Fresh Singapore graduate pursues entrepreneurship dreams amid Covid-19 downturn

Taby Technologies co-founder Yap Jun Yi showing off the companies’ personal finance app. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
Three of the five co-founders of Taby Technologies, (from left) Mr Eric Yang, Mr Yap Jun Yi and Mr Cheng Jun Xiang. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
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SINGAPORE - A one-year stint in Stockholm where he worked for medical technology firm Meloq and was exposed to budding entrepreneurs inspired Mr Yap Jun Yi to strike it out on his own - a decision which he says was made easier, given the coronavirus pandemic.

The 25-year-old is one of the five co-founders of personal finance company Taby Technologies, and the only one working full-time at the start-up.

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