EP26 AC Ventures: Looking for the next unicorn in Indonesia

In this episode, i speak to Adrian Li. Adrian Li is Founder and Managing Partner at AC Ventures, a merged fund between Agaeti Ventures and Convergence Ventures. AC Ventures is an early stage Indonesia focused technology venture capital fund. Prior to this, Adrian was an entrepreneur. In 2006, he founded the online English training company Idapted(later acquired by American education company Eleutian). After successfully exiting, he joined the German Internet giant Rocket Internet as the managing director, working in Beijing and Indonesia. In 2015, Adrian was selected as one of the 40 under 40 elites in Indonesia by Forbes & the well-known luxury magazine Prestige Indonesia. Adrian is also involved in non-profit work. He founded and chairs a UK Charity called CNYTrust, which supports children in rural China continue schooling. He is a business mentor at several organizations including Endeavour, Founders Institute and Antler. He has served on the board of Entrepreneurs Organization is several roles including Beijing Chapter President and Regional Communications Director. He is also a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) in Indonesia. ACV managed 3 funds with a portfolio of over 80 businesses. Notable investments include, Payfazz, Koinworks, Julo, Carsome and M17. Previously, he co-founded several ventures in China and Indonesia.

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I don’t think Adrian has done as good as he thinks he has in Indonesia