The Future of Beauty Brands and Retail in Asia with Konvy CEO Qing Gui Huang | Call 156

On Call with Insignia Ventures

This week’s episode, we continue our call with Qing Gui Huang, CEO of Thailand’s leading online beauty retail company.

As a beauty retailer, Konvy supports thousands of brands with a combined portfolio of more than 25,000 SKUs, through various channels, from their app to ecommerce platforms, TikTok, and offline stores. Konvy kicked off 2024 with the announcement of their latest funding round as they look to expand regionally, starting in the Philippines.

In part 1 of our conversation, Gui shares more about Konvy’s expansion into offline retail and TikTok Shop in 2023, as well as stories behind their decision to go beyond Thailand and take a big brand campaign to become the top of mind beauty retailer in Thailand. See the full part 1 episode In part 2, Gui talks about all things trends. From trends in beauty products and consumption, to trends in beauty brand expansion across Asia, to trends in beauty retail experiences, he paints a picture of the industry Konvy is leading into the future Timestamps (00:00) Catch up on part one (00:15) Private Label Thesis and Beauty Brand Trends in Southeast Asia; (02:36) Trends across Beauty Markets in Asia; (07:34) Future of Beauty Retail; (10:08) Rapid Fire Round; The content of this podcast is for informational purposes only, should not be taken as legal, tax, or business advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security, and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Insignia Ventures⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ fund.