Chalinda Abeykoon is the Managing Partner for nVentures, an early-stage VC fund focusing on fintech startups, licensed under the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He has been working with startups for almost 15 years, mentoring over 3,000 entrepreneurs. Over the years he has helped launch over 50 startups across South & Southeast Asia. He is a recipient of the prestigious Chevening Fellowship from the University of Oxford.
Chalinda blogs about the startup world and you can check it here from LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/seed-circle-6883623682577719296/
00:00 Intro
00:36 Chalinda's story
04:16 About nVentures VC Fund
05:08 What are Fintech companies?
09:26 Startup ecosystems in Sri Lanka
14:52 Startup hubs in Sri Lanka
17:56 What is a startup?
21:52 How do VC funds make money?
24:10 How do know if the startup will fail/succeed?
35:30 Future of Sri Lanka
41:05 Global politics
44:05 Digital Nomad visas
45:15 Advice to the youth
55:32 Improve your writing
