Evan is a Singaporean engineer and investor who turned a personal need for better financial tracking into StocksCafe—a portfolio platform now trusted by thousands of investors.
An Ironman finisher, former national dragon boat representative, and HYROX World Championship qualifier, he achieved financial independence by 40 through a multi-million dollar portfolio—and now lives on his own terms as a full-time athlete, self-sponsored.
Built independently from the ground up, StocksCafe is a trusted portfolio management platform with a strong community of several thousands paying users. Combining my passion for investing with software engineering, it turns complex financial data into actionable insights. It is especially well-loved by dividends investors.
I believe in pushing limits — whether in research, business, or sport. A few chapters I'm proud of.
Ironmans, marathons and more recently Hyrox — sports has always been a core part of who I am. And yes, I have podium-ed several times for Hyrox and qualified for Hyrox World Championships (i.e. Stockholm 2026)
Featured in Dollars & Sense — my journey to financial freedom and how StocksCafe played a part in shaping a disciplined investing mindset.
Read the feature →Full scholarship (~SGD 250k) at NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences. Published 10+ peer-reviewed papers across leading journals.
See publications →Chosen among 8,733 graduates to meet the President of Singapore. Excellence in Research & Sports, National University of Singapore.
Read the article →Completed one of the world's most gruelling endurance events: 3.8km swim, 180.2km cycle, 42.2km run. My wife wrote about it better than I ever could.
Read the story →Represented Singapore at the 2009 World Games pre-event in Taiwan. Part of NUS's dragon boat team through my university years.
About the event →From bioinformatics research to tech giants in Tokyo and Singapore — a winding, intentional path.
Software and research tools built across two very different worlds — finance and bioinformatics.
Portfolio management platform helping investors make sense of the market — built from scratch with thousands of paying users worldwide.
Java framework for processing biological data — analytical routines, file format parsers, sequence and 3D structure manipulation. Significant contributor.
Statistical online model checker for biological pathway models using PLTLs formalism. Supports CSML and SBML formats.
Java software for estimating unknown parameters in biochemical pathway models using time-course data and an intuitive UI.
10+ peer-reviewed publications in journals including PNAS, Bioinformatics, and BMC Systems Biology.
A couple of pieces that capture different sides of who I am.
Could you actually "quit" the Singaporean rat race and still pull in a massive annual income? Meet Evan Koh, the "nerdy engineer" and Founder of StocksCafe, who did exactly that. After a PhD and a decade-long stint in Japan, he returned to Singapore with a $200,000 annual passive income and a new mission: hitting the gym and living life on his own terms.
By 40, I had a PhD in Bioinformatics and had achieved financial independence. My journey was anything but straightforward.
My Ironman story, as told from my wife Rin's perspective — originally posted on her blog. A deeply personal account of endurance and love.