Posts Tagged: thailand


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Lazada Raises $100 Million, Now Has Nearly a Quarter of a Billion Dollars to Grow E-Commerce Empire

Lazada’s $100 million round today – this is the fifth official major injection of capital – comes courtesy of existing investors Holtz...

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  • June 20, 2013
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Thailand’s Startup Scene, Rising From Political Flames, Floods, And Solid Foundations

I spent a week in Bangkok, meeting with startups and industry professionals, and I’m fascinated. The nascent startup scene is evolving...

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  • June 17, 2013
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Airbnb Launches ‘Neighborhoods’ in Asia, Starting with Bangkok

Home-booking service Airbnb has been in Southeast Asia since late last year, but now the company is diving deeper into the region with its N...

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  • June 14, 2013
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What 500 Startups Sees In Southeast Asia: Insights From Dave McClure

What 500 Startups Sees In Southeast Asia: Insights From Dave McClure [VIDEO]

Last Sunday, we sat down with Dave McClure in Bangkok, along with the 500Startups team, and pick his brain on Southeast Asia. Before getting...

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  • June 13, 2013
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MS Surface Pro launches Asia

Microsoft Surface Pro Launches in Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia This Week

Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablets – the ones that rock the full version of Windows 8 – are now rolling out across much of Southe...

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  • June 4, 2013
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e27 Invests in DailySocial, Pushes Into Thailand with Hubba

This morning at e27’s Echelon conference, CEO and co-founder Mohan Belani announced that the company has made a strategic investment in In...

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  • June 4, 2013
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Thailand’s Wongnai Receives Series A Investment from Japan’s Recruit

Thailand-based restaurant review startup Wongnai has concluded a Series A financing round from Japan’s Recruit Strategic Partners (RSP).

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  • May 30, 2013
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Work in Sync: Evernote Business Launches Across Southeast Asia

Evernote Business, the enterprise-oriented version of the note syncing and online collaboration app, has launched today across much of South...

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  • May 29, 2013
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Thai Startup Builk Attacks One Of The Biggest Industries In The World: Construction

You probably have no idea how big the construction industry is, do you? Check it out. This year, it was a $7.2 trillion industry. By 2020, i...

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  • June 17, 2013
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Now With 8 Million Users, Cutesy Messaging App Cubie Adds Easy Mobile Payments Via Your Phone Bill

We know that cutesy sticker/emoticon packs are critical to the success of messaging apps in Asia – and they’re also a great way to m...

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  • June 14, 2013
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SI Camp Asia Now Seeking Ideas for Civic Startups, Visits 7 Countries This Summer

We’re a big fan of civic-minded startups here at TechinAsia, though we don’t find that many of them. Thankfully a lot more will be bloss...

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  • June 13, 2013
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Zocial Brings Thailand’s Social Media Monitoring Expertise to Indonesia, Ready to Compete with Country’s Finest

Thailand’s social media monitoring tool Zocial Inc today just announced its plan to expand to Indonesia through a partnership with media c...

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  • June 12, 2013
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Thailand, TRUE Incube incubator launch

How Thailand’s Big Three Telcos are Powering the Startup Ecosystem

Isriya is a Thai tech geek and ICT policy researcher. Co-founder of Blognone and Siam Intelligence. True Corporation (TRUE:TB), the third la...

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  • June 4, 2013
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Pentabox From Thailand Takes Control of TVs Across The World

It’s always nice to find teams across Asia that are working on very different problems from the usual mainstream mass market variety l...

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  • June 4, 2013
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Ardent Capital Gets Funding for More Startup Investments and to Strengthen Ardent Labs

Thailand-based entrepreneurial group Ardent Capital has wrapped up its first round of external funding. No funding amount has been revealed,...

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  • May 29, 2013
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How Overseas Startups Can Enter Thailand and Get Government Support

Julian Leitner, founder and former CEO of Zalora Thailand, a Rocket Internet company, recently started legal advisory firm Stein focusing on...

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  • May 28, 2013
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