Shortly into his double degree in law at Yale-NUS and NUS, Hansel Tantohari realised the esteem of the legal industry could not outshine the allure of entrepreneurship to which he had always been attracted to. While this discernment caused some initial chagrin from a loss of professional direction, today, the venture architect at Rainmaking APAC believes that process precipitated the path his career would take.
In this cover story, The Edge Singapore speaks to founders, venture capitalists and private equity partners to identify the challenges in building Southeast Asian unicorns, Singapore’s role as an entrepreneurial hub and the outlook for dealmakers as macro obstacles remain.
STAGE 2: GROWTH

