Melvin Poh

Founder, Empirics Asia

Tatler Asia
Melvin Poh
For keeping his Asian knowledge hub free and open-access

Recent wins for Melvin Poh’s crowd-publishing platform include successful fundraising rounds, passing a million published articles and growing the active readership to 40 countries. But with growth comes challenges, such as staying ad-free and maintaining editorial integrity. Melvin’s success has been to overcome those challenges while doggedly sticking to the principle of open-access knowledge. In that spirit, Empirics Asia is eyeing further growth through its recently established publishing arm.

Impacted Industries


  • Education

  • Media & Marketing

  • Social Entrepreneurship