Top startups in Bangladesh and Dhaka (2015)
Better late than sorry, as we say in French. Here’s our report on the the Top startups in Bangladesh and Dhaka, following our attendance at Innovation Xtreme, the first event fully dedicated to the startup scene of this 160m population country of South Asia, neighboring India and Myanmar. Top startups from Dhaka and Bangladesh 2015 […]
Bangladesh startup ecosystem in 2015: from branding to capacity building
The Bangladesh startup ecosystem is still in its infancy, and its birth could well be the Startup Dhaka video documentary, which spans the top players of the local scene with questions ranging from the funding capability to the country’s strengths and weaknesses. While attending Innovation Extreme a few weeks ago, we discussed with Mustafizur Khan, […]
The best of Brazilian startups at Futurecom competition
The 2014 edition of Latin America’s biggest ICT exhibition, Futurecom, took place in São Paulo in Brazil. As such, it was the occasion for all the big players involved in the country’s telecom market, such as Ericsson, Dell, HP, Qualcomm, Telefonica, Huawei or Algar Telecom, to meet, present their new products, talk about the evolutions […]
Innovation Xtreme: Let’s go visit Bangladesh’s nascent startup ecosystem
A friend of mine told me, a few months ago, to watch Startup Dhaka, a documentary freely available on Youtube presenting the tech scene of Bangladesh’s capital city. Just take a look at the video, and you know why I’m extremely excited to go there next week to attend Innovation Xtreme, their main tech festival, […]
[FutureCom Brazil] How to boost an emerging digital economy? Aim at SMEs!
From São Paulo, Futurecom was the occasion for David Dean, senior advisor at the Boston Consulting Group, to present a report dealing with the factors accelerating or decelerating the digital economy. Intitulated “Greasing the Wheels of the Internet Economy”, it analyzes how countries can benefit from identifying obstacles to digital driven growth, with special emphasis […]
Make in India: meet 5 promising Internet of things startups from Bangalore
Internet of Things in India is becoming quite trendy, as a lot of the conversations happening at Bangalore’s top tech event Nasscom Product Conclave showed. Make in India vs. Innovate with China: two economic policies for Asia’s giants This trend also benefits from a broader support from the government. Back in September, India’s new Prime […]
Baby e-commerce in Vietnam with Taembe cofounder Don Phan
For one of our research projects, we have been in touch with taembe.com, an e-commerce website similar to Diapers.com for Vietnam. As I was asking a few questions on digital innovation for parents in South-East Asia, I found it useful to share the interview I ran with Taembe co-founder Don Phan. Born in the US to […]
Start-Up Chile: effective support to the entrepreneur or actual struggle?
Start-Up Chile is a well-known program of the Chilean government to attract early entrepreneurs and support start-up creation in the country, consisting of a USD 40K grant, a visa to work in Chile, plus some extra practical help like mentoring, networking and free access to a coworking space. Beyond the money+visa hook, how does an […]
A night at La Paillasse, Europe's largest biohacking and open science space
Coming to Paris, I attended La Paillasse inauguration night, organised as part of the Nuit Blanche, a yearly event mixing culture, arts and party, when many museums, labs and other creative places open their doors for a full night of demos, exhibitions and music. La Paillasse is Europe’s largest biohackerspace, although it has recently gone […]
INRIA Chile: a case study on how Chile attracts top R&D innovation centers
Chile and its tech ecosystem has been gaining quite some exposure, and if the most famous reason is its Startup Chile program (a visa + $40 000 starting-up package), a lot of other ways to foster a culture of entrepreneurship happen. In a more traditional fashion, but with results, the country has signed a series of […]
