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BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech: Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand & Malaysia Startups, Founders & Venture Capit

Jeremy Au
Venture Capital
Southeast Asia
Singapore
Artificial Intelligence
Startups
Entrepreneurship
Indonesia
Vietnam
China
Efishery
Fintech
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Startup Ecosystem
Philippines
Fraud
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Fatherhood
Longevity
United States
Leadership

Learn from Southeast Asia's best tech leaders. Build the future, learn from our past & stay human in between. No B.S on success. Southeast Asia's #1 startup & venture capital podcast with 80,000+ listeners.

Hosted by Jeremy Au. VC & serial founder. Harvard MBA & UC Berkeley. Sci-fi nerd & dad of two daughters. Growth and personal growth solves all problems. The best feeling is coaching good human... more

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Artwork for BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech: Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand & Malaysia Startups, Founders & Venture Capit

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The Nanning scheme in Guangxi, China, reported to be the "1040 Sunshine Project", recruited overseas Chinese, including Singaporeans, to buy in for between S$26,000 and S$50,000, with returns of up to 10.4 million yuan.

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Money is being rebuilt for AI agents, and the first regulated funds are already open to them. Richard Schroder spent 25 years in institutional banking, led the ANZ digital assets team that issued the first bank stablecoin on a public blockchain, and ... more

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Chalinda Abeykoon, managing partner of nVentures, traces the seven or eight ways he tried to solve startup funding in Sri Lanka, most of which failed. At the Brandix apparel accelerator, the products were good, but the startups lacked the enterprise ... more

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Lennix Lai, general manager at OKX, describes moving from trading roles at JP Morgan and AIG into crypto after reading the two-page Bitcoin whitepaper, despite first thinking Bitcoin was a scam. He argues DeFi can grow into a connected global marketp... more

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Richard Schroder
Co-Founder and CEO of Conduit Digital Holdings; former institutional banker and leader of ANZ's digital assets team
Conduit Digital Holdings
Episode: Money Is Being Rebuilt for AI Agents. Where Do You Start? | Richard Schroder - E745
Chalinda Abeykoon
Managing partner of nVentures and early-stage investor in technology startups across South and Southeast Asia
nVentures
Episode: How Tech Became Sri Lanka’s Third-largest Export Earner | Chalinda Abeykoon - E744
Lennix Lai
General manager at OKX with experience in traditional finance, institutional crypto and global regulation
OKX
Episode: The Future Of DeFi: One Connected Global Marketplace | Lennix Lai - E743
Goh Yiping
Entrepreneur, operator and investor with experience in startups, venture capital, private equity and corporate innovation
FORMAS.AI
Episode: Enabling the Future of Design | Goh Yiping - E742
Rosaline Chow Koo
Founder of covee and former founder of CXA
covee
Episode: Starting Again at 65: Rosaline Koo on Building covee’s AI Insurance Ecosystem | E741
Gita Sjahrir
Indonesian reader and diaspora member who has lived abroad for decades
Episode: Finding Hope In A Long View Of History - Gita Sjahrir | BRAVE E740
Jean Hew
Journalist, head of research and producer who led the Lawrence Wong podcast project
Jom (journalism startup)
Episode: Making a Podcast About Lawrence Wong: 20+ Interviews, 15+ Drafts and a Story to Weave | Jean Hew - E739
Daniel Suh
General partner at Gold House Ventures and former corporate lawyer
Gold House Ventures
Episode: Unlearning Prestige & Unlocking the Golden Handcuffs - E738
Pooja Venkatraman
Executive coach
Episode: Unlearning Prestige & Unlocking the Golden Handcuffs - E738

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Jeremy Au
Host of BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech podcast covering startups, founders, and venture capital in SEA; prolific interviewer and ecosystem builder

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 49 ratings
  • Very engaging!

    I listened to the episode with Albert Lie, and I thought the conversation was very engaging and insightful! Here’s where I’ll keep coming back for SEA content!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LelandTran
    United States5 years ago
  • Content Doesn’t Get Much Better!

    With so many podcasts on the market today, it is so hard to break through the noise. I was recently turned on to Brave Dynamics by a friend of mine, and after tuning into a couple of episodes, it has made it’s way into my weekly routine! I literally leave 1 un-listened episode in my queue simply because I hate the thought of running out of Jeremy content! Keep it up!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JoshRhodes8
    United States6 years ago
  • Tim Ferris for SEA?

    Enjoyed the profiles of leading Southeast Asia tech founders, executives and leaders. It is a refreshing perspective on leadership and gives insights to the primary preoccupations of the region’s brightest mind. Each episode has given me fresh insight to the emerging trends in a fast growing region. Some of my favorite episodes are:

    1. Looi Qin En on Student Entrepreneurship and Talent in SEA (Co-Founder of Glints)

    2. Nurul Jihadah Hussain on Tech Diversity and Inclusion (Founder of The Codette ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    adrielyongcj
    Singapore6 years ago
  • Great for career/leadership tips

    Learned a lot from the speakers from different industries on their stories and journeys so far. Definitely a must-listen for anyone seeking advice to be a leader in their own field!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lindatangxy
    Singapore6 years ago
  • Authentic & Inspirational

    I especially loved Episode #10, where Andrew Ive talks about how the younger generation is realizing that every dollar, pound or Euro that they spend is a vote. Incredibly useful in kickstarting my thought process around customers & the entrepreneur’s relationship with them

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    klowetan
    Singapore6 years ago

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How Tech Became Sri Lanka’s Third-largest Export Earner | Chalinda Abeykoon - E744
Q: What do you think is the value of all this additional support these days? Can someone just ask Google how to hire or to handle the agreements?
He says information and AI tools can help, especially once companies have more structure, but pre-seed and seed founders still need hands-on support with hiring, culture, sales and enterprise negotiations. At the earliest stage, the work is more art than science.
How Tech Became Sri Lanka’s Third-largest Export Earner | Chalinda Abeykoon - E744
Q: What would you say are the challenges of bringing capital to Sri Lanka?
Abeykoon says the small domestic market and investor preference for B2C companies make funding difficult, despite Sri Lanka's strengths in B2B technology and engineering. He adds that the country's technology sector is young and often overshadowed by negative perceptions.
Money Is Being Rebuilt for AI Agents. Where Do You Start? | Richard Schroder - E745
Q: For any fund managers that are thinking about tokenizing their funds, any advice that you give them?
He advises making a start with a low-risk, low-cost fund-of-funds approach to test whether tokenization adds utility and has product-market fit, then progressing to tokenizing their own funds.
Money Is Being Rebuilt for AI Agents. Where Do You Start? | Richard Schroder - E745
Q: What are the three key controls you came up with for allowing an AI agent to interact with a tokenized fund?
Schroder describes linking a unique agent identifier to a KYC-onboarded customer, limiting the agent to permitted tasks such as subscribing, redeeming and transferring, and setting wallet-level thresholds and multi-approver controls.
Enabling the Future of Design | Goh Yiping - E742
Q: What does FORMAS.AI do other than the buzzy word AI?
Yiping describes FORMAS.AI as an AI-native design workspace for architects and designers. It turns sketches and other inputs into visual iterations, editable drawings and 3D models, and aims to bring multiple design and rendering tools into one workflow.

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Across episodes, conversations frequently center on the evolution of pricing models for software, enterprise AI adoption, and how regional ecosystems in Southeast Asia shape startup success. Guests often bring practical lessons on building products that scale, navigating regulatory and governance hurdles, and aligning leadership decisions with real customer value. The show stands out for blending founder and investor perspectives with mental models for leadership, as well as for highlighting region-specific dynamics in SEA's tech and VC scenes. Listeners can expect actionable frameworks, candid career stories, and strategic takes on AI, healthcare tech, fintech, and platform businesses tailored to Southeast Asia and similar markets.

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2. Chalinda Abeykoon
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