Ep 97: From Vaccine Research to Head of Strategic Projects in Asia | Jeremy Au (Chief of Staff & Head of Strategic Projects, Monk's Hill Ventures + Podcaster, BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech Podcast)

Jeremy Au is the Chief of Staff and Head of Strategic Projects at
Monk’s Hill Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in
early-stage tech companies, primarily Series A, in Southeast
Asia. And is also the host of the BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech
Podcast!


Prior to Monk’s Hill Ventures, Jeremy was CEO & Co-Founder of
CozyKin, a VC-backed edtech startup, which was acquired by Higher
Ground Education and scaled across multiple cities in North
America. 


He was a Bain & Company consultant and has been recognized
with Forbes “30 Under 30” and Prestige “40 Under 40.” 


If you’re interested in startups, VCs and podcasting, then this
is the STIMY episode for you!





Highlights:


3:42 Helping others

5:11 Wanting to be a vaccine researcher

7:00 Losing his first love

11:23 How the army helped him cope with grief

14:25 Life at Berkeley

18:44 Founding his first startup

20:43 Overcoming scepticism

22:57 Finding people who believe in the same cause

26:07 Completing his MBA at Harvard University

32:31 Co-founding his 2nd startup in mental health

39:26 Returning to Singapore & becoming a VC at Monk’s
Hill Ventures

44:30 Being the Head of Strategic Projects

47:03 Founders that have stood out

49:03 The current Southeast Asian startup scene






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