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Venture With Mo #003: Dimitra Taslim on Life as a VC, the culture at GGV, The role of venture scouts, the state of education in Indonesia and barriers to growth in South-East Asia


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Episode Overview

In this episode we sit down with Dimitra from GGV and discuss:

  • Life as a VC
  • The culture of GGV
  • Mindset difference between private equity and venture capital
  • Edtech and the state of Education in Indonesia
  • Innovations in food tech and alternative meat
  • What are venture scouts and their relationship with venture firms
  • How investors view Market fragmentation in south-east Asia
  • GDP per capita as an investment indicator
  • Exits and stock options in south-east Asia
  • Barriers to growth - Infrastructure challenges in Indonesia
  • About Dimitra Taslim

    Dimi focuses on Edtech, Foodtech, and B2B commerce. He travels frequently between China, India, and Southeast Asia to source new investments and to help portfolio companies with international expansion. He works with Udaan (India), KhataBook (India), Vedantu (India), RuangGuru (Indonesia), BLUEmart (Indonesia), Telio (Vietnam), 酷家乐/Coohom (China), and 十荟团/ShiHuiTuan (China). He is actively involved with GGV’s “Evolving for the Next Billion” initiative, a global podcast community that connects startup enthusiasts with emerging markets founders & operators, who are revolutionizing how the next billion internet users live, work, and play through tech.

    Dimi was previously an entrepreneur building a digital wealth platform. Prior to that, he led deal sourcing and deal execution across Southeast Asia for a regional VC firm. He started his career in London, where he cut his teeth in consulting and private equity. Dimi graduated with an MSc Economics from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

    About GGV Capital

    GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in seed-to-growth stage investments across Consumer/New Retail, Social/Internet, Enterprise/Cloud and Smart Tech sectors.

    The firm was established in 2000 in Singapore and Silicon Valley and manages $6.2 billion in capital across 13 funds. Today its team is based in five offices, located in Menlo Park, San Francisco, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore

    Resources - Mentions, People, Companies & Books
    • GGV Capital : https://www.ggvc.com/
  • Jenny Lee : https://www.ggvc.com/ggv_employee/jenny-lee/
  • Redefine Meat: https://www.redefinemeat.com/
  • Ruangguru: https://ruangguru.com
  • Connect With Dimitra
    • Web: https://www.ggvc.com/ggv_employee/dimitra-taslim|林新祥/
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimitra/
  • Connect With Mo
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammedjalil/
  • Twitter: htntps://twitter.com/yo_jalil
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