Founder. Operator. Investor.

Remus Teo builds service businesses and investment research systems from the operator's seat.

Aviation-trained in Singapore and shaped by business ownership, I apply cockpit discipline to premium education, service operations, and long-horizon capital-market research.

Remus Teo, founder and operator, in a blue blazer
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Trusted by Experience

  • Ex-RSAF WSO(Fighter) Trainee
  • AerospaceEngineering
  • Curtin UniversityFinance & Management
  • FounderPenguin Swim School
  • SSI Swim TeacherInstructor

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Founder Thesis

I study and build businesses from the operator's seat.

Read My Story

RSAF fighter-crew training reinforced a lesson: checklists, debriefs, and standards are what keep complex systems alive.

When COVID grounded the aviation path, I rebuilt. Finance at Curtin, then teaching and coaching, then founding Penguin Swim School. Today that operator's lens extends into investment research and patient capital allocation.

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10+Ventures & Projects
5+Years in Business & Operations
1Operating Philosophy Built on Discipline

My Journey

From Cockpit to Capital

  1. AviationPassion for flight and systems
  2. RSAFWSO (Fighter) Trainee
  3. COVID RerouteAviation path disrupted
  4. Finance EducationCurtin University, Finance & Mgmt
  5. CoachingDiscovered purpose in teaching
  6. FounderPenguin Swim School
  7. InstructorSSI Swim Teacher Instructor
  8. InvestorBuilding research systems

What I'm Building

My Venture Ecosystem

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  • Penguin Swim School

    Premium learn-to-swim programmes for children. Built on safety, systems, and trusted coaching.

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  • SSI Instructor Work

    International swim-teacher training and certification. Raising standards in coaching.

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  • Wellness Venture

    Building a premium wellness brand focused on recovery, performance, and longevity.

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  • Investment Research

    Macro and market research. Business analysis and long-term capital allocation.

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  • Past Venture Lessons

    Lessons from closed and past ventures. Documented for future operators and builders.

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Investment Research Preview

Research & Commentary

Sample topics below illustrate direction. Published notes are commentary and research only, not personalised financial advice, recommendations, or offers to buy or sell securities.

Discuss Research
  • Sample topic

    The New Regime: Higher for Longer

    Why structural inflation and fiscal dynamics suggest a persistent higher-rate environment.

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  • Sample topic

    Compounding Moats in Quiet Businesses

    Identifying durable competitive advantages in overlooked compounders.

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  • Sample topic

    Asia's Productivity Gap

    Why productivity divergence will define Asia's next decade of returns.

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Operating Notes

Ideas on Building & Operating

Field notes on building and operating. New essays land here regularly — each one a repeatable framework drawn from running real businesses.

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  • World globe on a desk, trust as direction

    Trust is the First Operating System

  • Team working together around a table

    Hiring: Character Before Skill

  • Swimmer mid-stroke, customer experience as a system

    Customer Experience is a System

  • Two people shaking hands on a partnership

    Partnerships Create Leverage

  • Calculator and paperwork on a desk, governance and records

    Governance is Freedom

Media & Context

Real moments. Clear context.

Selected training, course, illustrated-business, and presentation contexts, with clear limits on what each item shows.

  • Remus Teo in an RSAF flight suit during his training periodRSAF WSOFighter-crew training

    Selected into military fighter-crew training: checklists, debriefs, and standards where the cost of sloppiness is real.

  • Remus Teo with an SSI Swim Teacher Level 1 course cohort at Temasek PolytechnicSSI Swim Teacher Level 1Instructor & speaker

    On 29 September 2025, Remus Teo served as instructor and speaker for the SSI Swim Teacher Level 1 course at Temasek Polytechnic.

  • Penguin Swim School business context illustrationPenguin Swim SchoolBusiness illustration

    Illustrated Penguin Swim School business context. This card does not establish operational or customer outcomes.

  • Remus Teo with SSI Swim Teacher course participantsSSI Course CohortInstructor-led training

    Remus Teo with SSI Swim Teacher course participants. Remus served as the course instructor and speaker.

  • Remus Teo with participants during an SSI Swim Teacher practical pool sessionPractical InstructionSSI Swim Teacher course

    Remus Teo, the course instructor, with participants during the SSI Swim Teacher practical pool session.

  • Remus Teo presenting Penguin Swim School with a microphone in a formal settingPenguin PresentationFounder speaking

    Remus Teo presenting Penguin Swim School in a formal business setting.

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