Bean appointed MD for new SingTel VC fund SingTel Innov8
William Bao Bean, former partner at Softbank China & India Holdings, has been engaged as Managing Director of SingTel Innov8, the newly-formed $150 million corporate venture arm of Singapore telecoms giant SingTel.
Bean confirmed the news in a personal mail to AVCJ. Launched in 2007, Softbank China & India was backed by Japan's Softbank and Cisco, and is focused on the technology, media and telecom sectors. SingTel...
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