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This article was published on May 11, 2022
IMPACT 0574: ENTREPRENEUR CO-FOUNDS STARTUPS TO IMPACT AND HELP OTHERS GLOBALLY
Hi! I’m Edward Yee and I’m a social entrepreneur. I started my impact journey in 2016 where I backpacked across South and Southeast Asia. Beyond standing on Bangladeshi train tops and racing autos in Delhi’s streets, I also visited social enterprises in their local communities. Their stories and impact inspired me to do more.
Since then, I co-founded two start-ups, Masref and Givfunds. Masref was started to provide everyday people in countries suffering from high inflation and broken banking systems with safe digital banking out of Switzerland. Givfunds is a non-profit impact fund that provides concessionary financing to neglected social enterprises – impactful businesses in rural areas and smaller cities who are unable to gain access to capital. We have since impacted over a million people through our social enterprises and helped them grow their incredible organisations.
I hope my journey could show other Singaporeans that we can use our privilege to create tremendous impact globally.
