Old money, young talent a potent mix to take Singapore's deep-tech scene forward: panellists
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Sharanya Pillai
Singapore
SINGAPORE'S prominent families may have made their money in old-school sectors, but they are ready to back the new-age, deep-tech kids on the block, said panellists at a deep tech investing forum organised by SGInnovate on Wednesday.
Moderated by The Business Times' deputy news editor Kenneth Lim, the panel featured deep tech entrepreneurs Dr Sinuhe Arroyo, chief executive of AI startup TAIGER; Dr Tan Geok Leng, chief executive of startup AIDA Technologies and David Toh, deputy director of venture building at SGInnovate.
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