RE: Building, Funding, & Exiting A Business

Why is this Series Important?

To learn the importance of finding the right gap in the market and leveraging it to create a successful niche product that allows you to exit the business in the future.
To understand the key effective strategies and skills required for successful startup fundraising
Discover how partnerships can help to scale your business, make it more attractive to investors, and provide additional value for your customers.

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Business Owners & Entrepreneurs

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RE: Building, Funding, & Exiting A Business
Aaron talks to us about his colourful entrepreneurship journey, his key to finding funding with ease, and building the ultimate exit plan.

Your instructors:

Aaron Sarma

General Partner at ScaleUp Malaysia

Aaron is an entrepreneur with experience in technology, digital media and retail. In 2015 he founded Touristly, a travel startup that aimed to help tourists discover and book attractions across Asia Pacific. In 2017, the business was acquired by AirAsia to spearhead its digital transformation with the aim of monetising the data from the 100m travellers who fly every year. Touristly was later rebranded to Vidi and has now become AirAsia.com where Aaron remains as a non-executive board member and a senior advisor. He currently serves as General Partner at ScaleUp Malaysia, an accelerator looking to help startups build and scale to the next level. The program has just completed its inaugural cohort wherein it has invested in 10 companies.

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