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ENTERTAINMENT
Pass the mic: a new generation is taking over
For pushing back the frontiers of sound
Suda Jiang
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, KOLA LABS
We’ve heard about AI identifying our faces, flagging our shopping, even writing our articles—but now it’s scoring our lives. Meet Kola Labs, the go-to provider of AI-based sound infrastructure, which is bent on creating alternate forms of interactive audio. Co-founder and CEO Suda Jiang’s company partners with industry experts to customise voice models, generate music based on image input and create dialogue for the metaverse.
FASHION & BEAUTY
Accelerating Asia’s ascent to global fashion domination
For revolutionising the watch industry
Austen Chu
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, WRISTCHECK
Austen Chu has turned social media popularity into a flourishing business with his online platform Wristcheck. A watch consignment store based on transparency and trust, it has raised US$8 million in seed funding and consigned watches worth more than US$80 million. Austen was the youngest jury member of the 2021 GPHG Awards, the industry’s top awards show.
FINANCE & VENTURE CAPITAL
Redefining how we invest and manage money
For bringing rewards into the Web3 era
Justin Chan
CO-FOUNDER, BLOOM
Digital rewards company Bloom provides spending rewards such as cryptocurrencies and NFTs, cash rebates and digital coupons. Co-founded by Justin Chan, the company has partnered with Visa and more than 80 merchants, including Trip.com, Foodpanda and Sephora, as well as banks including Citibank and ZA Bank, to offer Web3 rewards and payments to users globally.
For helping small businesses stay on top of payments
Daren Guo
CO-FOUNDER, REAP
Daren Guo co-founded Reap in 2018 with his childhood friend Kevin Kang to enable small businesses
