Shu Matsuzaki
Partner · Openspace Ventures
Check $1M–$15M
SEED
SERIES A
Fintech
Healthtech
Consumer
Marketplaces
Investment thesis
I back mission-driven founders in Southeast Asia building products that work for the region's specific needs. Consumer, fintech, health, climate.
Communication style
Patient, thoughtful, asks about long-term trajectories. Big-picture.
Red flags
- •Premature scale assumptions
- •Team without regional distribution
Signature questions
- 1.How does this look 10 years out?
- 2.What's the wedge in this specific Southeast Asian market?
- 3.Who is your first 1000 customers and how did you find them?
Selected portfolio
Gojek
BukaLapak
Halodoc
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