FoodTech's 2 Key Impacts in Asia-Pacific
FoodTech and AgriTech startups were the key focus of the Future Food Asia Award 2017, offering an opportunity to look into the developing challenges towards the sustainable production of food in Asia as well as globally. Launched by ID Capital, and supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board and American food processing and commodities corporation […]
Meet us at Indonesia Startup Insights 2017!
After attending Indonesia Startup Insights last year, we are glad to announce that we are again attending Indonesia Startup Insights 2017 on the 27th of May at EcoWorld Gallery in Singapore! Organized by KinerjaBisa, this event features not only startup pitchings but also expert insights from VCs, businesses, as well as the government’s perspectives. We’re […]
Future Food Asia 2017 : Join us to see game-changing AgriTech & FoodTech startups!
Food security is a key issue in today’s world, especially in Asia, where there’s an expected boom in the middle class, changing consumer patterns as well as increasing scarcity of arable land due to climate change. Future Food Asia is one of the emerging players in innovation for technological developments in agriculture as well as […]
WHAT'S UP EN ASIE ? Cybersécurité et méthodes de paiement
Découvrez les startups asiatiques qui font parler d’elles en matière de cybersécurité et paiements en ligne ! En Inde, Balance Hero a séduit plus de 30M d’utilisateurs avec son application de recharge de crédit téléphone La startup a transformé en quelques mois l’expérience de 30 millions d’utilisateurs de cartes téléphone prépayées avec sa solution True Balance. […]
La licorne GO-JEK, l'Uber indonésien du taxi-scooter, a développé un écosystème de services complet
Créée en 2010, GO-JEK est la startup qui a révolutionné le transport en taxi-scooters et la livraison de produits en Indonésie. L’application s’appuie sur un réseau de plus de 200.000 motos taxis début 2016 (la startup a depuis reçu de nombreux financements visant à agrandir son attirail motorisé) et enregistre plus de 20 millions de […]
How Do Corporations Deal With Blockchain Opportunities in Asia? [Infographic]
One of the innovation buzzwords in recent years is the blockchain. This technology permeates the underlying workings of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. But it holds huge potential outside of the payment sector and may even revolutionize the way the world economy works. How do corporations leverage on blockchain in Asia today? How big is the blockchain ecosystem in Asia? A key point […]
Industry 4.0 : Asia as the Factory of the Future
Asia is recognized as the manufacturing hub of the world. Many Western corporations have migrated their manufacturing activities to China and other Asian countries to lower their labor cost. Asia could therefore be a strong driving force for the Industrial IoT market (IIoT) which some are calling the Industry 4.0 revolution. Countries such as Singapore and China are embracing […]
Asia-Pacific is paving the way for Smart Cities
Imagine driving in a clean city, free from pollution, where you are never stuck in traffic jams, where you are confident to arrive on time. All this and much more is what promises the Internet of Things (IoT) to transform our cities into Smart Cities. Those cities of tomorrow aim at achieving 3 things; sustainability, efficiency, and livability. By […]
Hospitality in Asia : Hotels and Startups Are Reinventing Accommodation
Hospitality in Asia is about to be reinvented. What was once a market dominated by hotel conglomerates is now undergoing change with start-ups actively redefining the recipe for a satisfactory accommodation experience. Certainly, the revolutionary accommodation experience from Airbnb has paved the way for other enterprises that focus on hospitality in Asia. The region has […]
Thailand Startup Ecosystem Flourishes Amid Political Instability
With a population size of 68 million, Thailand has seen its fair share of political unrest in recent years. Under the leadership of a military junta, the nation has experienced many an ousting of people in power with the most recent being that of Yingluck Shinawatra, the 28th and first female Prime Minster of Thailand. […]