Tag Archives: Japan

Gabriel Chan, serial entrepreneur is revolutionising telephone and customer service industry with his new app, Skipmenu. What’s your story? I graduated from Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo in Canada. I am an inventor and serial entrepreneur. Among the technical startups I co-founded and led were social bookmarking …

Arthur Le enjoys the always evolving FX market. He set up his own Asia focused brokerage in 2014 and only wishes he’d done so earlier. What’s your story? I’m a native Californian who grew up on both coasts of the US. My first experience in Asia was during university when …

Abbas Ng with his venture Onelyst is empowering people to make informed financial decisions. He is inspired by his hard working father who is the best in his field. What’s your story? I was pursuing my degree at Nanyang Business School. I left without graduating and started Onelyst together with …

Hiro Nakayama is taking her time to smell the flowers. She launched a business in the fragrance industry and is expanding it throughout Asia. What’s your story? I have always loved fragrance but never thought of a career in the industry. In October 2008, when I walked out of the …

Edwin Low set up a design business with his family 5 years ago. They recently opened their flagship store in Singapore. What’s your story? Well, in a nutshell, we (my wife and I) quit our full time jobs and took a sabbatical to spend time with our kids. The only …

Florian enjoys geeking out over electronics. His first business has seen him on the Forbes 30 under 30 in Asia! What’s your story? I was born in a rural village in South Germany where roughly 600 people live. Everyone knows everyone. I lived there for 20 years and never left …

Processing 7 figures worth of bitcoin each month, Yusho Liu is getting businesses throughout Asia started with bitcoin. What’s your story? I co-founded CoinHako.com with a friend, Gerry Eng. We are the first bitcoin startup in Asia to be accelerated up by Boost VC, and have since received follow-up funding …

Creating clean indoor environments. Henning Voss’s business creates home and workspaces which combine sustainable living and promote better health. What’s your story? I always had a passion for health, real estate and interior design. When I got into the Hong Kong real estate business back in 2007, I soon realised …

Raymund Chu loves helping young startups get a start in life. He works with Hong Kong Polytechnic University at the Institute for Entrepreneurship offering education and seed funding to young people. What’s your story? After spending almost 20 years in various different industries including banking and finance, healthcare and Chinese …

After receiving a Facebook email from an old school friend, this young entrepreneur is now working in her dream job. What’s your story? My background is in finance and the arts. After graduating, I tried a couple of banking internships and realised that while I could do it, I wasn’t …