Asia startup news outline for January 2017, covering fintech, mcommerce, ecommerce, tech startups and more. Countries in this brief startup news overview include Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Malaysia and more.

1. page 1 of 5startupnewsasia.com/monthly
in january
E Cambodia: Meet SHE, Support Her Investments,
aimed at women entrepreneurs
E Hong Kong: Neat fintech approves prepaid credit
cards thru facial recognition
E Vietnam: Leflair e-commerce startup lands $1M
backed by 500 Startups
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2. startup news asia: december 2016
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Australia: Lithodomos VR raises $679K
to rebuild ancient sites in VR
China:
A look at 5 new travel startups
Australia: LaunchVic unveils $5M
in new grants
China: Shanghai's LUXSENS uses AI
to find best price for luxury bags
Australia: Westpac's Reinventure buys
Melbourne fintech startup Doshii
China: Kittly Live video streaming
entertainment startup lands $21M
FinTech Australia National Awards 2017
- nominations open
China's VR market set to expand
fourfold in 2017
Australia: NAB Labs Hackathon
- Melbourne, February 24/25
China: 6 heavyweights partner
for $800M Hou An Innovation Fund
Australia: APAC Blockchain Conference 2017
set for Sydney in March
China's banks looking at Blockchain
to combat fraud
Australia: Disrupting Fashion
- Innovation & Ideation Workshop, Sydney
China: Wanyoo internet cafe chain
lands $30M for international growth
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
entrepreneur survey
China: In first 3 quarters of 2016,
Chinese fintechs attracted over US$9BN
Australia: CBA, Queensland Treasury
make world-1st blockchain gov't bond
China Mobile, Ericsson, Mobike
trial IoT in Shanghai
Australia: Melbourne's AirBnB Handsfree
aims to organise for hosts
China: HK's Credit China Fintech invests
$30M in BitFury Group blockchain provider
AUSTRALIA / #STARTUPAUS
POP: 23.9M (2015)
CHINA / #STARTUPCN
POP: I.37B (2015)

3. startup news asia: december 2016
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India: TimeMyTask
on-demand cleaning startup acquired
India: Incuspaze launches Gurgaon
coworking to incubate AI, IoT startups
India: Gov't looks to add insurance
for e-wallet transactions
India: Plans developing to establish
5 startup incubation hubs in Karnataka
India's largest startup incubator
set to be built in Hubballi
India: Andhra Pradesh Dev Authority
aims to develop startup area
India: France's Numa to launch DataCity
project in Bengaluru
India: Yolo Health startup lands $235K
for 'health ATM' service
India: Swiss fintech delegation visits,
aiming to foster collaboration
India: Airmed diagnostics startup
lands $1.47M for medtech growth
INDIA / #STARTUPIN
POP: 1.3B (2015)
INDONESIA / #STARTUPID
POP: 255.4M (2015)
Indonesia: Push starts for national VC fund;
startups need $1.5BN a year
Indonesia: Baca news aggregator adds
production via Nulis 'citizen journalism' site
Indonesian stock exchange
establishes startup incubator
Indonesia: Bank Central Asia launches
$15M fintech VC unit
Indonesia: Berrybenka fashion e-commerce
startup set for major O2O push
Indonesia: A look at the growing number
of coworking spaces
Indonesia: 4 major banks set to
integrate cashless payment services
Indonesia: Kumparan media startup
lands funds for news+social concept
Indonesia: Ekrut HR tech startup
gains seed funding
Indonesia: Gomif Cyber Startup Workshop
sets Rp2TN for soc-ent entrepreneurs

4. startup news asia: december 2016
page 4 of 5 startupnewsasia.com/today
JAPAN / #STARTUPJP
POP: 126M (2015)
A quick look at 4
of Japan's rising startups
Japan: Fukuoka International
Startup Hub conference - Jan 31st
Japan: Viibar crowdsourced video startup
raises $5.8M, partners Yahoo Japan
Amazon Japan to offer innovative startups
funding, distribution
Japan: Mosquitone's HRBrain
HRtech platform gains seed round
Japan: NTT Docomo eyes 20 startup
investments; sets focus on AI, IoT
Japan:
A quick look at 5 startups
Japan: Gov't to send 55 startups, SMEs
overseas under innovation programme
Japan: Consumers in Japan unconvinced
re purchasing influence of video ads
Japan: Asia Mobile Commerce and
Card-Linking Forum set for February
MALAYSIA / #STARTUPMY
POP:
Malaysia:
Princious aiming to be Asia's Zazzle
Malaysia: A look at Penang's
startup community
Malaysia:
An intro to 10 fintech startups
Malaysia: Samsung partners Maybank
for mobile payments push
Malaysia focusing on fintech,
appoints Alibaba's Ma as advisor
Malaysia: AirAsia Airvolution
travel hackathon registrations open
Malaysia: MoneyMatch fintech
encouraged by Bank Negara talks
Malaysia launches 5-year
Islamic Fund & Wealth Mgmt blueprint
Malaysia: Rodeo media startup
to set ad screens in ride-hailing cars
Carousell acquires Duriana in bid for
Malaysian mobile classifieds market

5. startup news asia: december 2016
page 5 of 5startupnewsasia.com/monthly
SINGAPORE / #STARTUPSG
POP: 5.6M (2015)
Singapore: Status wants to see Ethereum
on every mobile device
Singapore: Future Food Asia Award opens
for foodtech & agtech startups
DarcMatter fintech startup wins
HK award, announces Singapore plans
Singapore's 99.co enters
Indonesian real estate market
Singapore: Smart Learning Summit
set for March; register your interest
Singapore: A look at Touche, working on
fingerprint-driven payments
Singapore: Mimetic launches Evie AI
secretary to help you organize
Singapore: *SCAPE SoImpact Bootcamp
- Feb 11th
Singapore: BitX bitcoin startup rebrands
as 'Luno' with new offerings
Singapore: The Artling lands $1.8M
to be Asia's go-to online art gallery
Thailand: Coworking Unconference
- Feb 8-12, Chiang Mai
Is Thailand ready to be a cashless society?
Indications are 'yes'
Thailand: Gov't wants business to help
build smart cities; Phuket steps up
Thailand: D8 software & outsourcing
startup secures US$3M
Thailand: DTAC Accelerate director
gives a brief overview of 2017's opportunities
Thailand: Siam Commercial Bank to invest
$1.1BN in fintech over 3 years
Thailand: 500 Startups sets Bangkok's
Disrupt as exclusive SEA education partner
Thailand: Google expands Launchpad
Accelerator with 2 Thai startups
Thailand: 500 TukTuks closes at $15.4M;
500 TukTuks II being considered
Thailand: 500 TukTuks reveals
its 10 latest investments
THAILAND / #STARTUPTH
POP: 67.9M (2015)