Kairos ASEAN

11/12/2021

Job Openings in the Startup Community:
(1) Customer Success (Singapore): https://lnkd.in/g6XgXaSi
(2) Customer Success (Malaysia): https://lnkd.in/gMZgSxu3
(3) Customer Success (Thailand): https://lnkd.in/geMxXadT
(4) Customer Success (Vietnam): https://lnkd.in/gTfSt2eS
(5) Customer Success (India): https://lnkd.in/gUrU5XHb
(6) Customer Success (Japan): https://lnkd.in/gNary6Kw
(7) Customer Success (Indonesia): https://lnkd.in/gv_sUP3u
(8) Supply Chain: https://lnkd.in/gW8mdN2G
(9) Finance Assistant Manager: https://lnkd.in/g6hv9sJv
(10) Software Engineer: https://lnkd.in/gBkrJCDE

02/11/2021

We often think about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as something only large, established corporations can afford. Startups, especially new ones, generally have far more burning priorities.

Today, we are proud to announce our first donation to Breast Cancer Foundation.

While this is a small donation, we believe this is a first step towards something bigger in the future, and to create a positive culture of paying forward in the startup community.

At SourceSage, we believe that any change can be initiated at any level internally and to any clients we engage. By walking the "talk", we are committed not only to our employees internally but also to our clients and partners to continuously improve our product, process and service.

Mr Jian Min Sim, CEO of SourceSage added that "Any Startup can start paying forward - you don't have to amass huge profits before making a significant difference. SourceSage has been in a fortunate position to receive help from investors, mentors and even from our own employees. To truly understand and embrace the vision to reinvent B2B procurement and to initiate change in a traditional industry, we have to first start from ourselves, and to encourage other startups like us to do the same. I believe startups are change agents, and we must continuously add value not only to our clients and employees, but also to the society at large."

13/10/2021

The programme aims to provide VCs greater opportunity to invest in student-led startups and build a sustainable talent pipeline to support the venture capital and startup ecosystem.

18/12/2020

Opportunity: Temporary Singapore-based position:

https://glints.com/id/opportunities/jobs/sales-associate-tele-marketers/0211f8f6-c43f-4bf7-8908-0b0466b464cc

19/11/2020

4th November 2020, our CEO Sim Jian Min, together with industry professionals, spoke at Nigeria Fintech Week’s SMEs Digitalisation Journey - COVID-19 Survival for Businesses, powered by Business Sans Borders (BSB).

Find out what are the highlights in our Youtube video here: https://youtu.be/z48wwXNiAj0!

24/10/2019

Hi Everyone, we are now opening up Application for positions in the 2020 Executive Committee of Kairos ASEAN (You may apply regardless of the countries you are based in). Please find the Application URL here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBrjrg6oFfiFMZPtIMIPqNqs3jM1hoGa4a-Q3_zr0hOrahcg/viewform

15/09/2019

(1) Building relationships with local companies, MNCs, VCs and potential sponsors within the Kairos Community

(2) Work with universities, associations, and other communities to identify individuals who could be selected to be part of Kairos Community

(3) Conceptualize, organize and run community events

(4) Conduct Kairos Venture Creation programme regularly and line up potential speakers with focus to create ventures

(5) Hit milestones on number of companies created to stakholders including investors

(6) Requirements

Talented, motivated, intense and interesting

Doing things in about one-third the time that most competent people think will be possible

Knowledge of venture building, or creation

Past experience in VCs, startups, startup clubs or running communities is a plus

Experience ~3 or more years is a bonus

Fluent and written english is a must

15/09/2019

(1) Building relationships with local companies, MNCs, VCs and potential sponsors within the Kairos Community

(2) Work with universities, associations, and other communities to identify individuals who could be selected to be part of Kairos Community

(3) Conceptualize, organize and run community events

(4) Conduct Kairos Venture Creation programme regularly and line up potential speakers with focus to create ventures

(5) Hit milestones on number of companies created to stakholders including investors

(6) Requirement:
Talented, motivated, intense and interesting

Doing things in about one-third the time that most competent people think will be possible

Knowledge of venture building, or creation

Past experience in VCs, startups, startup clubs or running communities is a plus

Experience ~3 or more years is a bonus

Fluent and written english is a must

14/09/2019

Kairos is recruiting a full-time role in Singapore NOW: https://glints.com/sg/opportunities/jobs/venture-creator/593cc9d2-2c93-4fbb-b4f1-2379c1185381 (Please apply before end Sep 2019!)

Kairos is also opening up a position for full-time role in HCM, Vietnam: https://glints.com/sg/opportunities/jobs/associate-programme-manager/9e71aeab-d150-410f-912d-12408987e36f (Please apply before 23rd Sep 19!)

04/10/2018

And that’s a wrap for tonight’s Kairos ASEAN dinner with two spectacular Googlers, Saiyai Sakawe and Mike Jittivanich, who donated their time and mentorship. Our sincere gratitude goes out to the mentors for investing in our success and to the future where we can pay it forward.

We hope you’ve gained new insights and inspirations to continue tackling global issues through innovative thinking.

Stay tuned for the next dinner session!

02/08/2018

Humbled to have Aaron Tan, CEO and Founder of Carro join Kairos ASEAN for dinner. A wealth of insights, experience and wisdom from an entrepreneur (at age 13) turned scholar turned VC turned entrepreneur. Thank you Aaron for your time with us this evening!

22/07/2018

[Kairos Dinner - Aaron Tan (CEO of Carro)] - Singapore

Hi all! After a few months break, our next Kairos Dinner features Mr Aaron Tan, Founder and CEO of Carro.

Date: 1 Aug 2018, Wednesday
Time: 7pm - 10pm
Event fee: SGD 10 (Participants pay separately for F&B)
RSVP: Priority will be given to Kairos members and friends. Attendance is capped at 15 pax to ensure the quality of interaction.

Link: https://kairos-aarontan.peatix.com/

Interested guests please email us at [email protected] with a short description of what you do. We will inform selected guests of the password for the RSVP event page.

Hope to see you there!
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About Aaron Tan:

A programmer by training and a venture capitalist by profession. Aaron founded his first startup at 13 and subsequently sold the company before turning 21.

Aaron won national skills competition and subsequently represented Singapore in Worldskills Helsinki and today remains the only Singaporean medalist in web programming for the skills Olympics. Aaron subsequently accepted a scholarship from the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore and read computer science at Carnegie Mellon and Singapore Management University.

As a returning scholar, Aaron joined Singtel Innov8 ventures. Aaron was instrumental in the starting of Blk71 – Singapore’s largest startup ecosystem. He subsequently relocated to the United States and started Block71 San Francisco and the firm’s San Francisco operations before returning to Singapore in 2015.

Aaron left Singtel Innov8 in October 2015, having been involved in the making of over 40 deals in the fund. He is currently CEO of Carro, a Softbank Ventures backed used car marketplace.

Aaron was most recently named Prestige 40 under 40 and was awarded the ITMA Future IT Leader Award. Aaron graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BSc and MSc from Singapore Management University School of Information Systems and Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science.

13/04/2018

Kairos ASEAN's student venture fund Protege Ventures is proud to announce our first investment! After months of sourcing and due diligence by our Student VCs, we have selected Nurture.AI, a student-led global AI platform as the first startup in our portfolio.

We will continue working with our partner SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship and our VC sponsors to grow this exciting enterprise, while continue grooming the best VC and enterprise talents in the student community! Startups interested in seeking funding from Protege Ventures can check out http://protege.vc/get-funded

As part of the funding, the startup received S$25,000 from Protege Ventures in the form of convertible notes.

04/04/2018

Pyra Sukawat, Founder of Karmax (www.karmax.co) and Kairos Fellow Class of 2017, was recently selected to participate in Alibaba Business School’s eFounders Fellowship from 26 March to 4 April 2018. She is an aspiring young entrepreneur and a music producer who founded Rehour and Karmax – an online retail platform for merchandised products from top artists for social causes.

In this trip, she met Jack Ma, co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group and asked how he navigates happiness in the world of entrepreneurship.

“Most people tend to think that a person like Jack would be happy knowing that he can afford to have everything he wants. Jack admitted that it’s really difficult to be happy when being up there can be lonely. He also shared that the thing which keeps him happy is good relationships with friends and families.”

The eFounders Fellowship is a two-week course for entrepreneurs in developing countries who are operating open, platform-based businesses in the ecommerce, logistics, big data, and tourism spaces. The program will provide first-hand exposure to and learning about ecommerce innovations from China and around the world that enabled growth and a more inclusive development model for all.

29/03/2018

Congratulations to Kairos Fellow and our Thailand Country Director Djoann Fal and his team at GetLinks for making it to the Forbes 30-under-30 list at just 26 years young!https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-asia/2018/enterprise-technology/getlinks/0

Join the Kairos ASEAN network to get connected to more outstanding young entrepreneurs in the region.

23/03/2018

It was a pleasure to have Shao-Ning, Co-Founder at JobsCentral (exited), Partner at Entrepreneur First and Co-Founder at AngelCentral grace Kairos Society ASEAN yesterday evening with her presence. Thank you Shao-Ning for being generous in your sharing and your insights!

19/03/2018

Congratulations to Kairos ASEAN Leadership Committee Member, Timothy Low for having the opportunity to meet President Obama’s today. Keep up the great work at Halogen Foundation!

On Monday, March 19, President Obama will meet with a small group of emerging leaders from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries* to hear about the work they are doing in their communities, and to discuss how the Obama Foundation can support them to take their work to the next lev...

18/03/2018

Entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, partner, mother - how does she juggle it all? Hear more from Shao-Ning herself in our upcoming dinner in Singapore: https://www.facebook.com/events/234421050454850/

Shao-Ning Huang discusses angel and venture investing, her relationship with GPs as an LP and shares her views on innovation in the HR tech space.