The 500 Startups footprint in Greater China & Angel Investing with Rui Ma
Here are the interesting notes and links for the discussion:
- The story of Rui Ma, from a financial career to an early stage startup investor as a partner in 500 Startups covering Greater China.
- What is the investment thesis for Rui Ma and 500 startups in East Asia (Greater China, Hong Kong, Taiwan)?
- What type of founders and startup categories does Rui Ma invest in?
- How should founders build their rapport with investors even if they don’t invest? Check out Rui Ma’s article on this question in Tech In Asia.
- How does 500 Startups help a startup when it is invested? A discussion on the mentor network and how the 500 startup ecosystem helps the startup to focus in growth and distribution.
- We discuss on the interesting 500 Startup events: Pre-money, Weapons of Mass Distribution and Warm Gun, Geeks on the plane, and when are some of these events would be coming to Asia?
- Interesting companies in Rui Ma’s portfolio and she discussed these interesting companies: Pantry, Roam & Wander, Shopline, Fiberead, Microbenefits,
- How’s early stage investing look like in China? Are there any notable super angels or Ron Conway equivalent?
- Known angels: Bob Xu from Zhen Fund and Lei Jun from Xiaomi.
- Getting into China: what are your tips for expats setting up startups in China? What kind of startups are they better against local founders?
- A short discussion on education startups and why it is something that Rui Ma is passionate about.
Podcast Information:
The show is hosted by Bernard Leong (@bleongcw) and is sponsored by Ideal Workspace (Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn).