Justin hall

[...] Motorbikes are the most ubiquitous form of personal transport in Southeast Asia. Amble along the streets of Jakarta, bravely plunge headlong into traffic in Ho Chi Min, [...]

[...] years, nearly a billion dollars of venture capital will begin investing in companies across Southeast Asia. Nearly a billion dollars of venture capital. This isn’t a billion dollars of government [...]

[...] [This is the first of a two-part series on regional consolidation in Southeast Asia. You can catch the second part here. This has been adapted from a column I wrote for the [...]

[...] I begin, I need to apologise for my recent hiatus from writing. I was busy flying across Southeast Asia with a few Geeks. No big deal. I’ll be more on the ball in the coming weeks.] This is [...]

[...] . So what’s the one of the biggest hurdles to the fast growing albeit relatively nascent venture capital industry in Southeast Asia? A piddly five to ten page investment agreement. Differences in [...]

[...] the large exits, and its those funds that will survive and flourish in the next few years. Venture capital in Southeast Asia is in a state of flux: money is pouring in, but the exact effects of that [...]

[...] of tax incentives, credits, or other intangible bullshit. This is a billion dollars of venture capital money investing in early-stage technology companies based and operating in Southeast Asia [...]

[...] in Southeast Asia for the foreseeable future and, subsequently, will determine where venture capital goes — and who receives it. Motorbikes represent a defining, fundamental trend that is not [...]

[...] to multiple markets in the region. They do not share the same burdens of quality of global startups, nor the market constraints of local ones. I also noted that given their ubiquity, these [...]

[...] to consumers across Southeast Asia. They do not share the same burdens of quality of global startups, nor the market constraints of local ones. Given such potential, Goldilocks attract a [...]

[...] investors will also feel the squeeze. Generally bound to a smaller check size, angels and early-stage investors may increasingly see their shareholders bought out by later stage investors and [...]

[...] [This is the first of a two-part series on regional consolidation in Southeast Asia. You can catch the second part here. This has been adapted from a [...]

[...] [This is the second of a two-part series on regional consolidation in Southeast Asia. You can catch the first post here. This has been adapted from a column [...]

[...] countries, especially if you’re looking for Series A, but there are still caveats. Singapore entrepreneurs, take note: unless you can justifiably prove that Singapore is a large enough [...]

I’m going to be straight with you: I’m a relatively newbie to venture capital. I’ve been doing this for two years, which isn’t a lot. Granted [...]

[This is the first of a two-part series on regional consolidation in Southeast Asia. You can catch the second part here. This has been adapted from [...]

[...] market and economic hub. The good? Rocket Internet has arguably done more to drag Southeast Asian consumers online more than any other tech company. Period. The bad? If you’re a direct competitor, [...]