We have a chat with Hami Kim, a former musician and founder of Kooky, the platform that's changing the game for k-pop fans and artists alike. With her own experience as a musician, Hami saw firsthand the challenges that artists face in monetizing their music. In fact, despite her music generating over 1 million streams, she only earned a meager $200. But instead of accepting the status quo, Hami decided to take action and create Kooky, the platform that would solve her own problem and revolutionize the industry.

With Kooky, Hami is empowering artists to better monetize their work while also connecting them with a passionate global community of k-pop fans.

In this interview, Hami shares her journey, insights, and vision for the future of Kooky.

Kooky is part of Cohort 7 at Accelerating Asia: https://www.acceleratingasia.com/port...

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🔗 CONNECT WITH HAMI KIM:

1) https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamikooky/

🔗 CONNECT WITH KOOKY:

💻 Website: https://kooky.io/

🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kook...

🔗 CONNECT WITH US:

1) Osman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/osmansing...

2) Razy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/razyshah/

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🔗 CONNECT WITH JED NG:

1) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jedng/

🔗 CONNECT WITH ANGEL SCHOOL:

💻 Website: https://www.angelschool.vc/

🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ange...

🔗 CONNECT WITH US:

1) Osman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/osmansing...

2) Razy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/razyshah/

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In this episode, we have the pleasure of interviewing Faith Sing, the founder of a top-ranked boutique corporate law firm in Singapore. As a specialist in working with startups and emerging companies, Faith provides valuable insights on the legal considerations for angel investors.

Faith discusses the importance of properly completing paperwork and understanding key terms in agreements such as the Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE). She also introduces the Venture Capital Investment Model Agreements (VIMA) framework, which is a suite of model agreements specifically designed for the venture capital space in Southeast Asia and beyond. Faith and her law firm were a part of the working group for the VIMA 2.0 framework, making her a leading expert in this area. VIMA helps to ensure that all parties involved have a clear understanding of the company's valuation, the amount of investment being sought, and the management and exit strategies.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge from a leading expert in the field of startup law. Tune in to this informative and compelling episode to learn more about the legal considerations for angel investors and the VIMA framework.

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We have a chat with Afshan Abbas, Co-founder and CEO of Fuchsia Shoes. Fuchsia Shoes is a Seattle-based sustainable footwear brand offering hand-crafted artisanal shoes from South Asia to a global audience.

Through Fuchsia, Afshan aims to disrupt the $30 billion non-athletic womens footwear industry in the United States, while creating economic opportunities for socially marginalized artisans in Pakistan.

We learn about the recent successes in the sustainable footwear industry who have achieved unicorn status. Afshan also shares her fascinating founding story and where she aims to bring her sustainable footwear brand.

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Introducing BizB - the Pakistani startup revolutionizing the fashion industry with their unique marketplace for buying and selling preloved dresses.

As the second greatest polluter of freshwater in the world, the fashion industry has a major impact on the environment. With 80 billion items of clothing produced yearly, leaving 2.5 billion pounds of waste, it's clear that a change is needed.

That's where BizB comes in..

Founded by the Sehrish Raza, BizB is leading the charge in promoting sustainable fashion. With the second hand market predicted to grow even bigger than the retail market, reaching a total worth of $51 billion in the next three years, the potential for BizB is huge.

In this video, Sehrish Raza shares her vision for BizB and the exciting future of the company. Tune in to learn more about this innovative startup and Sehrish's journey as a female entrepreneur in Pakistan.

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We have a chat with Amra and Craig, the Co-founders and General Partners at Accelerating Asia. Accelerating Asia is an early stage venture capital fund that runs programs for startups and investors. 

Watch this episode as we discover the founding story of Accelerating Asia, how they pick startups for their selective programs, what they look for in founders and more. 

This is one episode not to miss!

0:50 - About Craig Dixon

3:34 - About Amra Naidoo

7:18 - How was Accelerating Asia founded? What makes it special?

14:04 - First fund experience for Accelerating Asia

17:27 - How does a fund work? 

29:43 - Minimum amount to get into Accelerating Asia as an LP

31:00 - Accelerating Asia Flagship Program

39:53 - How Accelerating Asia chooses startups for Cohort

53:58 - Why you should join Accelerating Asia

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🔗 CONNECT WITH AMRA & CRAIG:

1) https://www.linkedin.com/in/amranaidoo/

2) https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigbris...

🔗 CONNECT WITH ACCELERATING ASIA:

💻 Website - https://www.acceleratingasia.com/

🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acce...

🔗 CONNECT WITH US:

1) Osman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/osmansing...

2) Razy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/razyshah/

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We have a chat with Mihir Pershad, Co-founder and CEO of Umami Meats. Umami is cultivating the future of sustainable seafood. They are pioneering cultivated, not caught seafood, where they are trying to bring us delicious, affordable and healthy cell cultured seafood that is better for our health, our oceans and our planet. 

1:23 Origin Story of Umami Meats

3:40 Pitch Deck of Umami Meats

15:40 Why Umami Meats in Singapore?

17:19 Overcoming objections

19:39 Maintaining the value of Umami Meats in the coming years

23:18 Scaling and distribution

26:13 How close would Umami Meat be to the original meat?

29:38 Competitors for Umami Meats

32:48 Freshness of food in a restaurant setting

36:15 Would the expertise of brewing alcohol be helpful for Umami Meats process?

37:32 Risks for Umami Meats

40:21 Regulatory approvals or rejections 

43:24 Risks for approval in Asian countries

45:28 Risks in achieving the taste

46:23 Umami Meats current valuation

46:55 Minimum ticket

48:47 Potential Exit

50:24 What success looks like for Umami Meats

51:36 Osman’s thoughts about Umami Meats

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🔗 CONNECT WITH MIHIR PERSHAD:

1) https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpershad/

🔗 CONNECT WITH UMAMI MEATS:

💻 Website - https://umamimeats.com/

🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/umam...

🔗 CONNECT WITH US:

1) Osman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/osmansing...

2) Razy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/razyshah/

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We have a chat with Tim Davies, Co-founder and COO of Waitrr. Waitrr allows restaurant guests to access menus, place orders and pay instantly - all from their phones. No more waving to get the attention of the waiters. It is a mobile payment and ordering solution that increases the capacity of floor staff, increase table turns and increases average ticket size.

With a team of 10, Waitrr currently processes USD 27million in GMV. Did you know that 1/3 of a restaurant's expense goes towards manpower? To tackle the manpower issues, restaurants have turned towards tablet ordering and ordering kiosks. But no one wants to input their credit card details on a shared tablet. For the kiosks, they've just moved the human cashier to a machine and these kiosks take up valuable floor space. 

Benefits of Waitrr to restaurants:

1. Can go live in 48 hours

2. Save on manpower

3. Increase average check size due to automated upselling and cross selling

4. Improve table turns - faster payment + faster ordering

5. Access to data that they have never had access to before (how often are customers coming back, are they a first-time customer and so on)

To discover more about this restaurant technology startup, be sure to watch this episode!

01:14 - Origin story of Waitrr (How did the two Tims meet?)

03:33 - Waitrr Pitch Deck run through

06:07 - Tremendous growth in GMV (Doubling year on year)

06:40 - The Future (restaurant bank, diner data and more)

08:26 - The Market Opportunity (on-premise dining segment is 4 to 5 times larger than delivery)

10:03 - Kiosks vs Waitrr - Difference in cost

11:15 - How much is floor space considered when deciding on an ordering solution?

12:25 - Osman's experience with the Waitrr service

🔗 CONNECT WITH TIM DAVIES:

1) https://www.linkedin.com/in/timdavies81/

🔗 CONNECT WITH WAITRR:

💻 Website - https://waitrr.com/

🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/waitrr/

🔗 CONNECT WITH US:

1) Osman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/osmansing...

2) Razy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/razyshah/

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We have a chat with Rubaiyat, Co-founder and COO of Markopolo. Markopolo is a tool that uses AI to generate copy (in 32 different languages!), identify your audience for you and schedule cross platform social media and search ad campaigns. They serve both agencies and micro-businesses.

They have been cashflow positive since Day 1 and boast an impressive 93.10% quarterly retention rate! Their AppSumo launch crossed $100,000 in sales within 30 days. 

01:06 - Markopolo pitch deck

04:50 - Competition Analysis

06:54 - Origin story of Markopolo

17:54 - Monthly recurring revenue at this point of time?

18:04 - What is the Customer Acquisition Cost?

19:02 - What are the metrics that matter?

22:35 - What would be holding a customer back from using Markopolo?

25:00 - Conversion rate from trial to paid

26:00 - Lessons from previous startup and subsequent exit

27:35 - What does success look like for Markopolo?

28:42 - What is holding you back at this point?

32:30 - Why investors would like to invest and hesitate to invest?

33:40 - What is the valuation you’re raising at?

36:00 - How a tool like Markopolo makes it easier for advertisers

48:37 - What makes Markopolo standout?

51:59 - What is the potential exit if you invest now?

54:32 - Acquisition and speed of acquisition in the MarTech space

56:27 - What is the geographical spread of your customers?

🔗 CONNECT WITH RUBAIYAT:

1) https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubaiyatf...

🔗 CONNECT WITH Markopolo:

💻 Website - https://www.markopolo.ai/

🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mark...

🔗 CONNECT WITH US:

1) Osman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/osmansing...

2) Razy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/razyshah/

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Introducing BizB - the Pakistani startup revolutionizing the fashion industry with their unique marketplace for buying and selling preloved dresses. 

Founded by the Sehrish Raza, BizB is leading the charge in promoting sustainable fashion. With the secondhand market predicted to grow even bigger than the retail market, reaching a total worth of $51 billion in the next three years, the potential for BizB is huge. 

Tune in to learn more about this innovative startup and Sehrish's journey as a female entrepreneur in Pakistan.

1:14 - Origin Story of BizB

2:38 - Pitch deck of BizB

10:09 - Sustainable development goals of BizB

11:13 - BizB operations and its challenges

17:06 - How do you ensure that you are not dealing with fakes?

18:46 - How do you plan to scale if you have to validate large volume of packages?

22:16 - How do financial transactions happen on BizB?

23:36 - Competitive landscape in Pakistan for BizB

25:21 - Global players in the pre-loved clothes space

28:24 - Potential risks in the market for BizB

32:50 - Types of marketing BizB is focusing on

35:30 - Thoughts on spending more for customer service

37:02 - Is the Customer Lifetime Value too low?

38:49 - How does a business like BizB grow further?

42:06 - What does success look like for BizB?

42:52 - What is holding back BizB from achieving its big goal?

45:03 - Understanding the GMV of BizB

46:54 - Current valuation of BizB

47:37 -Minimum ticket to get in the current round

48:03 - Potential Exit

49:13 - Where is BizB incorporated?

49:32 - When is BizB closing the round?

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🔗 CONNECT WITH SEHRISH:

1) https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehrish-r...

🔗 CONNECT WITH BizB:

💻 Website - https://bizb.store/

🤝 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bizb...

🔗 CONNECT WITH US:

1) Osman - https://www.linkedin.com/in/osmansing...

2) Razy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/razyshah/

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