3 things you’ll learn at our Tech in Asia Jakarta Tour

If you’re interested in getting your startup funded and expanding your business, you may already be aware of our ten-city Tech in Asia Tour, in which we’re running around the continent, hunting for the best startups to join our free Singapore Bootstrap Alley.

If you live in Jakarta, next Monday is not to be missed. During the event, five selected startups will get a chance to pitch in front of a panel of judges. We’ve also invited a bunch of investors to give attendees tips and valuable insights. Of course, networking opportunities also abound. If you’re keen to get yourself connected and educated, here’s an overview of the event and three things that you can take away from our Tech in Asia Tour 2015:

1. Know how to find funding and develop your business in Asia

To give you a better understanding about how to grab much-needed capital for your tech business and how to help it grow, we’ve put together an awesome guest list of investors who are active both in and outside of Indonesia. Stefan Jung from Monk’s Hill Ventures will make an appearance, Ideosource’s Andi S. Boediman will be on the prowl, Kuan Hsu of GREE Ventures Asia is set to post up, and Kay-Mok Ku of Gobi Partners will also crash the party. The four VCs will share tips in a panel discussion called How to Fundraise and Scale in Asia.

2. Learn how to pitch like a pro

Knowing how to pitch your company to investors is one of the most valuable things a local startup can have in its repertoire. In our Pitch Day session, you’ll get a chance to watch five companies give back-to-back pitch presentations they’ve been working on to the investors. The judges will give feedback to the entrepreneurs and dole out constructive criticism on how they can refine their pitches. The panel will select one winner that will go on to our main Tech in Asia Singapore 2015 conference. This session is important to watch because it will also give entrepreneurs a feel of how to respond to questions from investors.

3. Network until the cows come home

In addition to hearing insights given to the pitching startups, you’ll also get a chance to talk to the investors and startups yourself. Be sure to come prepared with your business cards, as the connections you make at the event will likely be valuable in the future.

Register:

Time and date:

Monday, March 2, 2015, at 6:30pm to 9:30pm.

Location:

Jakarta Digital Valley (JakDiva) Multimedia Tower, 6th floor. Jl. Kebon Sirih No. 12, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.

Rundown:

6:30 – 6:55: Registration
6:55 – 7:00: Welcome by Tech in Asia
7:00 – 7:05: Welcome by JakDiva (Jakarta Digital Valley)
7:05 – 7:35: Fireside Chat with investors: How To Fundraise and Scale in Asia
7:35 – 8:30: Pitches by 5 companies (5 mins pitch, 5 mins Q&A)
8:30 – 8:35: Peek Into Judges’ Backstage Discussion
8:35 – 8:45: Announcement and Closing
8:45 – 9:30: Networking

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About the panel and speakers:

Stefan Jung (Partner, Monk’s Hill Ventures )

Stefan has set up several ecommerce companies in Southeast Asia, including Rocket Internet’s Zalora and Lazada, which together have raised over US$5 billion. Prior to that, Stefan was a strategy consultant at BCG and Bain, where he specialized in private equity investments. He has degrees from Copenhagen Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Tsinghua University in Beijing. He also holds an MBA from London Business School.

Andi S. Boediman (Managing Partner, Ideosource )

Andi is the managing partner at one of Indonesia’s well-known VC firms, Ideosource. The firm invests in startups in the content services, media, ecommerce, and cloud computing sectors. Ideosource is looking for innovative startups and internet entrepreneurs who can make companies that grow rapidly. Some of Ideosource’s portfolios include Touchten Games, Saqina, Gimmieworld, and aCommerce.

Kuan Hsu (Principal, GREE Ventures Asia)

Kuan started out as a consultant for McKinsey and Co. After that, he managed supply chain technology for the Solectron Corporation. Kuan joined the Japan arm of GREE Ventures in 2012. Later, he moved to Singapore in order to get a bird’s-eye view of the Southeast Asian market. Kuan holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and for a time, he also worked in investment banking for Goldman Sachs.

Kay-Mok Ku (Partner, Gobi Partners)

Kay-Mok Ku joined Gobi Partners in 2010. Prior to that he served as VP of business development at Xinya Media and MediaCorp in Singapore. He lived in Silicon Valley for more than 10 years, where he founded a company called Private Express, an applications service provider that is now a part of Salesforce’s AppExchange. He earned a computer science degree from UC Berkeley and an MBA from San Jose State University.

Editing by Steven Millward; lead image from Muhammad Rasyid Prabowo.