Local to global: Navigating volatility
- What does global macro volatility mean for Asia-based VC investors?
- Has it become harder to pursue a global-from-day-one strategy?
- How are GPs addressing the second-order impacts of US tariffs on portfolios?
- Are governments encouraging overseas participation in local ecosystems?
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Joyce Wang’s practice includes all areas of corporate, partnership and securities law, with a focus on the asset management industry. Joyce advises on private offerings and fund-related primary and secondary transactions. Joyce also has deep experience representing institutional investors in their global investments in private funds. Her clients include pre-eminent fund managers, sovereign wealth funds, multi-national corporations, financial institutions and technology companies. Joyce has been at the forefront of bringing together Cooley’s expertise in funds, fintech, life sciences and artificial intelligence to craft bespoke, interdisciplinary transaction solutions for clients. Joyce also actively supports the emerging Hong Kong start-up ecosystem, with a particular focus on the intersection of law and technology. Joyce is a frequent speaker and author on legal and regulatory issues concerning private funds and complex structuring of fund investments.
Karthik Reddy is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Blume Ventures, one of India’s leading early-stage venture funds with over $750 million in AUM. Blume invests in emerging tech and tech-led innovation from Seed to Series A and supports its standout portfolio companies through growth rounds. Over the past 14 years, Blume has backed 175+ startups across four core funds and is beginning to deploy from its new Fund V in 2025.
At Blume, Karthik has led investments in and serves on the boards of several top portfolio companies, including Servify, Smallcase, Ultrahuman, Unacademy, GreyOrange, Exotel, IDfy etc., amongst other rising stars.
Karthik has also held several leadership roles in shaping India’s venture ecosystem. He served as Chairperson of the Executive Committee (2022–24) and Vice Chair (2020–22) at the IVCA (Indian Venture and Alternative Capital Association) - India's apex association for Venture & PE funds, collaborating with the Indian government on policies for Alternative Investment Funds. He has also been a member of SEBI’s AIPAC (Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee) and the NSAC (National Startup Advisory Council), chaired by the Minister of Commerce and Industry.
With prior roles at American Express Bank, Instinet (Reuters-owned), and Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (Times Group), Karthik brings diverse experience in financial markets, technology, and media across the US and India.
He is an alumni of IIT Roorkee, IIM Bangalore and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Shin is Managing Partner at GLOBIS Capital Partners. Shin leads GLOBIS’s digital and healthcare investments. Ranked by Forbes Japan’s “Midas List Most Influential Venture Investor”1st in 2018, 7th in 2015, 10th in 2020.
His track record includes: IPO iStyle, Aucfan, Kayac, Pixta, Mercari, and Lancers; M&A Shimauma Print System (acquired by CCC), nanapi (acquired by KDDI), and Coubic (acquired by hey). His current portfolio includes Timers, Mirrativ, FastDOCTOR, TANP, alu, Alp, Josys, AnotherBall, and newmo etc.
Prior to Globis, Shin led management consulting projects at Arthur D. Little. He received BA in Economics from University of Tokyo (graduation thesis with Honor), and MBA from Harvard Business School (Second Year Honor). Shin has 8+ years of overseas experience in England, Holland, and the US.
As the Global Head of Financial Services, Fintech & Sustainability at InvestHK, the department of the Hong Kong SAR Government responsible for attracting Foreign Direct Investment, Mr. Leung’s mission is to attract investment and boost job creation in the financial services, fintech, and sustainability sectors in Hong Kong. Moreover, Mr. Leung and his teams also help enrich the ecosystem and contribute to raising the long-term competitiveness and innovation of the related sectors in Hong Kong. Mr. Leung achieves this goal through collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders – policy bureaus, regulators, financial institutions, investors, fintech and sustainability companies, associations, etc. in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and other major international financial, fintech, and sustainability hubs.
Prior to joining the government, Mr. Leung had a diverse private sector background as a serial tech entrepreneur, angel investor, fintech lecturer where his first data-related startup was established through seed investment from Credit Suisse. His startup served numerous world-renowned financial institutions in wealth management, insurance, personal finance, etc. Prior to embarking on his entrepreneurial journey, King was a management consultant at Booz Allen & Hamilton and KPMG Consulting in the US, as well as a venture capitalist at Innovate@, a technology fund jointly managed by Booz Allen & Hamilton and Lehman Brothers in the US.
King received his MBA in Finance and Strategy (honors) from the University of Chicago and BSc in Mechanical Engineering (honors) from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Ben Eum is a Partner at Scale Asia Ventures, a Silicon Valley–based venture capital firm backing AI-native infrastructure and applications, then scales them globally through a network of institutional investors and corporate LPs across the U.S., Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Prior to SAV, he led Asia partnerships at Element AI and Armilla AI and served as Vice President of Technology Planning at Hyundai Card. He has also been AI Strategy Advisor for LG CNS and KB Kookmin Bank and Head of AI Strategy at Kakao. Earlier in his career, he worked in management consulting at Monitor, Booz, and Accenture, advising large enterprises on digital and data-driven transformation across Asia and North America.