
Inspire, equip and coach the next generation of trailblazers
Building the future is hard. Really hard. The status quo is fear & cynicism. Decide to be brave. Build. One step at a time. Pay it forward. Transform millions of lives.
Meet The Host
Jeremy Au (区汉辉) is the Chief Operating Officer of Lucence, the leading biotech AI startup fighting cancer with precision oncology tests. Backed by Openspace, Heliconia and IHH Healthcare, Lucence is scaling across Asia and the United States. He hosts BRAVE, Southeast Asia's #1 tech podcast and global top 10% podcast with 80,000+ monthly listeners. Harvard MBA and UC Berkeley honors graduate. Amazon bestselling author, Win When It’s Hard and BRAVE10. Forbes 30 Under 30, Prestige 40 Under 40 and LinkedIn Top Voice.
Jeremy co-founded Orvel (network-driven VC fund), leads the regional chapter of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels and invested in 24 startups. He is a keynote public speaker at Harvard, Deutsche Bank, e27 Echelon, Singapore Global Network, Boston SPARK Council, Institute of Policy Studies and more. Jeremy volunteers by teaching VC fund strategy and entrepreneurship at National University of Singapore and Singapore Management University.
Previously, Jeremy was a VC investor and Chief of Staff at Monk's Hill Ventures, Southeast Asia’s pioneer Series A fund. Jeremy founded and led CozyKin, an early education marketplace, to Series A and acquisition by Higher Ground Education. The startup won the MassChallenge grand prize and Harvard Business School New Venture Competition. Jeremy also co-founded and bootstrapped Conjunct Consulting into a profitable impact consulting platform with 100+ clients. He was a Bain management consultant and infantry sergeant. Outside of work, Jeremy enjoys science fiction, hiking and being a father to his two daughters.






Regional Industry Experts & Insiders
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Shiyan Koh
Managing Partner, Hustle Fund. VP Business Operations & Corporate Development, Nerdwallet. Bridgewater. Harvard MBA and Stanford.
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Gita Sjahrir
Senior Advisor, TBS Energi Utama. Head of Investments, BNI Ventures. Cofounder & CEO, RFitness. Indonesia’s largest boutique fitness brand. Wharton School MBA & University of Chicago.
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Valerie Vu
Founding Partner, Ansible Ventures. Host of Forward Vietnam Podcast. Country Head, Venturra Capital. Deloitte. Certified Public Accountant. Forbes 30 Under 30.
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Jianggan Li
Cofounder & CEO, Momentum Works. Managing Director, Foodpanda. Cofounder, Easy Taxi. Author, “Seeing the Unseen: Chinese Tech Giants.” INSEAD MBA.
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Wing Vasiksiri
General Partner, WV. Former General Partner, iSeed SEA. Previously worked at AngelList, where he helped angel investors invest over $80 million into 357 startups. UC Berkeley.
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Mohan Belani
Co-founder & CEO of e27, leading tech news platform in Asia. Superangel. General Partner, Orvel VC. National University of Singapore.
Community Team
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Adriel Yong
Cofounder & COO, Clout Kitchen. Venture Partner, Ascend Network. Co-Author of BRAVE10 anthology. Yale-NUS College.
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Lyndon Lee
Investments, Affirm founding COO's family office. Go To Market Manager, Terraformation. Duke University.
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