SE Asian tech giants have spawned a whole new generation of startup entrepreneurs

SE Asian tech giants have spawned a whole new generation of startup entrepreneurs

Photo: NextBillion.ai co-founder Gaurav Bubna (left) and Spenmo's Mohandass Kalaichelvan

Gaurav Bubna was the head of a product team at Grab, developing custom mapping solutions to support millions of ride-hailing and food-delivery drivers navigating the congested and complex streets of Southeast Asia. Soon, he realised that the problem he was tackling for Grab and the opportunities it presented “were far more global.”