C-suite raises six-figure seed funding to expand its learning platform for executives in Asia

C-suite, a Singapore-based O2O learning platform for current and aspiring executives, announced today it has secured a “six-figure USD” in a seed funding round led by angel investors, including its own co-founder and COO Don Tsai.

As per a press note, the fresh funds will be utilised to expand its team and roll out new marketing campaigns.

C-suite positions itself as an exclusive community hub, a social network, a news and views forum and a recommendation engine.

Users can access content through a paid-for app, virtual gatherings and real-world conferences among others. It plans to roll out additional features such as a jobs portal and concierge service, alongside a mobile app, in 2021.

The platform claims to have attracted nearly 200 high-profile members within the first two weeks of the start of its operations.

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According to C-suite CEO and Co-founder Dean Carroll, there are too many bad managers or so-called ‘leaders’ in the business world. And the reason for that is these leaders are just expected to know how to do it, without receiving the tools to make it happen.

“What brought it home to me was participating in leadership training recently and also finding myself a career mentor to guide me along the way. I could see the positive results these things brought in terms of making me a better professional,” he added.

“Even if you are lucky enough to receive in-house leadership training, complete an MBA or EMBA and participate in higher-level business education, it is clear the learning journey shouldn’t stop there. This is most definitely a marathon, not a sprint. Hopefully, the C-suite community can play its small part in helping to make members, their companies and their teams better. Get those elements right and the business success will surely follow,” he continued.

“According to the World Bank, there are two million higher income and upper-middle-income individuals in the world. We will be serving that community as well as the tens of millions of aspirants in the lower-middle-income brackets,” he shared.

Currently headquartered in Singapore, C-suite serves executives across Asia. Its current team of six is spread across Singapore, Indonesia and Hungary.

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