Vinnie Lauria
What companies miss when scaling across cultures
Strategy gets you in the door, but it’s people who close the deal. This book excerpt shows how misreading values can derail global expansion.
PH, VN investors say ‘shake ‘em off’ to taxes and tariffs in 2025
The Philippines and Vietnam are adopting the protectionist stance favored by its neighbors, but investors seem undeterred.
Vietnam, Philippines attract VCs deterred by pricey Indonesian market
Homegrown VCs believe startups in the Philippines and Vietnam have high potential for profitability despite operating in restrictive environments.
6 Questions with Vinnie Lauria
Vinnie Lauria, founding partner at Golden Gate Ventures, shares his greatest fears, his best advice, and why he decided to become a venture capitalist.
Golden Gate Ventures raises $60m for second fund
The fund, originally set for US$50 million, targets Southeast Asian startups looking to raise seed or series A rounds.
Online Panel: Review 2015, Outlook & Trends of 2016
Experts Willson Cuaca, Vinnie Lauria & Ajeet Khurana give their Review of 2015, Outlook and Trends of 2016. Ask them anything for awesome tips and insights for 2016
After 25 investments in Southeast Asia, Golden Gate Ventures ups the ante with US$50M fund
The Singapore-based venture capital firm will use the new fund for seed and series A investments in consumer-facing internet and mobile startups.
Alibaba is going to expand. But these VCs believe that startups in Southeast Asia don’t need to worry.
Alibaba is flush with cash and ready to expand. But that might not be a bad thing.
Japan is finally opening up to the rest of the tech world
Will Japan be able to marry its strong history of hardware innovation and build mass appeal for the next generation of software-based technology firms?
Golden Gate Ventures Scores a Triple Turkey: Coda Payments, RedMart, and TradeGecko
It’s an early Christmas for three startups and a triple turkey for the Golden Gate Ventures (GGV) team this morning, as it announces its inaugural investments in Coda Payments, RedMart,



