Conversations with the Leaders Shaping the Future

Long-form interviews with founders, investors and family-business leaders — on capital, legacy, and the decisions that shape what comes next.

Singapore · Hong Kong · Dubai · London · Warsaw · New York · San Francisco

Russell Wee: Steward of Legacy

Russell Wee: Steward of Legacy

Second-generation leader of Jean Yip Group — one of Singapore’s largest family-built businesses, spanning beauty, wellness, and real estate.

The calibre of the conversation

US$1.1B
platform

Calvin Ng
Co-founder, Aura Group

Kilian Kaminski
Co-founder, refurbed

Christine Gould
Founder, Thought For Food

100+ startups
backed

Vinnie Lauria
Founding Partner, Golden Gate Ventures

The interviews

In conversation

Kilian Kaminski: Making Refurbished the New Normal

Kilian Kaminski: Making Refurbished the New Normal

Co-Founder of refurbed — Europe’s largest refurbished products marketplace, which has raised nearly $190 million and grown to more than €3 billion in GMV.

Christine Gould: Building the Markets Where Food Innovation Finally Scales

Christine Gould: Building the Markets Where Food Innovation Finally Scales

Founder of Thought For Food — a platform supporting 30,000 innovators globally and 100+ startups that have raised US$300M+ in funding.

Vinnie Lauria: The Investor Behind Emerging Startup Ecosystems

Vinnie Lauria: The Investor Behind Emerging Startup Ecosystems

Founding Partner of Golden Gate Ventures — one of Southeast Asia’s leading venture capital firms, with investments in more than 100 startups across Asia and the Middle East.

David Yakobovitch: Beneath the Stack

David Yakobovitch: Beneath the Stack

Founder of DataPower Capital — an AI infrastructure investor backing companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, focused on the systems powering the next generation of intelligent applications.

Candice Wu: Inside the New World of Global Family Offices

Candice Wu: Inside the New World of Global Family Offices

Co-Founder of Tigris Family Office and founder of Family Office Circle — recognised for cross-border family office services across China, Europe, and the UK.

James Ong: Building Strategy for a Multi-Generational Family Group

James Ong: Building Strategy for a Multi-Generational Family Group

Chief Strategy Officer of TPC (Tsao Pao Chee) — the investment platform of a fourth-generation Singapore family enterprise rooted in shipping and ports.

Filip Vurdelja: Building Poland and CEE’s Next Generation of Global Companies

Filip Vurdelja: Building Poland and CEE’s Next Generation of Global Companies

Co-Founder of AGX — a U.S.-based deep-tech fund backing Poland and Central and Eastern Europe, and an early angel investor in ElevenLabs.

Calvin Ng: From Crisis to a $1.1 Billion Investment Platform in Southeast Asia

Calvin Ng: From Crisis to a $1.1 Billion Investment Platform in Southeast Asia

Co-Founder of Aura Group — a $1.1 billion multi-strategy investment platform operating across Southeast Asia, spanning private equity, venture capital, private credit, and wealth management.

All conversations

“As a leader, success is building something that becomes bigger than you.”

Vinnie Lauria · Golden Gate Ventures

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Not profiles. Conversations.

From first-generation founders to multi-generational family enterprises, FLEX speaks with the people steering capital and companies across global markets — about legacy, judgment, and what comes next.

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Selected insights from our conversations, delivered a few times a year. Readers are occasionally invited to private FLEX gatherings.