David Gowdey spent 12 years leading international M&A at Yahoo across Europe, Asia, and Latin America before joining Jungle Ventures, giving him an unusually deep operator-M&A perspective on global internet businesses that most Southeast Asia VCs lack. He emphasizes that exits should be founder-led rather than investor-orchestrated, arguing that VCs should support rather than drive sale processes and timing—a founder-centric view on liquidity that distinguishes his approach.