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Changing the world

• We are proud to share that 4 500-backed founders were honored on this year’s Tatler Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow! This list recognizes the most promising young leaders across Asia who are not only shaping trends in their respective fields, but also creating actual positive change.
• Congratulations to our inspiring founders:
  • Chee Hoe Chor, Co-founder & CEO of Qarbotech, for helping society get a step closer to food security by developing carbon nanotechnology products to increase farmer’s productivity
  • Ding Jie Tan, Co-founder & CTO of Prefer, for leveraging fermentation to preserve the flavors people love by creating alternatives to climate-threatened crops
  • Jimmy How, Co-founder & CEO of Involve Asia, for powering the social media economy in a way that benefits both influencers and advertisers
  • Sharmeen Looi, Co-founder & CMO of iMotorbike, for taking the stress out of used motorbike sales by providing reliability, transparency and efficiency
• Check out the full list on Tatler.

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