2018

Most digitally innovative insurers in Singapore revealed in report by Quest Ventures

Insurance Business Magazine Asia

NTUC Income topped the 2018 Singapore Insurance Innovation and Digital Benchmark, conducted by the Applied Innovation Institute (Aii), and venture fund Quest Ventures.

“In a world where disruption is the only constant, we believe that it is even more important for corporations to understand the incredible challenges that lie in their strategy roadmaps,” said Prof. Paris de l’Etraz, chairman of Aii. “With the average lifespan of an S&P company dropping from 67 years in the 1920s to 15 years today, we cannot emphasise [enough] the importance of developing an innovation model that works not just to boost your bottomline, but places you at the forefront of disruption.”

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Singapore’s first benchmark to measure the ability of corporations to cope with disruptive innovation

Asia Insurance Review

Produced by the Applied Innovation Institute (Aii), in partnership with Quest Ventures, this is Singapore’s first benchmark to measure the ability of corporations to cope with disruptive innovation.

Researchers at the Applied Innovation Institute recorded and analysed more than 80 data points across social, online, and innovation metrics to benchmark the progress of insurers towards key industry innovation and digitalisation goals.

The goal of the benchmark is to help insurers in Singapore understand the effectiveness of their innovation initiatives and drive innovation and digitalisation amongst insurers in Singapore. Insurers such as NTUC Income, AXA, Prudential, and Aviva, have all set up innovation initiatives in Singapore.

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Report by Applied Innovation Institute, in partnership with Quest Ventures, ranks the Top 10 insurance brands in Singapore by digital innovation

Marketing Magazine

The annual report titled Applied Innovation Institute Singapore Insurance Innovation and Digital Benchmark ranks the innovation and digitisation efforts of 25 insurers in Singapore. More than 80 data points across social, online, and innovation metrics were recorded and analysed to benchmark the progress of insurers towards key industry innovation and digitalisation goals.

NTUC Income ranked overall first in the benchmark, and also ranked first in online efforts and innovation, while coming in seventh in social efforts.

The goal of the benchmark is to help insurers in Singapore understand the effectiveness of their innovation initiatives and drive innovation and digitalisation amongst insurers in Singapore.

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Pioneering Southeast Asia angel investor network BANSEA gets new chairman

e27

Quest Ventures managing partner James Tan has been voted in as the new chairman of BANSEA, the venerable institution founded by NUS Professor Wong Poh Kam almost two decades ago.

“One of Southeast Asia’s pioneering angel investor network, the Business Angel Network of Southeast Asia (BANSEA), founded in 2001, has appointed James Tan as its new chairman, replacing Dr. Mark Hon. He will remain on the board of directors as the Immediate Past Chairman.

“We are confident that BANSEA members will develop best practices through our angel investment masterclasses and co-investment activities. We will continue to build strong global partnerships to encourage greater investment collaboration across the funding lifecycle and geographies,” said Tan.”

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报告:本地多数保险公司 较少使用社媒与客户接触

联合早报

求索创投与美国应用创新研究所的评估报告指出,25个保险业者中,只有九个拥有推特账户,这当中仅有两个账户是活跃的。报告也指出,所有业者都没有使用Snapchat,并点名这是和千禧世代联系的关键平台。

本地大部分的保险公司甚少使用社交媒体与用户接触,一些公司虽然有户头,但却没将社媒的信息本土化。

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50 of the brightest connectors, creative visionaries, influential innovators and disruptive talents in Singapore

Singapore Tatler

Quest Ventures venture partner Goh Yiping was selected as one of 50 brightest connectors, creative visionaries, influential innovators and disruptive talents in Singapore.

“Her current job title may be venture partner at Quest Ventures, but Goh Yiping will always be remembered as an e-commerce trailblazer. The 36-year-old started All Deals Asia in 2010 with her brother. The site that consolidated the best local promotions from around the web proved so successful that it was acquired by one of Asia’s leading diversified conglomerates, Lippo Group, in 2014. Together with the Lippo Group, Yiping helped launch MatahariMall, an online version of Indonesia’s biggest mid-priced department stores, for which she moved to Jakarta for three years to accomplish. While cooking up new ideas for her next project, she’s taking on a completely different adventure: motherhood.”

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Eatsy does it

The Business Times

Like the name suggests, startup Eatsy is about making dining out easy. Its CEO and founder Shaun Heng shares how the app offers a hassle-free experience for diners, even when they are in a group, while capturing valuable patron data for restaurants.

Eatsy’s investors include Quest Ventures, Spring Singapore (now Enterprise Singapore), the co-founders of RedMart (Roger Egan, Vikram Rupani and Rajesh Lingappa), Lo & Behold Group (Wee Teng Wen), and prominent angel investors.

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Pink Dot 2018: 99.co, e27, Wobe, Zopim, Quest Ventures Among Tech Founders & Investors Supporting Sponsorship Drive

Popspoken

Singapore’s tech and entrepreneur community took a big step forward today for LGBTQ+ equality, as several founders and investors lent their support to call for other businesses to step forward and raise funds for this year’s Pink Dot pride gathering in Singapore.

Led by 99.co’s Darius Cheung, six other prolific voices in the tech and investor circles have joined forces to lend their support.

Goh Yiping, Venture Partner, Quest Ventures said, “As a startup founder and investor, we have always firmly believed in seeing the best in people. This means looking beyond one’s racial group, socio-economic status, family background, sexual orientation or gender identity, and giving them the opportunity to learn and grow, in an environment they can truly be themselves.”

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求索创投创始人王贇明:区块链的具体落地应用

金色财经

由世界区块链理事会(WBC)主办,金色财经、GMGC、3点钟社群和BIT.GAME联合主办的2018年世界区块链峰会(World Blockchain Conference)于4月3日在中国北京国家会议中心(CNCC)举办。峰会联合国内外知名学术机构、区块链技术公司和专家等共同参与,邀请全球三十多个国家或地区,近1000名区块链行业精英共同出席,特设领袖峰会、CEO闭门会、项目路演、区块链+数字娱乐论坛等多个重点环节。金色财经前方记者在峰会现场为您带来实时报道,更多内容请持续关注区块链专业媒体金色财经。

求索创投创始人王贇明以“区块链的具体落地应用”为主题发表了演讲,以下为演讲实录。

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Sihub đã ký kết các chương trình hợp tác quốc tế với Quest Ventures

Trang tin Điện tử Đảng bộ thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

Theo đó, Sihub đã ký kết bản ghi nhớ với các đối tác đến từ các quốc gia, vùng lãnh thổ, gồm: Hàn Quốc, Malaysia, Singapore, Thụy Điển, Canada, Đức, Thụy Sỹ, Hàn Quốc, Hongkong (Trung Quốc).

Cụ thể, Sihub đã ký kết với Shihan Future’ Lab Magic, Quest Venture, Swedish Univerity Outreach và German Accelerator trong chương trình Run Way to the world (Chương trình trao đổi startup quốc tế); ký kết với Swedish Univerity Outreach – chương trình Bonndless! (Chương trình trao đổi giữa doanh nghiệp nhỏ và vừa); ký kết với Ivey Business School (chương trình nâng cao năng lực quản trị cho doanh nghiệp); ký kết với Unicef (Chương trình giáo dục kỹ năng thế kỷ 21 cho thanh thiếu niên); hợp tác với Swedish Univerity Outreach (triển khai hội nghị công nghệ ngành sức khỏe, y tế châu Á); ký với tập đoàn Bosch (Chương trình Liên minh chiến lược phát triển hệ sinh thái ngành mạng lưới vạn vật kết nối – IOT), ký kết với Kaizen Accelerator (Chương trình liên minh chiến lược phát triển hệ sinh thái ngành Blockchain & Công nghệ tài chính số); ký kết với Quest Venture (Chương trình thiết lập và phát triển hệ sinh thái đầu tư khởi nghiệp).

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