Willson Cuaca

Co-Founder & Managing Partner · East Ventures

Check $100K–$2M

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Investment thesis

The most prolific early-stage fund in Southeast Asia. Invests at the earliest stage across Indonesia and SEA. Believes in founders who understand the ground truth of their market, not just the macro narrative.

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Communication style

Warm, practical, asks about the ground truth. Deeply understands the Indonesian and SEA consumer.

Red flags

Top-down market thesis with no ground truth

Cannot explain Indonesian/SEA consumer behaviour

Product built for Singapore that won't work in Jakarta

No operational experience in the region

Signature questions

1.What have you seen on the ground that contradicts the macro narrative?

2.How does this actually work in Jakarta, not just Singapore?

3.What do your first ten customers do that your hundredth customer will also do?

4.Why hasn't a larger player already done this?

5.What is the one thing that would kill this business in six months?

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Tokopedia

Traveloka

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