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Welcome to mFH

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MFH is about Leading change, Igniting hope, Empowering Purposeful lives.

It is a platform that connects entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, and industry leaders to support and inspire each other through life's lessons, experiences and encourage the spirit of giving back.

We organise Makan For Hope gatherings and webinars to benefit entrepreneurial community across Asia.

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We are pleased to share that we are nominated for ORIGIN Innovation Awards on TechNode Global!

It is APAC’s esteemed accolade for tech innovation which aims to provide recognition to companies that have exemplified the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship in the running of their businesses.
This is the 2nd edition of ORIGIN Innovation Awards launched by TechNode Global with a goal to build a dynamic community in propelling them to soar to greater heights.

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Makan For Hope Festival

Most recently, we organised a large scale series of 30 virtual roundtables led by leading investors such as Vertex Ventures, Monk's Hill and Openspace Ventures and seasoned entrepreneurs such as co-founders of Carousell, PropertyGuru and Shopback to raise over $200,000 (with $1 for $1 matching from Tote Board) for Fei Yue Community Services, a large charity based in Singapore.

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Mid 2019, we organised a charity fundraising and startup mentoring campaign that raised $43,000 for Beyond Social Services and Willing Hearts Soup Kitchen to support individuals and families in Singapore affected by COVID-19. Over 250 startup founders benefited from the 520 mentoring hours provided by 250 venture capitalists, family offices, angel investors and corporate professionals across Asia.

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Monthly mingle (First Saturday of each month)

Monthly mingle (First Saturday of each month)

Would you like to meet up with other entrepreneurs/ like-minded folks in the startup ecosystem within Asia to network and learn from each other?

A group of us (entrepreneurs, aspirants and startup employees) meet up once a month virtually to network and discuss what we are going through and ask each other burning questions on startup and fundraising topics. This is a safe space to share, grow and learn from each other.

At the session, Subin Hong, a Global Leadership Coach (CPCC™, ACC) will also be there to ‘moderate’ the session at 2pm SGT.

Venture Creation in Asia: Demystified

Venture Creation in Asia: Demystified

Join us in a Fireside Chat on VENTURE CREATION IN ASIA - DEMYSTIFIED

🗓️ Thurs 16 Sept
🕧 12:30 - 02:00 pm

Sign-up 👉🏽 https://bit.ly/3iNrUiz

With an expert panel comprising Angel Investors, Accelerators, Venture builders, VCs and IPO specialists, who will explore the topic on venture building and financing in Asia and answer the following:

🙋🏼 Where are we with the startup ecosystem in Singapore / Asia?
🙋🏻‍♂️ What are the sources of funding for startups?
🙋🏼‍♀️ When should entrepreneurs raise capital? When should they raise debt vs equity?
🙋🏽‍♂️ What kind of entrepreneurs / companies do you see as “investible”?
🙋🏻 How do I get started if I'm a first-time entrepreneur?
🙋🏼‍♂️ How to expand beyond Singapore?

YOUR PANELISTS:
Anuj Jain - Co-Founder & CEO of STARTUP-O, a Singapore based global venture platform for startup assessments & investments with a fast-growing community of 2000+ startups from across 40+ countries & 100+ global experts.

Bernadette Cho - GM, Entrepreneur First Singapore, the world’s leading talent investor backed by SGInnovate. An Angel Investor at Angels of Impact. She served as Chief of Staff at Funding Societies & to the Co-Founder of Grab, the Head of Product Marketing at Linkedin at the age of 23.

Chin Chao - CEO of Innoven Capital Southeast. He has 20+ years of experience in the venture capital and venture debt industries, including entrepreneurship, business operations and strategy.

Kin Wai Lau - CEO Fatfish Group. He has a broad experience across Asia and Europe. Fatfish is among the first of its kind to be listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”).Kin Wai conceptualized and co-founded ESPL (Esports Players League), a leading global amateur esports tournament network with presence across 16 countries.

Shao-Ning Huang - Chief Angel / Co-Founder of AngelCentral, and helped raise ~$6M for 30+ start-ups. She's a technology start-up investor who supports entrepreneurship causes, especially for women executives / founders.

Soo Boon Koh - Founder & Managing Partner iGlobe Partners, in December 1999 when venture capital was experiencing the onset of globalisation. Recognised in the inaugural Singapore 100 Women in Tech List for her significant contributions in the tech sector.

Yen-Lu Chow - Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, WholeTree Foundation / Over-The-Rainbow; Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Asia Institute of Mentoring. Yen-Lu’s career spans 40 years in the Tech, Media, Venture Capital, and more recently Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy.

Asia Institute of Mentoring (AIM) is a non-profit organization with a mission to bring mentoring to the spotlight in Asia, raise the quality of mentors and the standard of mentoring, bringing mentoring to all facets of the society to impact millions of lives.

Past events

MFH Webinar #4: Decoding and Leveraging ESOP for Growth

MFH Webinar #4: Decoding and Leveraging ESOP for Growth

Makan For Hope brings to you, yet another exciting webinar series:
✨ Decoding and leveraging ESOP for growth ✨

Are you building a startup? Want to learn how to attract high quality talent? 🚀

We all know the market for talent is extremely competitive, especially for start-ups.

To attract high quality talent, it takes more than just providing decent pay and having a great company culture.

But it doesn't have to be that hard when you have the right system in place.

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 (𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗣) is one lever you may deploy to startups and growing companies.

It will not only help you attract, motivate and reward employees but also increase your business cash flow.

👇🏼 Join us with 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗵, 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱, who has decades of experiences in building multiple businesses and going through rounds of fundraising to exiting to dive dive deep into ESOPs.

AIM x MFH Webinar 12 Aug - Venture Creation

AIM x MFH Webinar 12 Aug - Venture Creation

Join us for this event on Venture Creation in Asia: A Personal Journey (MFH Webinar #3), a collaboration between Asia Insittute of Mentoring and Asia Startup Network.
In this one-hour talk + fireside chat, Yen-Lu Chow traces his journey as a Scientist & Engineer, Apple Distinguished Technologist, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Venture Catalyst, Mentor & Advisor to start-ups and government, Ecosystem Builder – to become a Mental Well-Being Champion, a Social Innovator, Philanthropist & Humanist, and seeker of truth.
Yen-Lu Chow is the co-founder & Executive Chairman, WholeTree Foundation / OverThe-Rainbow, co-founder & Executive Chairman, Asia Institute of Mentoring (AIM), cofounder & Chairman, Singapore Creations, founding partner, Fatfish MediaLab and founding Executive Mentor, Young Sustainable Impact Southeast Asia (YSI SEA). He is the founder of the Deep Human movement.
Elise Tan, founder of Asia Startup Network, will be moderating the session. Sign up and look forward to learning about the following and more:
√ Learn from Yen Lu’s entrepreneurship journey and the Do’s and Dont’s of entrepreneurship
√ Best practices and tips when building a company sustainably
√ Effective ways to build and nurture a community
THURSDAY, 12TH August 2021
1:00PM TO 2:00PM SGT

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