The New Era of Southeast Asia Tech: AI, Deep Tech, Global Scaling and the Future of Energy of Thailand - EP681

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Jeremy Au discusses the evolving venture landscape in Southeast Asia with Wing Vasiksiri, focusing on talent migration, funding challenges, and the energy crisis in Thailand.

Is the "Uber for Southeast Asia" era officially over? In this episode, Jeremy Au sits down with Wing Vasiksiri of Analog Ventures to analyze the massive shift in the regional venture landscape. As immigration to the US tightens, Singapore has emerged as the global magnet for top-tier engineering talent from China, India, and across ASEAN. They dive deep into why Wing transitioned from a Solo GP to joining Analog Ventures, the emergence of second-time technical founders, and the critical "funding gap" currently facing the region. The conversation also tackles the brewing energy crisis in Thailand and its second-order effects on data centers, agriculture, and the potential for a nuclear future in Southeast Asia. In this episode: 00:00 Intro: The struggle for local startups in 2026 02:04 Why Wing Vasiksiri joined Analog Ventures 04:00 The "lonely" reality of being a Solo GP 07:30 The missing product: Institutional Lead Seed Investors 09:40 The Southeast Asia funding gap (Seed to Growth) 11:50 Global-first: The new Singapore startup thesis 14:40 US Immigration: Why talent is choosing Singapore over SF 19:10 The rise of technical and "indigenous" founders 27:10 AI App Store moments…

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy Au

Guest: Wing Vasiksiri

Topics covered

• Southeast Asia tech
• venture capital
• AI
• energy crisis
• funding gap
• technical founders

Keywords

• Southeast Asia
• venture capital
• AI
• energy crisis
• funding gap
• technical founders
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Analog Ventures

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Analog Ventures

Places: Singapore, Thailand, ASEAN, US

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