Analysis

The land of unicorns: The rise of startups in Indonesia

What will it take to realize Indonesia’s potential as the land of unicorns? In a nutshell, it entails a paradigm shift within Indonesia’s startup ecosystem. Instead of fast returns and quick gains, startups, traditional businesses and investors alike should focus on long-term sustainability.

The NFT boom: The popularity behind non-fungible tokens and why they are worth millions

The growing popularity of NFTs shows the increasing appeal and expanding applications of blockchain technology. It also evidences the growing appetite for digital decentralized investments as well as innovative ways to store value and generate gains or revenues from digital assets.

Exploring opportunities in the Philippine tech landscape

With the economy improving, and an internet and mobile-savvy market, the Philippines is also showing initiatives to encourage and advance the innovation space.

What’s ahead? Southeast Asia startup and venture capital ecosystems 2021

Firms that introduce disruptive technologies in the tailwind industries such as Digital Wallets, Virtual Worlds, and New Retail are poised to thrive, as their solutions will continue to unlock new growth opportunities in existing markets and/or create new markets.

Venture builder, accelerator, or incubator: Which one can help your startup CEO career grow?

Startups are easy to start, difficult to maintain and extremely hard to grow because of competition. You will need a lot of capital investment to fuel your startup engine. This sparks the question of the relevance of these options based on the entrepreneur(s) and startup(s) involved.

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💸 Here’s a handy list of Southeast Asia’s newest VC funds

Updated regularly, here’s a rundown of fresh funding coming into the region.

SWITCH Health Innovation

SWITCH 2020 recap: HealthTech innovations post-COVID-19

COVID-19 has created panic worldwide, and it has definitely changed the way we are taking part in healthcare.

SWITCH Lei Ming interview and panel

SWITCH 2020 recap: Up close with tech veteran Lei Ming – The Baidu and Kuwo Music Founder on the next breakthrough

What are some best practices for companies to overcome adversity as they seek to expand into China?

SWITCH 2020 recap: Mobility insights in China – Is China’s EV industry thriving or diving?

Chinese carmakers have long sought to expand overseas amid Beijing’s ambition to build a world-class auto industry, and the baton has now been passed to young Electric Vehicle makers. Are they well-positioned to sustain high growth rates into the future, and can they prove viability in the market?