Alvin Poh: 35 year old alumnus sells company for 8 digit amount, donates RM750,000 to alma mater to help needy students
SMU alumnus Alvin Poh became a millionaire after he and his partner sold their Web hosting company, Vodien Internet Solutions, for SGD30 million (RM90 million) to an Australian technology firm.
Jason Chua: Normal tech student who beat the odds to practise law
SMU School of Law alumnus Jason Chua shared how he progressed from being a Normal (Technical) student to become a law school graduate. The turning point in his life came when his mother was retrenched when he was 16.
Lim Jae Won: [INTERVIEW] GOPIZZA discovers allure of single serving
SMU alumnus Lim Jae Woon is the founder of GOPIZZA. His company started operating from a food truck in 2016 before it expanded to over 30 franchise stores across South Korea.
Leon Qiu: Singapore VC Majuven backs Myanmar-focused Daung Capital’s Series A
Daung Capital – a Myanmar-focused financing platform founded by SMU alumnus Leon Qiu – announced the final close of its undisclosed Series A investment round, with Majuven, an early- and growth-stage venture capital firm from Singapore joining as a new investor.
Mohamed Irshad: Members of various faiths join in to break fast
SMU alumnus and Nominated Member of Parliament Abbas Ali Mohamed Irshad, who founded Roses of Peace, gathered with more than 100 members of various faiths, mostly Muslims and Jews, for an iftar, the evening meal during the month of Ramadan, at the Maghain Aboth Synagogue
Charles Chen Yidan shines a bright light on the power of education in unlocking endless possibilities at the inaugural SMU Visionary Series lecture
At the inaugural SMU Visionary Series lecture – presented by the SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Dr Charles Chen Yidan, co-founder of Internet giant Tencent and founder of The Yidan Prize, spoke on the transformative purpose of education and how technological innov
Jason Chua: Beating the odds to practise law
SMU School of Law alumnus Jason Chua shared how he progressed from being a Normal (Technical) student to become a law school graduate. The turning point in his life came when his mother was retrenched when he was 16.
Manfred Lim: How this Singaporean DJ-Producer became recognised by Hublot
DJ and producer Manfred Lim, who goes by the name Myrne, is a SMU political science undergraduate who has marked many musical milestones in his nascent career, including becoming the first-ever Singaporean friend of Swiss watchmaker Hublot.
Chan Yuk Lan: Law graduate shuns career as lawyer, helps others find legal help instead
SMU alumnus Chan Yuk Lun started the website SingaporeLegalAdvice.com in 2014 with a fellow law student during his undergraduate days at SMU.
Andre Ng: Cyber security
SMU alumnus Andre Ng, an associate cybersecurity specialist at GovTech, shared what sparked off his interest in cybersecurity and what his current job entails.
