Wong Zi Yang is the Co-Founder and CEO of Upmesh, a startup enabling anyone to easily start a live selling business on social media. Having founded various ventures across wildly different industries (ranging from retail to technology), he believes that it is possible to bridge the trust gap between businesses and consumers and make e-commerce more…

Shi Ling is the co-founder and CEO of UI-licious. She's also an software engineer, ever since she learnt to code at 16, she's been building apps for fun and to solve people's problems. What's she's dedicated to these days is to ensuring that the best digital experiences of the web is accessible to everyone.…

The MHV Podcast talks to Kuo-Yi Lim, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Monk's Hill Ventures. In the early 2000’s, Kuo-Yi was an early employee of Encentuate, an identity and access management software startup (acquired by IBM) and Reputation Technologies, a supplier relationship management software startup (acquired by Security Sources). In 2008, …

Meet Charles Lee, the tech veteran shaking up Southeast Asia's startup scene with his Vietnam-based school for talented developers. CodersSchool, founded in 2015 by Charles Lee and Harley Trung, who previously worked as software engineers, pivoted from offline to online in early 2020 to bring high-quality technical training to everyone, everywhere.…

JJ Chai is the co-founder and CEO of Rainforest, Asia’s leading e-commerce brand aggregator. Rainforest acquires consumer ecommerce brands, providing entrepreneurs a healthy exit, and continues to grow the brands to their full potential. Prior to founding Rainforest, JJ advised startups founders in the scale-up stage, as xto10x’s SE-Asia’s MD. He p…

Anton Hariyanto is the founder of id/x partners, a B2B fintech providing Data Analytics & Decisioning solution to financial services industry in Indonesia and the Philippines. He is an experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the data management, analytics-driven strategy and decision management space, and highly skilled i…

Justin is a Partner at Monk’s Hill Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies, primarily Series A, in Southeast Asia. He has over two decades of experience in Silicon Valley and in Asia as a founder, entrepreneur, and engineer of early-stage tech startups and global tech companies. Based in Vietnam, he has strong exper…

Peng is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Monk’s Hill Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies, primarily Series A, in Southeast Asia. Peng is an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, founder, and investor in Silicon Valley and in Asia. He is based in Indonesia and is a board memb…

Susli is a Venture Partner at Monk's Hill Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies, primarily Series A, in Southeast Asia. She is based in Indonesia and is responsible for sourcing, analyzing and executing deals, and working closely with portfolio companies. Susli is also the Co-Founder of ErudiFi, a tech-enabled edu…

Welcome to the MHV Podcast! We speak with leading founders, VCs and operators on their journey in Southeast Asia. Go to www.monkshill.com for more founders’ journeys, company building advice, and insights into regional tech trendsBy Monk's Hill Ventures