Asia Startup Network Annual CNY Reunion Mingle
🧧 Lunar New Year of the Horse Reunion Dinner & Prosperity Toss
Let’s gather, reconnect, and welcome the Lunar New Year of the Horse with a joyful Prosperity Toss (Lo Hei)! 🧨
You’re warmly invited to an intimate reunion dinner on Friday, 6 February, proudly supported by Aspire and Wantedly. Meet investors, university partners, fellow entrepreneurs and more.
Our Indonesia Lead, Aparna Saxena and CEO of AHANA and TORAJAMELO, 12th certified BCorp in Indonesia, will share exciting opportunities for cross-border impact between Singapore and Indonesia, and we’ll also be spotlighting ethical businesses through a Conscious Gifting Showcase—perfect for meaningful festive finds.
✨ Come dressed festive, and let’s HUAT together! ✨
Price: $29.90 (Lohei, sumptuous communal Peranakan dishes plus a non-alcoholic drink)
Max 40 pax only
🧩 Programme
Welcome & Introduction by Elise Tan, cofounder of Asia Startup Network and Aspire Ambassador
Aspire (Finnley Lee) and Wantedly Singapore (Andrew Tan)— 15-minute sharing by sponsors
Cross-border Impact Opportunities — Presentation by Aparna Saxena (Indonesia)
🥢 Lo Hei (Prosperity Toss)
Dinner (communal dishes and one non-alcoholic drink)
🎁 Conscious Gifting Showcase
Networking & Mingling
We thank Aspire and Wantedly Singapore for their kind sponsorship. Looking forward to celebrating, connecting, and starting the year with abundance—see you there! 🧡
Refund policy
Due to pre-orders made with the restaurant, refunds will not be available for cancellations made within 7 days of the event.
Photo from our previous CNY reunion event
About Aparna Saxena
Aparna is based in Jakarta, and have now lived and worked in 4 countries in Asia. She is now a social entrepreneur, and has worked in start-ups, SMEs, larger corporations and impact businesses.
Under her leadership, TORAJAMELO has become Indonesia 12th B Corp, expanded internationally and aims to cement its identity as a slow ethical lifestyle business and foundations that works on environmental, social, and cultural sustainability of indigenous communities of Indonesia. Aparna has founded AHANA, an ethical ecosystem that operates in Singapore and Indonesia connecting businesses to customers.
Aparna is also co-founder of Vriksh Impact Partners, a boutique investment and advisory firm in India that is focussed on supporting early stage businesses especially women founded and plant-based businesses.
As the Indonesia lead of Asia Startup Network, Aparna’s aim is to expand the mission of ASN to Indonesia and support the creation of a thriving network that collaborates and supports entrepreneurs and business.
About Asia Startup Network
Since 2020, Asia Startup Network (ASN) has been catalysing startups for success across Southeast Asia and beyond. With a network of 4,000+ entrepreneurs, investors, universities, mentors, and partners spanning Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and India, ASN focuses on building strong founder communities, venture building, organising impactful mentorship programs and masterclasses and knowledge-based events that support early-stage entrepreneurs. ASN was founded by Elise Tan and Andrew Tan, both veterans of the Southeast Asia startup ecosystem with deep experience in venture building, mentorship, and community development. For more information, visit www.asiastartupnetwork.com.
Our Event Sponsors
About Aspire:
Aspire is the finance stack that helps global founders build fast and scale freely—with no minimum balance, no borders, and nonstop support. Over 50,000 businesses worldwide use Aspire to save time and money across international payments, treasury, expenses, payables, and receivables—all managed through a single, intuitive account.
To date, Aspire has powered over US$25 billion in payments across 30+ countries, enabling the next generation of global founders to scale without the friction of borders. Founded in Singapore, Aspire has 600+ employees across nine countries. The company has raised over US$300 million from world-class investors including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Y Combinator, Tencent, and PayPal, and has been recognised as one of the world’s Top Fintechs by CB Insights and CNBC for two consecutive years.
About Wantedly:
Wantedly's mission is to create a world where work drives passion. As a HR Tech company, we help startups discover the right talents for the right opportunities.
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