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Entrepreneur First steps up effort to tap Asia's pool of deep-tech talent

The talent incubator finds success reaching global capital from Singapore

Claudia Chong
Published Thu, Feb 7, 2019 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

LONDON-based talent incubator Entrepreneur First (EF) is stepping up its game in Asia, hoping to tap the region's wealth of research talent and venture capital with a focus on deep-tech startups.

On Thursday, the company announced its first cohort of 50 entrepreneurs from its Bangalore programme, with US$25 million in committed funding.

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