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Jum Balea · · 1 min read

Southeast Asia’s 15 richest entrepreneurs in tech (INFOGRAPHIC)

Infographic by Kathrinna Rakhmavika of Tech in Asia

When we talk about the richest Southeast Asians engaged in tech, only a few names come to mind – Jason Chang of Singapore and Goh Peng Ooi of Malaysia are examples.

But did you know a lot of the region’s billionaires from other industries are moving into tech?

We looked at Forbes’ 2015 Richest List, took some names coming from Southeast Asia, and put them on this list.

Here are the region’s barons who have tech interests, though not all of them generate most of their wealth from tech. Well, at least not yet.

southeast asia richest entrepreneur in tech infographic

Who else do you think should be on this list? Drop some names in the comments section below.

Editing by Terence Lee and Steven Millward; research by Hà Huy Long, Michelle Tran, and July Nguyen

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Jum Balea

A Filipino journalist who's preparing to join a Southeast Asian VC (soon). She formerly held roles at The Ken, Tech in Asia, and Manila-based Rappler and ABS-CBN. Twitter: @jumbalea