Unveiling nine venture capital sessions at Asia PE-VC Summit

By Team DealStreetAsia

August 29, 2022

We have put together nine venture capital sessions on the second day of the Asia PE-VC Summit 2022, to be held in Singapore on September 27 & 28.

The VC sessions, featuring 23 prominent speakers from the region’s most active firms, will include top themes and trends, fireside chats and keynote tracks. Our speakers will share their insights on investing in a downturn and generating alpha in turbulent times; early-stage investing; outlook for fast-growing sectors such as kirana tech, SaaS, fintech; and more.

Take advantage of our Limited Time Offer of $1,299 per ticket & save $700 before it expires in a week! From September 5 onwards, we will resume full ticket pricing at $1,999.

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Venture investing and generating alpha in turbulent times

  • Seamon Chan, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Palm Drive Capital
  • Helen Wong, Managing Partner, AC Ventures
  • Jessica Huang Pouleur, Partner, Openspace Ventures
  • Yinglan Tan, CEO & Founding Managing Partner, Insignia Ventures Partners

Fireside chat: Capturing value in a downturn as private market valuations hit correction course

  • In conversation with Jenny Lee, Managing Partner, GGV Capital

Are early-stage deals still hot amid funding winter?

  • Anup Jain, Managing Partner, Orios Venture Partners
  • Avina Sugiarto, Venture Partner, East Ventures
  • Vishal Harnal, Managing Partner, 500 Global
  • Melissa Guzy, Managing Partner, Arbor Ventures

VCs have a diversity problem. What can they do to bridge the gap?

  • Rishika Chandan, Managing Director, Venturi Partners
  • Pinn Lawjindakul, Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
  • Cristina Ventura, General Partner & Chief Catalyst Officer, White Star Capital

Build local, think global: The opportunity for cross-border SaaS play

  • Kabir Narang, Founding General Partner, B Capital Group
  • Cyrus Driver, Managing Director, Partners Group

Driving decarbonisation: How the startup ecosystem can take the lead

  • Sui Ling Cheah, Operating Partner, Wavemaker Partners
  • Pui Yan Leung, Partner, Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India
  • Caroline Wee, Investment Partner, Asia, Circulate Capital

The future of kirana tech in India and SE Asia

  • Smita Aggarwal, Global Investments Advisor, Flourish Ventures
  • Visa Kannan, Partner, Saison Capital (Moderator)

Fintech in SE Asia turning into an ecosystem play. What next?

  • Dmitry Levit, Founder & General Partner, Cento Ventures
  • Ganesh Rengaswamy, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Quona Capital
  • Sutapa Amornvivat, Founding CEO, SCB Abacus

Closing Keynote: The calm after the storm: 10 trends to expect in SE Asia

  • by Nick Nash, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Asia Partners

Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
APPLY NOW

Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
APPLY NOW