Vertex Venture’s Carmen Yuen says startups need to be adaptable to grow global businesses

Vertex Ventures is a global network of operator-investors who manage portfolios in China, Israel, Southeast Asia & India and the US. 

The team combines firsthand experience in transformational technologies, on-the-ground knowledge in the world’s major innovation centers, as well as global context, connections and customers. 

A trusted partner to some of the world’s most innovative entrepreneurs, Vertex supports its portfolio companies with unmatched operating experience and deep access to the capital, talent, partners and customers they need to build truly global businesses.

In a conversation with Carmen Yuen, General Partners, Vertex Ventures, Southeast Asia & India, she shares insights on Southeast Asia’s thriving startup ecosystem, her thoughts on the funding winter and its impact on firms including key trends that are hot in the venture space right now. 

Additionally, Carmen touches on:

• Vertex Ventures’s footprint and portfolio companies in Southeast Asia
• Her role at Vertex Ventures and the market which she covers
• Current star companies that she is excited about in your portfolio right now
• Her assessment on the maturity of the startups in Singapore 
• The funding winter that has ascended globally and its impacts on startups
• Key trends and sectors that are hot right now in the venture space

This show is part of our media partnership with Wild Digital Southeast Asia 2022.

Guest: Carmen Yuen, General Partners, Vertex Ventures, Southeast Asia & India 

Host: Brian Fernandez

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