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Sagar Khatri is the Co-founder and CEO of Multiplier, a comprehensive platform to take care of your global teams’ payroll, taxes, social contributions and local insurance policies. They last raised a $60M Series B in 2022. Topics: [00:02:23] - Childhood in small town India. [00:04:21] - Resilience and drive for achievement. [00:05:07] - Influence of parents on success. [00:08:32] - Opportunities a...

Alfredo Molinas was CEO of FoodRazor, a Singaporean F&B startup that he joined in 2020. FoodRazor got acquired by fellow F&B startup OrderEz earlier this year. Before joining FoodRazor, Alf finished off his MBA at INSEAD and spent over 7 years working in Asia at Rakuten and Education First. Topics: [00:02:00] - Childhood adventures and interests [00:05:27] - Being a global citizen [00:08:1...

Daan van Rossum is the Founder and CEO of FlexOS, a Work Tech startup that helps hybrid and remote managers level up their leadership game. The company raised $1 million from investors including DO Ventures, VIK Partners, Vulpes Ventures, Hustle Fund, Wing Vasiksiri (iSeed SEA), and Plug and Play Ventures, who previously backed Paypal, Dropbox, Webflow, Nerdwallet, and more. Topics: [00:00:00] - D...

Mark Sng is a Partner at Gentree Fund, a Philippine VC firm anchored by the Sy Family, and focused on Philippine startups and Southeast Asian startups looking to enter the Philippine market. Before Gentree, Mark was a VC at Go-Ventures, a Gojek backed VC fund and also held roles at Gojek and TAEL Partners. Topics: [00:02:01] - Singaporean upbringing and academic success. [00:05:50] - Swimming and...

Timothée Grassin is the Co-founder and CCO of TendoPay, a Philippine startup that offers employee benefits. They were recently acquired by Tonik, a Series B fintech in the Philippines. Before TendoPay, Tim founded two agencies focused on design and advertising. Topics: [00:00:00] - Raising Money in the Philippines [00:01:10] - Tim's Background [00:06:07] - Growing Up in Kenya [00:10:01] - Going to...

Ami Sugiyama and Shusaku Hayakawa are the Co-founders of Secai Marche, a farm-to-table startup based in Malaysia. Since it was founded in 2018, Secai Marche has been bridging the gap between F&B retailers, hotels, restaurants, and cafes by connecting them directly with farmers in Japan and Malaysia.  Before Secai Marche, Ami was at Deloitte and was previously in the tea importing and expo...

Winnie Chua is the Co-founder and CPO of full-stack insurtech startup PolicyStreet. Founded in Malaysia in 2017, they recently raised a $15M Series B and are active across markets in Southeast Asia and Australia. Topics: [00:00:00] - Background and Childhood [00:04:50] - Choosing a Safe Career Path [00:09:06] - Studying Overseas [00:11:51] - Challenges of Studying Overseas as a Woman [00:16:17] -...

Bhavik Vashi is the Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Carta, a software company that aims to create more ownership in the world by creating a central registry of private assets, providing infrastructure for innovators, and enabling more liquidity. Carta is privately-held, with top-tier investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Ventures, among others, and was last valued at more than 7B...

Yu Taniguchi is the CEO of TableCheck, a restaurant booking and guest experience platform with more than 8,000 clients worldwide and 237+ Michelin-starred restaurants in its portfolio. Their motto is ‘Dining Connected’ and their mission is to help restaurants and hospitality operators connect directly with diners while building guest loyalty and driving revenue. How did Yu Taniguchi’s childhood an...

Tanuja Rajah is currently a Partner at M Venture Partners (MVP), an early-stage venture capital firm based in Singapore. Prior to joining MVP, she embarked on her own entrepreneurial journey by founding a dating startup called LoveSprk. Additionally, Tanuja has worked as a launch manager at Entrepreneur First, a renowned global talent investor and also served as the Programme Director at the Malay...

Grace Sai is the Co-founder and CEO of Unravel Carbon, an enterprise software that helps companies track and reduce their carbon emissions, backed by Sequoia and Y Combinator. Grace is a 2 times exited founder, a VC, a Kauffman Fellow, and is widely regarded as a node of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Asia. How did a dream kickstart Grace's journey building 3 startups? How has her experience as...

Florian Jaques is the Co-founder and CEO of Midstay, a tech platform for remote workers that helps businesses and individuals break through the isolation of working from home. Florian describes how he went from being a gamer to a business owner and how Midstay is working to solve the problems of working from home and traveling. He also talked about Midstay's platform, which matches users with peop...

Nicolas Bivero is the CEO and Co-founder of Penbrothers, a professional employer organization (PEO) that helps companies around the world scale and grow their businesses through building remote teams from the Philippines. Nicolas is passionate about creating meaningful work opportunities for Filipinos and bridging the talent gap in Asia’s startup ecosystem. Under Nicolas’ leadership, Penbrothers h...

Erik Jonsson is a Swedish entrepreneur who moved to Vietnam in 2011. He started his career in private equity before transitioning to entrepreneurship, Co-founding and being CEO of five ventures, including Zalora Vietnam and Adayroi. Currently, Erik is a Partner at Antler, a venture capital firm in Vietnam that invests in early-stage startups. He shares his experiences in the startup ecosystem and...

Franco Varona is the Managing Partner of Foxmont Capital Partners , the Philippines' only independent VC firm. They recently announced the close of Fund 2 at $21M , which will invest in early-stage, Philippine-focused startups. Before Foxmont, Franco was the General Manager of Grab Philippines when it was first starting out in the country. He is also the co-founder of media company GMI Post and wa...

Tiang Lim Foo is the Managing Partner and Co-founder of Forge Ventures, a venture capital firm that aims to partner with founders in Southeast Asia at the pre-seed or seed stage. Before Forge, he was a Partner at SeedPlus, a seed fund in Southeast Asia Supported by SGInnovate, Jungle Ventures, Cisco, and the IFC. He also launched and managed Evernote's operations in Asia. How did a visit to Everno...

Honey Mittal is the Co-founder and CEO of low-code startup Locofy.ai, which turns your designs into production-ready code you can place straight into your apps and websites. They raised a $3M pre-seed in 2022. Before Locofy, he was CPO at startups like FinAccel, Homage and Wego. How did he go from dreaming of being an Air Force pilot in India to accidentally ending up in Singapore for university?...

Arnold Chan is the Hong Kong & Southeast Asia General Manager for Airwallex. He handles Airwallex’s overall business growth in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, building out its local commercial teams and operations and helping businesses in those regions leverage fintech solutions to grow internationally. Before Airwallex, he was the founder and executive chairman of Teach4HK, a local education s...

Joshua Kevin was the Founder and CEO of Talenta, an Indonesian HR software startup that was acquired by Mekari in 2018. Now, he is Experiments Lead at Xendit. What was his turning point after his "dark" childhood? How did organizing startup events and being a journalist and VC help him when he started his own startup? What is the personal impact of exiting your own startup? What is it really like...

Fannie Lin is the Co-founder and CEO of Ailiverse, a no-code AutoDL platform that allows anyone to build custom Computer Vision models with small datasets.  Before Ailiverse, Fannie co-founded her own edtech startup that taught affordable and high-quality GRE English courses to Chinese university students who want to study overseas. What led Fannie to believe that AI may change society and th...

Marina Tran-Vu is the Founder and CEO of EQUO, a sustainable brand providing 100% plastic-free and compostable solutions for everyday single-use plastics. Their products are made from materials like grass, rice, coconut, sugarcane and coffee. They have raised over $1.3M for their seed round and were featured in global media, including Forbes, Shark Tank Vietnam and Front Office by P...

Patricia Sosrodjojo is a Partner at Seedstars International Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund focused on emerging and frontier markets. She is a seasoned investor and executive, having worked in the US, Asia, and globally. She has a passion for creativity, storytelling, and understanding people's motivations. Balancing creativity and business: How does Patricia Sosrodjojo navigate the...

Beth Ann Lopez is the Co-founder and CEO of Docosan, a Vietnamese health tech firm that connects thousands of healthcare professionals that provide online and offline care, as well as DTC, doctor-guided home testing, treatment, and monitoring packages, to enhance access to healthcare. Beth worked as a market launcher and Director of Public Affairs at SwipeRx before joining Docosan. She has a maste...

Jeremy Au is Chief of Staff and an Investor at Monks Hill Ventures. Apart from Monk’s Hill, he is an active angel investor and hosts the Brave Southeast Asia Tech podcast. Before Monk’s Hill, he co-founded and exited his startup called CozyKin in the US and co-founded the non-profit Conjunct Consulting. What was he like growing up? How did Jeremy Au overcome grief after the passing of a loved one?...

Kimberly Yao is the Co-founder and CEO of CloudEats, a multi-brand cloud kitchen active in the Philippines and Vietnam and recently raised $7M in a Series A extension. She previously co-founded and exited her liquor startup, Boozy, after two years of management. How did her F&B career influence her decision to launch her own startup? What were the particular challenges she encountered as a fem...