S’pore entrepreneurs reveal 4 fundamental rules to finding and choosing the “right” co-founder
SMU alumni Lydon Ong and Norman Teo started manscaping brand BOVEM when they were both final-year business students at SMU. Lydon explained that trust does not have to be stuck with like-minded individuals who agree on everything.
Gotianun heiress sets course for inclusive, digitally deft future
SMU alumna Isabelle Gotianun Yap and rising executive at EastWest Bank – the banking arm of family-led Filinvest Development Corp – was recently named among 100 new Young Global Leaders (YGL) of the Switzerland-based World Economic Forum (WEF).
Finance exec banks on a time-tested wealth strategy
SMU alumna and executive director of Luminor Financial Holdings Kwan Yu Wen has a one-two strategy for growing wealth – invest as early as possible and always keep up with changing markets.
Founder’s 3 year journey: Ground up to Tiger Global-backed multimillion-dollar startup
SMU alumna Crystal Wong stumbled into founding a start-up with an acquaintance after graduating from SMU in 2018. They had initial success, but she was burning out from their disagreements and ended up joining SleekFlow in 2020.
Sandwich generation
SMU alumnus Vince Tan, 32, spent the last five years working at various bakeries – with the goal of opening his own. He opened his seven-seat toast bar space Janie The Bakery in December.
Meet the hedge fund manager-entrepreneur who’s passionate about sustainable investments
SMU alumna Liyann Seet, Executive Director and hedge fund partner at Sunova Capital Management shared about her passion for sustainable investments. She first discovered a love for investing as a banking and finance student at SMU over a decade ago.
Venture investing is not simply injecting money into a firm hoping to multiply it: Benedict Tan of Vertex Ventures
SMU alumnus Benedict Tan, Associate at Vertex Ventures discussed his voracious appetite for learning about entrepreneurship and new business models.
Singapore bags 3 gold and 4 bronze medals at the Melbourne leg of Para Swimming World Series
SMU alumna Yip Pin Xiu, who was born with muscular dystrophy, won the women’s 100m backstroke multi-class event at the Para Swimming World Series Australia in Melbourne.
Uni Undergrad, 21, Serves Sedap Indonesian Oxtail Dishes At Toa Payoh Café With Sisters
SMU alumna Gabriella Maswi and her two sisters Rachel and Mikaela opened modern Indonesian eatery Three by Garamika at an HDB block in Toa Payoh late January. Originally from Bogor, south of Jakarta, the family relocated to Singapore in 2007 and are now naturalised citizens.
Sustainable wood takes root
Panelogue specialises in supplying innovative and sustainable materials to create spaces that are beautiful – and good for the environment. It was founded in 2016 by SMU alumna Emily Sim, as a more eco-conscious branch of her family’s wood commodities business, NS Trading.