Fintech & EM-focused Analyst, KT Capital Group

Alec Tseung

Alec is a partner in KT Capital Group and the Chinese shareholder representative of a large, listed P&C insurer in Kazakhstan/Central Asia. 

Previously, he served as the Research & Investments Partner at Re:base Ventures (rebase.vc), a Web3 and DeFi investment firm with a strong focus on building and incubation. 

Before that, he spent time with Tencent, where he was responsible for the group's investments in the overseas markets (Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Europe). 

Prior to Tencent, he was in the Principal Investments team at Swiss Re, where he focused on driving the group's investments into financial services and Fintech sectors in APAC. 

He has been responsible for a wide range of investments and transactions (venture/growth, buyout, direct secondaries, etc.) totaling >$5 billion. Alec started his career with Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Fintech & EM-focused Analyst

Hepsiburada: The Very First and Only US-Listed Turkish Tech Company

Tech in Turkey: Through the Lens of Southeast Asia

KT Capital Group

Principal investments and advisory firm that focuses on connecting the CIS countries with East Asia.

Principal investments and advisory firm

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>On Oct 17th, Kaspi.kz, Kazakhstan's super-app, signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire a 65.4% stake in Hepsiburada, a leading e-commerce platform in Turkey. </li>
<li>The transaction is still subject to regulatory approval; Hepsiburada's share price in the US increased by ~60% on Friday after the announcement.</li>
<li>The acquisition makes a lot of strategic sense which would elevate Kaspi.kz to a position to target a combined market of &gt;100 million population (vs. currently 20 million).</li>
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On Oct 17th, Kaspi.kz, Kazakhstan's super-app, signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire a 65.4% stake in Hepsiburada, a leading e-commerce platform in Turkey. 
The transaction is still subject to regulatory approval; Hepsiburada's share price in the US increased by ~60% on Friday after the announcement.
The acquisition makes a lot of strategic sense which would elevate Kaspi.kz to a position to target a combined market of &gt;100 million population (vs. currently 20 million).


D-MARKET Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi (HEPS US)

D-MARKET Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Kaspi.kz: Kazakhstan’s Super-App Acquiring Turkey’s E-Commerce Leader

Kaspi.KZ

Kaspi.kz: Kazakhstan’s Super-App Acquiring Turkey’s E-Commerce Leader