Rethinking Startup Exits: M&A Trends and Their Impact on Venture Capital in Asia

Venue: Online via Zoom

Agenda:

• Welcome and Introduction
• Speaker Introduction
• Panel Discussion on Key Topics including M&A deals, venture capital trends & firms, M&A due diligence, and integration.
• Audience Q&A

Moderator:

• Erdinc Ekinci, Co-Founder & CEO of Openfor.co / Co-Capital Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan

📌 Who Should Attend?

• Venture and angel investors exploring M&A-driven opportunities.
• Limited partners (LPs) interested in the implications of M&A for portfolio diversification and returns.
• Startup founders looking to understand M&A as a growth or exit strategy.
• Business development executives and corporate strategists involved in acquisitions.
• Ecosystem supporters eager to learn how M&A shapes Asia’s venture capital landscape.

📌 What You Will Learn:

• The influence of M&A on venture capital strategies in Asia.
• Sectors leading M&A activity and their investment potential.
• Learn about  Venture capital valuation and term sheets
• M&A advisory firms to find experts 
• Understanding the different exit strategies available to VCs
• How venture capital trends impact M&A strategies.
• Trends shaping M&A within Asia’s venture capital ecosystem.

Featured Speaker:

• Siong Yoong, Founder and CEO at VALLARIS

About Speaker:

About the Ecosystem Organizations: 

• Co-Capital (https://www.co-capital.co/):  Co-Capital is a VC that supports startups, investors, and governments by providing extensive networks, programs, and strategic guidance, helping them gain international traction, and funding opportunities through a collaborative ecosystem focusing on creating synergies among EdTech, Wellness, FinTech, and Deep Tech to foster a cohesive ecosystem where each sector supports and enhances the others with it's regional focus on East Asia to Silicon Valley
• Openfor.co (https://www.openfor.co/): A “Global Partnership Accelerator” originated in Silicon Valley that combined with an online platform and marketplace for learning, building, launching, monetizing, and growing partner ecosystems and collaborative community around you for achieving effective marketing, sales, community building, GTM, fundraising, and many more.
• Founder Institute (https://fi.co): The Founder Institute is the world’s largest startup accelerator, helping entrepreneurs around the globe turn ideas into impactful technology companies. With over 7,000 alumni and $1.75BN raised since 2009, FI’s mission is to empower entrepreneurs to build meaningful technology businesses.