Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia founders, funders and execs. From the growing pains of a unicorn journey to IPO, scaling a venture capital firm, to building empires in new markets; all of these efforts require vision from the leaders
In today's Billion Dollar Moves Breakdown, we bust some myths on the startup and venture capital landscape with i2i Ventures General Partners, Misbah Naqvi and Kalsoom Lakhani.--
This week we dive deep (pun intended) with Paralympics Gold Medalist Susie Rodgers on winning, mental health, reinventing yourself and so much more. Video credits: Channel4, 1000Londoners, Women's Sport Trust, British Swimming and Dorset Orthopaedic--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm.--
"My biggest fear? Not achieving the potential of what I think this business can do, and achieving this vision I see"This week, we dive deep with John Brisco, CEO and Co-Founder of Coherent, Hong-Kong grown insurtech startup on a mission to to build next-in-class technology platforms and data intelligence engines to help insurers and their partners transform and grow. From sales enablement to product development, Coherent is helping the insurers move away from legacy backend challenges. Building on their success in closing their series A round of funding in late 2020, Coherent is now expanding their business from Asia to the world.--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
"The hardest lesson for me as a leader? I've chosen to be in this position. I chose to build this business. So it starts with me and it ends with me" The family office was initially created to look after the wealth of ultra high net worth families. But today, the modern-day family office does far more than that and is in fact, acting a whole lot more like a venture investor. Today we talk to Field Pickering, COO, General Counsel and Head of Venture Investing at Vulpes, a family office built off the wealth of Stephen Diggle, who founded Artradis Fund Management. Artradis was an Asian long volatility biased multi strategy alternative asset manager, and at its helm grew assets under management from US$4 million to US$4.7 billion at its peak in 2008. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
"When times are hard, hold on to your vision. Remember why you started in the first place."In a never-before like interview, we dive deep into the business of drones with the Malaysian power couple Kamarul A Muhamed and Azita Azizan who founded Aerodyne group, which is set to be the global leading provider of drone-based enterprise solutions, with over $30M raised, presence in over 35 countries, and over 350,000 assets inspected. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. Hosted by venture capitalist & strategist @SarahChenGlobal, expect unfiltered stories from the crème de la crème, so you too, can make #BillionDollarMoves
"If not now, then when? I had no job, nowhere to stay but I had to try. Even if I failed, I would have the peace of mind that at least I tried. I would have always wondered, what if?"From the rise of Impossible Foods to McDonalds announcing their McPlant menu, plant-based food has undeniably taken the market by storm. Beyond the mainstreaming of veganism, fast-forward to 2021, a global crisis and global lockdowns drove consumers to reassess what they eat and their impact on the planet. Riding this wave is Clara Foods (www.clarafoods.com), a Silicon Valley venture-backed company making animal protein without the animals. Led by Arturo Elizondo, Clara Foods is disrupting food technology, developing performance protein products and making the world's first animal free egg white protein. Using advanced fermentation to brew protein that is cleaner, greener and kinder to our environment today, this week, we take a personal deep dive with the man behind the vision of eggs without chickens. --
Indonesia's startups have been making headlines in the last few years, including most recently the news that online mall Bukalapak is set to raise $1.5 billion in the country's largest-ever initial public offering - setting the stage for a wave of tech listings, with fellow unicorns GoTo and Traveloka to follow suit. Home to the region's largest population, it is no surprise, Indonesia is in it's primetime for entrepreneurs. This week, we begin to scratch the surface of the Indonesian startup storyline with veteran digital entrepreneur and evangelist Shinta Dhanuwardoyo.--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top Asia-US funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
In today's Billion Dollar Moves Breakdown, we bust some myths on the emerging markets and venture capital with THE emerging markets analyst, Mikal Khoso, VC at Wavemaker Partners, a cross border venture capital firm dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Singapore and has raised over $580M across multiple funds.--
"You can imagine the guilt - here I was building my startup when my actual baby was not coping well in school; with a learning disability, and recent epilepsy incident."We love rooting for the underdog- but what does it really take to rise despite the odds, as THE underdog? Rosaline Koo founded CXA Group from her living room in 2013 after a storied career with multinationals, with ambitions to transform health benefits for employees. Tune in to her story from risking all her family savings to build her startup; to scaling to over a million users, raising over $50M from the likes of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's B Capital Group, EDBI, Openspace Ventures and more.--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
This week, we dive deep with Rajive Keshup in Singapore, Investment Director at Cathay Innovation, an early and growth stage venture capital firm with $1.5B AUM across San Francisco, Paris, Shanghai and Singapore, and closely affiliated with Cathay Capital Private Equity, a global private equity firm with $3B in AUM.From the lens of a management consultant turned operator turned funder, Rajive talks about what it takes to be an entrepreneur's first phone call in great and not-so-great times, and the real landscape of growth stage companies in SEA. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
“If I was being invited into a room, it was for a reason. So it's about being confident in that I had something to offer. I wasn't going to sit at the periphery of the table and not speak” — Alethia JacksonThis week, we make a trip to The Hill with America's Top Lobbyist, Alethia Jackson making some #BillionDollarMoves! As VP of Federal Relations & Head of Advocacy for Walgreens, Alethia is expanding patient access to pharmacy services while advancing the role of pharmacy in the healthcare system. As Chair of the Vaccine Equity Taskforce, she sees first hand, Corporate America's healthcare battle especially during this time we are all living in. We unpack what it means to lead with your voice, the complex healthcare landscape and how to build partnerships that matter.--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
Enterprise technology companies attracted $30 billion in funding, outpacing their consumer-tech peers (by a third) for the first time in five years. This trend reflects a deeper evolution at play, at the intersection of software development, adoption of cloud technology, and data analysis—and as many investors have said we're still at the early stages of this massive sea change. But how did we arrive at this inflection point and what next?--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
"Tolerate failure but don't tolerate incompetence. Till this day, I regret how I let a company go bankrupt— I've learned from that" From microbiome manipulation, to genomic sequencing, biotechnology promises an unprecedented future. But what does it really take to build a biotech company that will last?This week, we chat with, Brian Conn, serial biotech CFO, who has raised over $300M, completed 20 M&A deals and is currently CFO of genomic sequencing company, Quantapore, co-founder of synthetic biology company, Levadura and advisor to VC firm, General Inception.--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
From leveraging the $500Bn impact investing opportunity to building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm, and most importantly the willingness to PLAY IT BIG, as athletes in our own fields. This week, we took a different turn in examining high-performance and went deep with Dr.Jen, the first female NFL Coach on what's not playing big right now in the world of sport.Dr. Jen Welter tackled her football career with tenacity and an unprecedented track record of pioneering firsts. Building on her career in women's football, that included 2 Gold medals with Team USA, 4 World Championships and 8 All-Star selections, Dr. Jen busted into the men's game, as the first female running back signed to a men's professional team. She broke through the biggest boys club of all, the NFL, as the first female coach in the league and the Madden NFL 20 video game.Now that's some #BillionDollarMoves we all want in on.
Dive into our post-show Clubhouse discussion Apr 16th 2021 with fellow VCs in the region, where we went deep on the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, fresh of Grab's announcement that week valuing it at close to $40Bn, Bukalapak netting $234M and more! Special cameo by: Rajive Keshup, Investments Director, Cathay InnovationGail Wong, Managing Partner, Her CapitalCarlo Delantar, Head of Circular Economy, Gobi Partners Venture capitalist, Michael Lints of Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures shares some #BillionDollarMoves we all will want in on.
From our live show Apr 16th 2021, we went deep on the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, fresh of Grab's announcement that week valuing it at close to $40Bn, Bukalapak netting $234M and more! Michael shares some #BillionDollarMoves we all will want in on.
Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. This week, we went deep on the new reality that is remote work with none other than Brian Elliiott, former GM of Platform at Slack, and now Head of Future Forum — reimagining work. From building for inclusivity to sending the right message from the top - he shares some #BillionDollarMoves we all will want in on. Do you agree with his tips? We'd love to hear from you!
“Even if you're drowning, give it one last shot” Ride-hailing giant Gojek and marketplace Tokopedia, Indonesia's two largest startups, said a couple of days ago that they've merged their businesses to form GoTo Group, on track for a $35-$40B IPO end year.This sets more fuel to the fire of SuperApps rising in Southeast Asia: a trend that is actually moving from East to West. But is it all that it's cut out to be?Muneeb Maayr, Founder of Bykea joins us this week on #BillionDollarMoves to unpack the news & share his game plan for Bykea, Pakistan's hyper-local marketplace powered by a network of Motorcycles (p.s, there are 17 million in Pakistan!)From the rise of SuperApps to the unique challenges of the two-wheeler opportunity in a country like Pakistan, to the fear of a meaningless life, Muneeb Maayr and I cover it all! --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
Over a decade ago, JPMorgan and the Rockefeller Foundation, published a report claiming that impact investment was an emerging asset class that would reach between $400 billion and $1 trillion in assets under management by 2020. Many thought this was an ambitious prediction but fast forward, we now see how those doubts were misplaced with markets hitting $715 billion in assets under management in 2020. Against the backdrop of the reckoning of 2020, our lens on impact dollars has become tremendously important. But is there far too much sensationalization of impact? How do we stay grounded on metrics that really matter? We talked with Karen Wawrzaszek to unpack this, in March 2021 on our very first episode recorded!From growing up in poverty to advising some of the wealthiest families, endowments & foundations; having held roles including MD of Rockefeller Capital Management to now Chair of the Meyer Foundation and BNY Mellon Regional President- we learn from her #BillionDollarMoves and challenge how impact investing has gone wrong — and what more needs to be done.In this episode, you will learn:- What it means to have lived in poverty, and how you can channel personal scars into purpose - Impact washing and this moment in time- The triple threat of inequality- How do we DESIGN & measure impact – is doing no harm, good enough?- Key investment trends arising from the rise of millennials and environmental, social, governance (ESG) Catch part of the show on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/sarahchenglobal Tag us @SarahChenGlobal #BillionDollarMovesGet tips, tools, thoughts from Sarah - join our 10k+ community of movers & shakers making #BillionDollarMoves: https://bdm.sarah-chen.com
“Never build a startup without a technical founder”“Never go to a VC without a well thought out pitch deck”“Never hire people from Craigslist”From breaking all these rules and more, this week's guest, serial entrepreneur and now investor, Jack Smith, somehow turned a terrible idea into a $780M+ exit. This snippet reveals Jack in his rare raw form being brutally honest with the audience on Clubhouse. @_jacksmith has co-founded multiple startups: Vungle, Coin, Shyp and advised many others. We talk everything from his startup outgrowing him to his lack of focus getting him to the right place & right time. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --Catch part of the show on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/sarahchenglobal Tag us @SarahChenGlobal @_jacksmithGet tips, tools, thoughts from Sarah — join our 10k+ community of movers & shakers making #BillionDollarMoves: https://bdm.sarah-chen.com
This week we went deep on the growing pains of a startup, from PR nightmares to co-founder breakups, the challenge of shifting from a scarcity to growth mindset, and so much more with Jack Smith, serial entrepreneur & investor. @_jacksmith has co-founded multiple startups: Vungle, Coin, Shyp and advised many others. We talk everything from his startup outgrowing him to his lack of focus getting him to the right place & right time. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders, and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
[BONUS] Includes the post-show discussion on Clubhouse this week where we went deep on the Global Entrepreneurial Revolution shaping our future with renowned American investor & entrepreneur, Christopher Schroeder. From the dominance of big tech, to the digital divide to startups rising in the Middle East - we cover it all.Chris is the co-founder of Next Billion Ventures, a venture capital (VC) fund focused on the next billion digital consumers across global emerging markets and is also a Network Partner for Village Global, an early VC fund backed by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sara Blakely, Jeff Bezos, Reid Hoffman et al. Chris started in politics with the George W Bush (Senior) presidential campaign before becoming the CEO of the Washington Post/ Newsweek interactive. He then co-founded Health Central which was backed by the likes of Sequoia, Polaris Ventures and the Carlyle Group and was acquired by Remedy Health in 2012. In 2013, Chris published the first book on the Middle East & North Africa's entrepreneurship scene called: Startup Rising — The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East — with a forward by renowned investor Marc Andreessen. Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders, and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
This week, we went deep on the Global Entrepreneurial Revolution shaping our future with renowned American investor & entrepreneur, Christopher Schroeder. From the dominance of big tech, to the digital divide to startups rising in the Middle East - we cover it all with Chris. Chris is the co-founder of Next Billion Ventures, a venture capital (VC) fund focused on the next billion digital consumers across global emerging markets and is also a Network Partner for Village Global, an early VC fund backed by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sara Blakely, Jeff Bezos, Reid Hoffman et al. Chris started in politics with the George W Bush (Senior) presidential campaign before becoming the CEO of the Washington Post/ Newsweek interactive. He then co-founded Health Central which was backed by the likes of Sequoia, Polaris Ventures and the Carlyle Group and was acquired by Remedy Health in 2012. In 2013, Chris published the first book on the Middle East & North Africa's entrepreneurship scene called: Startup Rising — The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East — with a forward by renowned investor Marc Andreessen. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders, and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
"If you are waiting for perfection, you've waited too long"From Sequoia Capital to now leading Asia's next unicorn, Ankiti Bose is making some #BillionDollarMoves! At 23, Ankiti co-founded Zilingo in 2015 with the vision of bridging the technology gap within the fashion and lifestyle supply chain to help small merchants and traders go digital. Under her leadership, Zilingo has raised over $300 million, scaled to over 8 countries, with over 10,000 merchants and 7 million active users.This week we unpack what it takes to scale in Asia, and the business of fashion.--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --
It's Happening! Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia founders, funders and execs.From the growing pains of a unicorn journey to IPO, scaling a venture capital firm, to building empires in new markets; all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm.Join venture capitalist & strategist, Sarah Chen as she asks the hard questions, and learn through the triumphs, failures and hard lessons of the crème de la crème, so you too, can make #billiondollarmoves in venture, in business & in life.Sign up so you don't miss a beat! https://bdm.sarah-chen.com/
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