Q&A: Amasia’s John Kim
John Kim, co-founder of Singapore and US-based Amasia, explains how a climate impact thesis “swallowed up” his generalist VC firm and shifted its focus from technology to behaviour
Amasia closed its debut fund at USD 25m in 2015 and a second fund of about USD 50m in 2019. It plans to go to market for Fund III at the end of this year or early next year. Assets under management total...
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