This article was first published on Der Shing's Blog. Frequent readers, friends who know us, or fellow members of AngelCentral will know that Shao-Ning & I are careful risk-takers. We don't just think of upside but rather deliberate methodically before investing and we also have parameters and systems set up for our investments so that … Continue reading Lessons from a $1+M write down of a startup investment
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Stories of an Investor: Helena Wasserman Eriksson
In this edition of Stories of an Investor, we caught up with Helena Eriksson, Angel Investor and Founder of Stage 6, an impact-focused angel investment network in Singapore. Helena shared with us how she looks at the returns in impact investments, and the trends she is closely observing in the world of impact investing. Starting … Continue reading Stories of an Investor: Helena Wasserman Eriksson
Startup Conversations: Flexstay Rentals
Southeast Asia is one of the world's fastest-growing regions attracting many expatriates and tourists from all over the world. Being an emerging market presents many opportunities for innovative solutions to develop the region and close up the gap between emerging and developed markets. Flexstay Rentals is a trailblazer disrupting the rental property space in Thailand … Continue reading Startup Conversations: Flexstay Rentals
Stories of an Investor: Victor Quah
In this session of Stories of an Investor, we caught up with full-time angel investor, Victor Quah. Victor is a Malaysian angel that actively invests and is a firm believer that founders and investors should stay grounded and be open-minded to learning. Victor shared with us his takes on founder evaluation, and how and why … Continue reading Stories of an Investor: Victor Quah
Our Personal Startup Portfolio Report for 2020 – Impact of COVID
This article was first published on Der Shing's Blog. It has been a good 5 years since we started being a whole lot more active on angel investing. We now have now invested in 35 startups in our angel investing portfolio and 8 VC funds which probably have another 500 startups between them (skewed due … Continue reading Our Personal Startup Portfolio Report for 2020 – Impact of COVID