Thailand, Myanmar
Sri Lanka & Cambodia
These four jurisdictions are often relatively ‘quiet’ in terms of technology and startup-related news coverage in the English-language online media, and so we’re consolidating them into one single page, rather than a collection of limited-content standalone pages.
- Cambodia’s startup news: November 2021
- Myanmar’s startup news: November 2021
- Sri Lanka’s startup news: November 2021
- Thailand’s startup news: November 2021
Wild Digital Crypto Conference / April 2022
Cambodia: November 2021
- Cambodia’s Peth Yoeung Healthtech takes audience choice award at the Asian Entrepreneurship Awards with cloud-based platform for medical records and patient data
- Huawei ICT Competition Cambodia 2021 launches, partnering more than 10 local universities with the aim of improving skills, IT education and industry-university connections
- Cambodia: A brief look at CamDX – Cambodia Data Exchange – a platform for businesses to communicate with multiple gov’t ministries, streamlining applications and more
- Cambodia: Techo Startup Center to launch Startup Cambodia digital platform in December, aiming for a one-stop shop for the Kingdom’s tech entrepreneurs
- Cambodia: A brief look back at the recent CamTech Summit, a 5-day fintech and broad tech-focused event from Cambodian Association of Finance and Technology
- “Fifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia. Here’s why…”
ASEAN Strategy on Fourth Industrial Revolution (pdf)
Myanmar: November 2021
- Myanmar: An interview intro to JusWise, legal-tech startup founded by 4 law students
- Myanmar: “The army…has tasked thousands of soldiers with conducting what is widely referred to in the military as ‘information combat'”
- Myanmar: Better HR lands 6-figure bridge funding for ASEAN and South Asia growth with web and mobile apps streamlining HR processes for SMEs
Deloitte: 2022 Tech, Media, Telecoms Predictions (pdf)
Sri Lanka: November 2021
- Sri Lanka: A brief look at the winners from the recent Sri Lanka leg of the She Loves Tech competition, with 3 moving forward to finals in Singapore
- Sri Lanka: Applications close 12th November for Venture Engine program for early- and seed-stage startups
- Sri Lanka: An intro to 6 of the country’s non-tech startups
- Digital Economy of Sri Lanka: National goals and Lessons from the South’ available now, benchmarking the country in the context of China’s Belt and Road Initiative participation
- Sri Lanka: StartupX Foundry and Lankan Angel Network partner to launch knowledge platform focused on underserved communities and rural entrepreneurship
- Sri Lanka Blockchain Summit set for November 19-30, looking at all things DLT and cryptocurrency related
KPMG: Venture Pulse Q4 2021 (pdf)
Thailand: November 2021
- Thailand: Global seafood giant Thai Union Group steps into alt-foods with investment in insect-based pet treats start-up Orgafeed
- Thailand: An interview intro to Krungsri Finnovate, corporate venture capital arm of Bank of Ayudhya and currently targeting a close of $100M for Finnoventure Fund 1
- Thailand: Siam Commercial Bank takes 51% of Bitkub, country’s biggest crypto exchange operator, for $535M
- ICYMI: Alibaba Cloud to launch first Thailand data centre next year, stepping into competition with Tencent and Huawei with 2 and 3 Thai data centres respectively
- Thailand: GuildFi, developer of ecosystem infrastructure to connect games, NFTs, and communities, raises $6M seed financing
- Thailand: Digital Economy Promotion Agency launches campaign to encourage the digital tech by small businesses, shops and hawkers in the country’s wet markets
- Thailand: Central Retail Corp, the country’s biggest shopping center developer, is piloting a digital currency with employees, aiming to expand to customers and the public
- Download: Thailand Startup Ecosystem Report 2021, from Startup Thailand
- Thailand: Techsauce Startup Directory, providing a snapshot of industries, firms, market value and more
MDEC: Southeast Asia Gaming Industry Report 2021 (pdf)
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