THE  ARISE COLLECTIVE

We are a collective of social impact enterprises, ventures, and initiatives founded by social capital entrepreneurs and investors who are Asian-Australians to help all people and communities develop, build, and grow. 


We also compile a comprehensive directory of Asian Australian  social institutions, associations, and communities, here.



What is Social Capital?

 Social capital is relationships among people in a community and society, to enable self development, well-being, and progress through relationships, a shared sense of identity, a shared understanding, shared values, trust, cooperation, and reciprocity.

Pioneer members are by-invitation:



THE ARISE COLLECTIVE MEMBERS  in alphabetical order: 


We use  organisational psychology to promote cultural equity for Asian-Australians. We nurture the next generation in the industry for a healthier and higher performing Asian-Australian community. 

Founding teamFind out more


 We support people in their professional careers: Analytical professional (e.g. accountant, banker, consultant, lawyer) who needs to bring in revenue (but don’t have a sales background) and professionals who was born overseas, now needing to overcome tricky work situations (e.g. delivering bad news, asking for a pay rise etc) 

Founded by Christopher Kong  / LinkedIn  Group / Email



We are an ecosystem of overseas professionals with Asian backgrounds, advocating solidarity to drive growth and champion progress. Fish Talk provides classroom training courses and one-on-one career coaching to optimise career prospects.  Established in 2019, Fish Talk has attracted more than 2,000 professionals from various industries.  Professionals proactively share career opportunities around them and discuss career development-related questions and dilemmas. 


Founded by Haocheng (Steven) Yu  / LinkedInEmail




We are Australia's and Asia's first and leading female-focussed crowdfunding platform, empowering women entreprenuers by providing equitable access to affordable funding, mentorship and resources. Our mission is to help them overcome systemic barriers by offering non-dilutive, debt free funding through reward-based crowdfunding, enabling them to start, grow, and thrive


Founded by Irene Tsang  / LinkedInEmail




Dedicated to help people. communities, and organisation learn and develop fundamental skills, capabilities, knowledge, and wisdom through programs, workshops, coaching,  and initiatives.  


Founded by polymath Dave Lim-Light  / Email



We are a science-grounded, educational platform dedicated to raising relational health and wellbeing. We equip you with essential digital resources to build healthy, strong, and vibrant relationships, readily available on-demand. Our support is within reach for everyone, everywhere.

Founded by Christine Yeung / Linkedin / Email