Spotlight on B2B startup GrowSari: Transforming traditional trade
Singapore has mamak shops; Indonesia has warungs; India has kirana stores. Differing only in name, these are all traditional, small, and usually family-run convenience outlets that serve tight-knit communities. In the Philippines, these are known as sari-sari stores. Sari-sari means variety in Tagalog. B2B startup GrowSari wants to transform 1 million of them. Sari-sari stores […]
Spotlight on igloohome: Creating a world without keys with iglooworks
Igloohome, a Singapore-based startup creating award-winning smart locks and lock boxes, is today involved in many projects around developing smart access ecosystem for smart cities. They have over a hundred retail and e-commerce partners such as Amazon, Walmart, and Lazada. Their locks are also sold in retail shops in Singapore, such as SingTel and Challenger […]
Spotlight on Lynk: Giving the world its first B2B knowledge marketplace
There is nothing more valuable to a business than expertise and know-how. It’s necessary to inform critical business decisions, improve operations, and drive growth. The problem is a lot of that knowledge is stuck inside the heads of experts. To address this, Peggy Choi came up with the idea for a knowledge marketplace— a platform […]
Conviction & Momentum
“In building a great company or social sector enterprise, there is no single defining action, no grand program, no one killer innovation, no solitary lucky break, no miracle moment. Rather, the process resembles relentlessly pushing a giant, heavy flywheel, turn upon turn, building momentum until a point of breakthrough, and beyond.” – Jim Collins Jim […]
Steve Melhuish and Sui Ling Cheah join Wavemaker Partners
As Venture Partner, Steve will help part-time to source for new investments, evaluate potential deals, and advise portfolio companies. As Operating Partner, Sui Ling will help the more mature companies in the portfolio with business development, follow-on financing, and exits. Steve is the co-founder and was the long-time CEO of PropertyGuru, Southeast Asia’s leading property […]
