About Casper Spikes

I’m Casper Spikes, and my journey has been anything but conventional. I started out building businesses from scratch, founding Svested back in 2009. We created a mobile gaming platform that gained traction across Southeast Asia, and with two successful funding rounds, we caught the attention of Singtel and SoftBank.

That acquisition in 2012 was my first big milestone. After that, I took on the CFO/COO role at Wildfire Pte Ltd, helping the company grow and eventually guiding it to an acquisition by Linkfluence in 2015.

With two exits behind me, I turned my focus toward the strategy side of startups. I joined Laku6, a recommerce platform where I worked on pricing models and growth economics. It later became part of Carousell’s portfolio.

Then, from 2019 to 2020, I led portfolio finance at Golden Gate Ventures, supporting early-stage startups in navigating capital, growth, and sustainability. Each role sharpened my understanding of what helps businesses scale and what holds them back.

Casper Spikes
Casper Spikes

In 2021, I founded Svested a platform born out of my passion for simplifying equity structures for startups. We focused on building digital tools for employee stock option plans (ESOPs), cap table management, and corporate secretarial support. My aim was simple: help founders create fair, transparent systems that reward the people helping them grow. We didn’t just offer software we offered clarity.

But in 2025, I felt the urge to shift again. Not away from startups, but toward something more personal. I began writing. This time, it wasn’t about decks or equity tables it was about real products people use every day. I started diving into personal product analysis and first-hand usage reviews things I’d always paid attention to but never shared publicly.

Whether it’s home tech, wellness gear, daily essentials, or anything in between, I’m focused now on what works, what doesn’t, and what actually improves life. This blog is my way of making sense of the everyday with the same honesty and critical eye I brought to building startups.

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I’m Casper Spikes, and my journey has been anything but conventional. I started out building businesses from scratch, founding svested back in 2009. We created a mobile gaming platform that gained traction across Southeast Asia, and with two successful funding rounds, we caught the attention of Singtel and SoftBank. That acquisition in 2012 was my first big milestone. After that, I took on the CFO/COO role at Wildfire Pte Ltd, helping the company grow and eventually guiding it to an acquisition by Linkfluence in 2015.

But in 2025, I felt the urge to shift again. Not away from startups, but toward something more personal. I began writing. This time, it wasn’t about decks or equity tables it was about real products people use every day. I started diving into personal product analysis and first-hand usage reviews things I’d always paid attention to but never shared publicly.
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