The 4th quarter 2022 snapshot of Thailand’s technology news items, gathered in October, November and December of 2022.
Thailand’s technology news in Q4 2022 covered items including metaverse and e-sports developments, agri-tech developments using flies as cattle feed, Stripe’s entry for Thai digital payments, Huawei’s increasing involvement in the country, and more. Hit the links featured to read each article in full, online.
December 2022 | November 2022 | October 2022
December 2022: Thailand
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- Thailand: TechSauce media group launches Thailand Accelerator, targeting firms from seed to pre-Series A funding
- Thailand: Bitkub, country’s largest crypto exchange, aims to list in Hong Kong, potentially next year and moving on from Siam Commercial Bank’s withdrawn investment
- Tesla to officially launch in Thailand this month, with documents also registered around sale of solar panels and energy storage systems
- Thailand: SPACE-F food-tech startup incubator and accelerator is now accepting applications globally for 4th cohort
“SPACE-F is Thailand’s first global food-tech startup incubator and accelerator, bringing together leading food-tech startups and corporates to build and foster innovative mentorship, business connections, and a co-working program.”
- Thailand: Huawei, Ministry of Commerce and Office of Commercial Affairs launch digital training through ‘Digital Bus’ to boost ICT knowledge in local gov’t and community
- Thailand: Flylab agri-tech startup closes seed and pre-A rounds, raising $1M, with black soldier fly-based ingredients for alternative proteins, fertilizer and oils
- China’s Aiways electric car manufacturer to build vehicle and battery assembly plant in Thailand, following large order from Phoenix EV e-mobility service provider
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November 2022: Thailand
- Thailand: Siam Commercial Bank’s SCB 10X invests $10M in Singapore’s digital asset custodian, RakkaR Digital
- Thailand: Beam raises $2.5M seed funding led by Sequoia Capital India with one-click payment solution for social commerce sellers, streamlining forms completion to boost conversion rates
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October 2022: Thailand
- Thailand: T&B Global media giant partners Switzerland’s Sygnum crypto bank for $300M hybrid equity-NFT round to develop Translucia, T&B’s metaverse platform
- Thailand: Globish education-tech firm gains $2.36M, targeting 500K classes for this year with focus on language skills
- Thailand: PropertyScout gains $5M with end-to-end real estate platform connecting realtors to buyers, renters, and owners
- In Southeast Asia-focused e-sports bid, Translucia metaverse firm acquires share in Thailand’s Infofed e-sports company
- Thailand: Stripe digital payments giant expands Asia Pacific presence with entry to Thailand, adding to regional footprint across Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore
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