In today's episode of Life's a Pitch, we had Joseph Mocanu, Managing Partner-Verge HealthTech Fund & an Early Stage Healthcare Technology Investor, joining host Graham Brown in the ATP studio. He shares with us his journey as an investor, the lessons he learnt through his failures in investing and about his pet investing space of Healthcare Tech. Joseph also gives some tips on angel investing, on how to identify potential startups and the best time to speak to them as an investor. As one...

In our pilot episode of Life's a Pitch Show, we had Robin Teurlings, Co-Founder of The Startup Buddy, in the ATP studio joining host Graham Brown to have a conversation about their program and how it helps early stage startups & startup founders. Over the next 50 mins, they talk in depth on various issues early stage startup founders face, the solutions they provide and also how Pitchdeck Asia TV & The Startup Buddy compliment each other in terms of helping startups over the entire...

ATP tour visited the offices of SC Ventures in Standard Chartered Bank for the Pitchdeck Asia Startup Ecosystem tour to have a conversation with Hari Rajmohan, Marion Bernardi & Rene Michau. SC Ventures defines itself as a team working towards "rewiring the DNA in banking". They invest in fintech startups and promote rapid testing & implementation of new business models. Over the next 50 mins, they talk about how with the backing of Standard Chartered Bank & a US$100 Million...

Lysander knew what he wanted to do in esports, and he has been relentless in chasing it. He founded and hosts The Knightley Show, aspiring to create a late night show for the gaming world. The show wrapped its first season and are now working towards their second. Lysander Xonora, as he is known in-game, has been involved with esports for the past six years. Before then, he gamed and enjoyed competitive gaming. After seeing that there are broken parts in the scene, specifically in Singapore,...

Asheesh Chanda, founder of Kristal.ai, joins Graham Brown in the ATP studio to talk about his journey from the corporate banking and finance industry to startup life. Kristal.ai is an online Digital Wealth Manager which leverages AI to provide customized financial advisory solutions to the Mass affluent segment, a target segment mostly missed by Private banks & RoboAdvisory platforms. Currently present in 3 countries with plans to expand and raise Series A in Q3 2019. Listen to the...

Maryline Marquet, COO - Healint, joined Graham Brown in the ATP studio to talk about their company. She takes us through her personal journey working across geographies, with corporates in the field of Finance & Pharmaceuticals and her motivation & transition into the startup world. We also learn how Healint is working towards helping a huge majority of people suffering from common ailment like migraine and their endeavor to alleviate the issues prevalent due to under-diagnosis &...

Ivan Yeo founded EVOS Esports back in 2016 and has developed the brand into one of the most easily recognized brands in the region. The team was the first to reach 1 million followers on Instagram, and compete in virtually every esports title there is. In this fun episode, Ivan shared a more critical approach on starting a team and highlights the importance of catering to the local needs of the region. He views Southeast Asia as very fragmented, but there is where he found an abundance of...

ATP tour landed at the offices of ImpacTech for the Pitchdeck Asia Startup Ecosystem tour to have a conversation with founders Kineret Karin & Yoav Elgrichi. In conversation with Graham Brown, the Israeli duo talk about their journey through the past decades, working in corporates and then entering the startup life. They also talk about the differences in culture in Asia & Israel and how they adjusted to startup life in Asia. ImpacTech was founded in 2015, it is a leading startup...

Shen Xiaoyin, Founder of reSET, joined Graham Brown in the ATP studio to tell us about her journey and her motivations for turning from a life of corporate law to startups. reSET is an online app being designed to help people with their relationship management. They plan to raise their seed funding to enable them to expand and enter new market. Listen to the entire episode to know more about the team, know in depth about their work till now and future plans.

Joerg Zeugner, Founder of Really, joined Graham Brown in the ATP studio to tell us about his journey from corporate life to startup life. Really is an online app looking to provide an end-to-end services for real estate property management by incorporating features to give complete transparency of process and stage as well as including an online marketplace for services. They are a seed stage startup and plan to raise their 2nd round of seed funding to top up their last raise so as to enable...

Jitendra Shingrupe, founder of Mover, joined Graham Brown in studio to talk to us about his startup. Mover is an E-Scooter ride sharing app which looks to help consumers in their first/last mile travel with dockless E-scooters. Founded in Melbourne, Australia, the company has a presence in India and is looking to expand into Singapore and New Zealand markets. They are currently raising Seed capital for funding their expansion across these 4 geographies. Listen to the entire episode here to...

Kai-Yin Lin, founder of Takupa, joins Graham Brown in the ATP studio to tell us about his Shared Parking App which their company has worked on and pilot launched for the Taipei city. Takupa is working in the space of mobility and logistics for heralding in solutions for smart city. They look to ease the problem of scarcity of parking spaces in Taipei city with their app. Currently raising their seed round to further develop their platform and reach, Kai-Yin Lin is constantly on the...

In this special episode, we have Graham Brown along with his team in studio talking about Pitchdeck Asia's journey till now since its inception in 2018. The team talks about the pain points of startup founders which they are addressing and how they want to take their solution across to entire Asia. Pitchdeck Asia is a Media startup based out of Singapore aiming to be the MTV of Startup Ecosystem by giving voice to all startup founders and startup ecosystem players through their platform....

Michael Patent founded Culture Group to connect brands with communities, through understanding different cultures of different communities. Their recent work have helped brands try their hands on this very exciting industry; esports. Nike recently partnered with Riot Games for their League of Legends Pro League, and more non-endemic brands have shown interest in the past year. This trend will only continue. On this episode, Michael shared insights into what makes brands relatable for the...

ATP tour landed in The Co. for the Pitchdeck Asia Startup Ecosystem tour to have a conversation with Nim Sivakumaran, Head of Co. Over the 30 mins podcast, Nim tells us his personal story leading up to his current role in The Co. He explains how The Co. is adding value to the Startup Ecosystem in SEA being one of the first players in the coworking space. Nim conveys that in spite of increasing competition & freebies offered by competition in coworking space, community building remains...

ULA is a B2B ride hailing app for Corporates and Travel & Hospitality industry companies. Founder Dhana Sekar Balakrishnan, set up this startup in Singapore in 2017 as an alternative to the currently available ride hailing apps for corporates & tourists keeping their requirements in mind. They are currently raising Seed capital to develop their platform and expand it to other SEA markets. Listen to the entire ULA journey here and learn more about their story and plans.

Anik Islam & Aman Yadav, two of the founders of Josudo, join Graham Brown in the ATP studio to talk to us about their startup. Josudo is a unique platform built to provide complete end-to-end coaching to esports gamers through their e-courses online. It is a marketplace platform for professional and experienced gamers to provide training to new gamers. Josudo was founded in 2018 in Singapore and are currently raising US$1 Mn. in seed capital to further develop their platform. Listen to...

JobMaze is an early stage startup developing an AI powered online talent matching platform. Founded by Raja Shah, the company is based out of Singapore and is currently seeking Seed funding for further development and launch of the product with plans to rapidly expand into markets like India, US etc. Listen to the entire show to know more about JobMaze and the team behind the product.

Bob Chua, Founder of BlinQ joined Graham Brown in the ATP studio to take us through his life journey, talk to us about his previous pursuits and shed light on his latest venture. BlinQ is a luxury fashion ecommerce platform which leverages AR technology to give the users the unique experience of virtually trying on what they are shopping in a virtual showroom set-up. It plans to be the end-to-end solutions provider for luxury fashion shoppers and have recently raised US$ 2 Million in Seed...

SocioRAC allows employees & individuals to integrate data from across different workflow applications used for Notes, appointment booking, setting reminders etc. onto a single online platform for ease of storage and instant & efficient access at any time. This HRTech solution company, founded by Rajat Singhania, is based out of India and is currently in Pre-Series A stage looking to raise up to US$ 1 Million. They plan to raise the capital either in Singapore or US and subsequently...

Priya Sengupta, Founder for LifeVitae joins Graham Brown in the ATP studio to share her life story and take us through the journey of her startup LifeVitae which looks to disrupt a space carrying a process with 500+ years of legacy. Over the 40 mins conversation, Priya, who has vast experience in the Education, Research and Consulting fields, talks about how her interaction with students during her teaching stint cemented her belief in starting LifeVitae. She illuminates the multiple ways...

Absolute is a very early stage startup, founders Mannan Pacha & Harsh Vardhan Sharma join Graham Brown in the ATP studio to talk to us about the idea behind Absolute. During the 40 min conversation, we listen to some interesting tales of how these two young entrepreneurs are working on their product to provide solution to a range of different industries in solving couple of their most pertinent issues. We learn more about the two founders, how they met as being part of the cohort at...

Rayner Loi, founder of Good For Food, joins Graham Brown in the ATP studio to share his story about how he came about with the idea for his company and the path he took to start the business while still studying. He talks to us about his motivations, plans and also on how he brought on his co-founder into his team. Food Wastage is an enormous global problem and Good For Food wants to provide solutions to take action right at the root cause to avoid the waste. Listen to the entire episode to...

Joompa is the world's first, Muslim-friendly dating app. Anisa Hassan, CEO of Joompa, joins Graham Brown to tell us about her app which she started along with 2 other co-founders, one of them being her husband. She has 15+ years of experience building a successful offline matchmaking business and wanted to bring that experience onto the online dating service to overcome the problems faced by users, especially muslims, with the currently available dating apps. Listen to her entire story to...

ATP team visited Cylon Singapore office in One North as part of the Pitchdeck Asia Startup Ecosystem Tour and had a conversation with Anton Opperman (MD, Cylon Singapore) and Nicole De Silva (Program Manager, Cylon). Anton & Nicole tell us about their personal journey which has now led them to being part of Cylon. They give us an insight into their bootcamps for Startups and talk about the background of founders in terms of their work experience, age & geography. Cylon helps startups...