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startup news asia Q4 2016
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The final quarter of 2016
In terms of SE Asia’s tech news, Q4 2016 was a strange beast.
Where in Q3 we saw an increase in tech news for Indonesia, for example, in Q4 this fell away. Similarly, where we saw relatively high levels of Philippine-specific activity in the third quarter, in the fourth quarter this was noticeably muted.
Population size and market values
I’ve included population sizes, both on the page opposite and for each country, for reasons beyond simple page design. Partly, the intention is to prompt thought around current and likely future market values, whilst also indicating - as in the case of Singapore, for example - those locations which punch far above their population’s apparent weight.
Also for consideration in this context is the simple fact of location: which countries have which neighbours, and do the relationships between these countries allow for an easy expansion from one market to another?
A word on ‘why’
The aim in this is to provide what we view as ‘thin’ research: at-a-glance information on developments, funding, trends and, importantly, with time, the patterns specific to locations and the areas of technology concerned.
We see Startup News Asia developing into the go-to source for trends, patterns and ‘headline’ research for an audience more interested in what is being invested in than in the capital market trends in play.
For more information, email talktous@startupnewsasia.com.
Wade Wright
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OCTOBER2016
AUSTRALIA / #STARTUPAUSPOPULATION: 24M
REA Group launches REALABS property tech innovation hub
Startup Weekend Cairns, Innovation Edition set for November
HackFest 2016, Creating Solutions for a Smarter Region: Maroochydore, November
Australia's NRMA to take 40% stake in Divvy parking startup
Australia unveils plans for Blockchain in public services
CCW the latest legal firm to invest in a startup with Beagle JV
Sharing Hub opening in Sydney with sharing economy accelerator
FinTech Australia Collab / Collide 2016, this week in Melbourne
A look at Sydney's StartCon, in late November
A look at winners from the recent Google Impact Challenge in Sydney
StartupAcademy online workshop set for regional innovators to startup in 3 days
Sydney set to share startup knowledge with regional Australia
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THAILAND
VIETNAM
NOVEMBER&
DECEMBER2016
TekHub coworking & incubator launches in Phnom Penh
Impact Hub, AWSEN to run workshops for women entrepreneurs
Interview with MD of Support Her Enterprise (SHE) Investments
Support Her Enterprise (SHE) Conference set for November 5th
A quick look at Cambodia’s growing fintech scene
Entrepreneurship set to be a subject in Cambodia’s high schools
Chibi startup takes new NGO-focused direction
A look at the Citizen News Wire app
Startupbootcamp FinTech’s FinTech Social Phnom Penh, tomorrow
CAMBODIA / #STARTUPKHPOPULATION: 15.5M
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OCTOBER2016
A look at China's plans for a far-reaching social credit system using online data
Bits x Bites launched, new foodtech accelerator VC fund
Chinese angel, VC funds partner for big data and AI accelerator
China increases 4700 handicraft bases to boost women's startups, employment
Digital advertising fraud levels remain high in China
Startup News Asia quarterly round-up: China, Hong Kong and India
A look at the opportunities with China's growing online shopper population
Hubei province earmarks $81bn to seed startups
Q3 2016 China, Hong Kong and India Startup News Asia summary
China's local governments taking steps into venture capital
Redpoint Ventures closes $180M fund dedicated to China
A look at China's VR investment focus moving from hardware to content
CHINA / #STARTUPCNPOPULATION: 1.36BN
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OCTOBER&
NOVEMBER2016
Hong Kong to host Fintech Week in November
AIA Blockchain Challenge applications open; aims at insurtech
Zeroth AI accelerator unveils 1st batch
Hong Kong trials blockchain for property loans, digital ID and trade finance
Garage Society’s new 8000 square feet coworking space launches
Q3 2016 startup news: China, Hong Kong & India
Hong Kong startup Booqed aims to be the Uber of office spaces
Another look at the 8 FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific Startups
Asia Fintech Business 2016 conference set for early December
Digital Financial Services HK 2016 set for the end of November
A look at 7 startups that headlined DBS Accelerator Demo Day
FinovateAsia: Next week in Hong Kong
HONG KONG / #STARTUPHKPOPULATION: 7.3M
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OCTOBER2016
Early-stage fund Ventureast lines up $83m for startup investments
A look at India’s Paytm mini-bank’s plans to go where banks don’t
Neurosynaptic startup lands funding for e-health, m-health
InnoVen Capital pours $20m into 15 startups
India's mobile protection startup AppsDaily raises $3.75m
InnerChef lands $2.5M from Japan's Mistletoe, others
Venture Factory seeks mid- and senior experience for in-residence program
A look at India's accelerators and incubators, and the startups they have helped
A look at Google/Microsoft/IBM-backed Nasscom 10K's mixed success
A quick look at programs focused on women entrepreneurs
India's HDFC Bank picks Backbase for digital banking revamp
Indian Bitcoin startup Unocoin lands US$1.5M funding
INDIA / #STARTUPINDIAPOPULATION: 1.3BN
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OCTOBER2016
2016 tech spending up 8.4%, startups set to grow 6-fold by 2020
How Asia's best drones project cut farmers' costs by 60%
Fintech can help boost Indonesia's creative sector
A look at a number of Indonesia's fintech startups
Digital Financial Services Indonesia 2016 set for November
Report highlights Indonesia's untapped digital finance opportunity
A look at 7 of Indonesia's crowdlending sites
CekAja and eCompareMo fintechs gain funding from Telstra Ventures
Why Indonesia's mobile market attracts international companies and talent
INDONESIA / #STARTUPIDPOPULATION: 256M
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NOVEMBER&DECEMBER2016
Blockchain remittance consortium launches with 42 banks
E-commerce platform Base lands $14M to grow payment services
5 banks take stakes in Money Design robo-adviser startup
Japanese space startup, Singapore app monetiser set for Russia's Startup Village
Japan's largest printing company acquires startup turning limestone into paper
Fukuoka poised to be the country's Silicon Valley
A brief look at Japan's preferences around experiencing VR
Bandai Namco invests in AI startup to improve game characters
A quick look at 6 recently-funded startups
Polyglots language learning startup secures funding
Kyash remittance startup lands $8.5M
A look at the sharing economy opportunities in Japan
JAPAN / #STARTUPJPPOPULATION: 127M
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SOUTH KOREA / #STARTUPKRPOPULATION: 50.3M
KT teams with Healcerion startup for global m-health care
WAUG Travel lands funds for tour, activity booking platform
Shinhan Bank and Streami to launch Bitcoin remittance service
Althea cosmetic startup aims to cash in on SEA interest
'Korean startups need to target the Chinese market'
Korean biotech and health startups to gain $41M from Israel's Yozma Group
K-ICT Born2Global Centre to attract startup talent using visa and labor services
Yello Mobile's O2O arm gains $21M funding
WonderWallet aims to be the perfect smartphone companion
South Korea tops world's internet access speeds
South Korea's startup scene set to step onto international stage
Memebox beauty startup raises a further $60M
startup news asia Q4 2016
I’ve worked in:
• Government;
• Tertiary education;
• Not-for-profit; and
• Commercial environments.
I’ve worked with:
• Financial & professional services;
• Fund management organisations;
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• Students, teams and staff.
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in English and a wide range of
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