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Millionaire entrepreneur's $250k gift of gratitude to SMU
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Mr Alvin Poh, 35, became a millionaire when he sold off Vodien Internet Solutions, which he co-founded, for $30 million. He donated $250,000 to SMU to start a scholarship for needy undergraduates. PHOTO: COURTESY OF ALVIN POH
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At the age of 33, Mr Alvin Poh became a millionaire many times over when he and his business partner sold their Web hosting company, Vodien Internet Solutions, for $30 million to an Australian technology firm. Mr Poh walked away with an eight-figure sum from the sale of the company he co-founded when he was 17.
He gave $250,000 to Singapore Management University (SMU), his alma mater, to start the Alvin Poh Endowed Scholarship, giving financial aid to needy undergraduates.
