Panelist: Inside The Deal Room: A Dialogue on Early & Late-Stage Investing in SEA

What was covered

Jeremy took part in “Inside The Deal Room: A Dialogue on Early & Late-Stage Investing in SEA”, an investor panel on 17 March 2025 from 6:30 to 8:30pm, with introductions from NonPublic, Orvel, Jungle Ventures and Aspire.

Key points

• Date and time: 17 March 2025, 6:30–8:30pm, with registration from 6:00pm
• Programme: introductions from NonPublic, Orvel, Jungle Ventures and Aspire (6:30pm), a panel discussion (7:00–7:45pm), then networking
• What first drew you to investing in SEA, how has your approach evolved, and what has been the most surprising lesson about the region?
• How do you evaluate early-stage versus late-stage deals, and what makes an opportunity stand out?
• SEA is known for rapid market shifts: how do you approach risk assessment in such a fluid environment?
• Beyond numbers, what makes a founder stand out during the investment process?
• SEA has seen strong growth, but fund returns (DPI) remain a challenge: is that a short-term issue or a deeper structural factor?
• Recent governance issues, such as those seen with eFishery and Fashion Valet, have raised concerns about transparency and accountability: how do you assess governance risks when investing?
• Looking ahead, what excites you most about investing in SEA, and what is one piece of advice for founders navigating this ecosystem?