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More money pours into Singapore venture capital as Wavemaker closes US$66m fund

Singapore is gaining more prominence as a hub for technology investments.

The Tencent of Southeast Asia isn't really like Tencent at all

Now that Sea has filed for an initial public offering and given a peak at its financials, the resemblance is starting to...

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Microsoft Is Offering a $3.5 Million Prize for the Next Big A.I. Startup

A global contest will look for a startup working with artificial intelligence to solve real problems.

INC.COM

SoftBank leads $257m investment in US map and AI startups

Money used for autonomous driving, machine learning, other technologies

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BEAM launches VentureStart program in Singapore, collaborates with TRi5 Ventures to fund and grow 20 new startups

BEAM will also be facilitating the distribution of the SG Founders Grant of up to $50,000 to first-time Singaporean foun...

BEAM.BIZ

Why Those Startup Valuations Might Be Way Off

The price of shares sold in later financing rounds distorts values, a study says

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Temasek's Vertex Raises $210 Million for Southeast Asian Deals

Vertex Ventures, the venture capital arm of Temasek Holdings Pte, has completed its biggest fundraising for Southeast As...

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Five Ways to Market Your Startup With Little or Zero Budget

How do you go from having a few customers, to enough customers to sustain your business and fuel its growth?

FORBES.COM

What startup entrepreneurs should learn from sports

A playground can be an incubator that helps in the construction of robust and long-lasting relationships...

MONEYCONTROL.COM

Startup Accelerators Aren't Banking on Exits Any More

Accelerators are increasingly selling a range of services to generate ongoing revenue, without waiting years for startup...

ENTREPRENEUR.COM

How Blockchain and ICOs Are Changing the Funding Game for Startups

For some tech firms, initial coin offerings are a way to raise early capital more quickly than they could through ventur...

WSJ.COM

Working capital: VCs bet on recruitment platforms as global workforce crisis looms

Much has been said about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the global workforce, with some arguing that we s...

VENTUREBEAT.COM

How Malaysia’s Legalization of Bitcoin Could Bring Millions of New Users

Earlier this week, Cryptocoinsnews reported that the Malaysian government and its financial regulators are set to regula...

CRYPTOCOINSNEWS.COM

Antidilution: the other way VCs take more of your startup’s equity

Startup funding may seem like a cut-and-dry affair. Money goes into a startup in exchange for shares in the startup. Eas...

TECHCRUNCH.COM

Best Practices for Raising Capital for Your Startup

If investors can see through you, and it's evident that their money is all you want, the only thing they'll sh...

ENTREPRENEUR.COM

America's Top 7 Startup Accelerators and What Makes Each Unique

No two accelerators is the same. Finding the right one for your company is among your first important decisions.

ENTREPRENEUR.COM

East Ventures announces new $30M fund to continue investing in Indonesia

East Ventures is back at it again with another new fund to invest in early-stage companies in Indonesia, Southeast Asia�...

TECHCRUNCH.COM

Why Toys 'R' Us Failed

How Bad Assumptions Fed Bad Financial Planning Creating Failure

FORBES.COM

Why Amazon, Facebook, and Google Are Hurting Entrepreneurship in the US

There's a startup slump in America, and the nation's biggest companies may to be blame.

INC.COM

What lured billionaire Taizo Son to Singapore from Tokyo

Japanese billionaire Taizo Son, founder and CEO of Mistletoe, says Southeast Asian start-ups can leapfrog their peers in...

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SoftBank, Dragoneer, Didi close to finalizing investment in Uber

Japan’s SoftBank Group, U.S. investment group Dragoneer and Chinese rideshare giant Didi Chuxing are close to finalizi...

TECHCRUNCH.COM

How pro rata works in venture capital deals

To the uninitiated, startup fundraising can be confusing.

TECHCRUNCH.COM

Ex-Sequoia Asia partner Yinglan Tan closes $25M fund and makes first investment

More details about former Sequoia venture partner Yinglan Tan’s new fund have emerged after an SEC filing confirmed th...

TECHCRUNCH.COM

How Chinese Firms Went From Copycat to Copy That

Silicon Valley take note: in everything from mobile payment systems to news apps, businesses across Southeast Asia look ...

SCMP.COM

When to let your competitors be your investors

Strategic investors are operating businesses, typically in the same industry as the startups they are investing in. Ther...

VENTUREBEAT.COM

5 Things You Need to Do When Bootstrapping Your Startup

If you are thinking of bootstrapping a new startup, consider these five tips to help you reach your goals.

ENTREPRENEUR.COM

A Crash Course on Funding Your Startup with Convertible Notes

The increasing use of “convertible notes” by startups and early-stage investors reflects efforts to make fundraising...

MEDIUM.COM

Why It's So Easy TO Hack Cryptocurrency Startup Fundraisers

This summer was punctuated by scams and hacks of "initial coin offerings," startup fundraisers that issue coin...

WIRED.COM

Hong Kong regulator ‘concerned’ by ICO funding boom

One day after China’s decision to ban ICOs pending an investigation, Hong Kong — the country that is a special admin...

TECHCRUNCH.COM

SE Asia’s middle income markets present large VC potential

Takashi Sano, the Singapore-based venture partner and regional manager of Japanese VC Global Brain Corporation, is enthu...

DEALSTREETASIA.COM

The state of the unicorn

Private investors are minting about one new unicorn a week this year, roughly the same pace as 2016.

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