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Like the new Samsung smartphone, this Generation T honouree is a gamechanger, and isn't afraid to stand out from the crowd.
Roshni Mahtani loves a challenge. When she was just 25, Roshni started a parenting blog. Here’s the twist: she wasn’t a parent and pretty much knew nothing much about raising children.
“Babysitting in New York, I crossed paths with a toddler who was so curious about everything, including where I came from. I wanted to find out if I could feed her durian and the answers just weren’t available online back then. I realised that all the information mums in Asia were getting were culturally irrelevant. I saw a space, took it, and the rest is history.”
It was a turning point. With that, Roshni carved out a space online for that blog—Theasianparent, which is now Southeast Asia’s largest platform for mothers. It spans 12 countries, with 25 million monthly active users. Its holding company Tickled Media recently completed a Series C funding, which closed with an 8-figure sum in US dollars, to expand into Africa.
I saw a space, took it, and the rest is history.
The technopreneur was one of the first in Singapore to be introduced to the redesigned Samsung Galaxy Fold, a game-changer in the mobile industry. Both a smartphone and a tablet, the Galaxy Fold has altered the way we look at phones. “It’s a very versatile phone and overall cuts down on the number of devices I need to bring out. With this phone, I don’t need to use my tablet ever again,” says Roshni.