S01E28 Crown Castê: Jia Hong [Season Finale]

Welcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Jia Hong.

Jia is the pedalling investor at Turn Off Turn On Ventures. He cycled across Europe in 2022, from Netherlands to Bulgaria, to learn from and share the stories of entrepreneurs and investors in the fight against climate change. In this episode, we discuss: 1. The Singaporean Technology Ecosystem What is the Singaporean technology scene looking like at the moment? Support frameworks including programmes and sandboxes. 2. Jia's unique journey into investing What led you into this investing journey? How does Jia find deals and what are the green flags that allow him to invest? How do you find deals and what green flags allow you to invest? How long does it take for you to place capital from finding out a company exists? 3. Jia's experience as a pedalling investor What are some of the pros of being a pedalling investor? What are some of the exciting stories from your journey? Where will you be cycling to next?