The Rise of Technification in Southeast Asia, with Peng T. Ong, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Monk's Hill Ventures

In this episode, we talk about Peng’s journey as an investor and how he perceives the great potential in Southeast Asia. More importantly, he summarizes a very important trend in SEA’s startup ecosystem, "Technification". We also talk about the impact that China's Internet giants have on SEA through investments and M&A.

Show Notes:

1:54 Peng’s journey as an investor

3:22 Main differences btw seed round and Series A

9:15 More capital investment in SEA

10:20 The most interesting trend in SEA

10:56 “Technification” in China

12:24 The opportunities of “technification” in SEA

14:33 “There is no way for a company to grow that fast without technology”

17:31 The core DNA of a successful founding team

18:54 China’s role in SEA’s service industry

22:22 The role of Chinese and Japanese corporate venture capital in SEA

26:20 The infrastructure development in SEA

28:25 A hard push on deep technology in SEA?

Many thanks to our guest Peng T.Ong; host Oscar Ramos; producers  Eva Shi and  Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com

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