The Q4 2016 issue of Startup News Asia highlights a decline in tech news activity in Southeast Asia compared to Q3, particularly in Indonesia and the Philippines. The document provides insights into market values, population sizes, and key trends in various countries, including developments in fintech, e-commerce, and startup investments. Additionally, it emphasizes the evolving landscape in countries like China, India, and Japan, focusing on specific startups and emerging opportunities within the region.

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2016

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The final quarter of 2016
In terms of SE Asia’s tech news, Q4 2016 was a strange beast.
Where in Q3 we saw an increase in tech news for Indonesia, for
example, in Q4 this fell away. Similarly, where we saw relatively
high levels of Philippine-specific activity in the third quarter, in the
fourth quarter this was noticeably muted.
Population size and market values
I’ve included population sizes, both on the page opposite and for
each country, for reasons beyond simple page design. Partly, the
intention is to prompt thought around current and likely future
market values, whilst also indicating - as in the case of
Singapore, for example - those locations which punch far above
their population’s apparent weight.
Also for consideration in this context is the simple fact of location:
which countries have which neighbours, and do the relationships
between these countries allow for an easy expansion from one
market to another?
A word on ‘why’
The aim in this is to provide what we view as ‘thin’ research:
at-a-glance information on developments, funding, trends and,
importantly, with time, the patterns specific to locations and the
areas of technology concerned.
We see Startup News Asia developing into the go-to source for
trends, patterns and ‘headline’ research for an audience more
interested in what is being invested in than in the capital market
trends in play.
For more information, email talktous@startupnewsasia.com.
Wade Wright

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JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
MALAYSIA
MYANMAR
NEW ZEALAND
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SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
THAILAND
VIETNAM
OCTOBER
2016
AUSTRALIA / #STARTUPAUS
POPULATION: 24M
REA Group launches REALABS
property tech innovation hub
Startup Weekend Cairns, Innovation Edition
set for November
HackFest 2016, Creating Solutions
for a Smarter Region: Maroochydore, November
Australia's NRMA to take 40% stake
in Divvy parking startup
Australia unveils plans for
Blockchain in public services
CCW the latest legal firm to invest
in a startup with Beagle JV
Sharing Hub opening in Sydney
with sharing economy accelerator
FinTech Australia Collab / Collide 2016,
this week in Melbourne
A look at Sydney's StartCon,
in late November
A look at winners from the recent
Google Impact Challenge in Sydney
StartupAcademy online workshop
set for regional innovators to startup in 3 days
Sydney set to share startup knowledge
with regional Australia

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CAMBODIA
CHINA
HONG KONG
INDIA
INDONESIA
JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
MALAYSIA
MYANMAR
NEW ZEALAND
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
THAILAND
VIETNAM
NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
2016
TekHub coworking & incubator
launches in Phnom Penh
Impact Hub, AWSEN
to run workshops for women entrepreneurs
Interview with MD of
Support Her Enterprise (SHE) Investments
Support Her Enterprise (SHE) Conference
set for November 5th
A quick look at
Cambodia’s growing fintech scene
Entrepreneurship set to be a subject
in Cambodia’s high schools
Chibi startup
takes new NGO-focused direction
A look at
the Citizen News Wire app
Startupbootcamp FinTech’s
FinTech Social Phnom Penh, tomorrow
CAMBODIA / #STARTUPKH
POPULATION: 15.5M

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JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
MALAYSIA
MYANMAR
NEW ZEALAND
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
THAILAND
VIETNAM
OCTOBER
2016
A look at China's plans for
a far-reaching social credit system using online data
Bits x Bites launched,
new foodtech accelerator VC fund
Chinese angel, VC funds partner
for big data and AI accelerator
China increases 4700 handicraft bases
to boost women's startups, employment
Digital advertising fraud levels
remain high in China
Startup News Asia quarterly round-up:
China, Hong Kong and India
A look at the opportunities
with China's growing online shopper population
Hubei province
earmarks $81bn to seed startups
Q3 2016 China, Hong Kong and India
Startup News Asia summary
China's local governments
taking steps into venture capital
Redpoint Ventures
closes $180M fund dedicated to China
A look at China's VR investment focus
moving from hardware to content
CHINA / #STARTUPCN
POPULATION: 1.36BN

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CHINA
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INDIA
INDONESIA
JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
MALAYSIA
MYANMAR
NEW ZEALAND
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
THAILAND
VIETNAM
OCTOBER
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2016
Hong Kong to host
Fintech Week in November
AIA Blockchain Challenge
applications open; aims at insurtech
Zeroth AI accelerator
unveils 1st batch
Hong Kong trials blockchain for property loans,
digital ID and trade finance
Garage Society’s new 8000 square feet
coworking space launches
Q3 2016 startup news:
China, Hong Kong & India
Hong Kong startup Booqed
aims to be the Uber of office spaces
Another look at
the 8 FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific Startups
Asia Fintech Business 2016 conference
set for early December
Digital Financial Services HK 2016
set for the end of November
A look at 7 startups
that headlined DBS Accelerator Demo Day
FinovateAsia:
Next week in Hong Kong
HONG KONG / #STARTUPHK
POPULATION: 7.3M

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INDIA
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JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
MALAYSIA
MYANMAR
NEW ZEALAND
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
THAILAND
VIETNAM
OCTOBER
2016
Early-stage fund Ventureast
lines up $83m for startup investments
A look at India’s Paytm
mini-bank’s plans to go where banks don’t
Neurosynaptic startup lands funding
for e-health, m-health
InnoVen Capital pours $20m
into 15 startups
India's mobile protection startup
AppsDaily raises $3.75m
InnerChef lands $2.5M
from Japan's Mistletoe, others
Venture Factory seeks
mid- and senior experience for in-residence program
A look at India's accelerators and incubators,
and the startups they have helped
A look at Google/Microsoft/IBM-backed
Nasscom 10K's mixed success
A quick look at programs
focused on women entrepreneurs
India's HDFC Bank picks Backbase
for digital banking revamp
Indian Bitcoin startup Unocoin
lands US$1.5M funding
INDIA / #STARTUPINDIA
POPULATION: 1.3BN

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MALAYSIA
MYANMAR
NEW ZEALAND
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
THAILAND
VIETNAM
OCTOBER
2016
2016 tech spending up 8.4%,
startups set to grow 6-fold by 2020
How Asia's best drones project
cut farmers' costs by 60%
Fintech can help boost
Indonesia's creative sector
A look at a number of
Indonesia's fintech startups
Digital Financial Services Indonesia 2016
set for November
Report highlights Indonesia's untapped
digital finance opportunity
A look at 7 of
Indonesia's crowdlending sites
CekAja and eCompareMo fintechs
gain funding from Telstra Ventures
Why Indonesia's mobile market
attracts international companies and talent
INDONESIA / #STARTUPID
POPULATION: 256M

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JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
MALAYSIA
MYANMAR
NEW ZEALAND
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
THAILAND
VIETNAM
NOVEMBER
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2016
Blockchain remittance consortium
launches with 42 banks
E-commerce platform Base
lands $14M to grow payment services
5 banks take stakes
in Money Design robo-adviser startup
Japanese space startup,
Singapore app monetiser set for Russia's Startup Village
Japan's largest printing company
acquires startup turning limestone into paper
Fukuoka poised to be
the country's Silicon Valley
A brief look at Japan's preferences
around experiencing VR
Bandai Namco invests in
AI startup to improve game characters
A quick look at
6 recently-funded startups
Polyglots language learning startup
secures funding
Kyash remittance startup
lands $8.5M
A look at the sharing economy
opportunities in Japan
JAPAN / #STARTUPJP
POPULATION: 127M

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SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
THAILAND
VIETNAM
NOVEMBER
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2016
SOUTH KOREA / #STARTUPKR
POPULATION: 50.3M
KT teams with Healcerion startup
for global m-health care
WAUG Travel lands funds
for tour, activity booking platform
Shinhan Bank and Streami
to launch Bitcoin remittance service
Althea cosmetic startup
aims to cash in on SEA interest
'Korean startups need to target
the Chinese market'
Korean biotech and health startups
to gain $41M from Israel's Yozma Group
K-ICT Born2Global Centre
to attract startup talent using visa and labor services
Yello Mobile's O2O arm
gains $21M funding
WonderWallet aims to be
the perfect smartphone companion
South Korea tops
world's internet access speeds
South Korea's startup scene
set to step onto international stage
Memebox beauty startup
raises a further $60M

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• Government;
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