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How Propine Capital aims to convince the private equity industry to disrupt itself
When e27 sits down with blockchain-based fintech startup Propine Capital, it had been a month since the company was being selected to take part in a sandbox programme by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Founded by CEO Tuhina Singh and CTO Wong Liang Zan, Propine Capital offers services in the form of a full-service custodian […]
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How to tackle cultural barriers when expanding your startup internationally
Thanks to technologies like cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and video conferencing, the world of work is becoming a little smaller every day. In 2020, businesses of all shapes and sizes can interact with colleagues in offices on the other side of the planet as if they’re sitting beside them. We can collaborate on documents in […]
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These early stage startups receive much love from investors in February
February was another busy month for the Southeast Asian startup ecosystem with a total of 24 early stage funding rounds being announced. Without further ado, the following are those we managed to cover in the month: Mortgage Master Funding: US$381,105 in seed funding Investor(s): Bala Swaminathan, Andy Lim Secured through crowdfunding platform FundedHere, the company […]
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These later stage funding rounds of February are the most exciting Valentine’s Day gift
The month of February was an exciting one in terms of later stage funding rounds in the Southeast Asian startup ecosystem. In addition to seeing the rise of the latest Indonesian unicorn, as JD.id announced its latest funding round from gojek, we also got to see a greater variety of startups raising a later stage […]
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Startup of the Month, February 2020: GTRIIP, a paperless hotel check-in platform
Every month the team at e27 runs the monthly Startup of the Month poll where we put the spotlight on the most outstanding startup of that month, giving it the extra attention that it deserves. Five startups are selected internally by taking into account idea, team, funding and founders. Three eventually make it to the final […]
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Hiring for startups: What founders really look for
Most startups will try to fashion their employee hiring programmes after big-name companies. After all, the reason they got so big is that they use tried and tested hiring techniques, right? However, what works for established multinational organisations that have been existing for some time will not necessarily apply to a business entity that is […]
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