Michael Waitze worked in Global Finance for more than 20 years, employed by firms like Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, primarily in Tokyo. Michael lived and worked in Tokyo from February 1990 until December 2011. Michael always maintained a particular focus on how technology could be used to make businesses more efficient and to drive P/L growth.
Michael is a leader in the digital media space, building one of the biggest and fastest-growing podcast listener bases in the region. His AsiaTechPodcast.com show has listeners in more than 170 countries and his company, Michael Waitze Media produces some of Asia’s most popular podcasts.
The world is experiencing a global pandemic. What is the impact of COVID-19 on InsurTech investment? After a record-breaking 2019, this year might experience a slow-down in investment or is the pandemic a catalyst for InsurTech development? What types of InsurTechs are investable in times of a global pandemic? In our AIP LIVE special on […]
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Yashish Dahiya, the co-founder and CEO of PolicyBazaar. The Company started in 2009 and reached unicorn status in 2018. Tencent and the Softbank Vision Fund are among some of their prominent investors. Before starting PolicyBazaar, Yashish was a strategy consultant with Bain & Co. He shares why he […]
The end of April saw some impressive funds raised in InsurTech. Singaporean Axinan has raised USD 8.2 million and rebranded into Igloo. The Company has used the Igloo brand previously only for their consumer-facing protection plans. End of 2019 we had founder Wei Zhu on the show. You can find the episode here and a […]
In this episode, Michael Waitze talks to Michael Lovegrove, the founder, and CEO of JRNY. The Company is on a mission to reduce the globally underinsured population which amounts to approximately USD 1.2 trillion with many of them found in Southeast Asia. The New Zealand startup is working with insurers globally to develop easy to […]