Decoding US Tariffs and Taxes: What Founders and Investors Need to Know

​Decoding US Tariffs and Taxes: What Founders and Investors Need to Know

US tariffs and tax policy are having outsized effects on how global consumer brands are built, priced, and funded. As regulatory shifts reshape supply chains, cost structures, and go-to-market timelines, founders and investors must navigate a more complex landscape when expanding into the US.

​This session—cohosted by IgniteXL Ventures, a Silicon Valley global seed fund based in the heart of innovation, dedicated to catalysing the future of health and wellness, and Blueprint Ventures, an early-stage VC building next-generation consumer businesses in Southeast Asia—brings together investors and tax experts to break down how tariffs and taxes are influencing US consumer behavior, startup funding, and cross-border capital strategy.

​Hosted at Mandala Club, a private members' community for Asia’s leading creatives, entrepreneurs, and thinkers.

​Discussion Topics

• ​How US tariff and tax policy are reshaping cost structures, consumer behaviour, and brand strategy

• ​How VCs are evolving their consumer investment theses in response to trade and tax pressures

• ​What Asia-based founders and LPs need to know to navigate the current climate

• ​Cross-border fundraising, market entry, and structuring under the new policy environment

​Speakers

• ​Claire Chang, General Partner, IgniteXL Ventures

• ​Adrian Ho, Partner, Blueprint Ventures

• ​Timmoney Ng, Partner, Corporate Tax, Charles Russell Speechlys

​Schedule

• ​1:00 – 1:30 PM | Guest Arrival & Reception

• ​1:30 – 2:30 PM | Panel Discussion: Decoding US Tariffs and Taxes: What Founders and Investors Need to Know

• ​2:30PM – 4:00 PM | Networking & Refreshments

​Hosts

​igniteXL Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based global seed fund with a mission to catalyse the future of health and wellness on a global scale by investing in exceptional founders who drive market disruptions to positively impact how we look, feel, live, and age. Since the launch in 2020, igniteXL Ventures Fund 1 has invested in 30 companies, including Bubble, Dame, Uncover, Lion Pose, Buywith, Solarcore, Tabella, and others.

​Blueprint Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing into consumer and consumer-tech businesses for the new Southeast Asian consumer - Millennials, Gen Zs and Gen Alphas. Since the launch in 2023, Fund 1 has made 6 investments in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.

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