Since I was young, I’ve been fascinated with technology and business and have a keen interest in creating and selling things.
Many people questioned this decision to pursue the harder path, but I had a plan in mind — which was to efficiently gain real-life experience and apply academic knowledge at the same time while paying off my student loan.My first taste of entrepreneurship was when I pitched a business idea to prevent underage smoking using artificial intelligence and face recognition technology, which won the first prize at an international pitching competition.
After completing my degree, it was a financial burden off my chest and that was when I thought about what I truly wanted to do, which was to start a business.My family was quite shocked when I decided to leave a stable job at the end of 2020. But after I shared my plans for the next two years, they understood that I was not jumping into this without thought.
I was inspired to start a business for seniors as I saw a market opportunity for this segment. However, things were not simple as we faced many challenges along the way that caused us to change course multiple times. All is not lost though as we have gained a lot of valuable data and experiences which has helped us get to where we are today — a platform that provides free product samples to seniors in exchange for their social presence.
Thankfully, we also received funding from Enterprise Singapore under the Startup SG Founder grant scheme worth S$50,000 and recently won another S$10,000 from a hackathon organised by SUSS and DBS Bank. We also have acquired hundreds of users as well as a few big-name corporate clients.
Another anti vac. Please don't give him such publicity.