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Ahead of the next edition, we sat down with Minesh Pore the head of Startup Launchpad, to talk us through this April’s event at Asia World Expo. Mishesh, tell us about yourself Thanks StartupsHK. I’m a highly regarded global trade expert with more than 18…
V-MORE, an e-commerce supply chain management platform, has revealed its intention of expanding into Thailand. V-MORE aims to recruit new Thai e-commerce merchants as part of its expansion strategy and has rolled out onboarding programs for new merchants and…
China’s Meituan Dianping, the world’s largest food-delivery service, nearly doubled its revenue last year, but the tech startup is still bleeding cash. In the second set of results since its high-profile IPO, Meituan Dianping reported total revenues of RMB65…
The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said Tuesday it has set up an office in Dubai to help local start-ups advance into the Middle Eastern market. Under an agreement with Dubai Future Foundation, the Korea Office will be set up at Emirates Towers…
Logivan, a web platform that helps trucks connect with potential customers, said it has raised $5.5 million in the latest funding round. The investment comes from two Asian angel investors and Indonesian venture capitalist Alpha JWC Ventures. One of the angel…
Getdone is a platform that connects blockchain talents, who can work as full-time employees or freelancers, to global clients in blockchain industry. This platform is the universal version of freelancerviet.vn, a leading freelancer platform in Vietnam. It…
We are a young nation of 1.2 billion consumers. We are more connected to each other and the rest of the world than ever before. We travel within India and outside India more frequently. We are more informed about ourselves, about what we eat, about our…
Milk delivery startup Milkbasket Wednesday said it plans to hire 2,500 people over the next two years and announced the launch of its services in Bengaluru. According to a report, the company said it will hire people to support the operations and growth in…
Eyeing the burgeoning US$ 100 billion global natural foods and drinks industry, Jitin Munjal, former Global Director for Sales and Marketing at DuPont has announced his natural nutrition food and beverage venture, Jus’ Amazin Foods and Beverages Pvt. Ltd.…
Founders of Wisepass, Base.vn and WeFit are educated overseas, drawn back to Vietnam by its startup potential. Lam Tran, 34, is a French overseas Vietnamese with over 10 years’ experience in marketing at Google Europe. He returned to Vietnam and founded…
Investment in Vietnamese startups rose to $889 million in 2018, three times that of 2017. According to a report recently released by Topica Founder Institute (TFI), a startup accelerator program in Vietnam and Thailand run by Hanoi-headquartered multinational…
Industry big boys aren’t the only companies exhibiting at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Over 1,200 start-ups have set up at the event’s Eureka Park, reserved for smaller companies, to capture the attention of consumers and possibly become the…
Indian women’s workwear brand Ombre Lane has received seed funding from a group of angel investors. The investment group includes ex-LinkedIn India CEO Akshay Kothari, LinkedIn general counsel Aditi Jha, and director at Bristol-Myers Squibb US Neeraja…
The city of Seoul has moved to ease the transaction-fee burden on small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) by launching the “Zero Pay” zero-fee digital payment system. The system has been set up in partnership with banks and fintech firms in response to shop…
An increasing number of young Vietnamese are taking the startup route, willing to take risks and wait for rewards. Pham Khanh Linh seemed to be all set on a rewarding career, finding a job at global financial firm Goldman Sachs after graduating from the…
WeWork in Korea will hold the Creator Awards, a regional pitch competition, in partnership with the Seoul city government next February. It is the first time the global office-sharing company is hosting the competition with a city government. Seoul is…
