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Get to know our Founders and their visions for the world. 

We talk with founders of our portfolio companies to explore stories behind what makes who they are today.

Japan's largest tech conference "IVS" has been held since 2007 and is now in its 16th year. Following the IVS mission "Trigger the next generation" IVS has evolved into one of the largest communities, both in terms of history and scale, for leaders of Internet companies in Japan.

Announcing the Winners of IVS2022 LAUNCHPAD NAHA

From Joe’s Desk: MetaSaaS and Music’s Future in the Metaverse

A Conversation With Our New Partner, Akihiko Okamoto

Headline's spotlights in Asia - Discover the latest news about Headline.

Blog Asia | Headline

The Latest from the Headline World

We’re exploring the multiple aspects of this ongoing trend, which has been coined in various terms such as FinTech Enablers, Embedded Finance, FinTech-as-a-Service, and Modular Finance.

All series on Embedded Finance, Evolving IPO Landscape, Virtual Banks....

A California-based company is leading the charge in revolutionizing last-mile delivery through autonomous robots, with a mission to make delivery cheaper, faster, and more eco-friendly.
But what is Kiwibot, and how did it get started? In this article, we'll dive into the story of Kiwibot and explore how it's transforming the delivery landscape.

Adapting and Expanding: Kiwibot's Vision in a Changing World

Founder Spotlight of Kiwibot: Felipe Chávez Cortés| Headline

Founder Spotlight of Kiwibot: Felipe Chávez Cortés

A California-based company is leading the charge in revolutionizing last-mile delivery through autonomous robots, with a mission to make delivery cheaper, faster, and more eco-friendly. But what is Kiwibot, and how did it get started? In this article, we'll dive into the story of Kiwibot and explore how it's transforming the delivery landscape.

“What makes us stand out is, unlike other platforms, we didn’t start with email and adapt our solutions to messaging apps. Rather, we were born out of messaging apps. We were molded by it and that separates us from all the big players in the market.” said Respond.io CEO Gerardo Salandra

“I wake up every morning excited about where I’m going to do and what I’m going to do.” said CEO Respond.io CEO Gerardo Salandra

Respond.io Raises $7M Series A Funding Led by Headline

Before Respond.io, there wasn’t a platform that was able to unify most of the popular messaging apps in Southeast Asia for over ten thousand companies that were looking for solutions.

Respond.io Raises $7M Series A Funding | Headline

Founder Spotlight of Respond.io CEO Gerardo Salandra

In late June of 2021, Nayuki Holdings Ltd. became the first tea drink chain to be listed on the stock exchange.

It’s clear that the sky is the limit for this drink chain, but they’re not the only ones who are—excuse the pun—making a splash.

While the drink market isn’t exactly new, this momentum it’s finding in China is, and that’s due to four main reasons.

The New Era of China’s Tea Drink Industry

The New Era of China’s Tea Drink Industry | Headline

If you thought bubble tea was big before, you thought wrong.

Following our two-part Women Founders series Part I and part Part II, we at Headline Asia are celebrating Women’s History Month by introducing nine exceptional women who are making a difference in not only the technology space but around the world.

“Our text-to-animation tool can generate character animation according to the inputted text’s meaning. This technology sheds light on regular AI-generated videos, as it makes videos more engaging! As a mother of two young kids, I am excited to see how this can be used for creating more educational content.” — Agnes Peng, the co-founder and COO of GliaCloud.

“As a female founder and CEO, it is important to me to mentor and empower younger women to take risks and achieve their dreams.” — Katrina Cokeng, Co-Founder of Xen Capital.

“The world is becoming more borderless with digital technology. We believe the latest innovation will enhance efficiency in alternative investment processes and scalability of capital raising,” says CEO Keiko Sydenham. “I am excited to lead LUCA Ltd., with experienced co-founders and to propose better investors’ experience in attractive investment opportunities.”

“Currently, I think that society is in a tailwind for women entrepreneurs. There are many reasons for actively supporting women entrepreneurs. One of the reasons is diversity. The “EY Winning Women 2021” that I was recently awarded is one such example.” — Satoko Otsuki.

“I am prepared to take risks because I am willing to bet my life on this business. I know that I can attain achievements because of my enthusiasm.” — Yukiko Iyo, the President and CEO of Rabo.

“It is often thought that as a woman, gender could be an impediment, especially when you are taking on a new role. However, many females are attentive and resilient, which are qualities that are valued in the workplace. In my job, I have developed a strong inner strength and courage for innovations. By focusing on details and communications, I look forward to using my leadership to empower my team members and maximize their expertise to the fullest.” — Tracy Lin, CEO of Taiwan Taxi.

Empowered Women: The Female Founders and CEOs of Headline in Asia

Meet our women founders and female entrepreneurs as we celebrate Women’s History Month

Empowered Women: The Female Founders and CEOs of Headline in Asia | Headline

Headline School is a free training program for aspiring venture capitalists.

Headline School Class 2 starts in October, 2022

Headline School is a free training program for aspiring venture capitalists. Provided by the Headline team in Asia.

Headline School Class 2 starts in October, 2022  | Headline

Cities in the Philippines, including the nation's capital, suffer some of Southeast Asia's worst traffic, learn how George Royeca, founder of Angkas is trying to solve this issue.

“George is the type of founder that when you meet you know he is special. The non stop energy, the persistence, and the drive he has issecond to none out there. His vision to bring Angkas to the whole of the Philippines is something we believe he can do.” commented by Headline Asia Partner Brian Lu.

“We believe Headline can support Angkas to really build a new norm for bikers in the Philippines and increase the quality of Filipinos’ lives,” Headline Asia Investor Kate Liu added.

Founder Spotlight of Angkas: George Royeca

George Royeca is innovating the motorcycle industry in the Phillipines by creating a two-wheel ecosystem.

Founder Spotlight of Angkas: George Royeca | Headline

Japan's "Yay!" app founder, Takahiro Ishihama has come a long way from 200 failed apps, to running the largest anonymous social media app in the country.

Founder Spotlight of Nanameue (Yay): Takahiro Ishihama

Follow along our interview with Japan's largest anonymous social media app "Yay!" founder, Takairi Ishihana.

Founder Spotlight of Nanameue (Yay): Takahiro Ishihama | Headline

The journey from 200 failed apps to 5 million users.

Headline’s portfolio company Buyandship is a cross-border e-commerce shipping service.
 In just three years, the company had grown to be one of the top three companies in Hong Kong.

“One thing that everyone told me was that I don’t like the fact that I went to look for shoes and now, all they would offer me are shoes because how many pairs of shoes do I really need to buy?” Chan asked. Buyandship looks at the bigger picture. “It should be referencing multiple elements, it shouldn’t be referencing just one type of thing,” he said. “Let’s say a brand of shoes… [does it fall] under high fashion, hipster, chic, or streetwear? If it’s streetwear, what other categories do we have linking to other brands? Instead of shoes, you can look at T-shirts.” They also offer exclusive discounts for their affiliated brands’ products.

“It’s not just one country that has this problem. Every country has this problem,” Chan told us. “The system wasn’t meant for it. So could we make a system that is meant for it?” Buyandship was founded with the idea of a whole new system, made for shipping products overseas, compared to carrier systems such as FedEx and USPS that were designed to ship mail.

One of the first things we’re doing for our B2B integration is making the check-up tool in Shopify. The check-up process is replaced by the Buyandship process

Four-ply or ultra-soft toilet paper rolls that you can’t find here and smoky, salty beef jerky

Founder Spotlight of Buyandship: Wilson Chan 

Headline’s portfolio company Buyandship is a cross-border e-commerce shipping service. In just three years, the company had grown to be one of the top three companies in Hong Kong.

Founders Spotlight of Buyandship: Wilson Chan | Headline

Buyandship Is Modernizing Asia’s Century-Old Cross-Border Shipping Laws

Headline Asia lead the round in Xen Capital’s Series A. In honor of this monumental moment, we decided to feature co-founder Katrina Cokeng as the latest subject in our Founder Spotlight series.

Trust your gut instinct. No one knows your company or business better than you. Don’t be afraid to ask for help, it can be very lonely as a founder but you are not alone. Take risks and make mistakes… but be sure to learn from them!

As a female founder & CEO, it is important to me to mentor and empower younger women to take risks and achieve their dreams.

Founder Spotlight of Xen Capital: Katrina Cokeng

The Headline team in Asia lead the round in Xen Capital’s Series A. In honor of this monumental moment, we decided to feature co-founder Katrina Cokeng as the latest subject in our Founder Spotlight series.

Founder Spotlight: Katrina Cokeng of Xen Capital | Headline

Xen Capital is a platform that offers wealth advisors and asset managers a transparent alternative investment marketplace.

Headline Asia has invested in FUELHASH’s seed round in January 2022. FUELHASH is a crypto mining business that sells and operates some of the world’s most advanced mining machines.

Founder Spotlight of FUELHASH: Katsuya Konno

The Headline team in Asia has invested in FUELHASH’s seed round in January 2022. FUELHASH is a crypto mining business that sells and operates some of the world’s most advanced mining machines.

Founder Spotlight of FUELHASH: Katsuya Konno | Headline

Including valuable lessons, he learned from Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son and QUOINE CEO Mike Kayamori.

Headline Asia invested in JPYC as a lead investor of Series A. JPYC started issuing a Japanese Yen-pegged stablecoin, as Japan’s first ERC20 prepaid payment instrument.

In JPYC, we do not judge our employees by gender, age, or previous experience, and we only hire people who can resonate with this culture. We have very young people here, but on the other hand, the oldest employee of our company is 65 years old.

Founder Spotlight of JPYC: Noritaka Okabe

The Headline team in Asia invested in JPYC as a lead investor of the Series A. JPYC started issuing a Japanese Yen-pegged stablecoin, as Japan’s first ERC20 prepaid payment instrument.

Founder Spotlight of JPYC: Noritaka Okabe | Headline

Okabe-san is the CEO of the only regulated JPY-pegged stablecoin in Japan and his team includes a 17-year-old CTO, a 65-year-old employee, and a group of digital nomads.

This week, we interviewed Mr. Hiroshi Ono, Global CEO of 17LIVE Inc., the company that provides the live streaming application 17LIVE. 17LIVE is the number one live streaming app in Japan with more than 45 million users based in six regions around the world.

This means that we can express ourselves in new and exciting ways that are possible only in the digital world.

Founder Spotlight of 17LIVE: Hirofumi Ono

17LIVE is the number one live streaming app in Japan with more than 45 million users based in six regions around the world.