Beijing startup scene

Beijing is the new startup scene of China, which has become in less than 2 years a must-see of innovation. Indeed, the government has been promoting mass entrepreneurship by putting innovation at core of the five-year plan. The plan includes financial support, administrative assistance as well as partnerships with local actors (Tsinghua University, incubators, and […]

A visit of FuturePlay, Korea’s hard tech startup accelerator

It’s hard to find the good wording for FuturePlay, as its founder Jung-Hee Ryu says it’s not an accelerator per se, and the entities they take care of are not “startups” but “techups“, to stress the strong technology DNA of the ventures he supports in their growth. So no e-commerce or photo-sharing app here, but […]