Episodes
UVC: Joseph Mocanu from Verge HealthTech Fund on interesting innovati…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I speak with Joseph Mocanu, founding partner of the Verge HealthTech Fund, a VC fund focusing on seed stage healthcare tech companies relevant to emerging markets. …
Deep Dive: Startup fundraising with Nathan Beckord
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk with Nathan Beckord, Founder and CEO at FounderSuite, a new-age SaaS product which eases the planning, accounting, and finding the right VC fits for …
UVC: Jeffrey Paine from Golden Gate Ventures on the importance of res…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I speak with Jeffrey Paine, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Golden Gate Ventures based in Singapore. This conversation brings to the fore some formerly unscrutinized aspects …
UVC: Hian Goh takes us through Openspace Ventures, the reasoning behi…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I speak with Hian Goh, Founder and General Partner at Openspace Ventures, a leading venture capital firm focused on Southeast Asian companies. Hian shares with us …
UVC: Jessica Liu from Appworks Ventures on their accelerator program,…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I explore with Jessica Liu from Appworks, the imminent developments in the digital world, the emergence of Web3, and the implications of these changes on the …
UVC: Yinglan Tan and Linh Dang on the entrepreneurial journey of Edmi…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Yinglan tan, Founding Managing Partner at Insignia Ventures Partners, and Linh Dang, Co-founder at Edmicro Education Co., Ltd. Yinglan ventures into a detailed …
UVC: Swapna Gupta from Qualcomm Ventures India on the fund's consiste…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Swapna Gupta, Director at Qualcomm Ventures India, about her fascinating journey from investment banking to becoming a VC. She shares with us a …
UVC: Joshua Agusta from Mandiri Capital Indonesia on Corporate VCs, t…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Joshua Agusta, Director of Venture Funds at Mandiri Capital Indonesia. Joshua shares his 8+ years worth of insights on the Indonesian startup ecosystem, …
UVC: Michael Lints from Golden Gate Ventures on later-stage fundraisi…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, in order to understand more about later stage fundraising, I talk to Michael Lints from Golden Gate Ventures, a fund focused on series A and series …
Deep Dive: Strategy for VC fund growth and portfolio development with…
In the second episode of our new segment, Deep Dive, I do a detailed discussion with Brian Ma about running a VC fund, something founders are rarely acquainted with. Brian is the founder and managing partner at Iterative Capital, a …
UVC: Prayank Swaroop from Accel Ventures on the Accel Atoms Program, …
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Prayank Swaroop from Accel Ventures about his journey from IIT Delhi to becoming a VC. He shares some bittersweet turning points in his …
UVC: Erwin Arifin from StartupIndonesia.co on bridging the gap betwee…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Erwin Arifin, co-founder at StartupIndonesia about his journey from business school to VC, and the lessons he learned along the way. Erwin shares …
Deep Dive: What you should know about early stage venture capital wit…
Deep Dive is a brand-new segment of Understanding VC where I explore discrete concepts related to venture capital with our guests. This episode is inspired by the remarkable deck that Jyri Engenstrom has created on the functioning of early-stage VCs, …
UVC: Chris Smith from Playfair Capital on his transition from law to …
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Chris Smith, Managing Partner at Playfair Capital, who was formerly an angel investor and a lawyer. Over the course of this episode, Chris …
UVC: Aldi Adrian Hartanto from Arise, MDI Ventures on his “language o…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Aldi Adrian Hartanto Partner at Arise, an early-stage VC fund in partnership with Telkom Indonesia-backed MDI Ventures and Bank BCA-backed Finch Capital. Aldi …
UVC: Tu Ngo from Touchstone Partners on her first startup YOLA, her j…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Tu Ngo, the Founder and Chairperson of YOLA, a leading company dedicated to a hybrid English education in Vietnam. She is also the …
UVC: Binh Tran from Ascend Vietnam Ventures on the founding story of …
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Binh Tran, Co-Founder and General Partner at Ascend Vietnam Ventures, a seed stage venture capital firm focused on the emerging Vietnamese startup ecosystem. …
UVC: Adrian Li from AC Ventures on parallels between triathlons and s…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Adrian Li, Founder and Managing Partner at AC Ventures. Adrian is a venture capitalist amongst many other things, who has ample entrepreneurial experience, …
UVC: Rajesh Sawhney from GSF Accelerator - Do IITians have unfair adv…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Rajesh Sawhney, founder and CEO of GSF Accelerator about the ins and outs of early-stage tech investing, and why a whopping 80% of …
UVC: Aloke Bajpai from ixigo on dealing with a crisis like COVID, how…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Aloke Bajpai, Co-Founder & Group CEO of ixigo on dealing with a crisis like COVID, how startups can create a great work culture, …
UVC: Vy Le from Do Ventures on their 2 investment models, automated r…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Vy Le, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Do Ventures on their 2 investment models, an automated reporting system that Do Ventures use to …
UVC: Martin Tang from Genesis Alternative Ventures on venture debt, h…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Martin Tang, Co-Founder and Partner at Genesis Alternative Ventures on venture debt, dos and don'ts for startups raising a venture debt round and …
UVC: Hsu Ken from Iterative VC on his journey as a founder, importanc…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Hsu Ken Ooi, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Iterative VC on Iterative, a YC-style accelerator focused exclusively on Southeast Asia, what he looks …
UVC: Olivier Raussin from FEBE Ventures on why VCs should have a foun…
Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk to Olivier Raussin, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at FEBE Ventures on why he decided to set up FEBE Ventures in Vietnam, some of the …