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Billionaire club invests in tech-savvy India, China and US

An exclusive and influential club of high powered Asian billionaires and family offices is investing in technologies companies in India, China and the US that are mulling an Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). “These investments are going into Indian, Chinese and American technology companies looking for growth capital to propel their business,” said Ozi Amanat, the

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K2 Global’s $183 million VC fund aims to decentralize Sand Hill Road

K2 Global is announcing a $183 million venture capital fund targeted at early stage startups with global aspirations. The fund is closing significantly larger than the $58 million the firm initially raised. With a decentralized team and no Sand Hill Road office, K2 Global aims to bring Valley hustle to international technology investing. In contrast to well known

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Millionaire and wife donate food to the poor; pledge to match what others donate as well

SINGAPORE – Millionaire venture capitalist Ozi Amanat and his wife, Ms Asema Ahmed, have donated 1,000 meals to migrant workers in quarantine through the charity Free Food For All on May 7. Mr Amanat said he was inspired by a recent Twitter message by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong who thanked those who donated meals

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SG-based doc verifier Accredify raises $2m from Qualgro and Temasek’s Pavilion Capital

Singapore-based document verifier Accredify has raised $2 million in an equity funding round led by venture capital firm Qualgro with participation from Temasek’s Pavilion Capital, Endeavour Ventures, and K2 Global, the company’s chief executive and co-founder Zheng Wei Quah told DealStreetAsia in an interview.

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How to pitch to investors Ozi Amanat of K2 Venture Capital tells us about the art of pitching, and what he really wants to hear

Like online dating, finding the right investor for your business can take it out of you. Meeting investor after investor is time-consuming and often fruitless, leaving you jaded and more stressed out than ever. But there are ways to cut to the chase and to make the process a lot more productive and hopefully, enjoyable. It all

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