GoBear appoints Kent Huang as new CFO

The story: Singapore-based fintech startup GoBear announced that Kent Huang is set to join the company as CFO effective August 24, from fintech startup Funding Societies. He will be replacing outgoing GoBear CFO Frank Stevenaar.

Who is Kent Huang? He has held senior finance positions at companies such as GE, PayPal, and Intuit and most recently served as Group Head of Finance for APAC at Funding Societies.

What is GoBear? Starting off in Singapore in 2015, GoBear is a financial services “supermarket” that aims to empower its customers in improving their financial health. Available in seven markets in Asia

Woodstock Fund names Anderson Tan as Managing Partner

The story: Woodstock Fund announced the appointment of Anderson Tan to manage its Woodstock Capital Fund II.

Who is Anderson Tan? According to a press statement, as a serial investor and entrepreneur, Tan has a success rate of over 12.5 per cent for startup equity investing and over 30 per cent for investments in DLT and blockchain space.

As a partner at Philippine-based Launchgarage, he believes that decentralised and distributed technologies will be the soundest and most sought after technologies post-COVID-19. After a series of exits which includes companies such as Lyft, Pinterest, Docusign, Anaplan, Wave, Nanorep, Palantir, and Snapchat, Tan refocused his efforts to building and nurturing the blockchain and distributed ledger technology space. In this space, he has achieved success through popular projects such as Holochain, Zilliqa, Algorand, Tezos, Digitex, Bancor, Ontology, and Omisego.

What is Woodstock Fund? Founded in 2019, Woodstock Fund is a multi-asset global investment fund that is currently focused on investments in public Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), Decentralised Finance & Tokenisation, and Web 3.0 protocols.

Singapore Games Association is officially launched

What is the Singapore Games Association (SGGA)? Supported by Enterprise Singapore (ESG), Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), SGGA aims to develop and support a sustainable gaming and esports ecosystem locally while placing Singapore’s name on the world map.

What does it do? Initiatives include network, capacity development, and ecosystem.

What is next? It is set to host an Industry Day on August 7-8.

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