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Not too long ago, a partner from a reputable VC firm shared how disappointed he was to find out that this year’s Echelon Asia Summit had been postponed. “Do you know that one of the startups in our portfolio now, I met through that event?” he revealed. His testimonial is only one of the many […]

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Notarize, the platform that enables digital notarizations, announced that it is adding 1,000 notaries to address demand as more Americans are ordered to shelter in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but still need to sign important documents. The startup is partnering with the National Notary Association to verify notaries have been screened and have […]

Vickers Venture Partners raises US$200M for its Fund IV Global venture capital firm Vickers Venture Partners has received commitments amounting to US$200 million (excluding General Partner commitments) for its fourth fund, which ha a target of US$500 million. “With Fund VI, we are extremely excited to continue investing globally in deep, disruptive technologies that are […]

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A ‘lifelong cyclist’, he always believed cycling is the best way to get from point A to point B. At the age of 13, he started racing downhill mountain bikes nationally.  Three years later, Jack O’Sullivan decided to convert his passion into a business and founded Vital Fixes, a direct-to-consumer brand of single-speed bikes, in […]

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Over the last four months, the Philippines has had increasingly longer work-from-home experiments – first for a day or two with Typhoon Kammuri in late November, next for a few days due to the eruption of Taal Volcano on January 12, and now for at least a month with the lockdown from COVID-19. Many local […]

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Being a successful entrepreneur requires many qualities: intelligence, time management, discipline, and motivation, among many others. But in the uber-competitive business landscape of today, can increase empathy separate businesses from the rest of the pack? Daniel Goleman, a prominent behavioural science expert, certainly believes so, claiming that 80 per cent of adult success comes from emotional […]

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