Investing In Asia

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on August 5, 2024, amid massive protests and violent unrest that had gripped the country for weeks. The unrest began as student-led protests against a controversial government job quota system but quickly escalated into widespread anti-government demonstrations. Protesters accused Hasina’s government of corruption, election rigging, and human rights abuses during her 15 years in power. Today we hear from Anayet Rashid, the CEO of Truck Lagbe. Truck Lagbe is the country’s largest platform for booking trucks. They have coverage across the country. We’ll hear what it was like to live through the overthrow, why prices have on everything have come down, what he thinks about the future of the country, and we’ll even hear some surprising info on how early stage investors have been making a lot of money investing in companies like his. Truck Lagbe: https://trucklagbe.com/shipper [https://trucklagbe.com/shipper] Anayet Rashid: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayetrashidpappu/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anayetrashidpappu/] Hosted by Arshad Chowdhury, Managing Partner at Betatron: Betatron.co [https://betatron.co/] X (Previously Twitter): @arshadgc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshadgc [https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshadgc/]

Companies large and small across Asia are increasingly adopting autonomous robots in warehouses and manufacturing. At the bleeding edge of this is Rahul Nambiar, CEO of Botsync. Botsync helps manufacturers automate their manufacturing facilities across Asia. In this episode we start with Botsync's journey, then we cover the types of different robots, adoption rates, buying versus leasing, government policy, and opportunities for new entrepreneurs in the space. Botsync: Botsync.co [https://Botsync.co ] Rahul Nambiar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nambiarrahul [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nambiarrahul] Hosted by Arshad Chowdhury, Managing Partner at Betatron: Betatron.co [https://betatron.co/] X (Previously Twitter): @arshadgc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshadgc [https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshadgc/] https://betatron.co/podcasts?author=626ba58d5209a131c12af4faSpecial thanks to Mark Spencer for his help producing this episode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-spencer-b02b9113/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-spencer-b02b9113/]

Today’s guest is Bhavik Vashi, the managing director for Asia Pacific and the Middle East at Carta. His seat at Carta gives him a perfect view as to what’s happening in the region in terms of startup and VC fundraising and formation. This episode is especially helpful for any LPs looking at the APAC region.   Questions we tackle include: * What it was like to experience two major liquidity events * What Carta sees in terms of funding rounds today for startups * The size and scope of the current funding winter * Why LPs are on the sidelines today * VC mark ups and pricing opacity * How governments in MENA are competing for companies * Why tokenized ownership of funds probably won’t catch on * AI’s impact and the challenges in picking a winner * The future of exits in Asia and what that means for portfolio construction Carta: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1591027/episodes/%20https://artafinance.com/Carta.com [http://carta.com/] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavikvashi/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavikvashi/] Hosted by Arshad Chowdhury, Managing Partner at Betatron: Betatron.co [https://betatron.co/] X (Previously Twitter): @arshadgc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshadgc [https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshadgc/]

Today's guest is Caesar Sengupta, the CEO of Arta Finance, a wealth management platform built by Caesar and his team of ex Googlers. They came out of stealth in 2022 and announced having raised 90 million in funding. Caesar holds a degree in computer science from Stanford and an MBA from Wharton at Google. Caesar was part of the team that built Google pay into one of the world's leading digital payment platforms, and then spearheaded the next billion users initiative which brought internet access and digital payments to millions of people globally. Caesar is now based in Singapore and today we'll be hearing his take on both his unique journey and his views on the Asian startup ecosystem. Arta: https://artafinance.com/ [ https://artafinance.com/] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caesar-s/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/caesar-s/] Hosted by Arshad Chowdhury, Managing Partner at Betatron: Betatron.co [https://betatron.co/] X (Previously Twitter): @arshadgc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshadgc [https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshadgc/]

Today’s guest is Leo Jiang. Leo is the Chief Digital Officer of Huawei Cloud and AI for APAC and the Founder of the company’s global accelerator, Huawei Spark. He’s been recognised as a Top 10 Most Influential CDO globally by Technology Magazine. We’re lucky to have him with us today as we dive into all things related to AI, Asia, and startup investing. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leo-nuo-jiang/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leo-nuo-jiang/] Hosted by Arshad Chowdhury, Managing Partner at Betatron: Betatron.co X (Previously Twitter): @arshadgc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshadgc [https://www.linkedin.com/in/arshadgc/]