Synopsis: We interview Vinnie Lauria (@vlauria), founding partner of Golden Gate Ventures in Singapore. We discuss how Vinnie moved from Silicon Valley to Singapore with his wife Kristine Lauria (our guest on episode 6), the Kauffman fellowship, the back stories behind the most interesting start-ups in Southeast Asia: RedMart, 99.co, Carousell, Bilna and Coda Payments where they have shifted the ground with follow-up investments from Sequoia, Softbank and other major players entering the region. We discuss the challenge in navigating Southeast Asia landscape from legal, infrastructure, payments to talent acquisition.
