Melvin Poh is the founder of The Asian Entrepreneur, a global knowledge crowdsourcing platform and publishing house that produces educational content on global Asian entrepreneurship. The Asian Entrepreneur is dedicated to facilitating greater access to the collective knowledge and insights on entrepreneurship and business in Asia. As of 2019, The Asian Entrepreneur currently reaches 20 countries and has an aggregate network of 650 writers globally. 

The Asian Entrepreneur has actively worked with governments, private equity companies and stakeholders around the Southeast Asian region on facilitating the growth of the startup ecosystem through knowledge brokering, education, community building and investment sourcing.

 

Aside from The Asian Entrepreneur, Melvin Poh is also involved with the portfolio management of Cavendish Ventures, a private equity fund based in Singapore and London. Cavendish actively invests in mid-cap businesses from the Asia-Pacific region. The firm currently oversees a portfolio of 12 businesses spanning 4 countries. 

Melvin was officially recognised on the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for his work and its impact in the region. Professionally, he has served as a board member of the global World Marketing Congress in the past and worked as a Barrister-at-Law specialising in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He previously received education at Harvard, Imperial College and the University of Cambridge.