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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

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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.

Show Notes:

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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In today’s episode, we talk with 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!

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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 

Many thanks to our guests  Sanjay Nath; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and  Sagar Chaudhary; editor David Xu; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com

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