber, a social enterprise that positively impacts communities globally through the co-creation of enterprise ventures, community development initiatives, and social impact education.
Val Yap
Val Yap is the CEO and Founder of PolicyPal, Asia's leading insurtech firm that helps you to understand your insurance needs and empowers you to take control of your financial future. PolicyPal (a member of AMTD Group) is supported by 500 Startups, PayPal and angel investor, Koh Boon Hwee. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, PolicyPal has achieved close to 11 times growth in premiums the past year. She's a frequent speaker at universities and conferences.
Val has also published her memoir BALLS INC., sharing her experience as a female tech entrepreneur and insight into insurtech and startup. When not at work, Val is an avid globe-trotter and a sports enthusiast who has completed six Spartan races in a year.
Victor Liew Jia Hao
Victor Liew is the Co-Founder and CTO of Xfers. Started in 2015, the fintech startup aimed to simplify
banking transactions for businesses by processing e-commerce payments made by bank transfers
where credit card transactions are either not available or not cost-effective. An alumni of the
prestigious Y Combinator programme, Xfers recently introduced XSGD, the world's first FATF travel rule
compliant stablecoin backed by Singaporean dollar.
Walter Oh
Walter Oh is the Co-Founder & CEO of Boxgreen. Founded in late 2014, Boxgreen is an online healthy snack and juice provider to more than 500 companies and 2,000 homes.
Boxgreen is proud to be a home-grown B-corp certified company that is constantly using business as a force for good. From employing and empowering over 50 individuals in the marginalized community (ex-offenders, single mothers, individuals with special needs) to work with us while striving to be fair and sustainable in the way we source and sell our products.
Boxgreen has raised over $1 million in two rounds of funding and is looking to expand its footprint in the region to achieve its vision of making snacking fun, easy and nutritious.
Yong Yi Sung
Yong Yi Sung is the CEO and Co-Founder of Grain. Founded in 2014, Grain is a multi-brand cloud kitchen (Restaurant 2.0) that leverages data and a tech-enabled network to serve food to customers. By adopting such a model, Grain utilises underutilised real estate as kitchens with delivery-only options. Grain currently does eight-figure sales per year and has been growing 200% y-o-y since they started. Grain was the 5th fastest growing company in Singapore (2019) by The Straits Times and Statista; and LinkedIn Top Startups 2020.
Grain expanded further into Thailand in 2020 and investors include Singha, Openspace Ventures, 500 Startups, Koh Boon Hwee (Temasek, DBS, SIA chairman), Majuven, K2 Global, FoodXervices, Wee Teng Wen (Lo and Behold), and Cento Ventures.
Yusho Liu
Yusho Liu is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Coinhako, Singapore’s leading cryptocurrency platform, where he heads corporate strategy, investor relations as well as its business development and expansion.
Founded in 2014 by Yusho alongside his long-time friend Gerry Eng, Coinhako is one of Singapore’s first homegrown cryptocurrency platforms. The platform aims to bring Bitcoin and other digital assets to mainstream consumers in Asia and has sustained its leadership in fiat currency trading with cryptocurrencies in Singapore. Under Yusho’s leadership, Coinhako has also scaled to serve multiple other countries in the Asia Pacific region over the years.
Zack Yang
Zack Yang is the Co-Founder of FOMO Pay, a Singapore-based digital payment processing platform and digital banking solution provider that enables digital transformation for banks, telecoms & brands in emerging markets like Southeast Asia and Africa. He is an active thought leader who shares his expertise on the trends and challenges of mobile payment.
FOMO Pay saw their effort paid off in building a cashless society with the launch of SGQR, Singapore's interoperable QR code payment. AMTD Digital announced in July 2020 that it would acquire a controlling stake in FOMO Pay.
Zelia Leong
Zelia is the Co-Founder of trip planning service Anywhr (anywhr.co). Anywhr helps travellers to plan and book trips hassle-free and navigate trip planning in the new normal with COVID-19 safety precautions. Adding a personal touch to travelling, users are required to undergo a personality test on Anywhr’s platform before embarking on their vacation.
Zelia was the recipient of Google For Startups Scholarship for the Blackbox Accelerator in Silicon Valley and represented Singapore at Google Demo Day Asia 2019. She has also shared her thoughts on personalised travel on media channels such as CNA.
35 Under 35 Jury
David Chua
National Youth Council
Lim Qing Ru
True Global Ventures
Tan Yinglan
Insignia Ventures Partners
Huang Shao-Ning
Angel Central
Kurt Wee
Association of Small and Medium Enterprises
