27 November 2023
Money and Me: Novelship has raised close to 20 Million USD, so what's next for this Singapore start-up?
His own mother was once skeptical of his teenage business plans, but Novelship along with its Co-Founder and CEO have come a long way since.
The once bootstrapped, Singapore start-up, has raised millions and is eyeing South East Asian expansion as well as a whole new surprising slice of the demographic pie. How do you grow a sneaker business? Michelle Martin finds out with Richard Xia, Co-Founder and CEO of Novelship.

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21 July 2023
Culture Club: Snoop Dogg joins forces With Novelship, how partnership will shape the sneaker culture in SEA
Novelship has joined forces with American rapper-actor Snoop Dogg to offer consumers in South-east Asia greater accessibility to cult sneaker brands and expand its range of collectibles. With the sneaker market projected to become a US$6 billion global business by 2025, Novelship plans to stay ahead of the curve and capitalise on this growth by expanding their userbase in the region, and forming more partnerships with distributors and brands.
We speak to Richard Xia, Co-Founder and CEO, Novelship more about this.

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13 December 2021
Soul of Business: What do we need to know about sneakers as an investment?
On the Soul of Business, Claressa Monteiro speaks to Richard Xia, CEO and Co-Founder of Novelship, to find out more about sneakers as an investment.

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14 October 2021
INFLUENCE: Lessons from a sneakerpreuner; Novelship’ s co-founder
Michelle Martin and Richard Xia, CEO and Co-Founder of Novelship discuss lessons from an entrepreneur who after 2 failed ventures has successfully launched a mobile app and secured 2 million dollars in funding, for a marketplace for sneakers, apparel and collectibles.

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