Tech in Asia: From WTF to FTW: Wavemaker on making mistakes and producing exits

Media, events, and jobs platform for Asia’s tech communities Tech in Asia published a paywalled story on Wavemaker Partners. Here are some highlights from the article: – Wavemaker now has over a hundred investments (and counting!), and seven exits under its belt in Southeast Asia – four of which were made this year. Wavemaker is well on its way to having its first billion-dollar startup in the region. – You can find the background (non-obvious) insights behind our investment in Luxola (exited), AI-based regtech startup Silent Eight, and Zilingo. – What will dictate Wavemaker’s success is its ability to “take the risk that not so many people are willing to take… For us, the formula is value minus perception equals opportunity.” – Our realized internal rate of return is revealed.

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