The global macro environment and stock selloff have started to severely impact the tech startup ecosystem as investors exercise caution. As growth-stage tech companies grapple with fundraising challenges, valuation resets and down rounds, the market seems ripe for alternative financing options. Companies are resorting to new instruments such as convertible notes, venture debt, pure debt, or bridge rounds to survive the storm. In this session, we will explore the growing appetite for new capital streams and also structures such as secondary financing, preferred equity, warrants, anti-dilution clauses and liquidation preferences.
We have put together a cross-section of panelists who bring deep expertise across various financing avenues to share their insights on new funding trends at play.
MDI Ventures CEO Donald Wihardja has over 20 years of experience and a track record of running and managing technology companies and tech investments. As CEO of MDI Ventures, Telkom Group’s corporate VC unit, he seeks to not only deliver capital gains on investments but foster innovation in the startup ecosystem.
We also have Jessica Huang Pouleur, partner at Openspace Ventures, where she leads the mid-stage growth fund OSV+. She has over 14 years of growth- and late-stage investment and corporate strategy experience across Asia Pacific. She was previously leading the investment team in Southeast Asia for Providence Equity Partners.
Innoven Capital SEA partner Paul Ong brings more than a decade of experience in corporate debt origination and structuring in Southeast Asia. He led more than 30 venture debt investments across the region to companies such as Ruangguru, Tiki, Akulaku and eFishery.
Joshua Augusta represents Vertex Ventures SE Asia and India, a prolific investor in Indonesia having backed homegrown startups including HappyFresh, Aruna, and TaniHub.
And, Fandy Cendrajaya manages Kopital Network, an angel investor network of startup founders and executives to help new Indonesian founders with funding and expert advice.
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