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To our Ascend Network, We invite you to the pilot of the Ascend Network Forum—our new quarterly event for our members. This is a chance for our community to connect, hear updates, and gain insights from leaders in our network. Join us online for the first forum on September 12 at 5:30 PM SGT. We will be featuring a roundtable discussion with these panelists: - Jonathan Lui – Founder of [Soho.com.au] & Co-founder of ASX-listed Airtasker   - Mahesh Samat – APAC EVP of The Walt Disney Company   • ⁠Dhruv Agarwala – CEO of REA India (Housing.com, Proptiger.com, Makaan.com)   • Milan Reinartz – Founder of Ascend Network, CEO of NonPublic, and 2x founder with successful exits in SEA  The discussion will be moderated by Chelsie Cay, Marketing & Partnerships Manager at NonPublic. Sign-up by scanning the QR code on the poster or clicking the link on the comments. We look forward to seeing you there!

Event Recap! ⏪️ Last week, we had a great time at our Bangkok edition of "Request for Startups," bringing together a dynamic community of entrepreneurs and investors. Special thanks to our speakers: - Arun Pai from Monk's Hill Ventures - Catherine S. from Integra Partners - Jamaine Lee from Altara Ventures - Joel Ang from Wavemaker Partners - (Twwo) Pun Jaruthassanakul from Seedstars - Adriel Yong 👋🏻 from Ascend Network We are grateful for the collaboration with Singapore Global Network and to all attendees for making this event a success. See you all on the next one! #Startup #Bangkok #Entrepreneurship #Investors #Networking #Startups #TechCommunity #VentureCapital

Great times hosting a New Zealand-focused event with an old buddy of mine, Robbie Paul, CEO of Icehouse Ventures. With over $460M invested in 330 Kiwi startups, Icehouse Ventures has deep insights into the New Zealand startup ecosystem, having funded nearly half of all New Zealand startups in the past seven years. I met Robbie over a decade ago when their angel club IceAngels had invested in my first startup, and we've been friends ever since. At the event, we talked about the New Zealand Venture Ecosystem and the opportunities it offers. This ecosystem is generally considered small and perhaps often overlooked, but definitely worth paying attention to. A Kiwi first split the atom, a Kiwi first climbed Mt Everest, and a Kiwi founded Xero.com – the now $20bn market cap accounting software giant. The turnout was great – we had so many people that we had to hold two sessions and clear out the table in our (little) board room! Big thanks to our friends who came out on a Monday night, old and new, close and from afar. #StartupLife #NewZealandStartups #VentureCapital #Networking

In Bangkok for Techsauce next week? Join us for a luncheon with some of our friends from different regional VCs as they share about their funds over lunch on Wednesday, August 7th, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM at UnionSPACE Ekkamai. Big thanks to our participating funds and speakers: - Arun Pai from Monk's Hill Ventures - Catherine S. from Integra Partners - Jamaine Lee from Altara Ventures - Joel Ang from Wavemaker Partners - (Twwo) Pun Jaruthassanakul from Seedstars 🎟️ Secure your spot now via the link in the comments or by scanning the QR code on the poster. Attendance is by invitation only and subject to approval due to limited capacity. Lunch will be provided. See you there! 👋🏻 NonPublic Ascend Network Orvel Ventures Milan Reinartz Cheng Wei Ng Mohan Belani Jeremy Au 区汉辉 Chelsie Cay Andrew Nycholas Ormand Dayrius Tay Brian Chua Kelly Ng Shubo Yang Zi Yang Koh Brendan H.

We are looking forward to hosting the Bangkok Edition of our “Request for Startups” series, happening 7th of August in Bangkok, Thailand. Get to know some of our speakers below 👇🏼 - Arun Pai from Monk's Hill Ventures — Arun brings a wealth of experience in investing and scaling tech startups across Southeast Asia. - Joel Ang from Wavemaker Partners — Joel is currently co-leading a team of investment professionals focused on solving problems across South East Asia. - Catherine S. from Integra Partners — Catherine focuses on investments in technology and financial services. And more… 🎟️ Secure your spot now via the link in the comments or by scanning the QR code on the poster. Attendance is by invitation only and subject to approval due to limited capacity.

Thank you for making "Building Global Companies from Malaysia," held on July 23, a successful event where we discussed Malaysia's impact on the global startup scene. Special thanks to our panelists: - Chen Chow Yeoh - Co-Founder of Fave Group & Angel Investor - Jatin Solanki - Founder and CEO of Decube - Sophie Chiu - Principal at AppWorks - Adriel Yong 👋🏻 Yong - Head of Investments at Ascend Network A special shout-out to our partners, AppWorks, Singapore Global Network, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), for their support. ✨ #GlobalCompanies #MalaysiaStartups #Networking #Events

We're excited to invite you to our upcoming event, “Request for Startups: Bangkok Edition,” in partnership with Singapore Global Network. Catch us as we discuss the start-up scene in Bangkok on Wednesday, August 7th, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM at UnionSPACE Ekkamai. Big thanks to our participating funds and speakers: - Arun Pai from Monk's Hill Ventures - Catherine S. from Integra Partners - Jamaine Lee from Altara Ventures - Joel Ang from Wavemaker Partners - (Twwo) Pun Jaruthassanakul from Seedstars - Adriel Yong 👋🏻 from Ascend Network and Orvel Ventures 🎟️ Secure your spot now via the link in the comments or by scanning the QR code on the poster. Attendance is by invitation only and subject to approval due to limited capacity. Lunch will be provided. See you there! 👋🏻

Are you curious about the New Zealand Venture Ecosystem? 👀 We are excited to invite you to our upcoming event, "Enter VC, Down Under: Discover the New Zealand Venture Ecosystem." The event will be hosted by Icehouse Ventures and NonPublic, featuring insights from: - Robbie Paul, CEO of Icehouse Ventures. With a track record of over $460M invested in 330 Kiwi startups, Icehouse Ventures offers deep insights into the New Zealand startup ecosystem, having funded nearly half of all New Zealand startups in the past seven years. - Milan Reinartz, Founder and CEO of NonPublic. A 2x founder in Southeast Asia, Milan has successfully exited both businesses. He also founded Southeast Asia’s largest angel syndicate, Ascend Network, and the early-stage fund Orvel Ventures. Milan attended university and started his career in New Zealand. Don’t miss this opportunity! 📅 Monday, July 29th 📍 NonPublic Office, Singapore ⏰ 6 PM - 8 PM Interested in joining us? Secure your spot now via the link in the comments or by scanning the QR code on the poster. Slots are limited and subject to approval.

Ready to ride the tech wave? 🌊 Echelon Philippines is bringing the heat! Here’s a sneak peek at some of our incredible speakers: 🗣️ Adriel Yong 👋🏻 , Ascend Network 🗣️ Amanda Cua, BackScoop 🗣️ Jay Fajardo, Ideaspace Ventures 🗣️ Carlo Chen-Delantar, Gobi-Core Philippine Fund But wait, there’s more! These are just a few of the big names gracing the Echelon Philippines stages. Stay tuned for an electrifying lineup! ⚡ 🎟️ Get your tickets here: https://e27co.e27.co/ECPH 50% off Premier Pass: Use code EARLYBIRD 25% off Super Pass: Use code SUPEREARLY 🗓️ September 26-27 📍 SMX Convention Center, Pasay City #EchelonPH #EchelonPHSpeakers Echelon Philippines is organized by e27 in partnership with Brainsparks

How do you know an incumbent is ripe tor disruption? Memes. Alot of them. Had lunch with Johann Wah recently after bumping into him at the Yale-NUS College alumni annual reunion. Over lunch, we looked at lots of ArcGIS Earth memes and I couldn’t help but feel that this was a space ripe for disruption. (see below) Jokes aside, the speed that Nika.eco is able to build and train carbon models at for large asset managers like Carbon Growth Partners and major European banks has been nothing short of impressive. This is due to a geospatial ML infra that Johann, Lawrence X. and the rest of the team has built to ensure models are built in an optimal way. Excited to see how the team productizes this geospatial infrastructure as a SaaS product for wider adoption post this round. Orvel Ventures and Ascend Network are excited to be part of their oversubscribed seed round alongside Silverstrand Capital, Timbul Venture and Digital Mission Ventures. Milan Reinartz Cheng Wei Ng Mohan Belani Jeremy Au 区汉辉 Chelsie Cay Quyen Nguyen Andrew Nycholas Ormand Dayrius Tay Brian Chua Zi Yang Koh Kelly Ng Shubo Yang