Asia Tech Podcast – EP 137 – Florian Reichert – Partner at Picus Capital – Entrepreneurial Pragmatism

by Michael Waitze | Sep 1, 2021

The Asia Tech Podcast welcomed Florian Reichert, a Partner at Picus Capital. Picus invests in early-stage technology ventures and follows a very long-term investment approach investing significant amounts throughout the lifecycle of a company.

Some of the topics that were covered included:

Florian has been brainstorming FinTech ideas for as long as he can remember
Picus is the perfect combination of investing and entrepreneurship
Why Picus focuses on early-stage investing
Leveraging the network and having a great sparring partner
Viewing sustainability as having a positive impact on society
A growing focus on India and Southeast Asia
How Asia is not one monolithic market
Government support is good but ecosystems can evolve without it
Already making some investments in Africa

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