No drama, just succession at Glints

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In focus

For this edition, we cover:

• Oswald Yeo steps down as CEO of Glints after 12 years
• Charting the tariff wars’ impact on ASEAN
• A list showing VC funds that have raised capital this 2025

Hello reader,

Succession stories in the startup world can at times be tinged by drama, especially in Silicon Valley. The slew of documentaries narrating such turnovers can prove that.

But in Southeast Asia, founding CEOs leaving their posts has become somewhat of a natural progression of their business journeys.

In our Big Story today, we see one such example as Oswald Yeo, founder and 12-year CEO of jobs recruitment platform Glints, steps down from his post. He will be succeeded by Dylan Huang, the Singapore-based firm’s CTO, who has had stints at Tencent and Meituan.

We also share a list of VCs that have raised funding in 2025 as we enter the fifth month of the year.

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The Big Story

After 12 years of ‘clock building,’ Glints CEO steps down

Image credit: Timmy Loen

Oswald Yeo will remain as executive chairman of the Singapore-based startup, helping it enter the “next phase of growth.”

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