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ASIA • ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES
Can Green Startups in Asia Help Mitigate Climate Change?
The Metronome, the famous Manhattan digital clock in Union Square, started the countdown to the next climate disaster.
ASIA • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER
Increasing Women's Participation in the Asian Economies
According to ILO publication Transformation of women at work in Asia, Asia is the only region where female labor force involvement rates have been decreasing or remained unchanged even before the global pandemic.
Disrupting the One Billion Energy Market, One Household at a Time | Sebastian Groh
Sebastian comes from a middle-income family in Germany and originally pursued a career as an investment banker.
ASIA • TECHNOLOGY
Seedstars World Finalist Who Is Closing Over 1 Million USD | Emir Nurov
Emir is the definition of a global citizen – born in Turkmenistan.
ASIA • HEALTHCARE
CMED Health and Their Way to Making Bangladeshi Nation Healthier
This time, we had a talk with our alumni in the healthcare industry – CMED Health, a Bangladeshi startup that is focusing on preventive healthcare.
ASIA • EDUCATION & CONSULTING
Spotlight on Htet: Helping People Gain Skills to Succeed on Global Market
How to solve the global human capital crisis? Where to start? We met someone who knows the answer – Htet Thiri Shwe, CEO and Founder of MYEO.
ASIA • MOBILITY
What’s Your Why: Marcus Tran
AN VUI is creating an impact as the first technological company in Vietnam that features a comprehensive software system for the passenger transport. We caught up with Marcus Tran, CEO of AN VUI, to examine his whys.
What’s Your Why: Emir Nurov
What is Emir Nurov from Singapore passionate about?
ASIA • OTHER
Spotlight on Okka: Recycle Like a Pro
Meet Okka from Yangon, Myanmar and his idea RecyGlo Myanmar, a first innovative recycling solution in the country.
Born to Code: How Kazakhstan is Growing the Future Generation of Tech Talents
Kazakhstan is emerging at the forefront of innovation at the global level. From start-ups to government backing, opportunities for the nation and its citizens are springing up everywhere.
ASIA • ENTERPRISE
From Colombo to Cambodia: What We Discovered at the 4th Seedstars Summit Asia
Over 3 eventful days, if you had walked into The Factory at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, you’d have found it to be buzzing with excitement. For it was here that the 4th Seedstars Asia Summit took place.
Seedstars Summit Asia 2019: A Closer Look
In 2019, the Seedstars Word Competition will wrap up with the regional Seedstars Summit Asia in Cambodia
Fighting Trash: How Myanmar Is Tackling the Waste Problem in the Country?
At the forefront of the Myanmar waste discussion, the historic nation grapples with managing unwanted products like plastic and food
GP Accelerator 2.0 launches this November in Bangladesh with the support of Seedstars
This November marks the start of a 4.5 months acceleration program by Grameenphone Accelerator (GPA) and Seedstars, which will take 10-12 startup teams in Bangladesh on a journey of idea validation, prototype building and becoming investable.
Seedstars Launches Its First Academy Program in Asia
Seedstars has launched its first Seedstars Academy Program in Yangon on August 10th. The Program kicked off its first batch with a two-day bootcamp for the selected startups at Seedspace Yangon.
Seedstars Powers up SmartScale, a New Acceleration Program in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Starting on 2nd May 2019 in Phnom Penh, SmartScale powered by Seedstars gathered 11 early-stage startups in a three-month acceleration program fuelled by 20+ international and local high-level mentors and an ambitious curriculum program.
Yangon, Myanmar: Seedstars announces its first hub in Southeast Asia
Seedstars is happy to announce the opening of its first entrepreneurship hub in Myanmar in collaboration with Thura Swiss and CB Bank: Seedspace Yangon.
Meet the 13 Asian Early-Stage Startups Joining Seedstars Asia Summit 2018
In 2018, the Seedstars team traveled to 14 Asian countries including Indonesia, Singapore, Myanmar, and Vietnam to uncover Asia’s untapped potential and spot the brightest early-stage companies in the region.
Meet the Top 22 Startups from CEE and Central Asia
The 2018 Seedstars tour across more than ten countries in the region has come to an end.
ASIA • URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Bangladesh: Can it Become an Asian Tiger?
Most people associate Bangladesh with ready-made garments (RMG). But, I got to know its capital Dhaka as a bustling city and met fascinating people who are highly motivated to change their country.
Seedstars is coming to Tashkent to find the best startups in Uzbekistan!
On May 18th, 10 of Uzbekistan’s best seed stage startups will compete to represent the country at the Seedstars Summit 2019 and win up to USD 1 million in equity investment.
What happened at the Asia Regional Summit in Bangkok
The Summit reunited over 300 attendees from more than 29 countries for a showcase of the most promising early-stage tech startups from 15 Asian markets, and a celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship across the region.
Meet the startups pitching at Seedstars Asia!
After another year in which the Seedstars World teams travelled to over 80+ countries around the world and 15 on the Asian continent with the mission to find the best tech startups in emerging markets, we are now just days away of hosting our Asia Su
ASIA • TECH
5 things I learned launching and scaling Uber across 4 countries in Southeast Asia
It’s hard to imagine a time when people thought Uber was a bad idea, but as every Country Launcher and early employee can tell you, back then everybody thought Uber was a bad idea — in their own country.
