What began as friends venting on WhatsApp about AI, markets, and being Asian in VC… has quietly turned into one of the highlights of our week.
It's called "Not Investment Advice" (because, truly, it isn't 😅).
At its core, it's just:
When we first hit "record," there was no grand mission deck. Just three Asian GPs who grew up being told not to "shine too brightly," rarely saw people who look like us on big VC media platforms, and wanted a space to speak candidly about the markets and about identity, without over-polishing it.
The vibe is somewhere between Asian All-In and "late-night group chat you weren't supposed to see":
Co-Founder @ Hustle Fund
Co-founder of Hustle Fund, early ex-Instagram, serial founder, and one of the best community builders in VC. He's spent years backing pre-seed founders and teaching thousands of people how venture really works.
Investor & Advisor
Former partner at a Korean-American VC fund in the Valley and ex-investor at KIC (Korea's sovereign wealth fund). He writes a widely respected Korean-language newsletter and podcast, bridging LPs, VCs, and founders across Korea and the US.
Managing Partner @ Mangusta Capital
Managing Partner at Mangusta Capital, a VC backed by the Luxottica family office. Previously at SoftBank Investment Advisers, Apollo Global Management, and Goldman Sachs. Now focused on AI-native, vertical application companies out of San Francisco, Milan, and Seoul.