The On Call with Insignia Podcast

For this episode, we rang up our good friend Phil Opumuratawongse , CEO and co-founder of Shipper . Yinglan and Phil talk about Phil's journey from venture capital in Silicon Valley to becoming CEO of an Indonesian startup, the state of Indonesia's e-commerce logistics market and where it's headed, and how a bottom-up culture enabled them to grow 4-5x through this COVID period.  Timestamps: 0...

In today's episode we talk to our favourite serial fintech entrepreneur, Greg Krasnov , CEO and founder of tonik . He shares insights from his storied career setting up a leading digital bank in Europe and multiple fintech ventures in Asia, illustrates the opportunity and obstacles for digital banking in Southeast Asia, and explains his approach to building a profitable and scalable digital-o...

Where we see crises, that's where we see true leaders emerge. In this episode, we ring up one such leader -- Steven Wongsoredjo, CEO and co-founder of Indonesian social commerce platform Super . Yinglan and Steven chat about social commerce paving the road for e-commerce in Indonesia's rural economy, a unique supply chain approach that sets Super apart, and Steven's approach to growth and crisis l...

We catch up with one of our favourite technical, product-centric founders, Rafi Putra Arriyan (or Ari), CEO and co-founder of interbank transfer platform Flip . In 2015, Ari and his college friends tackled the long-standing issue of high interbank transfer fees in Indonesia. With Ari's product-focus and technical expertise they have since grown the platform to serve 1.7 million Indonesians today....

"The beauty of B2B is that it is in such an infancy stage, where the future technology is actually first being implemented on the consumer front." About the episode  Many founders become founders because of the pain points they experience firsthand. Logan Tan is no different. His experience as head of procurement for a construction firm drove him to pursue an idea which has now become Singapo...

On the heels of investment platform Ajaib becoming the first digital brokerage in Indonesia, CEO and co-founder Anderson Sumarli goes on a call with Insignia Ventures' Samir Chaibi to share:  the opportunities for capital markets in Indonesia, vis-a-vis markets like India and Brazil where Zerodha and XP have emerged  Ajaib's approach to building an attractive product for first-time inves...

"At the end of the day, an edtech startup should put education first."  About the episode Edtech platforms are seeing greater adoption across a world under lockdown as schools, teachers, and students. Rousyan Fikri, CEO and co-founder of Indonesian edtech Pahamify, shares what this shift to online platforms has been like in Indonesia, trends on where edtech is going in the country, and his ap...

"The most enduring companies are able to essentially create a reservoir for their users..." About the episode For our tenth episode this season, we go back to the first we recorded for our podcast with our founding managing partner Yinglan Tan. His pursuit of the unstoppable founder has led him to where he is today: at the helm of an early-stage technology venture fund focusing on Southeast Asia,...

Farm-to-table, while offering a more convenient and economic solution for farmers and consumers, takes a lot more than cutting off middlemen. Sayurbox CEO and Founder Amanda Susanti breaks down how they've grown a farm-to-table platform in Indonesia. This call was recorded 9 March, 2020. Timestamps 00:35 Introduction of Amanda;  01:41 How Amanda transitioned from running a farm to runnin...

"[Supply chain diversification] is going to impact positively on the logistics sector of Vietnam over the next couple of years and in the long-term."  About the episode  It was 2017. A former Goldman Sachs tech analyst in the UK had returned to her family business in Vietnam when she decided to start her own venture. Three years later she is at the helm of a rising technology company in...

"Whoever survives will become great, but you need to survive." - Zhang Tao, Dianping.com Founder and CEO About this episode Many talk about the “new normal” in the wake of COVID19, but what is this new normal for innovation and technology startups? How can founders in Southeast Asia truly embrace this, avoid getting left behind, and come out of this ahead of the pack? This is the first of two part...

"There is incredible opportunity in a lot of different industries, particularly traditional industries that may need to be digitized, and might have a new way of selling." - Chih Cheung, co-founder and co-chairman of JAMM Active Limited About this episode Many talk about the “new normal” in the wake of COVID19, but what is this new normal for innovation and technology startups? How can founders in...

Data and Discipline. It takes two to make well-informed business decisions, especially when you're driving digital transformation in the offline market. Listen to AwanTunai co-founder and CEO Dino Setiawan on embedding this approach early on, and how this enabled them to address the long standing financial needs of unbanked and underbanked MSMEs.  Timestamps 2:02 - How Dino became co-founder...

 "You want to make sure that you are prepared for the upturn when it comes." About this episode Our pilot episode is the third and final part in a three part recording of Insignia Ventures' first ever webinar, "COVID-19 Strategies for Startups in Southeast Asia" held 3rd of April, 2020. The webinar features insights, firsthand experiences and practical advice from Linh Thai, Aaron Tan, and Yi...

"Time to show you know your stuff."   About this episode Our pilot episode is the second part in a three part recording of Insignia Ventures' first ever webinar, "COVID-19 Strategies for Startups in Southeast Asia" held 3rd of April, 2020. The webinar features insights, firsthand experiences and practical advice from Linh Thai, Aaron Tan, and Yinglan Tan on how Southeast Asia's startups can b...

"Be on the lookout for opportunity." About this episode Our pilot episode is the first part in a three part recording of Insignia Ventures' first ever webinar, "COVID-19 Strategies for Startups in Southeast Asia" held 3rd of April, 2020. The webinar features insights, firsthand experiences and practical advice from Linh Thai, Aaron Tan, and Yinglan Tan on how Southeast Asia's startups can become C...