Interview · Asia-Pacific
BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech
with Jeremy Au
Southeast Asian founders, investors and market debates from someone operating inside the region — the most consistent English-language coverage of a market most angels never hear about.
Why an angel should listen
Southeast Asia is six or more genuinely distinct markets that outsiders routinely treat as one. This show covers Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia as separate places with separate regulatory regimes, consumer behaviours and funding conditions, which is the only way the region makes sense.
The host invests and has operated in the region, and the format alternates between founder interviews, market debates and listener questions. The debate episodes are the distinctive part — they argue about whether a given model actually works in a given market rather than assuming a Silicon Valley template applies.
For an angel this is essential background before investing anywhere in the region, particularly on the structural question of the Singapore holding company and what foreign ownership rules mean for a company operating in Indonesia or Vietnam.
Where to begin
Start with these
- Any market debate episode, for the argument about whether a model transfers.
- Country-specific episodes on Indonesia or Vietnam, the two markets outsiders understand least.
- Anything on the Singapore holding structure and foreign ownership rules.