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Asia Startup Pulse

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The Asia Startup Pulse Podcast, previously known as China Startup Pulse Podcast, is an original weekly podcast for anyone interested in understanding the innovation, business, and tech landscape in Asia. We bring the best of the Asian startup ecosystem, showcasing entrepreneurial stories, insights from thought leaders, and dissecting the strategies employed by tech giants. Backed by SOSV, Chinaccelerator, and Mobile Only Accelerator (MOX), we understand firsthand what it’s like to be an entrepreneur in Asia. Over the last decade, we have helped over 170 startups cross borders and make their mark in Asia. With that in mind, the podcast offers real, practical, and unique insights. The Asia Startup Pulse is hosted by Oscar Ramos, Ryan Shuken, and William Bao Bean, hackers, and hustlers with years of experience in China’s startup scene. Subscribe to us on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Ximalaya FM, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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ASP精选VC对谈：Wei Hopeman深度颇析中国金融科技发展趋势

Episode 1

Monday, November 22, 2021 • Duration 31:31

Final call for signing up for Chinaccelerator 20 Demo Day Nov 24 on Eventbrite. We will soon be back with the brand-new season. Until then, stay tuned.

Fintech has come a long way in China, from barely being recognized to one of the fastest growing markets in the region. As the world’s leader in Fintech technology, China is a breeding ground for Internet finance companies, and accordingly, investment in the industry. With millions of users and an ever-growing number of fintech unicorns, the future of Internet finance looks exceedingly bright in China.

Today, ASP selected the special episode that Oscar Ramos sat down with venture capitalist and fintech investor Wei Hopeman. After beginning her career in financial services and investment banking, Wei co-founded Arbor Ventures in 2013, the first VC fund specialized in fintech in the Asian ecosystem. She talks to us about the growth of fintech, the benefits of corporate VCs, and how founders and corporate VCs can improve their interactions with each other.

Show notes:
1:28 Intro

2:07 How Wei got into financial services

5:46 Going into investment banking

7:30 The growth of fintech in Asia

9:32 The lack of infrastructure in financial services

12:18 Launching fintech in China

15:18 Benefits of corporate VCs

17:08 Key questions a founder should ask corporate VCs

18:31 Key difference between types of VCs

21:02 Educating corporates in working with startups

23:17 Women in VC

30:16 The future of Arbor Ventures

thanks to our host Oscar Ramos, guest Wei Hopeman, editor David and Geep, organizer Chinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website at Chinaccelerator Website

Email us: team@chinastartuppulse.com

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ASP精选VC对谈—Peng T. Ong分析东南亚地区科技技术化崛起

Episode 2

Thursday, November 18, 2021 • Duration 34:07

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinaccelerator-demo-day-20-livestream-20-tickets-188035859317?aff=podcast

As we're gearing up for Chinaccelerator 20 Demo Day, we will be back with brand-new season. Until then, stay tuned.

In this episode, we talk about Peng’s journey as an investor and how he perceives the great potential in Southeast Asia. More importantly, he summarizes a very important trend in SEA’s startup ecosystem, "Technification". We also talk about the impact that China's Internet giants have on SEA through investments and M&A.

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2:26 Peng’s journey as an investor
3:54 Main differences btw seed round and Series A
9:47 More capital investment in SEA
10:52 The most interesting trend in SEA
11:28 “Technification” in China
12:36 The opportunities of “technification” in SEA
15:05 “There is no way for a company to grow that fast without technology”
18:03 The core DNA of a successful founding team
19:26 China’s role in SEA’s service industry
22:58 The role of Chinese and Japanese corporate venture capital in SEA
26:56 The infrastructure development in SEA
28:57 A hard push on deep technology in SEA?

Many thanks to our guest Peng T.Ong; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com

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ASP精选VC对谈—Sanjay Nath看印度SaaS企业如何走向国际市场

Episode 3

Thursday, November 11, 2021 • Duration 48:04

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinaccelerator-demo-day-20-livestream-20-tickets-188035859317?aff=podcast

We will come back with the brand-new season soon. Until then, stay tuned.

ASP Selection: Inside the VC Mind (II)

In today’s rebroadcast, Inside the VC Mind Part II, we invite Sanjay Nath, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Blume Ventures, one of India’s leading early-stage venture funds. Sanjay also represents Blume on the boards of Arka Venture Labs and the Draper Venture Network. Blume focuses on Seed to Pre-Series A stages of funding and has made over 100 investments across its 10-year history across multiple funds. Sanjay has invested in and advises a wide portfolio of startups including GreyOrange Robotics, Dataweave, Locus, Tricog, LBB, Lulu, Lambdatest, TapChief (acquired by Unacademy), Nektar.ai, and Obviously.ai amongst others.

What is the trajectory for Indian startups expanding abroad? How do they start in India and move to the US and SEA? How can startups build and sell remotely and operate in a virtual world? What are the repercussions of localization when internationalization? Sanjay, as an active investor in the space, brings his experience in answering all these questions and more!

Show Notes

02:10 Introduction to Sanjay Nath
02:55 Sanjay’s transition from consulting to VC
07:41 The trend of Indian startups expanding overseas
11:20 Overcoming the barriers of cross-border expansion
16:38 How Blume VC supports startups with their expertise and best practices
24:10 Localisation vs Internationalisation from Day 1
28:22 Popular revenue models among Indian startups
31:04 The second-order effect of Covid19 on cross-border expansion
38:22 Opportunities for Indian SaaS companies in China
41:05 Leveraging diaspora and ecosystems to expand to the US and Europe
45:17 Sanjay’s final thoughts

ASP精选：对话James Tan：理解Marketplace商业模式的基本要素

Episode 4

Thursday, November 4, 2021 • Duration 42:20

Asia Startup Pulse Selection: Examining the Fundamentals of the Marketplace Business Model with James Tan, Managing Partner at Quest Ventures.

As we're gearing up for our Demo Day, we will soon be back with a brand-new season next month. Sign up for Demo Day Nov 24 to meet the 10 startups chosen for our latest cohort.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinaccelerator-demo-day-20-livestream-20-tickets-188035859317?aff=podcast

Today, we are going to dig deeper into marketplaces again with James Tan, Managing Partner at Quest Ventures. Prior to this, James was co-founder and COO of 55tuan, a NASDAQ listed e-commerce group that grew to more than 200 cities and 5,000 employees across China.

Show notes:

2:43 - Introduction to James Tan
4:21 - Transition from startup founder to venture capitalist
6:06 - Introduction to Quest Ventures
7:20 - Most rewarding achievements of running a marketplace
9:37 - Why James is excited about marketplaces
12:23 - The advantages of a marketplace over a B2C company
15:41 - How to manage and control your marketplace
17:55 - The most innovative marketplace models that James has seen
20:28 - Is a marketplace in Southeast Asia a regional business?
23:21 - The right time for marketplaces to internationalise
25:53 - How should companies localise in Indonesia?
31:31 - Where should Indonesian companies internationalise to
34:13 - When should companies reconsider expansion
35:13 - How to innovate the marketplace revenue model?
40:11 - Does “marketplace” have a higher valuation multiple compared to e-commerce?

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Building the Biggest Used-car Marketplace in SEA, with Aaron Tan, founder of Carro (Ep 159)

Follow us on LinkedIn: To join our listener group on WeChat, please add SOSV Helper (WeChat ID: sosvhero) and ask for the group invitation.Email us: Many thanks to our guests ; host ; producers and ; editor ; organizer ; and sponsor. Be sure to check out our website

与Johnson Yeh 对谈－全球性循环经济下的计画性报废

Episode 5

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 • Duration 34:51

Having accomplished his goal of transforming the gaming industry, Johnson Yeh is now turning his attention to his long-time passion: circular economy and sustainability. He founded ROEHL to provide consumers with a more sustainable and convenient lifestyle, starting with a subscription-based home appliance service.

Johnson recently sat down with Oscar Ramos in our Shanghai recording studio. Listen for their discussion on:

Why Johnson left his job at the summit of the gaming industry to pursue this mission

What we can do in a world of planned obsolescence

Economic benefits to a circular economy

How ROEHL is speeding up the rate of green-tech adoption, starting with air-purifying products

China’s leading position in green technology

The most exciting opportunities for new companies in the sector

About the speaker:

Johnson Yeh is the founder and CEO of ROEHL, the world’s first Lifestyle-as-a-Service (L.a.a.S) company. Before founding ROEHL in 2019, Johnson led Riot Games in China, Southeast Asia, and Japan. Under his leadership, LPL and e-sport went through a formidable transformation, becoming China's biggest spectator sport, with viewing numbers increasing by 15 times in 5 years. In 2019, the total number of hours watched reached 4 billion in China alone, surpassing CSL, NBA, and other traditional sporting events.

Many thanks to our guest Johnson Yeh; host Oscar Ramos; producers Sagar Chaudhary and Lace Nguyen; editor David Xu; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com.

To join our listener group on WeChat, please add SOSV Helper (WeChat ID: sosvhero) and ask for the group invitation.

与Aerodyne 创办人 Kamarul Muhamed 对谈－观察无人机科技的现代化趋势

Episode 6

Thursday, October 14, 2021 • Duration 38:12

EPISODE SUMMARY

We sat down with Kamarul Muhamed, founder and CEO of Aerodyne Group, a world-leading drone-based enterprise solutions provider, to talk all things drones, the Uberization of agritech, how drone tech has created a new market for technology talents. We also discussed why Southeast Asia, once dominated by traditional agriculture, is so bullish on new technologies, and the wonderful future of the region’s home-grown unicorns.

EPISODE NOTES

“Drones, in itself, is just a dumb flying platform. What makes it intelligent is the analytics and smart sensors; and how that can be disruptive in providing real value to our enterprise clients,” said Kamarul Muhamed, who founded Aerodyne in 2014 and has grown the company into a world-leading drone-based enterprise solutions provider and, more importantly, a pioneer in the use of AI for large-scale data operations and process optimization. Today, we sat down with Kamarul to talk all things drones, the Uberization of agritech, how drone tech has created a new market for technology talents. We also discussed why Southeast Asia, once dominated by traditional agriculture, is so bullish on new technologies, and the wonderful future of the region’s home-grown unicorns.

About the speaker:

Kamarul Muhamed left the corporate world to pursue his passion in technology and digital innovation, founding Aerodyne in 2014 with a specialty in aerial imagery. The company has since pivoted to data intelligence, integrated solutions and now, Drone Tech, Data Tech and Digital Transformation (DT3). Ranked second in the world by Drone Industry Insights of Germany, Aerodyne has over 400 drone professionals operating in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAS) services sector, managing more than 300,000 infrastructure assets with 110,000 flight operations across 35 countries globally.

Show notes:

01:39 Introduction to Kamarul Muhamed and Aerodyne Group
02:29 How the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of agritech
Contactless technologies to automate infrastructure operations for powerlining and solar farms Transforming traditional labor-intensive agriculture jobs into tech talents How the Uberization of agritech has created a new micro-economy Southeast Asia’s governments are already channeling agriculture subsidy into the adoption of technology How Aerodyne tackled the challenges of adoption and scaling a cross-border team The future of aerial robotics and AI’s pivotal role in the ecosystem Entering the bigger B2C market with the super-app model for agricultureWhat the world can learn from China’s speed of innovation and Southeast Asia’s massive opportunitiesMany thanks to our guests ; host ; producers and ; editor ; organizer ; and sponsor . Be sure to check out our website .

加密收藏品之外，NFT的下一个风潮在哪？- Animoca Brands执行长 Robby Yung

Episode 7

Thursday, October 7, 2021 • Duration 38:35

EPISODE SUMMARY

The World Wide Web was the first big tech revolution. Mobile was the second and we think blockchain is now the third. This is a period where we're going to have a solid 10-year run of tremendous growth and adoption of this new technology. It's going to bring enormous changes to all sectors that the technology touches upon: entertainment, financial services, e-government, and more.

EPISODE NOTES

Robby Yung is the CEO of Animoca Brands, the developer of a broad portfolio of blockchain games, traditional games, and other products, many of which are based on popular global brands including Formula 1®, Marvel, WWE, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Doraemon. Animoca Brands is also a prolific investor with more than 50 investments in NFT-related blockchain companies, including Sky Mavis (Axie Infinity), Dapper Labs (CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot), OpenSea, Harmony, Bitski, and Alien Worlds. Yung previously was the co-founder of Redgate Media, acquired by Inno-Tech Holdings Limited.

Yung recently sat down with Oscar Ramos to talk about all things NFT, digital entertainment, and what excites him about the future of blockchain.

Show Notes

02:35 How Animoca made its foray into blockchain games with Dapper Labs and CryptoKitties
04:25 How blockchain revolutionizes gaming with digital ownership
09:02 Incentives for people to spend more money on blockchain games
11:24 A fully decentralized game is a lot like a democracy
12:50 Behind the rise of NFTs: companies at the intersection of gaming and DeFi such as Sky Mavis
15:52 Could blockchain the third tech revolution?
19:11 Robby Yung's investment philosophy
22:15 How virtual experiences will change the traditional business model
24:21 What we need to speed up blockchain adoption
27:27 Why regulations will increase clarity and transparencyThe attraction of collectibles and artThe metaverse 10 years from now

与PingCAP亚太区负责人Neil Han对谈 - 理解开源软件背后的商业模式

Episode 8

Thursday, September 30, 2021 • Duration 31:34

The open-source model has been a big catalyst for technology businesses across the world. While it is clear how they fit into other business models, it is still unclear what the business model behind an open-source business is. In this episode, we aim to answer that and more. We invited Neil Han, Head of APAC and EMEA for PingCAP, the first open-source unicorn in China, which raised 340million USD in total. Neil is a hardcore software person and a well-connected professional in the software industry across the globe with great operations and management skillset, looking forward to working with a fast-growing company and great leadership team to grow together. PingCAP raises $270M in Nov. 2020 to develop core technologies and advance the global expansion of its offerings! PingCAP is founded by the team that built TiDB, a world-leading open-source, cloud-native, distributed SQL/NewSQL database for elastic scale and real-time analytics, which is compatible with MySQL and enables companies to painlessly scale their business while keeping the underlying infrastructure simple and serve as a one-stop solution for all online transactions and analysis. PingCAP is the most valued NewSQL company on the planet!

EPISODE NOTES

Show Notes:

[1:26] Introduction to Neil Han

[2:39] PingCap’s value proposition

[5:14] Companies that best leverage PingCap’s services

[8:05] The business model behind an open source business

对话Blume Ventures管理合伙人Sanjay Nath：印度SaaS企业如何走向国际市场

Episode 9

Thursday, July 22, 2021 • Duration 47:31

India today is home to some of the most innovative and valuable startups in the world. With a thriving startup ecosystem that is seeing more and more foreign capital injection and innovation across the board from tech to business models, Indian startups are well positioned to take on the global startup ecosystem. Although the domestic market is already huge enough, more Indian SaaS startups are venturing out and expanding across borders.

In today’s episode, we invite Sanjay Nath, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Blume Ventures, one of India’s leading early-stage venture funds. Sanjay also reprerepresents Blume on the boards of Arka Venture Labs and the Draper Venture Network. Blume focuses on Seed to Pre-Series A stages of funding and has made over 100 investments across its 10-year history across multiple funds. Sanjay has invested in and advises a wide portfolio of startups including GreyOrange Robotics, Dataweave, Locus, Tricog, LBB, Lulu, Lambdatest, TapChief (acquired by Unacademy), Nektar.ai, and Obviously.ai amongst others.

What is the trajectory for Indian startups expanding abroad? How do they start in India and move to US and SEA? How can startups build and sell remotely and operate in a virtual world? What are the repercussions of localization when internationalization? Sanjay, as an active investor in the space, brings his experience in answering all these questions and more!

Show Notes

01:35 Introduction to Sanjay Nath

02:20 Sanjay’s transition from consulting to VC

07:06 The trend of Indian startups expanding overseas

10:54 Overcoming the barriers of cross-border expansion

16:03 How Blume VC supports startups with their expertise and best practices

23:35 Localisation vs Internationalisation from Day 1

27:47 Popular revenue models among Indian startups

30:29 The second-order effect of Covid19 on cross-border expansion

对话和玉资本管理合伙人Chris Lerner：如何在中国创立一家VC

Episode 10

Friday, July 9, 2021 • Duration 43:35

What does it take to launch a VC fund in China? What are the differences between RMB funds and USD funds? And how can VC funds exit themselves?

We invited Chris Lerner, Managing Partner at MSA Capital, to join us to share his experience on starting and running a successful venture fund, and also how MSA Capital has supported startups to grow and expand to different markets. Founded in 2014, MSA Capital is an independent global private equity and venture capital firm with over $1.5 billion assets under management. Most notably, 60% of its 26 early stage investments have become super unicorns.

We also extended the conversation from a “cross-border” perspective by discussing about the potential opportunities for foreign startups and foreign VCs to enter China.

Show Notes:

2:48 Introduction to MSA Capital

5:22 What has kept Chris Lerner living in China

9:12 What makes the Chinese VC industry different

13:10 The DNA of Chinese corporate VCs (CVCs)

15:13 Conflicts happen when startups work with different CVCs

17:38 What takes to launch a VC fund

19:57 Who is investing in VC funds in China

24:40 The difference between RMB funds and USD funds

27:44 How VC funds can exit themselves in China

31:38 The trends of consolidation for financial returns

33:18 What support MSA Capital provides to startups

38:13 Potential opportunities for foreign startups to enter China

41:18 The opportunity of foreign VCs to enter China

42:32 How to contact Chris Lerner

Many thanks to our guests ; host ; producers and ; editor ; organizer ; and sponsor. Be sure to check out our website

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