© Ezra Ferraz, Gracy Fernandez 2020
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10. Patrick Grove: Co-founder, iflix

Ezra Ferraz1  and Gracy Fernandez1
(1)
Makati City, Philippines
 

In 2014, Patrick Grove co-founded if lix, a video-on-demand subscription service headquartered in Malaysia, with backing from Catcha Group, the digital venture group that he founded in 1999.

Grove had a broader goal for both sides of if lix’s marketplace: to combat piracy, the most common way people in emerging markets access entertainment, and to provide fans with great international and local content through one convenient platform.

Now boasting a monthly base of 19 million users across Asia, if lix may be on its way toward ...

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