AI Companions, Unicorn Odds, and Southeast Asia’s Next 100 Years of Startups - E605

"Few months ago, we laughed about the idea of AI companions and that people would fall in love and get married to them. I was at a meeting where we discussed how the newest batch of hottest startups in California are all AI companions. Their job is to create AI-powered waifus so people can finally fall in love with somebody who loves them. Are more people going to fall in love with digital avatars and AI companions? That’s not far away—only 10 or 20 years out. What does a hundred years of that technological evolution look like? And then AI companions don’t just hang out with you—they can hang out with other AI companions." - Jeremy Au, Host of BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech Podcast

Jeremy Au explores how exponential tech progress is reshaping the future, why Southeast Asia is positioned for a surge in unicorns, and how venture capitalists evaluate founders. From AI relationships to realistic startup odds, this discussion challenges assumptions about the next 100 years of innovation and entrepreneurship.