Joe Zhang is a Partner at TNB Aura, focusing on the fund's operations in research, investment, and portfolio management. Before TNB Aura, he worked at Fosun RZ Capital, where he focused on investments in Southeast Asia's growing tech startups. Joe's background includes venture building, technology consulting, wealth management, and engineering before he entered the VC field. He graduated as a top MBA student from the National University of Singapore and holds an Engineering degree from the same institution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Patrick Gentry is the founder and CEO of Sprout Solutions, a SaaS startup building HR solutions for the Philippines. In 2023, they raised a $10.7M Series B. Before Sprout, Patrick was the co-founder of KMC Solutions and was working for a startup in Silicon Valley. Like the show? Subscribe to the BackScoop newsletter to stay updated with the latest news in Southeast Asian startups in minutes: backscoop.com. Visit BackScoop’s social media pages and show your support! BackScoop (Linkedin): https://www.linkedin.com/company/backscoop/ BackScoop (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BackScoopHQ BackSc ..read more

Stacie Chan is the Co-founder and Chief Business Officer at 1 Billion Stories, an AI storytelling company. She recently left Google to do this, combining her two passions, news and tech, bringing over 15 years of media and technology experience with her. She spent eight and a half years at Google leading product partnerships on Google's 1 billion user consumer products including Google News, Search, Web and Assistant. Before Google, she was an award-winning journalist in Silicon Valley, managing a team of 10 reporters for AOL's Patch.com. But that's not the most interesting part about Stacie ..read more

Joan Yao is the Vice President of Investments at Kickstart Ventures Inc., the corporate venture capital arm of Globe Telecom. Prior to Kickstart, she was Investment Manager for Southeast Asia at LGT Venture Philanthropy, a global impact investing firm headquartered in Europe. Kickstart Ventures manages the Philippines’ largest technology venture capital funds, investing globally in early- to growth-stage tech startups via three funds, including the Ayala Corporation Technology Innovation Venture Fund (“ACTIVE Fund”). Kickstart is a wholly-owned corporate venture capital firm of Globe Telecom ..read more

Rishab is Partner, Seed investments at Jungle and heads up First Cheque@Jungle. He has a passion for building businesses and working closely with entrepreneurs through key inflection points in their journey. As an angel investor with 15+ companies in his portfolio, Rishab loves rolling up his sleeves and working with these founders on product, go-to-market and fundraising aspects of their journey. Jungle Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm focused on early to growth-stage investments in Southeast Asia and India, with a focus on building long-lasting businesses. Jungle partners ..read more

Abhay Saboo is the co-founder and CEO of CoLearn, one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing K-12 edtech platforms. By providing access to the best teachers across the country for just $7/month through cohort-based live classes, CoLearn is gradually increasing the motivation of Indonesians to learn. Before CoLearn, Abhay founded Viva Health - one of Indonesia’s largest primary care chains, with 100+ pharmacies and clinics spread throughout the islands of Java and Bali. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Topics ..read more

Reinaldo Tendean is the co-founder of Finku, a personal finance app that serves 700,000 Indonesians. Their app solves the inefficiencies of financial planning through seamless tracking, spending analysis and help support Indonesians receive access to financial products as well. In 2022, they raised the $2.8 million seed, led by B Capital.  Topics: [00:05:51] - Considerations in Choosing an Engineering Major [00:08:26] - Trash's Impact on Floods and Careers [00:12:09] - Exploring Waste Management Startups [00:22:46] - Exploring Career Options [00:25:30] - Pursuing Soccer at a Lower Leve ..read more

Wing Vasiksiri has raised two solo-GP seed funds focused on Southeast Asia. He is currently the founder and general partner at WV, having previously founded iSeed SEA in 2020. He partners with founders at the earliest possible stages with a focus on Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Previously, he was an operator on the Venture team at AngelList, where he built products to serve fund managers and angel investors in Silicon Valley. Download Wing's Thailand Payments Sector report for free here: forms.gle/25oK5Y8EPte17ZRs8 Topics: [00:03:12] - Influences on Career  [00:06:23 ..read more

Ying Cong Seah is the co-founder and Head of Labs for Glints. He is responsible for new products and market development. He currently leads the Vietnam marketplace. At 21, he dropped out of Wharton Business School to run Glints full-time; building and leading the data, product, and engineering teams since 2015. Ying Cong is passionate about running high-trust, high-functioning engineering and product teams. Like the show? Subscribe to the BackScoop newsletter to stay updated with the latest news in Southeast Asian startups in minutes: backscoop.com. Visit BackScoop’s social media pages and s ..read more

Henry Motte-Muñoz is the founder of Philippine EdTech, Edukasyon.ph, and also serves as a founder and CEO of a new venture called EDGE Tutor, which was spun out of Edukasyon. EDGE Tutor is a platform that offers comprehensive tutor support solutions, from sourcing and screening, to training and retaining highly qualified tutors. They recruit licensed teachers in emerging markets, starting with the Philippines. And after a thorough selection and onboarding process, they provide continuous training and place them in tutoring companies in 20 plus countries globally. Topics: [00:00:00] - Academ ..read more