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Ex drug addict Joseph Schooling joined Temasek venture capital firm
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No cronyism.
Among the dozens and hundreds of candidates. Temasek's subsidiary Vertex Ventures has to choose one that smoked cannabis.
Schooling's Olympic gold medal is better than a 3.8+ GPA, double degrees, prior internship experience, and leadership positions in many CCAs.
Former national swimmer Joseph Schooling has joined Vertex Ventures South-east Asia and India as an associate. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Kimberly Kwek
Oct 01, 2024
SINGAPORE – After closing a chapter on an illustrious swimming career in April, Singapore’s sole Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling is starting a new endeavour as an associate with venture capital company Vertex Ventures South-east Asia and India.
The firm announced in a LinkedIn post on Sept 30 that the former champion has joined its investment team.
The post read: “Joseph brings with him a unique perspective to our firm.
“As he embarks on this new journey, he will be working alongside our seasoned investment professionals to gain more experience and insights into assessing and making investments in high-growth start-ups.”
Vertex Ventures South-east Asia and India is one of the seven major funds in Vertex Holdings’ global network – the latter is a wholly owned unit of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings.
The fund’s investments focus on sustainability, fintech and healthtech among other things.
Following the announcement of his retirement earlier this year, the 29-year-old told the media that he would be turning his focus to the venture capital space, his swim school Sports Schooling, charity work and assisting his mother May at her trading company.
Before this latest venture, Schooling enjoyed a successful career in the pool, becoming the first Singaporean swimmer to finish on the podium at the Commonwealth Games and the world championships.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he made history by winning the men’s 100m butterfly final, overcoming a field that included American great Michael Phelps.
In addition to his Olympic success in Brazil, Schooling also claimed 29 golds at the SEA Games, seven Asian Games medals, a silver at the Commonwealth Games and two bronzes at the world championships.
His exploits earned him the Sportsman of the Year gong a record six times.
Schooling’s agent and manager Ronda Ng said: “Joseph is currently on an attachment with Vertex as he pivots into the VC (venture capital) world. This is an area that Joseph has been actively working in since his retirement from professional swimming in April.”
Among the dozens and hundreds of candidates. Temasek's subsidiary Vertex Ventures has to choose one that smoked cannabis.
Schooling's Olympic gold medal is better than a 3.8+ GPA, double degrees, prior internship experience, and leadership positions in many CCAs.
Singapore’s Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling joins venture capital firm
Former national swimmer Joseph Schooling has joined Vertex Ventures South-east Asia and India as an associate. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Kimberly Kwek
Oct 01, 2024
SINGAPORE – After closing a chapter on an illustrious swimming career in April, Singapore’s sole Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling is starting a new endeavour as an associate with venture capital company Vertex Ventures South-east Asia and India.
The firm announced in a LinkedIn post on Sept 30 that the former champion has joined its investment team.
The post read: “Joseph brings with him a unique perspective to our firm.
“As he embarks on this new journey, he will be working alongside our seasoned investment professionals to gain more experience and insights into assessing and making investments in high-growth start-ups.”
Vertex Ventures South-east Asia and India is one of the seven major funds in Vertex Holdings’ global network – the latter is a wholly owned unit of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings.
The fund’s investments focus on sustainability, fintech and healthtech among other things.
Following the announcement of his retirement earlier this year, the 29-year-old told the media that he would be turning his focus to the venture capital space, his swim school Sports Schooling, charity work and assisting his mother May at her trading company.
Before this latest venture, Schooling enjoyed a successful career in the pool, becoming the first Singaporean swimmer to finish on the podium at the Commonwealth Games and the world championships.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he made history by winning the men’s 100m butterfly final, overcoming a field that included American great Michael Phelps.
In addition to his Olympic success in Brazil, Schooling also claimed 29 golds at the SEA Games, seven Asian Games medals, a silver at the Commonwealth Games and two bronzes at the world championships.
His exploits earned him the Sportsman of the Year gong a record six times.
Schooling’s agent and manager Ronda Ng said: “Joseph is currently on an attachment with Vertex as he pivots into the VC (venture capital) world. This is an area that Joseph has been actively working in since his retirement from professional swimming in April.”
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