Beacon VC invests in “InstaReM” – ASEAN’s leading cross-border payments fintech startup
Beacon VC has joined hands with a number of international investors in a THB1.5-billion investment in InstaReM – a leading fintech startup that provides cross-border payment service to individuals and enterprises in more than 40 countries. This association is expected to further improve KASIKORNBANK (KBank)’s efficiency in retail funds transfer service, leading to rapid growth in both transaction volumes and value.
Lesson learned about Deep Tech Startup from Silicon Valley to Thailand
Deep Tech is becoming a frequently-used term today. The growth and investment spending in Deep Tech startups is also surpassing other industries due to being high technology, its differentiation, and capability in solving the global problems with scientifically-proven methods. It can also benefit business circles and various other industries bringing new phenomena to the global economy.
Beyond Blocks joins hands with NIA to hold Beyond Blocks Summit Bangkok
Beyond Blocks is collaborating with National Innovation Agency (NIA) and Startup Thailand to hold Beyond Blocks Summit Bangkok & Beyond Blocks Blockchain Week in Bangkok during November 26-27, 2018.
Kaidee expands marketplace to property advertising
Kaidee, Thailand’s largest online marketplace, launches a new section, BaanKaidee, to capitalise on the 600-million-baht online property advertising market.
“4All” won the “Hult Prize at Thammasat” award Will enter the Regional Round
“4All” won the “Hult Prize at Thammasat” award
Will enter the Regional Round
Travel startups are taking off
The second wave of Internet-era travel companies has captured the attention of venture capitalists. In the last five years, travel companies have raised more than $1 billion in venture capital funding.
You can ride Bird’s e-scooters in London starting today – but only in Olympic Park
It was only a matter of time before the electric scooters infiltrated the U.K.
Today, the well-funded startup Bird is launching a fleet of its shareable e-scooters in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Hult Prize at Thammsat Project aims to urge startups to develop social businesses
Hult Prize, one of the world’s largest student-run social business ideas contest, aims to create social business models that can genuinely generate profits and make changes to society. Through the collaboration of Hult International Business School, United Nations, and Education First, the project has been implemented since 2010 and have sparked business ideas to more than a million students worldwide to do startup businesses that help tackle social problems.
[VDO] GOV CREATES SPACE ONLINE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OOCA, a health tech startup that assists Thais in seeking help for mental health issues, has now become a govtech startup.
Retail-as-a-service provider Leap raises $3M and launches first store
The past decade in retail has been the golden age of direct-to-consumer (D2C) and digitally native vertical brands (DNVBs) that use the internet to communicate with customers, execute transactions, handle distribution and offer better economics.
Thai startups proposed 7 guidelines to the government to make Thailand a ‘Startup Nation”
More than 600 Thai startups has recently joined together to propose seven guidelines to the government in a bid to push Thailand a ‘Startup Nation’ and enhance competitiveness of Thai startups to compete with other countries. The goal is to make the economic impact by 5% of Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP), create 50,000 jobs and increase the number of innovative start-ups to more than a thousand.
“Hack Award 2019” the international pitch contest for startups
Osaka City Government and Osaka Business Partner City Council invite entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs (small-and-medium-sized enterprises) from Business Partner Cities (BPC) to participate in “Hack Osaka 2019” which is to be held in Osaka on March 13, 2019. 13:00 – 18:00. In this event, various opportunities are offered to participating entrepreneurs for future business development and innovation through seminars, business plan pitch contest, showcase exhibition, and workshops.