Startups serve manufacturing
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is joining hands with local startups, CloudCommerce and Energy Response, to boost small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) competitiveness and overseas market through the use of AI, sharing economy and automation.
EGAT – NIA Join Hands with 3 Startups to Gear up Innovation Technology Development, driving the Thailand 4.0 Economy
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and the National Innovation Agency (NIA) has joined force with three startups to develop innovation technologies that can enhance state agencies’ service efficiency and enable Thai startups to access to government’s jobs. It is believed this will lead to innovation technology development that help drive the country’s economy according to Thailand 4.0 policy
Uber to resume autonomous vehicle testing months after fatal accident
Uber has been granted permission by the state of Pennsylvania to reinstate tests of its autonomous vehicles, as first reported by Reuters.
Gaming chat startup Discord raises $150M, surpassing $2B valuation
Chatty gamers are apparently worth billions. Discord, the gaming chat startup with more than 200 million active users, announced Friday that it had secured $150 million in funding at a $2.05 billion valuation. The round was led by Greenoaks Capital with participation from Firstmark, Tencent, IVP, Index Ventures and Technology Opportunity Partners.
True Digital Park joins forces with 4 global IT partners bringing the cutting-edge innovations to digital city lifestyle
True Digital Park, a global destination for digital life, has fully deployed the state-of-the-art technologies in all areas of True Digital Park to fulfill the ultimate digital lifestyle of city residents.
The Wing gets $75M from Sequoia, Airbnb
The Wing, the owner of several co-working spaces and social clubs designed for women, has garnered the support of Sequoia Capital in its latest funding round.
LINE acquires Sellsuki social commerce management startup
LINE announces the acquisition of Thai startup “Sellsuki” a social commerce management provider for online social sellers to manage chat and sales with buyers as well as inventory, tracking, and after-sales, all integrated in a single system.
Pinterest may go public as soon as April
Pinterest may follow Lyft and Uber to the public markets in the first half of 2019, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Traveloka Thailand unveils new feature to celebrate the year-end holiday in one single platform
Traveloka, an online travel agency (OTA), and one of the fastest growing technology companies in Southeast Asia, recently unveiled their “Attractions & Activities” or “A&A” product, allowing users in Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia, to book tickets to tourist attractions and activities for the first time in one single platform.
[Infographic] 9 TYPES OF STARTUP IN ASIA
9 TYPES OF STARTUP IN ASIA
NIA joins hands with 5 partners to organize AgTech Innovation Awards 2019 in an effort to restructure Thai agricultural sector
Mr Pariwat Wongsamran, NIA’s Director (Innovative Entrepreneurship Development) and the Director of Thailand Startup Center, talked about the goals in creating new generation agricultural innovator who use new technology to run the business and help in the precision farming to increase productivity which is the modern agricultural techniques, in replace of traditional farming techniques.
NIA joined hands with Vietnam’s Science and Technology Ministry for startup exchange at TECHFEST Vietnam
The Science and Technology Ministry of Vietnam in cooperation with relevant partners and social and economic organizations has recently joined force to organize the annual Techfest Vietnam to promote technology advancement in AI Blockchain businesses, especially Fintech. The event allows startups and investors to meet and exchange ideas, enhance capability and expand more investment.