Darius Cheung

Founder / CEO

99.co

when interviewed in

December 2017

Searching for property online is usually less pleasant than nosediving into a cactus plantation. Darius Cheung's newest company, the Sequoia Capital-backed 99.co, is cleaning up the daunting property search space in Singapore – big time.

Darius, an investor, serial entrepreneur, technologist, dreamer and family man, passionately shares his views on building companies, investing, technological opportunities, capitalism and hopes for a more inclusive economic future. We are very glad to know that founders like Darius, people who aim beyond a sole for-profit motive, are out there hustling for their version of the greater good.

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“I would say the hardest part of a startup is having the conviction and the willingness to take the risk, not to do it yourself, but to convince other people that this is a vision that’s worth pursuing.”