INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan was 45.New Delhi: Cradle Fund CEO Nazrin Hassan died last week after one of his
mobile phones exploded while charging
He was 45 and is survived by his wife and three children.According to reports, two of his smartphones were kept on charge next to his
bedside and one of them exploded
While some reports claim that the fire from the explosion caught the mattress and then spread to the room, leading to the CEO's death,
others say that broken parts of the phone hit Mr Hassan on the back of the head which led to a "trauma"
The police, however, have concluded that Mr Hassan died of smoke inhalation after being trapped in a bedroom fire.Mr Hassan's brother-in-law
said that he died before the mattress caught fire."He had two phones, one Blackberry and a Huawei
We don't know which one exploded
Who would have thought such an innocuous routine procedure is the reason three young kids will grow up without their father by their side,"
Mr Hassan's brother-in-law said in a message on social media, according to The Malaysian Insight.The official statement issued by Cradle
Fund, said, "The post-mortem report concluded the cause of death as being complication of blast injuries attributable to an exploding hand
phone that was being charged next to him.""Cradle has lost a passionate, innovative and humble leader and the startup community has lost an
His vision and love for innovation will always be at the core of what we do
Nazrin loved his work, but his greatest love was for his wife and children," the statement added.Cradle Fund is owned by the Malaysian
Ministry of Finance that helps fund tech entrepreneurs and startups
Mr Hassan spent over 15 years promoting early-stage funding for tech startups
He was educated in the United Kingdom and had a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Buckingham.
