The story of how globetrotting tech star Ankiti Bose built and lost one of Asia’s most vaunted start-ups. : The story of how globetrotting tech star Ankiti Bose built and lost one of Asia’s most vaunted start-ups. When the Singapore tech darling suspended its 30-year-old chief executive officer Ankiti Bose over complaints about alleged financial irregularities, it was March. Within weeks, creditors were recalling loans, more than 100 staff had left, and Bose found herself fired, though she denies any wrongdoing.