Asia’s startups: June 2020
17 country/jurisdiction focused startup news collections, gathering coverage of the headline items in that country’s startup ecosystem across June 2020.
Summaries are collected at month-end, hence the lag between today’s date and the monthly startup news collections below.
For tech-specific collections – covering blockchain, fintech, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrency news – see the Other News section.
- For monthly news specific to each country, individually, refer to the index for monthly startup news by country.
- For quarterly news specific to each country, individually, refer to the index for quarterly startup news by country.
Australia: June 2020
- HATCH Taronga Accelerator Program applications open, seeking solutions for pressing environmental and conservation challenges
- 1200 Coca-Cola vending machines now accept payments using cryptocurrency via Centrapay digital payments tech
- BlueVolt solar energy startup’s Savo Solar Initiative one of only 8 selected from 700 applicants for Honnold Foundation grant…
Cambodia: June 2020
- Kingdom’s first National Entrepreneurship Awards deadline for applications set for end of June
- UN Conference on Trade and Development’s Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment (pdf)…
China: June 2020
- OO Eyetech gains $1.3M funding from Foxconn with AI-based diagnostic solution targeting early-stage myopia
- ByteDance, owner of TikTok video sharing giant, closes down TopBuzz news aggregator app, the international version of China-focused Jinri Toutiao
- VeChain blockchain traceability platform partnered by Shenzhen Yuhongtain Foods Company to verify lifecycle of pork products…
Hong Kong: June 2020
- MINY blockchain startup launches platform to facilitate cryptocurrency mining, including Cloud Mining Pool allowing users to combine resources
- HackAsia 36-hour online hackathon set for July 6-8, as part of Hong Kong’s StartMeUpHK Festival 2020…
India: June 2020
- An intro to 18 meat-free startups aiming to change the country’s eating habits
- Reserve Bank creates $66M Payments Infrastructure Development Fund to improve payments ecosystem in rural and operationally expensive locations
- Uber India head role expands beyond South Asia to also encompass Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand…
Indonesia: June 2020
- A look at GoPlay, streaming service from Gojek ride-hail and deliveries giant, taking growth cues from e-commerce companies globally
- Gojek Xcelerate program unveils 11 retail-focused startups graduating from batch 3…
Japan: June 2020
- Sequoia Capital, US VC giant, hunting Japanese startups delivering high-end tech to corporate customers with valuations of $279M to $1.3BN
- Japan’s virtual idol, Hatsune Miku, joins China’s Taobao as live-streaming ambassador for upcoming 618 online shopping festival…
South Korea: June 2020
- Central bank forms legal advisory team to research digital currency
- An intro to Mathpresso’s Qanda, AI-powered edtech platform analyzing math problems from submitted photographs…
Malaysia: June 2020
- A look at Whizzl, using its Business Visitor Management System in the COVID-19 context for customer communication
- Curlec fintech gains backing from 500 Startups with easier debit access fir Malaysia’s SMEs…
Myanmar: June 2020
- Frontiir internet service provider gains $26M investment led by Singapore’s Ascent Capital, aiming to expand broadband to 1/4 of 54M population…
New Zealand: June 2020
- An intro to Shoots Microgreens and its expansion from vertical farming to in-store growing system trial…
The Philippines: June 2020
- DigiCon Omni 2020 Conference set for October 5-9, online and IRL, with speakers including Seth Godin and Eric Ries
- A brief intro to KwikInsure, fintech startup aiming to launch an online insurance marketplace for Filipinos…
Singapore: June 2020
- Singapore-based blockchain startup Ontology to collaborate with Bitcoin Suisse cryptocurrency financial services platform, with ONTO wallet supporting CryptoFranc stablecoin
- Reebelo raises $1.25M seed funding with online marketplace for refurbished electronics, with sights set on Asia-Pacific expansion…
Sri Lanka: June 2020
- An intro to 20 of the country’s startups, working in e-commerce, mobility solutions, AR, agritech and more…
Taiwan: June 2020
- Taiwan’s advantages: “…capable but relatively inexpensive engineers, prowess in high-tech manufacturing, strong gov’t support, stable economy and excellent quality of life”
- An intro to Talent Circulation Alliance, public-private partnership facilitating circulation of talent between Taiwan and like-minded partners worldwide…
Thailand: June 2020
- Zmyhome property-tech startup raises pre-Series A with online platform to help people buy homes directly from sellers
- Ministry of Finance to sell $6.42M in savings bonds using state-owned Krung Thai Bank’s blockchain-based e-wallet…
Vietnam: June 2020
- Propzy raises $25M Series A with end-to-end real estate platform, spanning transactions, financing, property managment and more
- Loship delivery and e-commerce startup launches Lo-supply service, taking steps into the wholesale distribution and supply chain…
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Monthly startup news across Asia: 17 countries and jurisdictions
