The Masters of Cashflow podcast is dedicated to demystifying Venture Capital in South East Asia. Andrew Senduk interviews the leading VCs and Angel Investors on how they find, evaluate and select the next generation of great technology startups.
S1 E59 · Thu, January 02, 2025
With a PhD in Neuroscience and recognized as one of the top 60 AI influencers in Eastern Europe, Genia is a visionary leader in the tech industry. She has been acknowledged for her extraordinary ability by USCIS and has built a successful tech recruitment company, AiHub, headquartered in the US. Under her leadership, AiHub secured contracts with major companies such as Microsoft, Phillips, and Agoda, and became a Google community partner in 2019, with support from Google’s Mountain View office.Today, she is an active angel investor and Limited Partner (LP) in several VC funds, passionately supporting female founders in their fundraising journeys and driving innovation in the tech space. Read more about Multiplyers VC here https://www.linkedin.com/company/multiplyers/ or here https://multiplyers.vc/ and you can connect with Genia on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/genia-xasis/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk/
S1 E58 · Fri, December 20, 2024
Peng is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Monk’s Hill Ventures, a leading early-stage tech venture capital firm in Southeast Asia. Peng is an industry veteran with over 25 years of industry experience as an entrepreneur, founder, and investor in Silicon Valley and in Asia. Prior to Monk’s Hill Ventures, he was a Venture Partner at GSR Ventures in China. The firm is known for its successful investments in companies like Didi Chuxing, Eleme, and Qunar. As an entrepreneur, he co-founded a series of successful companies including Match.com, Interwoven and Encentuate, whose products today combined generate over USD$1 billion in revenues annually. Peng was awarded Singapore's Public Service Medal, P.B.M. (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) in 2012. He formerly held statutory board directorships in: ACE, IIPL, SUTD, NRF, IE Singapore, IMDA. SingTel and YY, amongst others, were commercial boards he also served on. Peng is currently the Chair of SolveEducation! and serves as a member of the International Advisory Board for the University of Texas at Austin. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois. Peng was inducted to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, College of Engineering's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2016. Read more about Monk's Hill Ventures here https://www.linkedin.com/company/monk-s-hill-ventures/ or connect with Peng on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/pengtong/ Big shout out to Hu'u Villas Bali for giving an amazing venue for this podcast recording. Check them out here https://huuvillasbali.com/ for your next Bali trip. If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ <
S1 E57 · Wed, November 13, 2024
Curt Shi is a highly experienced venture capital professional with a global investment track record spanning Australia, Israel, the United States, and China. In addition to holding positions in a number of listed companies in the classical tech space, he has also achieved significant success through his investments in blockchain and web3 technologies. Notable among these are Efficient Frontier, which generated a 10X return, Swell, which delivered a 3X return in just three months, and STEPN, which achieved an impressive 1,500X return within a six-month timeframe. Curt serves as the founding partner of Follow [The] Seed, Imprint Capital Partners, and Welinder & Shi Capital. Read more about ProDigital Future Fund here https://www.prodigitalfund.com/ or connect with Curt on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/sk8er/ . If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk/
S1 E56 · Fri, May 05, 2023
Steve is an investor, advisor, and award-winning tech entrepreneur with 28 years of building businesses in Asia and Europe. This includes scaling teams from 2 to 1,500 people, raising over $400M in funding, M&A deals, and investing in and mentoring green-tech start-ups. He’s passionate about entrepreneurship, climate change, and social equality. In 2007, Steve co-founded PropertyGuru out of personal frustration, and set out to increase transparency and “empower consumers to make confident property decisions”. He led the business as CEO for the first 10+ years, growing it from scratch into a proptech unicorn used by 50 million people in 5 countries, with 1,400 staff, and took it public on New York Stock Exchange (“PGRU” NYSE ticker). Steve serves on the board. Steve founded Planet Rise in 2019 to help companies tackle climate change and social inequality, using tech to achieve impact at scale. He’s invested in and advises 17 Asian green-tech start-ups in clean energy, clean water, clean air, sustainable food, circular economy, sustainable finance, migrant worker rights, and women-led enterprises. In 2021, Steve co-founded Wavemaker Impact, South East Asia’s first VC climate-tech venture builder, with the goal of reducing 10% of global carbon emissions. We are developing a portfolio of 100x100 ventures (climate-tech businesses with the potential to mitigate 100MT emissions and generate $100M revenue each), working with seasoned entrepreneurs. Steve has supported the development of South East Asia’s start-up ecosystem over the last 16 years – as an angel investor (~30 start-ups), mentor, and VC (Wavemaker Partners / Wavemaker Impact), focused on sustainability tech. Steve is a member of the Asian Venture and Philanthropy Network (AVPN) and Top Tier Impact (TTI). He is also a sponsor/mentor/judge for HabitatForHumanity’s Sheltertech affordable housing accelerator, Capitaland’s Sustainable Buildings accelerator, and Temasek Foundation’s global The Liveability Challenge. Steve supports charities including FoodBank, Asia Startup Network (low-income families), and LightHouse (migrant workers). Previously, Steve invested in and then led ComiAsia, a Singapore mobile content start-up. Previously, he founded Business2Profit in Europe to help enterprises to innovate and start-ups with scaling. Prior to this, Steve held leadership roles in the tech sector for 10 years, his last position was director of a $500 million turnover business at Cable & Wireless helping internet, content, emerging telco, and mobile players. In 2007, Steve was awarded the “Spirit of Enterprise Award” in recognition of contributions to entrepreneurship in Singapore. He is a keynote speaker and is regularly interviewed by media on start-up, venture investing, and sustainability topics. Read more about Wavemaker Impact here https
S1 E55 · Thu, April 27, 2023
Jeep Kline is a seasoned venture capitalist, a senior executive at Intel and pre-IPO technology companies, a World Bank economist, and a faculty at UC Berkeley with more than 20 years of experience in the high-tech industry. Her multi-industry career paths are threaded together in one big theme: global impact. She believes that “financial returns are necessary but not sufficient; impact returns are also required”. This has been the guiding principle of her career that yields positive results across multiple industries and economies. As a venture investor, Ms. Kline co-founded a venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology companies in Latin America where she remains a Founding Partner. Previously, she was an Operating Partner at a venture fund investing in 60+ early-stage high-growth companies across U.S. and Canada. Some of the portfolio companies include SpaceX (unicorn), AirBnB (IPO), Lyft (IPO), and You.com (pre-IPO). Recently, she founded SeaSky Lab, an organization that brings knowledge and resources from Silicon Valley to Asia for tech entrepreneurs. As an operating executive, Ms. Kline is the current President of AHEAD Medicine – a life science company using machine learning for cell analysis – holding 6 global IPs. Prior to AHEAD Medicine, she was a senior executive at Intel Corp., where she pioneered, launched, and scaled the company’s first Android-based tablet device globally. Ms. Kline was also an economist at The World Bank Group, where she supported Ministries of Finance in emerging markets to implement technology development projects in South America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Ms. Kline is one of the first Thai women selected to lecture a popular MBA course Impact Venture Capital Investing – Sustainable & Impact Finance Curriculum – at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. She also serves Berkeley Skydeck, a top accelerator program, as an investor and Global Ambassador to 48 countries in the Asia- Pacific region. Her board work includes AHEAD Medicine (biotech), The Circulate Initiative by Circulate Capital (climate tech), Dietz Co. (health-tech), and Intel Alumni Network (global tech executives). She is also an advisor to selected founders/CEOs at The Alchemist Accelerator and UCSF Health Hub Incubation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read more about MrPink VC here https://mrpink.vc/ and Seaskylab here https://www.seaskylab.com/ or connect with them on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/company/mrpink-vc/ and here https://www.linkedin.com/company/seaskylab/ . You can connect directly with Jeep on Linkedin here <
S1 E54 · Mon, December 26, 2022
David runs operations and the Deal Hub at On Deck Angels, where he and the team help angel investors refine their investing craft so that they can be some of the world's most helpful angels. He also co-leads DECODE's fund accelerator program that helps experienced angel investors raise their first funds. Outside of On Deck and DECODE, he's a scout for seed and Series A deals in consumer technology, a mentor at multiple startup accelerators including Techstars and Alchemist Accelerator, and writes weekly on his personal blog, Cup of Zhou. Read more about On Deck Angels here https://www.beondeck.com/ or connect with them on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/company/beondeck/ . You can connect directly with David on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjzhou/ and check out his other socials here: Website: cupofzhou.com Twitter: @cupazhou IG: @davjzhou If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E53 · Sun, November 20, 2022
Zécca J. Lehn is the General Partner of Responsibly Ventures, based in California, backing U.S. PreSeed startups in both Social and Sustainable Tech—using multiple UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guidepost per investment. Over the past 15+ years, he has worked as an Environmental Economist, Data Scientist, Non-Profit Board Member, and Co-Founder. He grew up in an off-the-grid Japanese-style home, on a remote island in the Pacific Northwest. Through his world travels and living in Scandinavia during his early 20s, he discovered a deep love for people, the planet, and diverse cultures. For the past years, he has produced the podcast posi2ive, on Venture Scale Positive Impacts. He also leads regular community events – for posi2ive’s current base of around 10k+ members across platforms. He holds a degree in Environmental Economics from Western Washington University and a Certified Specialization in Data Science from Johns Hopkins University. Additionally, he’s certified under the UN Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). He often speaks on pitch panels, and podcasts, and publishes articles on the PreSeed VC Impact arena. Read more about Responsibly Ventures here https://responsibly.vc/ or connect with them on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/company/responsibly-vc/. You can connect directly with Zecca on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/zecca/ or on Twitter here https://twitter.com/Zecca_Lehn If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E52 · Fri, November 18, 2022
Yaw was previously the GM of International Product and Business for CDN, Edge Computing, Video, and cPaaS under Alibaba Cloud from 2019 to 2021. Prior to Alibaba, he was responsible for new market expansion in the Asia-Pacific region for Twilio and has been intimately involved in the Twilio journey since the early days of 2012. Yaw currently spends his time investing in startups, as part of XA Network and personally. He's keenly interested in helping startups scale and transform Southeast Asia for the better. Find out more about XA Network here https://xanetwork.co/ Connect with Yaw on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/yawyeo/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E51 · Sun, October 30, 2022
Will is a Singapore-baed Norwegian entrepreneur and technology VC who co-founded the price comparison portal Zoomit.com (later merged with Kelkoo, which was sold to Yahoo! in 2004. He served as one of the judges on the television series Angel's Gate , which was broadcast on Channel NewsAsia in 2012. He is a co-founder and serves as the Managing Partner at Cocoon Capital. He holds an MBA from INSEAD where he is an EIR. He has invested in over 50 startups in Singapore and across the world since 2004. Read more about Cocoon Capital here https://cocooncap.com/ or connect with Will on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/alwaysinnovate/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E51 · Sun, October 23, 2022
Nick is the Founder and Managing Partner of Velocity Ventures with over 3 decades of experience as a CEO, board leader, professional investor, and successful entrepreneur in Asia. Prior to founding Velocity Ventures, Nick was CEO of Readymix and ReadyVentures. As CEO of Readymix, he expanded the family business from Australia to Southeast Asia and built a sizeable presence across Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Thereafter, as CEO of ReadyVentures, Nick invested S$20 million in over 15 start-ups across Southeast Asia and Australia, achieving successful exits, follow-on investments, and significant portfolio growth. Nick has lived & worked in Southeast Asia since the 1990s. Nick is also a Board Director for several companies, including start-ups in the travel & hospitality sector such as Lumitics & IDEM Hospitality, and listed companies such as Neptune Marine Services & MTQ Engineering. He was previously the Singapore Chairman and Regional Board Member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO), as well as the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. Read more about Velocity Ventures here https://www.velocityventures.vc/ or connect directly with Nick on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-cocks-5825919/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E49 · Mon, October 17, 2022
Ben Cardarelli is a founder and angel investor with experience in several industries, namely fintech, education, and sports tech. His investments are focused on emerging markets in Asia and MENA, and include startups like QisstPay, Dash, Chari, TAG, and Duhqa. Born in Canada but living in Asia for 8+ years, Ben began his career in Accenture's global banking practice before launching his ventures. Read more about Crossfund here https://www.crossfund.com/ and you can connect directly with Ben on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/bennythekid/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E48 · Fri, April 15, 2022
Sheel is a co-founder of Better Tomorro w, a seed-stage venture capital fund investing in Fintech companies globally. His own startup experience includes 2 successful Fintech exits — a payments company and a high-stakes auction company — and he’s GP of the 500 Fintech fund. He formerly worked as a financial services consultant at BCG and started his Fintech career at the non-profit p2p lender, Kiva. Read more about Better Tomorrow Ventures here https://www.btv.vc/ or connect with them on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/company/better-tomorrow-ventures/ . You can connect directly with Sheel on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/smohnot/ o r on Twitter here https://twitter.com/pitdesi If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E47 · Thu, April 07, 2022
Alwyn Rusli is a founding member of the venture investment arm of Trihill Capital, investing primarily in pre-seed to growth industry disruptors in Southeast Asia. He sources, leads, and supports portfolio companies around the clock as any good investor should be. He is also an angel investor in enterprise & consumer platforms and actively advises early-stage startups across different ends. On the side, he writes about the tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia at www.001.partners . Read more about Trihill Capital here https://www.trihillcapital.com/ or connect with them on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/company/trihill-capital/ . You can connect directly with Alwyn on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/alwynrusli/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E46 · Thu, March 31, 2022
Alan Cui is a partner at Boson Ventures. He is an ex-startup founder, ex-management consultant, and ex-programmer (still a hobby). Alan has 12 years of experience in management consulting (Partners in Performance, Accenture Strategy) and corporate strategy (Ausgrid PLUS ES). He was also a strategic partnership executive in AGL New Energy (corporate venture). Alan co-founded a technology startup (Gentech Computer System) when he was a third-year university student and exited to other shareholders after 4.5 years. Alan holds an MBA from Melbourne Business School, a Master of Computer Science, and a Bachelor of Physics from Nanjing University. Read more about Boson Ventures here https://www.boson.vc/ or connect with Alan on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/alancui/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E45 · Thu, March 24, 2022
Joseph started his career as a scientist, developing new cancer therapies during his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto. He co-founded a medical device startup during his studies which brought him into the world of business and his first interactions with VCs. He first learned about active investing during his time at DM Capital in Shenzhen, helping launch their first fund, Harmony. He then joined Oliver Wyman’s health and life sciences practice to understand and develop strategies towards addressing key business and market needs for his global healthcare clients and did so for over 75 projects, and across 20+ markets. During this time he also assisted several funds and conglomerates with their healthcare investment strategies. Seeing the need for more early-stage investment for healthcare founders, and the opportunity for technology to make a real difference, Joseph began angel investing in health tech companies in 2014, eventually reaching a personal portfolio of 9 companies by 2018. It was at that point that Joseph realized that he needed to do this full time and that there weren't any funds out there that were focused on seed-stage, health tech, and massive solving global problems, which is when he decided to launch Verge HealthTech later that year. Read more about Verge here https://www.vergehc.com/ or connect with Joseph on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmocanu/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E44 · Sat, March 19, 2022
Franco is the Managing Partner at Foxmont Capital Partners, a Philippine-focused early-stage venture capital fund by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Prior to Foxmont, Franco was the Founding General Manager of Grab Philippines. He is an Experienced Operator with a demonstrated history of working in early-stage high-growth startups in Asia. He is skilled in Business Planning, Operations Management, Sales, and Strategy. He excels in Business Development and strategizing for key partnerships. He holds a BA in International Relations and English from Syracuse University. Read more about Foxmont Capital Partners here https://www.foxmontcapital.com/ or connect with Franco here https://www.linkedin.com/in/francovarona/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E43 · Fri, March 11, 2022
Joeri has a proven track record in building regional sales organizations. He launched Ammado, a global Software as a Service company in Asia, and served as its managing director for 3 years where he was responsible for closing deals with global brands such as Aviva, Coca-Cola, and Diageo. Prior to Ammado, Joeri was head of business development Asia Pacific for RBS Worldpay, the global leader in online payments. He also served as Director, Asia Pacific for Red Herring, the leading technology magazine, and launched its conference business in Korea and China. He’s worked on business development projects related to (mobile) technology and media, as well as new marketing technologies in Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia. Joeri holds a BA with honors from Haarlem Business School, Netherlands and Yonsei University, Korea, and an Executive MBA from NUS/UCLA Business School. Vincent started his career in consulting in which he advised various companies regarding post-merger integration issues. After five years of consulting, he joined TAQA, a UAE-based investment firm as Project Manager M&A in which Vincent was involved in numerous M&A-related projects in the Netherlands, UK, UAE, USA, Jamaica, Canada, Bahamas, Morocco, and Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. He returned to the Netherlands in 2010 after which he started his own investment boutique with a focus upon buy-outs and growth capital situations in the Netherlands. Vincent joined Acceler Asia in 2016 to spearhead the investment activities. Vincent holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, and an Executive MBA. His hobbies are working with the management teams of his portfolio companies to build great companies, traveling, and reading. Read more about Accelerasia here https://www.accelerasia.com/ or connect with Joeri here https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgianotten/ and with Vincent here https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-veehof-7a80383/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: <a href="https://andrewsenduk.com/" rel="ugc noopener n
S1 E42 · Thu, March 03, 2022
Murli is a co-founder of Tin Men Capital driving Tin Men’s investment strategy and market analysis functions. He was previously with Temasek Holdings, JAFCO, and INSEAD. Murli has been a board member of more than 25 venture-backed firms since 2008 across an array of enterprise tech sectors, countries (Singapore, India, Australia, and the US), and stages (from pre-revenue startups to 2000+ employee firms). His first board roles came just as the global financial crisis began, which was a brutal crash course in the vagaries startups must navigate. He has been quoted widely in the media and conferences. Murli studied engineering at the National University of Singapore on a full scholarship and has been mucking about on the Internet since the early 90s. He is a self-taught (but sadly lapsed) Perl coder and once built a neural network model from scratch in the early 2000s. Murli is proud to have secured a gold medal for Singapore at the 2018 Asian Cycling Championships. Tune into their podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7a59GLi4bRTmP1UzBHCxSP Learn more about Tin men Capital here http://www.tinmen.asia/ or connect with Murli on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/murliravi/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E41 · Thu, February 24, 2022
Tae Hea co-founded Storm Ventures, an early-stage VC fund based in Silicon Valley and investing worldwide. Storm has invested in nearly 200 B2B software companies leading to 11 unicorns, including Algolia, Marketo, Pipedrive, Solarisbank, Talkdesk, and Workato. At Storm, Tae Hea was the founding CEO of Airespace, a B2B startup, which was later sold to Cisco for $450m. Based on his experience, Tae Hea also co-authored Survival To Thrival to help founders unlock growth by finding Go-To-Market Fit. Tae Hea majored in applied math at Harvard and has a JD from the University of Chicago Law School. He was born in Seoul, Korea. Check out Tae Hea's book Survival To Thrival here https://survivaltothrival.com/ Read more about Storm Ventures here https://www.stormventures.com/ and connect with Tae Hea on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/tnahm/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E40 · Fri, February 18, 2022
Shauraya is a Co-Founder at Capital Connect Advisors, a boutique investment bank based in Singapore and New Delhi which provides corporate finance, portfolio management, and ecosystem services to leading tech founders and investors in Asia. Shauraya has been working alongside companies since the early days of the technology wave and has built extensive deal experience, network, and industry expertise working with over 50 technology companies across Southeast Asia and India. Shauraya loves working with upcoming founders and investors to help them navigate the investment landscape. Occasionally, he works on thought pieces and industry deep dives with media outlets such as e27, Business Times, YourStory, and TechInAsia. He recently released Southeast Asia’s first YC- style fundraising playbook for founders, co-published with e27. Check out Shauraya's great piece on fundraising here https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/z-becoming-fundraising-legend-tsea-tech-founders-playbook-bhutani/ Read more about CapConnect here https://www.capconnect.asia/ and connect with Shauraya on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaurayab/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E39 · Thu, February 10, 2022
Shwetank Verma is the co-founder of the India Insurtech Association and of Leo Capital, a venture capital fund investing in companies in India and South-East Asia. Recent investments include Upmesh (live commerce), CyberSierra (cyber security and insurance), Devtron Labs (K8S deployment) among others. Previously, he led Open Innovation for MetLife Asia and was a part of the senior management team of LumenLab, MetLife's innovation consultancy. At LumenLab, he advised MetLife country CEOs and senior leaders on growth, startup collaboration, culture change, and new product development. Prior to joining MetLife, he was a serial entrepreneur in healthcare and education in India. He serves as Innovation Advisor to the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Singapore Management University. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales and holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Nottingham (UK), where he was a Foreign and Commonwealth Office scholar. Read more about Leo Capital here https://leo.capital/ or connect with Shwetank on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/shwetankv/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E38 · Thu, February 03, 2022
Chris Sirise is a partner at Saison Capital, a multi-stage fund investing across Pre-Seed to Series B stage start-ups globally and the venture capital arm of Credit Saison. He leads the team of operator-turned investors based out of Singapore. Chris has played an active role in Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem for almost a decade, having been involved in policymaking, venture capital, and operational roles. Prior to Saison Capital, he was with Grab Financial Group launching and heading financial services in the Philippines. He has a deep interest in development economics and champions for financial inclusion in emerging markets. Read more about Saison Capital here https://saisoncapital.com/ and connect with Chris on Twitter here https://twitter.com/chris_sirise or on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-sirise/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E37 · Thu, January 27, 2022
Herston is a Managing Partner at 1982 Ventures. He is responsible for setting the strategy and direction of 1982 Ventures. He is active in investments, portfolio management, and investor relations. Prior to founding 1982 Ventures, he was a Principal at tryb Group in Singapore and created and executed their early-stage investment strategy. He led investments into Alami, a leading Indonesian Islamic Finance Platform, Gradana, a pioneer in Proptech in Indonesia, and managed the investment into Maria Health, a Philippines-based insurtech. Additionally, Herston managed tryb’s growth equity investment (Chinsay) which led to a new senior management team based in Singapore and strengthened the firm’s Singapore presence. He previously held board observer roles at Alami and Gradana. Before entering the private equity and venture capital industry, Herston was a banker at The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) with nearly a decade of global financial services experience. As the Head of Southeast Asia based in Singapore, he executed the first single-listed U.S. ADR listing (NASDAQ) from Southeast Asia and has led numerous deals throughout Asia-Pacific. He spent 5 years in Hong Kong covering the China market and built their advisory platform for Asian clients. He has advised unlisted, pre-IPO, and listed companies on U.S. capital markets, investor relations, and market access. He has extensive experience in supporting tech companies and their advisors with respect to strategy, IPOs, and US listings. Herston began his career in New York where he focused on connecting international companies with institutional investors, advisory and macroeconomic research. Herston has an Executive MBA from INSEAD and a Master of Economics from Hunter College in New York City. He is a mentor for Plug and Play fintech accelerator. Read more about 1982 Ventures here https://1982.vc/ - connect with Herston on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/herston/ or send him an email at herston@1982.vc . If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with me: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: <a href="https://andrewsenduk.com/" rel="ugc noo
S1 E36 · Thu, January 20, 2022
Michael is the Executive Vice Chairman (deputy CEO) of True Digital Group (TDG). TDG is an autonomous business unit of True Corp, the #1 integrated telco and media company in Thailand (listed on SET), to drive innovation and capture new growth opportunities. Michael led the incubation of TDG in 2018, carving out digital products and initiatives from True Corp, and structuring TDG as a market-focused organization with four business lines: digital media, commerce, data monetization, enterprise solutions. Michael led the expansion of TDG across Southeast Asia, by launching operations in Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and China. Michael took the initiative to launch a digital academy, which has trained 7,000+ people in Thailand so far. Over the last three years, TDG has grown from 300 to 2,000 employees. TDG's platforms serve more than 35 million active users and leading B2B customers across Southeast Asia. In parallel to his role at TDG, Michael is also the Group Chief Digital Officer of Charoen Pokphand Group (CPG), one of the world's largest conglomerates with $85bn consolidated revenue, and operations in 15 industries and 21 countries. As the CDO, Michael oversees CPG operating companies' digital transformation across six domains: digital channels, digital workspace, intelligent automation, data analytics, technology modernization, and cybersecurity. Michael also drives synergies across the group. Before this, Michael spent about 20 years at McKinsey & Company as a leader in its digital and technology practices. While at McKinsey, he worked in more than 25 countries and advised senior executives in virtually every sector. He co-founded McKinsey's Digital Labs (MDL) for APAC, growing it to more than 500 technically skilled professionals (designers, engineers, data scientists, etc.) in less than four years. Michael has a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in computer systems networking and telecommunications from the University of Ghent, Belgium. He is a global citizen, studied six languages, lived in 10 countries, worked in more than 25 countries, and has been based in Asia for almost a decade. Read more about True Digital here https://www.truedigital.com/ or CP Group here https://www.cpgroupglobal.com/about and you can connect with Michael on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgryseels/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince ne
S1 E35 · Thu, January 13, 2022
Kuo-Yi is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Monk’s Hill Ventures , a leading early-stage venture capital firm in Southeast Asia. He is based in Singapore and is a board member of Ninja Van, Padlet, KKday, Jio Health, Horangi, Saleswhale, Finaxar, and Zipmatch.In the early 2000s, Kuo-Yi was an early employee of Encentuate, an identity and access management software startup (acquired by IBM), and Reputation Technologies, a supplier relationship management software startup (acquired by Security Sources). In 2008, he co-Founded SportsHook, a social networking and event management SaaS startup for the sports community. Prior to Monk’s Hill Ventures, Kuo-Yi was CEO of Infocomm Investments, a $200M venture fund based in Singapore investing in technology startups globally. At Infocomm Investments, Kuo-Yi led investments in Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), Dataxu, Quid, Gengo and other leading startups. Kuo-Yi serves as a board member on several Singapore government statutory boards, including the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Health Promotion Board (HPB), and the Intellectual Property Office (IPOS). He is also a member of the Future Economy Council in Singapore. Kuo-Yi graduated from MIT with bachelor, master's, and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering. His doctoral thesis is in the area of nanophotonics, specifically in the design, fabrication, and characterization of photonic crystal structures. Read more about Monk's Hill Ventures here https://www.monkshill.com/ and connect with Kuo-Yi on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/limky/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E34 · Thu, January 06, 2022
Yishai Klein is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of BlueRed Partners. Yishai was born and educated in Melbourne, Australia. He is based in Singapore where he has resided for the past 18 years. Prior to forming the Fund, Yishai was an Advisor at OUE Ltd., and the Head of Innovation and Strategic Investments at the group, reporting directly to the Chairman. He focused on identifying investments in innovative technologies addressing “Smart Building & Retail Technology” solutions with the primary objectives of reducing OPEX, generating new revenue streams, and creating market differentiation within the OUE group: commercial property, hospitality, retail and residential. Formerly Yishai was the Managing Partner of Tamarix Fund Company, and Regional Director, and Head of Asia at Giza Venture Capital, a venture capital fund, managing US$600M. Yishai joined Giza Venture Capital in Israel in 1997 and was active in four funds: Giza II, Giza III, Giza IV, Giza V (Taiwan), specifically in the sectors of Communications, IoT, Software, and Cleantech investments. In 2001 Yishai relocated to Singapore to open Giza's office as Director of the Fund's Asia Pacific Operations and was responsible for establishing Giza’s operations in the Asia region. He led the Fund's investment strategy and activities in the Asia Pacific, overseeing portfolio business development, and raising additional financing from co-investors and strategic investors in the region. He has led or co-led investments in Storwize (Acquired by IBM), Danen (IPO; TWSE), AOI (IPO; NASDAQ), Aleees (IPO; TWSE). Previously Mr. Klein worked in Investment Banking at Giza Capital (affiliate of Alex. Brown & Sons) and focused on research, analysis, company valuations, and private placement activities. Prior to joining GC, Mr. Klein worked in a subsidiary of Pioneer Investments, an asset management firm. Mr. Klein holds a BA in Economics and International Relations from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Read more about BlueRed Partners here https://www.blueredpartners.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.
S1 E33 · Thu, December 30, 2021
Jen is Integra Partners’ newest partner. She was formerly a principal with Integra Partners, joining the firm in 2017. Jen started her career in Morgan Stanley’s investment banking division in New York, covering financial sponsors and consumer retail companies. She returned to Singapore in 2011 when she joined TPG Capital, evaluating investment opportunities in Southeast Asia. Jen also spent several years with a family office focusing on investing in and actively managing early-stage companies. On behalf of Integra Partners, Jen sat on the board of ReaQta until its exit to IBM in 2021, and currently sits on the board of Naluri, a behavioral health company offering human-driven, AI-augmented digital chronic disease management and mental wellness programs. Read more about Integra Partners here https://integrapartners.co/ and connect with Jennifer on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferho08/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E32 · Fri, December 24, 2021
Kaspar is a Partner and co-founder of Forge Ventures. He has held investment roles at 500 Startups, Venturra Capital, and Koru Partners where he invested in some of the fastest-growing startups in Southeast Asia including Grab, Bukalapak, and Zilingo. Kaspar was previously a VP at Pomelo where he launched and managed its Indonesia business and oversaw marketing regionally. Kaspar graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Philosophy and Economics from Amherst College. Read more about Forge Ventures here https://forge.vc/ and connect with Kaspar on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/kasparhidayat/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E31 · Thu, December 16, 2021
Jessica is a Partner leading AppWork's efforts in Southeast Asia and the region’s burgeoning blockchain ecosystem. She loves helping visionary founders realize their full potential. Jessica has been active in the digital industry since 2010, starting her career managing online marketing for Standard Chartered Bank’s cross-selling strategies before joining AppWorks in 2014. At AppWorks, Jessica has been closely watching the development of consumer internet applications, especially as they intersect with the increasing ubiquity of deep technologies. She previously served as an Associate in charge of our Accelerator and Southeast Asia initiatives amongst many other major projects before becoming a Partner in 2019. Jessica received her B.B.A from the University of Southern California. Read more about AppWorks here https://appworks.tw/ and connect with Jessica on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-liu-64b70112/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E30 · Thu, December 09, 2021
Aditya is the founder and MD of early-stage deep-tech fund, Elev8.VC. Focus verticals include smart vehicles, medtech, complex computing, and advanced materials. Aditya has been a deep tech veteran for over 20 years - from Silicon Valley to Shanghai. Prior to Elev8.VC, he helped grow two multi-billion-dollar tech companies, both acquired, one in each of the hardware and software industries. Aditya follows his passion and supports founders in the B2B Deep Tech space to secure market fit and to realize explosive enterprise sales growth. Read more about Elev8.VC here and connect with Aditya on Linkedin here . If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E29 · Thu, November 18, 2021
Benny Chng is an Assistant Director of Venture Investing at SGInnovate, focusing on agrifood startups and investments. He works with startup founders on applying cutting-edge technologies to solving real-world problems in the industry. To this end, he enjoys working with entrepreneurs on identifying blue-ocean business opportunities, building sought-after products and winning teams, and raising capital to grow and scale. In his previous role, Benny was a governance, risk, and compliance consultant for the financial services industry. At SGInnovate, we build and scale Deep Tech startups into high-potential companies with global impact. We believe that hard global problems can be solved using Deep Tech, and Singapore, where we are based, is uniquely positioned to realize Deep Tech innovations that can tackle these challenges. Our Deep Tech Nexus Strategy is focused on adding tangible value to the Deep Tech startup ecosystem in two key areas – development of Human Capital and deployment of Investment Capital. With the support of our partners and co-investors, we back entrepreneurial scientists through equity-based investments, access to talent, and business-building advice. Our efforts are prioritized around emerging technologies such as Advanced Manufacturing, AgriFood, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, MedTech, and Quantum Computing, which represent impactful and scalable answers to global challenges. SGInnovate is a private limited company wholly owned by the Singapore Government. Connect with Benny on Linkedin and read more about SGInnovate here https://www.sginnovate.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E28 · Fri, November 12, 2021
Tiang Lim Foo is the co-founder and partner of Forge Ventures. Forge Ventures is a seed venture capital firm looking to partner with founders in Southeast Asia at the pre-seed or seed stage. Tiang had spent the past decade hanging out at the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and venture in Southeast Asia. He currently serves as a Venture Partner at Next Billion Ventures, a Washington DC headquartered VC firm investing in emerging markets globally. He was also a partner at SeedPlus, a leading seed fund in Southeast Asia backed by SGInnovate, Jungle Ventures, Cisco, and IFC. Previously, he launched and managed Evernote's operations in Asia, and was an early founding team of a SingTel Innov8 backed payments start-up in Singapore. Tiang has invested in, advised, and worked with category-leading startups such as Xfers / Payfazz, Qoala, Rukita, Neuron Mobility, Homage, Geniebook, amongst others. Tiang holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honors from NUS and is an alumni of the NUS Overseas College (NOC) program in Silicon Valley, where he attended Stanford University. He can be found at @tianglim or Linkedin . Find out more about Forge at https://forge.vc/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E27 · Fri, October 22, 2021
Maxim is a Managing Director at Atlas Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund based in Singapore. Atlas Ventures backs ambitious founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey. The fund primarily focuses on Southeast Asian startups in fast-growing, largely overlooked industries. Maxim has led investments in Group IB (one of the global leaders in providing high-fidelity threat intelligence and anti-fraud solutions), Tier One (the first esports and gaming talent agency in SEA), Medsolutions (Russia’s leading medical database), Mighty Bear (a Singapore-based studio building the next generation of massively multiplayer online mobile games) and HealthifyMe (India’s largest health and fitness app). Prior to joining Atlas Ventures, Maxim spent five years as an investor at Frontier Ventures, a US$50M early-stage venture fund focused on startups with strong network effects globally. Maxim helped spearhead investments into a number of leading players in various spaces and geographies, including ivi.ru (largest “over the top” online video company in Russia and CIS), Profi (leading online services marketplace company in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan), Chope.com (biggest restaurant reservation platform in SEA) and Expert360.com (the largest online marketplace for professional consultants in APAC). Maxim holds a Double Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) and Burgundy School of Business, and a Master’s degree in Business from RANEPA. Read more about Atlas Ventures here https://atlas.ventures/ and connect with Maxim on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximshkvaruk/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E26 · Fri, October 22, 2021
As the Head of OCBC NISP Ventura, Darryl is focused on making the ON Ventura vision a reality by articulating and driving our strategic roadmap as well as enabling the launch and growth of new ventures and investments into Indonesia digital ecosystem. He drives our culture of innovation and also leads a team of passionate investment professionals that are driven to grow companies from the ground up. Darryl is an experienced M&A professional with a track record of leading and closing deals in Indonesia. He is skilled in creating growth equity story, company restructuring, financial analysis with deep knowledge of Indonesian consumers, and technology space. Prior to joining OCBC NISP, Darryl was the M&A Director for an investment banking firm in Indonesia specializing in mid-cap companies in the Consumer (F&B, retail, manufacturing, tech) and Healthcare sectors. Darryl holds Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Toronto. Read more about OCBC NISP Ventura here https://ocbcnispventura.com/ and connect with Darryl here https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrylratulangi/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E20 · Wed, October 13, 2021
Craig has founded several startups, including Zumata, a B2B travel tech company that exited its travel business to Rakuten in 2019. As Co-Founder of Zumata, Craig raised funding from Wavemaker Partners, The National Research Foundation of Singapore, 500 Durians, and Siemer Ventures. Prior to co-founding Accelerating Asia, Craig was the Entrepreneur in Residence and Program Manager for the muru-D accelerator in Singapore which included startups that received follow-on investment from investors including Sequoia, Omidyar Network, and Delta airlines. With his extensive startup investment experience, including over 75 startup investment rounds, Craig has oversight of Accelerating Asia’s Venture Capital fund which invests in pre-Series A startups. Prior to his startup career, Craig was a high net-worth wealth manager at global investment firms including Citigroup and Merrill Lynch. Craig holds an MBA from the University of Maryland/HKUST. Read more about Acceleratingasia here https://acceleratingasia.com/ and connect with Craig on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigbristoldixon/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E24 · Wed, October 06, 2021
Peter is a Partner at Qualgro VC, a venture capital firm based in Singapore which invests in startups at Series A & B, across Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. The fund focuses on investments in SaaS, Data, and Artificial Intelligence. He has also been a Mentor/Investor at Startmate since 2012, and it is widely regarded as Australia’s most successful tech accelerator program. Peter is also a Mindfulness Teacher, teaching for over 10 years and providing mindfulness mentorship programs to founders and investors across the APAC startup ecosystem. Previously, Peter was a Director at Singtel Innov8, Singtel Group’s Corporate VC fund. He also led Technology M&A transactions for Singtel Group’s digital business unit, including acquisitions in the US and Australia. Prior to that he held senior roles in Corporate Development, Product, and Digital. Read more about Qualgro Partners here https://qualgro.com/ and connect with Peter on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterjhuynh/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E23 · Wed, October 06, 2021
Jeremy Au (区汉辉) is a VC at Monk's Hill Ventures who invests in fellow founders who will transform millions of lives. He also spearheads MHV's key initiatives from venture scouts to thought leadership. Jeremy hosts BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech , a global top 10% podcast interviewing trailblazing founders, investors, and rising stars. His mission is to inspire thousands to build the future, learn from our past, and stay human in between. He is an angel investor in over twenty startups across the USA and Southeast Asia. Jeremy co-founded CozyKin, an early education marketplace . He led the startup as CEO from 0 to Series A and acquisition by Higher Ground Education . Won Harvard Business School's New Venture Competition and the MassChallenge grand prize. Incubated by Harvard Innovation Lab's VIP Program and MIT Sandbox. Jeremy co-founded Conjunct Consulting, an impact consulting platform , and bootstrapped the social enterprise to profitability, with over a hundred clients and thousands of trained impact leaders. He consulted across multiple Southeast Asia markets and China as a Bain management consultant. He also served as an infantry sergeant in Singapore. Jeremy is a public speaker and panelist on entrepreneurship, leadership, and community engagement. He has spoken for thousands across Harvard, Deutsche Bank, Singapore Global Tech Network, Boston SPARK Council, Institute of Policy Studies, Civil Service College, and many others. Recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 and Prestige 40 Under 40. MBA from Harvard Business School and double honor degrees in Economics & Business Administration from UC Berkeley. Jeremy enjoys science fiction, improv, hiking, tea, and being a dad with his family. He enjoys hearing from authentic founders, receiving podcast guest recommendations and new speaking opportunities. Follow Jeremy on LinkedIn , <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeremyauz" re
S1 E22 · Wed, September 15, 2021
A geek in denial and a financial management graduate, Antonny started off his professional career in Enterprise IT and Solution Services, a journey that took him to several other IT companies and a President Director position when he was 27 years old. He then pursued his passion in marketing & branding by joining a then small 14 people startup agency called SemutApi Colony as a partner and Managing Director in 2005. Together the company grew into a Group which operates several agencies, a tech incubator/investor, and technology startups. Antonny still has a dream that one day he can play piano and own a Coffee and Steak House. Read more about GDP Ventures here https://www.gdpventure.com/#start and connect with Antonny on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonnyliem/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews ! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
Thu, August 26, 2021
Jussi is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner for Antler, a global early-stage VC building the defining technology companies of tomorrow with the world’s most exceptional founders. Jussi leads Antler’s strategy and operations in the region. He is very passionate about helping founders build their businesses from scratch and has a hands-on approach to guide them through the startup and fundraising process. Antler has over 300 companies in the portfolio globally and is headquartered in Singapore. Jussi has over a decade of experience in areas of investment and strategy across different industries, including engineering and IoT. Before Antler, he was the Vice President at Nokia’s headquarters in Helsinki, running Product, Strategy, Sales, and Commercial functions. He has also had his experiences built across working with promising international companies such as McKinsey, Deloitte, and Morgan Stanley. Jussi was educated in the Helsinki School of Economics and London School of Economics. Read more about Antler here https://www.antler.co/ and connect with Jussi on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsalovaara/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here ? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews ! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E20 · Mon, August 23, 2021
Binh Tran is a General Partner of Ascend Vietnam Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm investing in Southeast Asia's next wave of market-leading tech companies that begin their journey in Vietnam. Prior to Ascend Vietnam Ventures, he was the General Partner for 500 Startups Vietnam and co-founded Klout, the Kleiner Perkins-backed social analytics company in San Francisco that was acquired for over USD$200M. Binh has completed over 50 seed investments since 2012 and currently resides in Ho Chi Minh City. Read more about Ascend Vietnam Ventures here https://ascendvietnam.com/ or connect with Binh on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/binhqtran/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
Wed, August 04, 2021
Armaan is an investor at January Capital, a multi-stage venture capital firm focusing on technology investments in Southeast Asia, North America, and Australia. Armaan's main roles include sourcing, evaluation, and diligence of investment opportunities in Southeast Asia. Armaan primarily invests in B2B companies from the early to growth stage in Southeast Asia, across a number of verticals such as Fintech, SaaS, EdTech, Logistics, and others. Read more about January Capital here https://www.january.capital/ or connect with Armaan on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/armaan-kapoor-a936b0111/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E18 · Wed, August 04, 2021
Arya Setiadharma is the founder and CEO of Prasetia Dwidharma, a company that was founded in 2008 as a contractor in the telecommunication infrastructure industry and has branched out to investment in technology industry. Prasetia Dwidharma has invested in 65+ startups in Indonesia, 20+ startups in Southeast Asia and 15+ startups in US. He obtained both his Bachelor and Masters degrees in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Business Administration from University of Chicago Booth School of Business. You can connect with Arya on LinkedIn here https://id.linkedin.com/in/arya-setiadharma or via Instagram here @arya_setiadharma If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E17 · Fri, July 16, 2021
Yen-An Cho is the founding Partner of Ondine Capital. Ondine Capital engages in venture capital-type investment activities in both Greater China and SEA. Before founding Ondine Capital, he founded the e-commerce platform TOPLIFE (acquired by Farfetch) and handled transactions of more than USD $5 Billion as an M&A and capital market lawyer of JonesDay and team member of Mediatek venture team. He is also a board member of Thailand's e-commerce platform Fanslink and Malaysia's B2B platform Dropee. You can read more about Ondine Capiatal here https://www.ondinecap.com/ and connect with Yen-An via Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/yenancho/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E16 · Thu, July 15, 2021
Jayesh Parekh is a Managing Partner of Good Protein Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in alternative protein companies. He was one of the Founders of Sony Entertainment Television, a joint venture of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which he successfully exited. Jayesh was a Managing Partner for Jungle Ventures Fund I & II. He spent over 12 years at IBM in various technical and sales positions based in Houston and Singapore, and part of the team that brought IBM back to India. Jayesh is an author of a recently published book titled “What Shall We Do With All This Money? Inspiring Perspectives on Wealth”. He went to M. S. University of Baroda and The University of Texas at Austin. He is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at INSEAD. Jayesh lives in Singapore. You can read more about Jayesh here at www.jayeshparekh.com or connect with him on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayeshparekh . You can connect with Gautam on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/ggodhwani/ , Read more about Good Startup VC here https://www.goodstartup.com/ . If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E15 · Wed, July 14, 2021
Dave Ng is a General Partner at Altara Ventures, a leading Southeast Asia-based venture capital firm. At Altara, he focuses on backing the next generation of promising entrepreneurs building for the region and beyond. Previously, Dave was Head of Southeast Asia for Eight Roads Ventures where he led investment and portfolio activities for the region. Before that, he was Venture Partner at B Capital Group, where he helped launched its Asia office. Over the past decade, Dave has the opportunity to partner up with many talented founders, including FreeAgent CRM, LeadIQ, Ninja Van, Carro, StashAway, Akulaku, and Icertis. Prior to investing, Dave spent many years building and operating within the technology industry. He was a director at Oracle focusing on its Cloud business, an early employee at enterprise SaaS pioneer Zuora (NYSE: ZUO), and has advised major corporate leaders as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. He began his career in product and engineering as a software engineer at Oracle, delivering multiple major product releases. Dave graduated from Carnegie Mellon and Harvard. In his free time, he enjoys sharing his experiences and discussing exciting innovations with fellow entrepreneurs. Read more about Altara Ventures here https://altaraventures.com/ and connect with Dave on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-ng-487773/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E14 · Thu, June 24, 2021
Sheinal is a Senior Portfolio Director at JG Digital Equity Ventures (JG DEV), the venture capital arm of JG Summit, a leading diversified conglomerate in the Philippines. JG DEV focuses on investing in early-to-mid stage startups in Southeast Asia across fintech, supply chain & logistics, and e-commerce/new retail. Sheinal has spent the majority of his career across a variety of roles in financial services. Prior to his move into fintech and now venture capital, Sheinal was previously in equity capital markets, most lately as Country Head and CEO of CLSA in Indonesia, a top-ranked equities-focused house in Asia, responsible for Equity Research, Sales, Sales-Trading and Operations. He was also a Director of PT CLSA Indonesia. Post CLSA, Sheinal was the Managing Director of Asia and Africa at the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab (EFL), a fintech company spun out of Harvard Kennedy School, and was responsible for sales and customer success across a wide portfolio of financial institution clients. EFL subsequently merged with Lenddo, where he became CFO of the newly combined company and a member of the Executive Committee with direct responsibilities including capital raising, strategic planning, budgeting and performance management, business intelligence, finance and accounting, legal, and tax. He also assumed the role of VP of Lending Partnerships, responsible for building out direct-lending capabilities. He was also on the Board of Accial Capital, a private debt-focused asset management company that was subsequently spun out of LenddoEFL. He is a graduate of MIT (Sloan Fellow, MBA), The London School of Economics (PGD Finance and Accounting), and King's College London (M. Sci. Chemistry) and is also a CFA Charterholder. Sheinal is a member of the MIT Committee of Singapore. Read more about JG Digital Equity Ventures here https://www.jgdev.ph/ and connect with Sheinal on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheinalbhuralal/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E12 · Thu, June 24, 2021
Michael is the founder and managing partner of Gethen Capital, founded in 2007. He is a tech founder, investor, and advisor, and has personally built, run, invested in, acquired, and sold many dozens of successful businesses within his sectors of experience in either investor, hands-on executive roles, or as an investment banker to Boards, entrepreneurs, and investment funds. Since the original ‘dotcom’ days of 2000, Michael has worked for digital media companies, technology companies, and investment banks, from start-ups to major listed companies. Michael holds an MBA and M.Mgt (Corp Fin) from MGSM. Based in Singapore since 2010, Michael co-founded Sprooki in Singapore in 2011, and as CEO built, funded, and exited this MarTech SaaS platform via a successful trade sale in 2017. Gethen Capital is a boutique technology-sector specialist corporate finance advisory firm with offices in Singapore and Sydney, the core discipline of the firm is deal-making, working with tech business owners and investors across the Asia Pacific region to create successful capital funding and M&A transaction outcomes. Read more about Gethen Capital here https://www.gethen.co/ and connect with Michael on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgethen/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E13 · Wed, June 23, 2021
Nadim is a Singaporean venture investor focused on the Southeast Asian region and its growing consumer market. He is currently backing and building early-stage consumer brands in the region as an Associate with DSG Consumer Partners, a leading India & Southeast Asia consumer venture fund - helping oversee consumer packaged food & beverage, F&B, and e-commerce brands including Kind Kones, Growthwell, Brewlander, Perromart, Pip & Nut, and Melati. Prior to DSG, Nadim worked as an intern on the investment team at Golden Gate Ventures - a leading Singapore-based technology venture fund and on J.P. Morgan's Equity Capital Markets team in New York. Nadim is also a personal investor in consumer businesses like Tindle, TRILL, Brewlander, Pangaea, R-Fitness, Project44, Oxygen, and more through his permanent capital fund, Blue Bamboo, focused on investing in new-age brands. Nadim attended Institut Le Rosey, a Swiss boarding school before enrolling in NYU's Stern School of Business, graduating from Stern as a Dean's List member, Founder's Day Scholar, and as the Class of 2017's commencement speaker. For his contribution to public service in Singapore, Nadim was presented with both the Statuette Award and the Sword of Honour. Before completing his service, Nadim was posted to the specialist unit of the Public Transport Security Command, patrolling and protecting Singapore’s public transport systems and managing over 150 full-time national servicemen. Nadim works with Aidha.org's venture program as a mentor for domestic workers starting their own businesses in Southeast Asia. Nadim is also a member of the Milken Institute's Young Leaders Circle (YLC) where he contributes to consumer, health, and food research and initiatives for the Asia Center. In his free time, Nadim writes about consumer & technology trends in Southeast Asia. He also enjoys practicing mixed martial arts, swimming & tennis, playing poker, and spending time with his family. Read more about DSG Consumer Partners here https://dsgcp.com/ and connect with Nadim on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadim-muzayyin/ or via his own website https://nadimmuzayyin.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E11 · Wed, June 23, 2021
Edward is currently serving as Managing Partner at Ideosource Venture Capital and Gayo Capital - with a mission to incubate, invest and accelerate with "Purpose". Investing and actively leading strategic and impactful upstream roadmap of Bhinneka.com. Portfolio companies: eFishery, Stockbit / Bibit, aCommerce, Orori, Touchten, Tunasfarm.id, PasarMIKRO, ALATTÉ, Foom.id, Immobi, Daur, Petani Kako Lampung, Andalin.com, ADX Asia, JAS Kapital, StarCamp, etc. He now serves as a board member in Amvesindo (Indonesian Venture Capital and Startup Association), Nexticorn (Next Indonesia Unicorn), and VC and Alternative Funding compartment in Kadin (Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. His experience as a startup founder and consultant in various fields, strategic planning, and the financial sector aiding Gayo Capital & Ideosource to build stronger venture capitalists in Indonesia. He contributes to various startup events, fintech/other sectors, and government policy as a contributor, advisor, mentor, and speaker. Read more about Ideasource VC here https://ideosource.com/v2/ , Gayo Capital here https://www.gayo.capital/ and connect with pak Edward on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/eichamdani/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/
S1 E9 · Wed, June 23, 2021
David is Managing Principal of Sovereign's Capital, a US-based private equity firm that invests globally in three main sectors of the economy: technology, health care, and consumer products & services. The company has invested in a couple of dozen companies with portfolios like Loket (now part of Gojek), Bridestory (now part of Tokopedia), Berry Kitchen (now part of Yummy), Printerous, Nimbly, Tada Network, Rebel Works, Hactiv8, Kode.id, Summit Medical, Xendit, Cloud Factory, Bandwith (Nasdaq), Mancrates, Thrive, and Grab. He is also a business leadership coach, a communicator of ideas, a multi-national entrepreneur, and an investor. Born and raised in Medan, North Sumatra, David is the third child of Soetekdjo Tjokrorahardjo and Lanny Riady. At an early age, David had established few business operations. His early works were Bengkel Cakra and Global Mandarin Centerindo that were sold in 2005. He then pursued his bachelor's degree at Stevens Institute of Technology at Hoboken, New Jersey majoring in Business & Technology. It's there that he met his wife and together started Heartbead New York, a fashion jewelry retailer that was sold in 2007. David actively serves at Jakarta Praise Community Church as a leader and teacher. He has been happily tied with his wife, Julia Tan since 2000 and has been blessed with three children: Rachel, Daniel, and Joseph. For more information about Sovereign's Capital, you can check https://sovereignscapital.com/ or connect with David on Linkedin If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asenduk/
S1 E10 · Wed, June 16, 2021
Shinta is a tech industry veteran and trailblazer. Since the inception of her first company Bubu.com in 1996, the award-winning entrepreneur has impacted Indonesia's digital landscape in countless ways. She has been recognized by Globe Asia as one of the “99 Most Powerful Women,” and also named as the “Inspiring Women Honor Roll” by Forbes Indonesia Magazine. Shinta has worked tirelessly to advance technology in the region since founding Bubu.com and serving as the company's CEO, a position she still holds. Her first company, Bubu.com started as a web development company that later evolved into a full-service data-driven digital agency. This year Bubu also launched Bubu Gaming, full-service gaming, an esports agency, backed by 23+ years of experience in digital and by individuals who have more than 10 years in the Esport industry. Helping brands to perform with better ROI, possessing unrivaled experience and understanding of the industry. In 2009, Shinta was approached by TELKOM Indonesia to become the CEO of Plasa.com (now Blanja.com), a Telkom Indonesia-owned e-commerce marketplace. Plasa.com attracted investments from eBay in 2012 in a joint venture between the two companies aimed to create a marketplace that connects hundreds of millions of merchants to customers both locally and globally. The desirability of the platform Shinta built during her tenure at Plasa.com demonstrates both her experience in the digital sphere and her visionary approach to e-commerce. After her role in Plasa.com, Shinta went on to become one of the Managing Partner at Nusantara Ventures, a pioneering technology venture capital fund in Indonesia aimed at helping entrepreneurs create and grow market-leading digital media companies throughout the region from 2011 until 2013. She also initiated Angel EQ Network, a premier angel investor network that was established in October 2015 - 2017 and founded by fifteen founding members with the goal to boost the Indonesian entrepreneurial ecosystem through education, active engagement, and funding. This initiative is now thru the initiative startup Indonesia At the end of December 2019, she launched a new venture called Startupindonesia.co, which is an online platform to help connect all the startup ecosystems in Indonesia. The online platform is looking to democratize network and knowledge for Indonesia's tech startup ecosystem, especially those with a strong socio-economic impact. It is developed as Indonesia's online startup directory and online education center for tech-entrepreneurship. To learn more about Bubu.com visit https://bubu.com/ and to connect with Shinta you can visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/shintabubu/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading th
S1 E8 · Thu, June 03, 2021
Prantik is an entrepreneur & venture investor and acts as a Digital Transformation Catalyst in organizations to drive sustainable change and impact. He started his entrepreneurial journey with Happy Marketer in 2011 where he spent a decade building & scaling up one of the best and most awarded independent digital marketing services firm in the region that served brands like Standard Chartered Bank, Income, Great Eastern Life, Royal Brunei Airlines, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Starbucks, Ping An, Grab, Shopee, GoJek, Kimberly Clark, PropertyGuru, PegiPegi, Starhub, Singtel, Nanyang Business School, Kaplan, INSEAD amongst many of its prestigious clients. In February 2019, he had a successful exit when Happy Marketer was sold to an American digital enterprise called Merkle, which is part of Dentsu International, the largest Japanese advertising conglomerate. He is currently serving as the Managing Director of the CXM Group at Dentsu Singapore. He is a regular columnist for Marketing Magazine, Campaign Asia, Economic Times, Business Times on all things digital transformation and marketing and has trained over 500 enterprises in the region on this subject. In 2015, he was recognized as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Marketers in the World. Apart from his corporate role, he is an active angel & venture investor, mentor, advisor, and speaker through organizations like Quest Ventures, Tie Singapore, HealthXCapital, NUS Angel Ventures and is an Entrepreneur-In-Resident at INSEAD. Outside of work, he is an avid cricketer, enjoys political discourse, is intrigued by behavioral economics, and is enjoying parenting a 4-year toddler. For more information about Happy Marketeer, you can check https://www.happymarketer.com/ or connect with Prantik on https://www.linkedin.com/in/prantikmazumdar/ . If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com
S1 E7 · Wed, May 26, 2021
Nicko Widjaja is the CEO of BRI Ventures, the venture capital arm of Bank BRI, the biggest bank of Indonesia based on assets that launched its' first $250+ million venture fund. In November 2020 its second fund called Sembrani Nusantara (SN) was launched, which is a mix of equity and venture debt fund. Nicko is an early tech investment pioneer, he has a career spans over 15 years in venture capital, corporate transformation, and startup ecosystem. He was formerly the CEO of MDI Ventures, a Telkom Indonesia-backed venture capital, with investments in over 10 countries. Under his leadership, MDI Ventures become one of the most profitable venture capital firms in the region with two international IPOs (ASX and TSE) and four trade exits in just four years since inception. Prior to MDI Ventures, he launched one of the first Indonesia venture funds in 2010 called Systec Ventures. He joined Telkom Indonesia’s Indigo Creative Nation as Managing Director before he co-wrote the investment thesis for MDI Ventures in 2014. He also works closely with various state-owned, advising on digital transformation initiatives across different sectors and industries. His vast experience was complemented by his role at Indofood, the largest FMCG company in Indonesia, where he took on corporate transformation and organizational change. His exposure to the startup ecosystem was provided by his beginner’s years in Silicon Valley (1999 – 2003 ) where he worked for multiple early-stage startups. He is also an adjunct professor at UPH Business School since 2010, where he is involved in the design of entrepreneurship and venture capital curriculum. Throughout his career, he’s invested in more than 100 startups globally. For more information about BRI Ventures, you can check https://briventures.id/ or connect with Nicko on Linkedin . If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asenduk/
S1 E6 · Wed, May 26, 2021
Abhishek Kapur is a Managing Director at KKR Capstone and is based in Singapore. Abhishek leads the regional team based in Singapore and has been involved with KKR portfolio companies including Avincis Group, Cognita, Goodpack Limited, Japfa Comfeed, Metro Pacific Hospitals, PayMaya, Sari Roti, and KKR's Special Situations investments in Europe. He helped establish KKR Capstone's working capital effort across KKR's European private equity portfolio. Prior to joining KKR Capstone, he worked with The Boston Consulting Group in London focusing on infrastructure, transportation, and industrial goods sectors. He has previously been in various operational and general management roles within the A P Moller-Maersk Group in Singapore and Copenhagen. He holds a B.Eng degree, with honors, from the National University of Singapore and an M.B.A., with distinction, from the London Business School. For more information about KKR, you can check https://www.kkr.com/ or connect with Abhishek on Linkedin . If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asenduk/
S1 E5 · Thu, May 20, 2021
Chandra Firmanto is co-founder and Managing Partner at Indogen Capital, which he established in 2016. For more information about Indogen Capital, you can check https://indogencapital.com/ or connect with Chandra on Linkedin . Chandra is an experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the investment banking industry. Skilled in Start-up Ventures, Banking, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Planning, and Business Development. Strong business development professional with a Bachelor's degree focused in Entrepreneurship and Operations Management from the University of Southern California. Since 2004, Chandra has worked as Chairman of PT Aneka Makmur Sejahtera, in which he managed thousands of employees and hundreds of branches across Indonesia and diverse portfolios across automotive, hospitality, and real estate sectors. Businesses include Yamaha and Dunlop distributions, hotel franchises, and housing project JVs with Ciputra Property Group. If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asenduk/
S1 E4 · Thu, May 20, 2021
Teezar Firmansyah is a Partner at Kolibra Capital, a Jakarta-based VC fund that has invested in startups like Carsome, Travelio, and Fabelio. For more information about Kolibra Capital, you can check https://www.kolibracapital.com/ or connect with Teezar on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/teezar/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asenduk/
S1 E3 · Fri, May 14, 2021
Chia Jeng Yang is Principal at Saison Capital, the venture arm of Credit Saison, and is based in Singapore. Saison Capital invests in startups globally and in all verticals, but especially in emerging markets like Southeast Asia and India. Previously, Chia was the 5th employee for Antler (pre-team accelerator + early-stage VC), investing and setting up offices in Europe, as well as building out an e-commerce company in Pakistan/Sri Lanka for Rocket Internet that was bought by Alibaba. On the side, he is co-founder of Shaper Impact Capital, a platform and newsletter that helps early-stage startups with an impact connect with resources they need for their next stage of growth, and runs good-admission, an HBS admissions advice-for-charity platform. He is an angel investor in marketplace/consumer platforms. For more information about Saison Capital, you can check https://saisoncapital.com/ or have a look at Chia's personal website http://chiajy.com If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asenduk/
S1 E2 · Wed, May 12, 2021
Ben J Benjamin is the co-founder and Partner at Genesis Alternative Ventures and is based in Singapore. Ben is co-founder (2018) and partner of Genesis Alternative Ventures, Southeast Asia’s first private venture debt fund. Ben started his career in law at Baker & McKenzie. Wong & Leow (2002 – 2005) where he practiced M&A, Corporate & Commercial and Intellectual Property law, and then continued practice at listed fashion retailer F J Benjamin, as Legal and Corporate Counsel (2006 – 2007). Moving to operations at F J Benjamin, Ben spearheaded the growth of its Luxury Division across the Asia Pacific (2008 – 2014) representing several major global luxury brands. Ben was appointed Director, Corporate Strategy (2015 – 2017) to focus on restructuring and diversification efforts, overseeing F J Benjamin’s successful Rights & Warrants Issue (2017), and was also appointed Chairman of the Group’s Omnichannel Advisory Board (2017). In 2016, Ben was appointed Non-Executive Director of OurCrowd Singapore, the most active venture capital investor in Israel in 2018 and 2019 (Pitchbook). Ben holds various advisory positions with charities and/or institutions including the Inter-Religious Organisation, Singapore (IRO); Jewish Welfare Board, Singapore; Sir Manasseh Meyer and Isaac Manasseh Meyer Trust; Nanyang Polytechnic(Industry Advisory Panel); Asian Civilizations Museum (ACM). For more information about Ben and Genesis Alternative Ventures, you can check https://www.genesisventures.co/ or connect with Ben on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjbenjamin/ If you enjoyed this podcast, please share it with a friend and I'd really appreciate it if you would consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in convincing new amazing guests to come on the show. On top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asenduk/
S1 E1 · Wed, May 12, 2021
Victor Chua is the Founding & Managing Partner of Vynn Capital and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Victor is the Founding & Managing Partner of Vynn Capital. He was formally the Vice President of Investments for Gobi Partners and managed two Southeast Asia-focused early stage funds. Some of his notable investments include Carsome (Malaysia), Triip.me (Vietnam) and Travelio (Indonesia). Prior to that he was the largest venture capital fund of Malaysia, MAVCAP, and was involved with direct and indirect investments. His earlier days were with Willis Towers Watson, advising corporate, pension, and sovereign wealth funds on investment strategies. He was an honoree of the Forbes Asia 30 under 30 in 2017, Chairman of the Malaysia Venture Capital Association (MVCA) as well as a CFA charter holder and a Mensa member. For more information about Victor and Vynn Capital, you can check https://vynncapital.com/ or send a pitch deck to victor@vynncapital.com If you enjoyed this podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Follow Andrew: Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asenduk/
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