February 11, 2021
BlueSG
Goldbell Group (Goldbell) has confirmed its acquisition strategy with BlueSG on Friday, Feb 5, 2021. The firm will be fully taking over Singapore s leading electric car-sharing network by August 2021.
Launched in 2017, BlueSG grew under the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Land Transport Authority s national-level electric vehicle (EV) Car Sharing initiative programme since 2017.
Today, BlueSG has a total fleet of more than 650 electric vehicles with a record of 1,700,000 rentals and 100,000 subscriptions sold. As a result, it is one of the top local car-sharing platforms.
Acquisition within Goldbell and BlueSG
CEO of the Goldbell Group, Arthur Chua mentioned that the $70 million investment will go to areas such as adding new electric vehicles to the fleet, beyond BlueSG s signature white hatchbacks. The firm also plans to partner other EV charging providers to allow convenient solutions for BlueSG users.
How a Relentless Dealmaker Cracked Silicon Valley’s Bros Club
Bloomberg 12/21/2020 Yoolim Lee
(Bloomberg) To call Koh Soo Boon an early mover in venture capital is a bit of an understatement. When she began her career in 1988, International Business Machines Corp. was the dominant force in technology. Apple Inc., without Steve Jobs, was struggling to develop its first portable computer. Mark Zuckerberg hadn’t started kindergarten.
Koh was tapped by Singapore’s government to manage a company in Silicon Valley, an enterprise that would eventually become Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd., now a global firm with more than $3 billion under management. She found mentorship from other early investors like Paul Haung, co-founder of Cadence Design Systems Inc. Her language skills and network to find and back overlooked Taiwanese and Chinese entrepreneurs building cutting-edge technology in the U.S.
This Relentless Dealmaker Broke Into Silicon Valley s Bros Club This Relentless Dealmaker Broke Into Silicon Valley s Bros Club Koh Soo Boon s language skills and network to find and back overlooked Taiwanese and Chinese entrepreneurs building cutting-edge technology in the US.
Koh Soo Boon was tapped by Singapore s government to manage a company in Silicon Valley
To call Koh Soo Boon an early mover in venture capital is a bit of an understatement. When she began her career in 1988, International Business Machines Corp. was the dominant force in technology. Apple Inc., without Steve Jobs, was struggling to develop its first portable computer. Mark Zuckerberg hadn t started kindergarten.