Michael Waitze has been podcasting with some of the best investors and business builders globally and discussing all things startup with them from an Asian perspective.
Michael worked in Global Finance for more than 20 years, employed by firms like Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs, primarily in Tokyo.
Michael always maintained a particular focus on how technology could be used successfully to make businesses more efficient and to drive P/L growth.
Michael is quite skilled at connecting people and capital to innovative ideas and is a trusted advisor to both investors and founders.
Michael is a leader in the digital media space, having pioneered the concept of a podcast network in Asia while building the biggest and fastest-growing listener base in the region. His flagship website, AsiaTechPodcast.com, has listeners in over 100 countries and is available on virtually every podcast player that supports RSS feeds.
Layak Singh was born and raised in Agra…home of the Taj Mahal. Layak graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Khargpur and studied Mechanical Engineering. It was during his second year at IIT that Layak got interested in starting his own company. Some of his friends were starting consulting companies and other startups…and he went […]
Chris Garrett is the Country Head for Hong Kong and Malaysia at DocDoc. Chris’ history in Asia is long and varied. Originally from the United States, Chris’ grandfather first travelled to Southeast Asia in 1960 by boat. After graduating from university in the United States, Chris wanted to return to Asia and secured a position […]
Khun Thanasak Hoontrakul is the co-Founder of Vouch and Country Head of its subsidiary in Thailand, FairDee. Vouch is a peer-to-peer motor insurance platform that partners with insurance companies, insurance agents and brokers in Singapore and Thailand. The platform allows social groups to buy insurance and grants cash back for groups that do not file […]
Puay Lim Yeo is the Regional Manager for BIMA in Asia and was BIMA’s first employee in the region. BIMA is a Swedish InsurTech focused on emerging markets using mobile technology to provide insurance and health services. In 2010, BIMA first started in Ghana, West Africa, in cooperation with telecommunications provider Tigo, leveraging its […]