YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2012

Beepmo ‘s mobile application can be thought of as a Foursquare for LinkedIn – during the period of the conference, Next Bank Asia attendees can use Beepmo to view event details, speaker lists, events schedules as well as utilize its social discovery features to check out the professional profiles of other nearby attendees nearby.

Asia 199

Asia Singapore Networking Mobile 199

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 23, 2011

This year’s first Keynote Panel Discussion at Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Asia will be examining the profile of consumers that can be reached via social media, both regionally and globally and how the social web is changing their attitudes. Young Upstarts is a Social Media World Forum (SMWF) Asia and Apps World Asia 2011 media partner.

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Social Media Asia Demand Global 160

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2015

Twitter last week announced that it has opened its office in Singapore, officially designating it as its headquarters for the Asia Pacific region.

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Singapore Asia Design Japan 100

The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2014

But finding the right local partner isn’t easy, and even if you do find one, gaining a foothold in the massive Chinese mobile market takes patience, insight, and strategy. The right partners. When partnering in China, don’t be afraid to get creative. Asia Entrepreneur Insider Analysis and Opinion Investigations'

China 128

China Marketing Asia Mobile 128

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Business units are demanding mobile apps to help them win, serve and retain customers, simply because that’s what customers expect to see, thanks to the pervasiveness of the Apple and Google app stores. It is that seamless mobile experience that employees, partners and customers expect when they access your company’s mobile apps.

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Mobile Singapore Australia Application Development 262

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

By allowing people to provide transportation on demand without having to have access to an extremely scarce and expensive taxicab license, Uber was able to amass a US network of over 160,000 drivers in just five years. The traditional US taxi industry, which began in the 1920s, by comparison has 232,000 drivers.

Japan 100

Japan Global Asia API 100

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

Demand for divorce services will lead to more professionals getting into the divorce industry. The housing demand has far outpaced the supply in 2020 and this will continue into 2021. More and more enterprises are also following the lead and offering interesting online services by partnering with fintech companies.

Entrepreneur 149

Entrepreneur United States Software Review Technical Review 149

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 10, 2018

E-commerce is exploding in Asia, with e sales for Asia-Pacific expected to total US$1.37 While numbers for Asia Pacific can be skewed by China, it’s too simplistic to put this growth down to merely the China factor and its huge domestic market. Karen Reddington, President of FedEx Express, South Pacific.

Asia 145

Asia China Global Sales 145

The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60 million in funding. This is the second part of a four-part series that will provide insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. After all, they’re used to treating partners this way in their own markets.

Asia 129

Asia Operations Indonesia Thailand 129

Transformify

AUGUST 16, 2020

Transformify , a UK-based Freelancer Management System (FMS), has partnered up with Xoxoday , an HR Software company based in India that has offices in Singapore, Australia, the US, Ireland and the Philippines, to boost its expansion across Asia. About Xoxoday. of India’, FT top 100 tech companies 2020.

Asia 98

Asia Partner Management India 98

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Over the last four years, the coal industry has witnessed an ongoing transformation on a global scale – from decreased demand in the US to growing fuel needs in Asia and rising concerns about climate change. and global solid fuel demand and prices for alternative coal types, coke, and market segments.

North Dakota 138

North Dakota Asia Global Philippines 138

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2022

In fact, 2021 was the year that my sister and business partner quit her 9-5 corporate job and we both went full time with the business. Photo Credit: Shokouh Hatch. 2021 was my 2nd year in my business and I knew it would be the year we would break through and experience massive growth. Thanks to Shokouh Hatch, everlur ! 9- Empowering.

Technical Review 133

Technical Review Entrepreneur Curation Software Review 133

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2018

In Asia Pacific, research shows that almost 60 percent of young entrepreneurs want an international customer base in the next five years, up from 36 percent who have an international customer base now. Businesses in other markets are eager to partner with small businesses and benefit from their spirit of innovation.

Asia 150

Asia Global Portfolio Internet 150

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 4, 2017

In fact, Gartner forecasts that the Asia Pacific public cloud services market will grow 17.7 By 2019, the total public cloud services spending in Asia Pacific will rise to $13 billion, highlighting how well-received subscription-based services are in the Asian business landscape. percent in 2017 to total $10 billion.

Business Model 138

Business Model Asia SQL Cloud 138

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. Crowded markets aren’t necessarily bad – it proves demand. And that sales cycle can be long.

Asia 48

Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Hippoland

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

We recently announced at Hustle Fund that we will start investing in Southeast Asian software startups, and my new business partner Shiyan Koh, who just moved back home to Singapore, will be leading the charge on that. Crowded markets aren’t necessarily bad – it proves demand. And that sales cycle can be long.

Asia 48

Asia Indonesia B2B Singapore 48

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Class 3: Our guest speaker for session 3 was Anja Manuel , former State Department official, founding partner of Rice, Hadley, Gates and Manuel and author of This Brave New World : India, China and the United States. Advancements in these technologies will be driven by consumer demand and the potential for profit- not government directives.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Held on October 8-11, Global Startup Youth is designed by StartupMalaysia in collaboration with partners including Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance, the US State Department, YouNoodle Inc., Events & Happenings Asia Global Startup Youth Kuala Lumpur Malaysia startup startup accelerator StartupMalaysia youth'

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Low cost medical devices: In 2009 in India, GE partnered with Wipro to launch low cost medical devices including a $500 portable ECG. Others, including OnDeck Capital, Lending Club and Kabbage, offer small businesseses small, shorter term loans, with less fees than traditional merchant advances and a streamlined approval process.

Africa 106

Africa India Bangladesh United States 106

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

After graduation, I worked at Microsoft Research Asia and Baidu Institute of Deep Learning (IDL), both of which are well-known research institutions in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). AI consumer productization places higher demands on human-computer interaction, which can also empower artificial intelligence products.

Artificial Inteligence 60

Artificial Inteligence China Technical Review Cofounder 60

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2012

This payment solution was beta-tested by merchants such as Russian-themed restaurant and caviar bar Buyan in Singapore since June last year, and is now launched worldwide, with the company targeting Southeast Asia, South Africa and South America as key target markets. “Mobile payments in Asia Pacific are projected to rise to US$267.8

Singapore 203

Singapore Mobile South Africa South America 203

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2012

“The demand from citizens for data transparency is a global trend that has provoked a new movement – ground-up urban innovation. In Singapore, we already have an immense amount of open data to play with, it’s just not being fully utilized yet,” says Newton Circus founding partner Jason Aspes. “We

Singapore 145

Singapore Asia Global Social Media 145

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2018

There’s already huge Chinese demand for foreign brands in categories like high-end fashion, baby formula, and personal care. There are amazing opportunities in China, but taking the time to understand the landscape and finding the right partners is critical. Make sure your partners know what your brand stands for and why.

China 113

China Cofounder Asia Australia 113

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Current round: $31.0mm in Series C by Insight Venture Partners (Jeff Lieberman). Current round allows RockYou (US) to obtain a majority position in RockYou Asia. RockYou (Asia) is primarily focused on the development of social networking apps and games; founded as a joint venture between RockYou, SoftBank and SK Telecom.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Class 3: Our guest speaker for session 3 was Anja Manuel , former State Department official, founding partner of Rice, Hadley, Gates and Manuel and author of This Brave New World : India, China and the United States. Advancements in these technologies will be driven by consumer demand and the potential for profit- not government directives.

Technology 141

Technology Afghanistan Iraq Vietnam 141

Babbling VC

OCTOBER 3, 2011

For those of you not in the know, they are one of the largest limited partners ( LP's : investors in venture capital funds) in Europe and are basically in almost all the funds throughout the market. Further many funds went to other areas to search for money such as the Middle East or Asia. This one is in my mind changing the fastest.

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LP Europe Germany Venture Capital 82

thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Low cost medical devices: In 2009 in India, GE partnered with Wipro to launch low cost medical devices including a $500 portable ECG. Others, including OnDeck Capital, Lending Club and Kabbage, offer small businesseses small, shorter term loans, with less fees than traditional merchant advances and a streamlined approval process.

Africa 40

Africa India Bangladesh United States 40

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Only after reaching $1M in CMRR should you consider hiring European sales and services execs behind customer demand. Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. Load up for the long trip and pace your consumption of calories!

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

Jon Yongfook is a serial entrepreneur based in Asia. He mentors young startups at Singapore Management University and True Incube Thailand , a 500 Startups Partner. If your target market is difficult to reach, instead of tackling it head on, go after an adjacent market in order to stimulate demand. The Little Bighorn.

Thailand 167

Thailand Social Network PPC Singapore 167

YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2011

In recent years, feeding the local demands became the focus. This article was first posted on Penn-Olson , a tech, marketing and marketing blog focusing on US and Asia. Penn-Olson is a Young Upstarts content partner. I’d say today that it’s a mix of both. Definite signs of this will appear in the next three years to come.

India 208

India Silicon Valley Early Stage Asia 208

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 10, 2018

In last week’s newsletter, I linked to the funding announcement for Terra, a stablecoin project backed by Binance (the largest crypto exchange in the world by volume), which will focus on the ecommerce market in Asia. This is the natural flipside to the run up we saw last year when ETH was in demand to fund these projects.

Asia 51

Asia eCommerce Business Model Demand 51

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Greater efficiencies are really needed in this sector to deal with a growing demand and a wider consumption base. They are going to remain in semi-stealth mode and are testing their products in the US, Asia, and Europe. Video currently represents about 40% of all online traffic, growing by 400% by the year 2015.

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Video Stealth Israel California 92

ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2012

Once that happens, you can transfer the knowledge and skill set to just about any place in the world provided there is a demand for your product or service.”. With a marketing plan and a fulfillment partner, there are few reasons why a brand shouldn’t look overseas right away.”. Brands vs. Retailers. The Hottest Markets?

Global 132

Global South Korea San Francisco China 132

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Mark Siegel, managing director at venture capital firm Menlo Ventures, which has managed more than $4 billion since 1976, said its a matter of supply and demand. Founders cant demand such concessions unless their companies are doing well. billion in an effort to meet new deficit targets agreed with euro-zone partners.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2010

million investment round led by Carmel ventures and joined by Cisco, Smac partners and StageOne ventures. million, led by Carmel Ventures together with Cisco(R), smac partners and StageOne Ventures. With the exponential growth of video traffic, operators are being forced to invest in network upgrades to meet customer demand.

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Caching Israel Venture Capital Private Equity 79

ReadWriteStart

JULY 23, 2012

Once that happens, you can transfer the knowledge and skill set to just about any place in the world provided there is a demand for your product or service.” With a marketing plan and a fulfillment partner, there are few reasons why a brand shouldn’t look overseas right away.” The Hottest Markets? So where do you start? “It

Global 103

Global South Korea San Francisco China 103

Start Up Blog

JANUARY 29, 2012

The two friendly giant of Coles and Woolworth s are no longer partners of their suppliers – they are now their biggest competitors. We can no longer buy an audience on demand. But what is happening in Australia, is a sample of what is to come in larger markets such as the USA, Europe and Asia. The Evil Duopoly.

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Australia Distribution Asia Channel 93