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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.

Format Twice weekly, roughly 30 to 60 minutesListen bravesea.com ↗

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.

In short

Good for

Southeast AsiaStructural questionsRegional debate
Listen at bravesea.com

BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech: common questions

Is Southeast Asia one market?
No, and treating it as one is the most common outsider error. Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia have different regulatory regimes, consumer behaviours and funding conditions, and this show covers them separately.
What structural question matters most before investing there?
The Singapore holding company and what foreign-ownership rules mean for an operating business in Indonesia or Vietnam. The show discusses it as a practical constraint rather than a legal abstraction.