# Edgar Hardless

> Edgar Hardless is a startup investor at Singtel Innov8. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Singtel Innov8](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/singtel-innov8)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/edgar-hardless/2/980/594
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ehardless
- Website: https://x.com/ehardless

Edgar Hardless is a startup investor at Singtel Innov8. Edgar is the CEO of SingTel Innov8. Based in Singapore, he has over 17 years of telecommunications experience.Prior to SingTel Innov8, Edgar was VP of Strategic Investments responsible for coordinating and executing all M&A activities, undertaken by SingTel. He has been with SingTel for close to 10 years, having joined the company’sInternational Group in June 2001 as Director of International Finance and Operations. During his tenure at Singtel, Edgar also set up and headed SingTel’s first ever Group Innovations unit, which was tasked with identifying new technologies and innovations that had the potential to have an impact on the telco industry and SingTel Group.Before SingTel, Edgar spent almost seven years with British Telecommunications (BT), the UK’s largest telecommunications service provider, working in a number of strategy and corporate finance roles across the BT Group both in the UK and Asia Pacific.Edgar is an associate of the Institute of Chatered Accountants of England and Wales and holds a BSc (Hons) in Business Administration from the University of Bath in the UK.

## About Singtel Innov8

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

Singtel Innov8, the venture capital arm of the Singtel Group, invests in and partners with innovative tech start-ups worldwide. It has a fund size of US$250 million and its own set of decision making, approval and funding processes. Beyond funding, Singtel Innov8 is a gateway for start-ups to tap on the resources and expertise of the Singtel Group,while enabling the Group to gain access to emerging technologies. Singtel Innov8 focuses its investments on technologies and solutions that can lead to quantum changes in network capabilities, next generation devices, digital services and enablers to enhance customer experience. Headquartered in Singapore, Singtel Innov8 also has offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv.

5 contacts available at Singtel Innov8.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Neo | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-neo |
| Danny Su | Head of China Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danny-su-30a0 |
| Edgar Hardless | CEO & Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edgar-hardless |
| Gil Prashker | Head of Israel and Director, Investments and Partnership | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gil-prashker |
| Michael Kim | Senior Director of Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-kim-8289 |

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