AsiaTechDaily

MAY 11, 2023

Register South Korea venture investment firm ‘1Billion Partners Inc. 1Billion Partners supports startups with innovative ideas and growth potential in South Korea and beyond. 1Billion Partners supports startups with innovative ideas and growth potential in South Korea and beyond.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In 2014, Prayank Swaroop made a pitch to the storied venture firm Accel, where he worked as an associate, about future marketplaces in India. At the time, Flipkart and Snapdeal were the only two e-commerce startups in India that had shown a semblance of scale. Swaroop’s presentation from 2014. Image credits: Accel).

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Impact Hub

MARCH 8, 2022

As entrepreneurship increasingly becomes a cornerstone of this emerging inclusive growth journey, the need for early-stage investment capital increases, demanding support for initiatives towards the access of capital for the ecosystem to thrive. DDA’S 2022 “Investing in Africa ” report. . Virtual Investment Event.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Register ByteDance , the parent company of the popular video service provider TikTok, has agreed to invest in a unit of Indonesia’s GoTo Group and collaborate on an online shopping service with Tokopedia. Indonesia’s 2022 e-commerce GMV reached approximately $51.9 Representatives from TikTok and GOTO declined to comment.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Register Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to double the cap on the amount of money retail investors can invest in unlisted startups. At present, through crowdfunding, retail investors have a limitation of investing a maximum of 500,000 yen annually in individual unlisted startups.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2023

Last year was a painful one for startups and their employees. Venture capitalists tightened their investments, thousands of people lost their jobs and company valuations stalled or fell amid a protracted bear market. Looking ahead, the data suggests that 2023 will continue to be challenging for late-stage startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Register Applications are now open for the 2023/24 MVP Ventures Program , a state initiative in New South Wales (NSW) designed to provide grants to early-stage startups and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) driving the commercialization of innovative products or processes.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

A hallmark of that spirit is quite visible these days in the country’s flourishing startup ecosystem, which has expanded rapidly in the past few years, to say the least. However, the global slowdown has impacted startups’ growth in the country, just like everywhere else in the world. How has your investment strategy changed?

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 18, 2022

Register South Korea’s leading accelerator program K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , considered ‘a gateway’ to do business in Asia, invites global startups to participate. The program’s 2022 edition started accepting applications on April 15, and the last date for the application stage is May 31, 2022.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

We named this summit after a report we wrote with Pitchbook at the end of 2021 to explore the impact of the pandemic on investment patterns. However, by 2022 (with most pandemic restrictions in the rear view mirror and financial markets facing challenges), investors began gravitating towards perceived safe havens, as reflected in the data.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Register Multi-stage global venture capital firm MSA Novo , announced that it has invested more than $16 million in six Indian startups and plans to further inject funds into the Indian startup ecosystem by the end of 2023. We are incredibly bullish on investing in India.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2023

Register Zhang Yiming, the co-founder of ByteDance, the parent company of the popular social media platform TikTok, has established a new private investment fund in Hong Kong. The fund, known as Cool River Venture, will primarily focus on investing in technology-related industries.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 28, 2023

In terms of profit generation, 56% of profits in the top 100 companies today were from companies founded after the dawn of the era of venture capital and angel investing in the 1970s, and losing companies from any one decade would have wiped out between 6% and 34% of profit in the economy.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 24, 2023

Register Startup Island TAIWAN, an initiative backed by Taiwan’s National Development Council, recently joined forces with domestic venture capitalists and listed companies to present a significant event showcasing the prowess of Taiwanese digital tech startups.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL, MN – The Forge North startup coalition announced the first close of the MSP Equity Fund – the first-known venture capital fund of funds in the country designed to invest across race, place, and gender. Lead investors include Allianz Life, Allina Health, Xcel Energy, and Abōva.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

With an impressive 60% of startups hailing from outside South Korea, COMEUP 2023 , embraces its 2023 theme, “We Move the World,” underlining its commitment to continuous innovation and nurturing the global startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2023

That said, a paradigm shift of the broader venture landscape could be on the horizon. At the start of 2022, there were $1 trillion in assets under management (AUM) and $230 billion in VC dry powder, figures that dwarf the prefinancial crisis AUM by a factor of five. Angel investments in 2022 equaled those from 2006 to 2011 combined.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Register The tally of recognized startups and acquisitions, burgeoning to 84,012 in 2022 from a mere 452 in 2016, is a testament to the positive impact of investment incentives and simplified business regulations, as highlighted by the Economic Survey 2022-23.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 31, 2023

Register Indonesian digital bank Superbank , supported by Grab, Singtel, and Emtek Group, is collaborating with Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures to offer a financing package of $40 million for startups in Indonesia. This initiative will primarily focus on startups in the series B and series C funding stages.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

Register K-Startup Grand Challenge(KSGC) 2022 edition has opened its doors for global startups to do business in South Korea. KSGC 2022 started receiving applications from startups on April 15 and the last date for startups to apply for the most sought after program in Asia is soon on May 31.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. Probably not and 10x (May 2022) seems more in line with the historical trend (actually 10x is still high). But rest assured valuations get reset. It’s just math.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

Africa seemed to defy the global venture funding decline in the first half of 2022 after its startups raised $3 billion, double the amount secured over a similar period the previous year. ” Abel Boreto, Novastar Ventures.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2023

Having local expertise in the category every VC wants to invest in right now doesn’t hurt, either. Startups in the city raised more than $534 million through December 12, 2022, according to PitchBook, which, while not a lot of capital, is better than 2021, when they raised $336 million. You can give it a listen here.).

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Accelerator Life Science Partners (ALSP) is an early-stage life science accelerator and investment firm dedicated to nurturing innovative biotechnology companies. On the other hand, ClavystBio is a venture builder initiated by Temasek , a Singaporean state-owned fund.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Despite the pandemic’s economic impact, Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem has proven to be very resilient. Here are some highlights from the latest report, along with additional insight from Golden Gate Ventures partner Michael Lints, its lead author. Investments are also continuing to flow into Southeast Asia.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – (February 7, 2023) Keiretsu Forum, a global network of angel investors, is exploring an expansion into the Texas startup ecosystem. Its 2,000+ members have invested over $1 billion in 2.400+ companies since its founding in 2000. Investors report that they continue to invest actively!

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 13, 2023

The move should restore confidence and keep startups solvent and their employees employed, but there likely will be some longer-lasting psychological effects relating to capital risk that we should all be on the lookout for. As of December 31, 2022, SVB had about $209 billion in total assets and about $175 billion in total deposits.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

Southeast Asia’s mental health startups are getting more investor attention. Last week, Intellect announced a strategic investment from IHH Healthcare , Asia’s largest private healthcare group. Thoughtfull marks Sheares’ first investment in mental healthcare in Asia. Sheares’ other investments include its latest exit, a U.S.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

As we get into our dive into Q3 2021 venture capital numbers, one region in particular has our attention: Europe. While venture capital gains in markets like India, Latin America and the larger African startup ecosystem have proved impressive, Europe has posted strong results of its own. Let’s talk Europe!

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 8, 2023

Register Japan unveiled its latest development on its “Startup Development Five-year Plan” started in November 2022. The plan aims to boost the Japanese startup ecosystem by investing 10 trillion yen, creating 100,000 new startups, and nurturing 100 unicorns by 2027.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 19, 2023

A new batch of enterprising New Zealanders are being given the opportunity to fast track their ventures from idea through to startup, thanks to an online education initiative backed by Callaghan Innovation and entrepreneur education platform Startup NZ. Adam Townsend, Bike Matrix.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Without a doubt, a good, friendly introduction — ideally from a founder they’ve already invested in — is the best way to get on the radar of an investor. But if you don’t regularly attend barbecues at the Sonoma mansions of venture capitalists, don’t worry — access isn’t the only way to raise money.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 3, 2022

There’s a prevailing narrative that the health of the Bay Area startup ecosystem faces challenges. San Francisco’s share of startup rounds by count has fallen from its perch ten years ago. In 2021, San Francisco Bay Area startups raised $126b. In 2019, US startups raised $126.4b.

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Revolution

JUNE 21, 2022

Last month, we gathered more than 150 investors across 42 states with more than $180 billion in assets under management to explore new frontiers in regional investment. First, 2022 marked ten years of Rise of the Rest?—?a Second, the gathering came on the heels of a pivotal year in venture capital.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Deep Dive Africa exists to drive investor interest from Europe – and at the same time, to prepare African ventures to receive (foreign) capital. In its first edition (2019), the program brought together nine investors from Europe for a startup ecosystem tour of Ghana and Nigeria to meet 25 selected startups.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Rhys Spence is head of research at Brighteye Ventures, a European edtech-focused fund. European, North American edtech startups see funding triple in 2021. Carla Napoleão is an edtech analyst at Dealroom, where she is responsible for producing custom research related to edtech and global startup ecosystems. Rhys Spence.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2023

Startups and VC. The outlook of investing in China is suddenly brightening as the country gradually phases out its draconian zero-COVID policy, which has caused disruptions in businesses of all kinds and kept the country’s borders shut for the last three years, Rita reports. Mary Ann has more.

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