Angel Investor
Rixty: Stay lean and focused, then raise money
Thanks to open source software and cloud-based services, there has never been a better nor cheaper time to build out a product or roll out a service. As a consequence, the dynamics of raising money for start-ups has changed too, says Ted Sorom, the founder of Rixty Inc, the payment solution company that MOL Global Pte Ltd just acquired.
Vincent Tan wows start-ups at Disrupt
Berjaya Group billionaire founder Tan Sri Vincent Tan was in top form at the DNA-TeAM Disrupt session recently, regaling the audience with anecdotes and sharing his fear of the economic impact of the poor quality of English.
We need a kick up the you-know-what, says angel investor
The feeling on the ground is that Virtuous Investment Circle, announced with much fanfare in 2010, has not made any investments at all. Its founder Bob Chua vehemently denies this, but admits it should do a better job in sharing what it is doing to live up to its promise of “passionately creating a vibrant ecosystem for angel investing.”