Rakuten Capital’s Saemin Ahn thinks Southeast Asian VC needs a different model, as good startups don’t get enough ‘oxygen’ compared to the U.S.
Saemin Ahn made his name betting on Southeast Asia. Now, as the region starts to pull itself out of a years-long venture funding slump, he’s not sure the old model works for the region anymore. “I’m pretty pessimistic about the prospects of venture capital investment in Southeast Asia,” Ahn, who leads international investments for Rakuten…