Singapore-based Golden Equator has won a sought-after serial entrepreneur as an advisor.

Golden Equator, a group of Singapore-founded firm including a fund management company, a multi-family office and digital and tech consultancy agreed a partnership with Taizo Son.

The appointment is part of a partnership between the group and Mistletoe, a «collective impact collective» and accelerator-incubator founded by Son.

Golden Equator, together with Son, aims to collaborate with individuals and businesses to build an ecosystem centered on technology and innovation, the firms said in a press release.

Japan vs Singapore

This includes bringing together seven strategic groups including innovators, executors, backers, enablers, government-level agencies, universities, as well as ecosystem builders to pursue initiatives in six sectors: healthcare, education, financial, food, housing and fashion.

Son is the younger brother of SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son. Frustrated by regulation in Japan as well as the country’s education system, he relocated to the city-state from Tokyo in 2017.