Writer/Organisation:
Cheryl Liew, Monk’s Hill Ventures
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My Key Takeaways
A good indicator of a tech hub’s vibrancy would be the level of hiring activities in the ecosystem.
Insightful article for UK and Europe tech professionals exploring career opportunities in Singapore for the wider Southeast Asian region.
- Singapore has around 4,000 tech-enabled startups [PwC]. Over US$4 billion of funding flowed into Singapore startups in 2020 despite COVID-19 challenges — 3x that of 2015.
- Job boards like AngelList, Glints, Tech in Asia, databases/networks managed by Monk’s Hill Ventures (Centralised Jobs Board), Singapore Global Network and “SEAriously Awesome People” database help tech professionals find open roles more easily
- Links to career pages of home-grown unicorns like Grab, Sea, Razer Inc., Lazada and up-and-coming ones like PatSnap, Ninja Van, & Biofourmis.
- Not forgetting global tech companies FAANG and Microsoft, Stripe, Shopify, Zoom, Twitter which are also hiring. No surprises there as 80 of the world’s top 100 tech firms have operations in Singapore [Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)].
Hope the above gives you a better understanding of the tech talent landscape across Singapore and Southeast Asia!
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About Zhilin SIM
Having worked and lived in Singapore, the Nordics, China, Spain, UK, I’m now based in Paris.
I’m fluent in English, French and Mandarin, and I’m learning Arabic because it’s a beautiful and fascinating language.
My team creates and supports one-many initiatives connecting Corporate and Startup ecosystems in Europe to business and innovation opportunities in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
I’m passionate about horticulture, watercolour, startups/tech as well as French cuisine, Peranakan kueh techniques and other global cuisines.
Feel free to connect with me if you think my network in Europe and Asia could be of benefit to your business and innovation activities.
