Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 29, 2024

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Today is amongst the proudest days I’ve had at Upfront Ventures — getting the chance to announce that Kevin Zhang has been promoted to Partner. We are sparring partners, not “deciders.” years and he has definitely earned the trust and respect of all of his peer group of Partners at Upfront Ventures.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60M in funding. We’ve asked him to give us some insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. Asia has far fewer VC firms and institutional investors, each of which invests a far smaller amount of capital.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

has long relied on military assets pre-positioned in the Asia Pacific to serve as a deterrent and first line of response. The right types of capabilities/platforms to pre-position in the Asia-Pacific. military units operating nearly anywhere within the Asia-Pacific. allies in the Asia-Pacific and elsewhere.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

B2B Marketplaces in Asia. If you are looking to export to Asia, I have good news for you: Asia is definitely the place where online marketplaces are more consolidated. The largest ones are Alibaba, Global Sources, DHgate, EC21, Tradekey, Asia Trade Hub, and go4WorldBusiness. B2B Platforms in the United States.

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Transformify

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The initiative launched by Transformify and supported by its valuable partner, Genashtim, will help those who can not afford the skills training to access it on - line. Since 2008, Genashtim became a partner of eCornell in Asia - the eLearning arm for Cornell University of Ithaca, New York.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JULY 23, 2023

in India and Southeast Asia since 2008, with 11 unicorns in its portfolio. Partner Dev Khare shares optimism for the Indian market due to technological advancements. Lightspeed India is a VC fund investing $1.5B

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Andre Kwok, “ The Growing Threat of Cybercrime in the Space Domain ” East Asia Forum, Sept. and its partners to mitigate that threat? Hanneke Weitering, “ Russia Has Launched an Anti-Satellite Missile Test, US Space Command Says ” Space.com, Dec. Reading Assignment Questions. Describe America’s space assets and the role of the U.S.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2014

In the News Asia crowdfunding crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Week Crowdtivate Singapore StarHub' Crowdtivate is currently in closed beta, but interested parties can sign up for an invitation code to enter the platform.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2013

After last year’s successful Startup Asia Jakarta held in Bandung Jakarta, organizer and one of Asia’s most influential startup and technology blogs TechinAsia.com has announced that its signature conference Startup Asia will be returning to Jakarta on November 21 and 22, 2013 at Plaza Bapindo.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 10, 2015

This year’s instalment of banking and financial technology conference Next Bank Asia will be taking place on May 27-28 in Singapore with the theme of “Tracking the Digital Shift”, where participants will be engaged on topics surrounding disruptive technologies relevant to the Asian financial sector.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

by Marek Danyluk, managing partner at Space Executive. With venture capitalists around the world shifting their focus to Asia, here are 5 ways the surge in venture capital fundraising is shaking up the startup landscape in the region. The more capital a startup has, the easier it is to get off the ground and ramp up growth.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

If you loved the emerging startup vibes of the DEMO conference, Asia will be getting its very own version with DEMO Asia 2012 slated for February 29 to March 2 in Singapore next year. We are committed to the success of the first-ever DEMO Asia in Singapore,” says Chua Wee Phong, executive Director of Sphere Exhibits.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Although the class was run completely online, and even though they were suffering from Zoom fatigue, the 10 teams of 42 students collectively interviewed 1,142 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, industry partners, etc. – while simultaneously building a series of minimal viable products.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

During the recent launch of Blackberry 7 OS in Singapore, Research In Motion (RIM) executives had shared that Southeast Asia was a potential hotbed of application developers with whom they were keen to work with. During the launch of Blackberry 7, RIM executives mentioned that Southeast Asia is a key market for developing applications.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2014

At one time, expanding into Asia was considered a luxury — a feat attainable only by the largest and most well-heeled companies in the country. But, in today’s global market, the booming economy, massive population, mobile adoption and growing middle make Asia an attractive—and fully attainable—prospect for virtually any young upstart.

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Brandanew

AUGUST 2, 2024

We are partnering with the downtown district library to bring the South-Asia-inspired to the city. We are super chuffed to bring Varta – our flagship storytelling festival to Ann Arbor on October 13, 2024. The festival will bring our oral storytelling exhibit to the city. Families and readers can attend the event for free.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2015

Leading international workplace conference series WORKTECH will be returning this year to Singapore – the Asia edition has been held here since 2010 – and will be held on 22 and 23 September. Young|Upstarts is a media partner of WORTECH15 Asia.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Financial and banking technology conference Finovate comes to Asia for the first time with Finovate Asia 2012. Finovate Asia 2012 will feature a demo-only format with 32 companies – each with only 7 minutes – to demo their latest innovations to the audience.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 12, 2013

Canaan Partners - and Sequoia Capital -backed AdNear recently moved its global headquarters from India to Singapore to facilitate its expansion in this region. “With Singapore as our home, we are able to better serve our regional customers and partners, and have a direct pulse into one of the most mobile-connected cities globally.”

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2014

As commercial growth in Asia continues unabated, there’s never been a better time to start a small business on the world’s most populous continent. It may sound obvious, but before investing valuable time and money opening in Asia, it’s vital to ensure the product you sell or the service you offer has a place on the Asian market.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

In a sweeping expose on the dynamic forces shaping the “New East”, Ben Simpfendorfer’s “ The Rise of the New East: Business Strategies for Success in a World of Increasing Complexity ” provides an in-depth view of how the economic resurgence of Asia and the Middle East are changing global markets.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2011

We’ve seen a slew of technology- and entrepreneur-focused conferences in Singapore over the past year or so, and the trend is set to continue in the coming year with Demo Asia , and now, Startup Asia Singapore. You’ll also get to network with some of the most talented and well-known investors and entrepreneurs in Asia.

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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.

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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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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2013

E-commerce in Asia is big , and rapidly growing. And judging by the newly announced winner of Tech in Asia ‘s Startup Arena winner Lots of Buttons , it can also grow in pretty quirky ways. Hong Kong-based Lots of Buttons beat out 19 other impressive (mostly Asia-based) startups with a business model that revolves around buttons.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

This week will see DEMO Asia kick off in Singapore. One key part of the event will be the launch and alpha pitches by startup companies to potential investors, and the organizers has just released some information on the numbers and countries of origin of the participating startups: Well, whoever you guys are, we wish you all the best.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

Of the 30 Asia-based founders, all were natives of the country in which they built their businesses: 23 Chinese, three Japanese, two Korean and two Indian. Thanks to Janet Bannister, Managing Partner, Real Ventures , and Erika Cramer , Co-Managing Member, How Women Invest, for thoughtful comments. Of course, this dataset is incomplete.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2017

by David Nagrosst, head of sales for Cyxtera Technologies in Asia Pacific, Australia and Japan. Recent developments in applications have rendered the firewall outdated and incapable of deciphering the good and trusted from the bad traffic. Without a doubt, the firewall era has come to an end. The onset of death.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Of this, 54-percent, or 480 million people, live in the Asia-Pacific region. But some help is coming – the Asia Water-for-Life Project aims to provide the daily drinking water needs of 100,000 people across six countries. “We are proud to partner with Planet Water and J.P.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2011

In a developer conference today in Singapore, online social networking giant Facebook made its strongest indication yet of its intention to better engage developers in Asia and Southeast Asia.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2013

The e-commerce space in Singapore has been ratcheted up by another notch as online shopping platform Shopify partners telecommunications provider SingTel to make available its services to businesses in the country. Tapping On The E-Commerce Explosion In Asia. In the News Asia e-commerce online commerce Shopify Singapore SingTel'

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2012

We hope that this will be the first of several alliances with key partners across the region who share our ambition to support the coming generation of digital success stories across Asia, for Asia.” . “Jeff and Paul also both have great reputations for sharing their know-how.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Entrepreneurs with businesses in Asia know that fundraising here can be a daunting task. With this in mind, I would like to use my experience as an entrepreneur, having closed several sizable rounds of investment around Asia over the last six years, to help explain the landscape as it currently stands.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 22, 2013

In Southeast Asia that number sits at a modest 2 million; Singapore alone comprises over 400,000 of that number, which is a massive takeup rate for a country with a population of just over 5 million. In the News Evernote partnership Singapore Southeast Asia StarHub'

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

Startup Labs get involved in the life of the company and become its business partner from all angles, which increases its likelihood of succeeding. There has been a noticeable growth and expansion of Startup Labs in Southeast Asia in countries such as Vietnam, Philippines, and Singapore.

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