Written by Alvin Cahyadi, VP of Investment at AC Ventures On the heels of the 2021 bull run, nearly the entirety of 2022 was a rude shock for many startups in Southeast Asia. A large batch had raised funds the
While traction always warrants analysis, early-stage deals should never proceed if investors have doubts about the founders’ superpowers.
After my nine-year-old daughter made me memorize the lyrics to “12 Days of Christmas” this year, I found myself with a mug by the fireplace recapping the 12 crazy months of 2022 and how they impacted Southeast Asia’s startups and
Even without the Covid baby boom, the baby and maternity market in Indonesia is attractive to investors for its strong forecasted growth due, in large part, to high fertility rates. Based on an internal sizing exercise, we predict the Indonesian
This op-ed by Adrian Li originally ran in The Jakarta Post. It’s nearing the end of 2022 and the world isn’t exactly in a better place than when the year started. Prolonged Russian military aggression in Ukraine has continued to
If you’re reading this, welcome to the unpredictable world of startups. Whether you’re just getting started in the garage or riding high on a well-funded ‘soonicorn,’ navigating this world can be tricky with a 90% failure rate, especially for the
Against a backdrop of weaker sentiments and a capital downturn in 2022 and 2023, large venture capital players and accelerators like Sequoia Capital and Y Combinator have sounded the alarm bells, warning their portfolio companies to “plan for the worst”
China has come a long way over the years. The success of this powerhouse of the East and its US$17 trillion economy did not, however, happen by chance. There is massive tech disruption happening in Asia, across all sectors and
This story originally ran in Forbes Indonesia (August 2022). It’s more than fair to say that the economic outlook for the rest of this year is bleak. Our next recession is looming against a backdrop of stagflation and a tightening
Written by Michael Soerijadji, founder and managing partner at AC Ventures. Now that we’re clearly in a recession, many investors are closing the door on blockchain plays for time being. The ‘crypto winter’ we now find ourselves in is largely
