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Mar 2023
Shiok Meats is a cultivated meat and seafood company – the first of its kind in Singapore and South-East Asia.
“Shiok” in Singapore and Malay slang means fantastic, delicious, and simply, pleasure.
Shiok Meats also owns SEA’s first cultivated red meat company, Gaia Foods.
Our mission is to bring delicious, sustainable, and healthy seafood to your table, using our technology to grow meat from healthy cells instead of animals. Currently, we produce crustaceans like shrimps, crabs, lobsters and are the first in the world to do so using cellular agriculture technology.
Our meats are real meat, delicious and nutritious. Our meats are animal-, health- and environment-friendly.
Board Observer
May 2022
Wellbees is an employee wellbeing company reaching 60+% active usage rate through its multilayered, evidence-based platform and as a result lowering employee turnover by up to 50% or more. Wellbees offers personalised journeys to each employee with the support of an AI engine. However it targets not just the individual but the whole organization through social functions that makes wellbeing a culture discussion. For people professionals, Wellbees has an AI-powered Insights panel that offers actionable insights and helps HR steer its wellbeing offering based on the utilization.
Board Member
Jun 2020
QiDZ is the first family activity mobile app in the UAE that connects parents with entertainment, education and after school vendors.
Board Observer
Feb 2019
The world’s best employers don’t just fill vacancies, they build strong talent pipelines.
The Localized Talent-Building Platform helps businesses connect with the next generation of talent. Leading companies build their brands and access untapped talent from top universities and fellowship organizations in regions where talent and skill is abundant but opportunity is not.
Because while everything is changing, from how we work to where we work from, what doesn’t change is the need for smart, skilled, passionate and committed people.
Localized partners with companies committed to building diverse teams at the highest level of excellence. We’re inviting you to join the talent revolution. Build a pipeline of high-potential talent for the challenges of today and the jobs of tomorrow.
Board Observer
Jun 2018
Sarwa is your go-to investing and personal finance platform on a mission to help everyone put their money to work. Were a one-stop app focused on bringing you holistic money management solutions. Sarwa offers a simple user experience with no complicated financial jargon. The company is led by a team of financial and technology experts and is backed by top international funds.
Sarwa Digital Wealth (Capital) Limited is regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) in the ADGM. Sarwa Digital Wealth Limited is regulated by the DFSA in the DIFC. Sarwa Digital Wealth (Capital) Limited and Sarwa Digital Wealth Limited are two separate legal entities but are collectively referred to as “Sarwa”. Sarwa Save, Self-directed trading and Cryptocurrencies are only available to clients who have an account with Sarwa Digital Wealth (Capital) Limited. The DFSA does not regulate Cryptocurrencies.
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2023
Board Member
Mar 2023
Shiok Meats is a cultivated meat and seafood company – the first of its kind in Singapore and South-East Asia.
“Shiok” in Singapore and Malay slang means fantastic, delicious, and simply, pleasure.
Shiok Meats also owns SEA’s first cultivated red meat company, Gaia Foods.
Our mission is to bring delicious, sustainable, and healthy seafood to your table, using our technology to grow meat from healthy cells instead of animals. Currently, we produce crustaceans like shrimps, crabs, lobsters and are the first in the world to do so using cellular agriculture technology.
Our meats are real meat, delicious and nutritious. Our meats are animal-, health- and environment-friendly.
2022
Board Observer
May 2022
Wellbees is an employee wellbeing company reaching 60+% active usage rate through its multilayered, evidence-based platform and as a result lowering employee turnover by up to 50% or more. Wellbees offers personalised journeys to each employee with the support of an AI engine. However it targets not just the individual but the whole organization through social functions that makes wellbeing a culture discussion. For people professionals, Wellbees has an AI-powered Insights panel that offers actionable insights and helps HR steer its wellbeing offering based on the utilization.
2020
Board Member
Jun 2020
QiDZ is the first family activity mobile app in the UAE that connects parents with entertainment, education and after school vendors.
2019
Board Observer
Feb 2019
The world’s best employers don’t just fill vacancies, they build strong talent pipelines.
The Localized Talent-Building Platform helps businesses connect with the next generation of talent. Leading companies build their brands and access untapped talent from top universities and fellowship organizations in regions where talent and skill is abundant but opportunity is not.
Because while everything is changing, from how we work to where we work from, what doesn’t change is the need for smart, skilled, passionate and committed people.
Localized partners with companies committed to building diverse teams at the highest level of excellence. We’re inviting you to join the talent revolution. Build a pipeline of high-potential talent for the challenges of today and the jobs of tomorrow.
Board Observer
Jan 2019
Award winning MENA based ed-tech creating advanced digital solutions for 100 million school-aged children in MENA to improve learning outcomes, advance skills & increase social/ cultural connectedness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv6Cz_Md22U&feature=youtu.be
Our subscription based platforms are being used by over 800 schools and 400K+ users in the region and globally.
Partners include GEMS, Taleem Group, MOE Jordan, UNICEF, Abdul Hamid Shoman Foundation, Vodafone Foundation, Arab Bank and many others
Awards:
MIT SOLVE 2022
GSV Elite 200, 2021
Access Sharjah - Sheraa Award, 2020
Queen Rania Award for Education ِِEntrepreneurship, 2019
GESS Primary Education Resource of the Year, Dubai, 2015
All Children Reading Grand Challenge for Development, 2014
Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, France, 2014
MIT Business Plan Competition, Egypt, 2014
Jordan Web Awards, Education, Jordan, 2014
Pan Arab Web Awards, Lebanon, 2011
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