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Willson Cuaca

Co-Founder & Managing Partner · East Ventures

Check $100K–$2M
PRE SEED
SEED
Consumer
Marketplaces
SaaS
Fintech
Logistics

Quick profile

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.

Full 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.

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?

Fund facts

Tokopedia
Traveloka
Ruangguru

How to win Willson Cuaca

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What convinces them

•Proof you have been on the ground in your market, not just read reports about it. Real conversations with real users in Jakarta, Surabaya, or wherever you operate.

•A thesis that starts from what you have seen with your own eyes, then connects to the bigger opportunity. Not the reverse.

•Deep understanding of how your customer actually behaves. What they pay for, what they ignore, what they fear.

•A team that has operated in SEA, not just studied it.

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