
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India is a pioneer in investing in tech start-ups in this region and has helped to build a number of unicorns. In this podcast, we want to share and uncover Hard Truths - raw, unfiltered insights and venture capital experience across Southeast Asia & India. Tune in to hear from leading founders, innovators, venture capitalists and industry experts in the region and... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 34 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BusinessEntrepreneurship | |||

I sat down with a founder who almost lost his company twice… and still built one of Indonesia’s biggest e-commerce enablers.
Brian Marshal took SIRCLO from a Shopify-style startup to powering major brands across TikTok Shop, marketplaces, live comme... more
He had one formula for building trust in fintech: promises kept divided by promises made.
Anup Agrawal spent years at LazyPay watching how India actually pays — and what he saw was striking. 85% of consumer transactions ran on UPI. Credit cards exis... more
How do VCs pick that one billion-dollar startup… before the world sees it?
I sat down with Kee Lock, a veteran venture capitalist who’s spent decades backing founders, navigating failures, and building companies from zero to exit. We unpack his real... more
Why would someone quit chasing “big startup ideas” to redesign something as ordinary as a ceiling fan?
In this episode, I sit down with Gazal, co-founder of Nuuk, to trace her journey from a personal problem at home to building a design-led consume... more
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The show features candid conversations with founders, operators, and investors who are actively shaping Southeast Asia and India's technology scene. Episodes frequently center on building and scaling tech-enabled businesses, navigating funding cycles, governance, and product strategy, with a strong emphasis on practical lessons from real-world growth—often through regional perspectives, live commerce, fintech, hardware design, and energy access. A notable trait is the willingness to unpack difficult moments (like near-bankrupt episodes and tough market cycles) to extract transferable insights for listeners aiming to grow ventures, attract capital, or make strategic decisions in dynamic emerging markets.
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