Episode notes
Most Asian markets still make buying and saving Bitcoin painfully hard. James of rc argues the fix is not another protocol breakthrough — it is local founders shipping simple DCA and savings products market by market.
James joins me from Mirissa Beach, Sri Lanka, where Arc is partnering with Fulgur Ventures on a continuous Bitcoin accelerator. He is a former EY advisor and Playfair Capital investor who previously built with Alexander Mann (now Fulgur GP) and later sold Consequence, an early LLM-on-databases company.
The conversation covers why the program is continuous rather than a six- or twelve-week cohort, how to apply at arc.lk/Fulgur, why Sri Lanka ranks among his top-three country bets, the South Coast talent melting pot, funding DCA apps across Asia even where operators already exist, AI agents as Bitcoin users, and why Strike expanding should not scare local founders.
Timestamps:
00:00 — Intro: James of rc
00:35 — From Accenture to Venture Capital
02:13 — Building With Alex Singh
03:21 — Fed Up With Monkey JPEGs
05:10 — rc Fulgur Bitcoin Accelerator
06:35 — Continuous Program at Mirissa
07:34 — Two Paths Into rc Fulgur
10:13 — Why Sri Lanka?
12:02 — Top-Three Country Bet
12:23 — Whales, Leopards, Beach Hub
15:00 — South Coast Talent Melting Pot
18:36 — 34 Local Founders Already In
21:39 — Fund DCA Apps Across Asia
25:23 — AI Agents Will Use Bitcoin
28:18 — Room for Many Asian Operators
32:23 — Just Focus on Your Customer
32:39 — Apply Now
Links:
https://x.com/FulgurVentures
https://arc.lk/
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