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startup news round-up: december 2015

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December 31, 2015

A quick look at Thailand as a SouthEast Asian startup base

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupTH   /   #technews   /   #entrepreneurs

2016 StartmeupHK Festival set for 23-30 January

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupHK   /   #technews   /   #techstartups

December 30, 2015

Philippine government launches its first international ICT business incubator hub

#startupPH   /   #startupAsia   /   #startups

Philippines fintech Ayannah raises capital, boosts equity fund

#fintech   /   #finance   /   #CFO   /   #technews   /   #startupAsia

IoT the hottest investment choice for APAC accelerators

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #techstartups   /   #IOT   /   #technews

Malaysia's MaGIC Accelerator Program: roadshow details for January

#startupAsia   /   #startupMY   /   #startups   /   #techstartups

December 28, 2015

Digital credit poised as next step towards cash-light Indian economy

#fintech   /   #CFO   /   #CFOnews   /   #finance   /   #fintechnews

China approves IPO reform, new system possible by March 2016

#startups   /   #finance   /   #CFO   /   #IPOs   /   #IPO

’Start up India, stand up India' mission to launch in January 2016

#startups   /   #startupnews   /   #startupIndia   /   #techstartups

December 26, 2015

Google Launchpad backs JustRide / Canvera, Black White Orange gain funding

#startups   /   #startupIndia   /   #techstartups

A look at 16 Philippine tech startups that made a mark in 2015

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupPH   /   #techstartups

The news items below are a snapshot of broad tech startup news, published in December 2015 and delivered via twitter.com/wadekwright.

Each item is linked to the original source, allowing you to read the full article, and each hashtag is linked to Twitter’s search results for that hashtag, allowing you to read a wider range of items on a specific area of interest.

Monthly startup news summaries for earlier in 2015 can be downloaded in pdf from the archive.

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startup news round-up: december 2015

December 24, 2015

Hong Kong displaces New York as world's biggest IPO market

#finance   /   #CFO   /   #IPO

Mimosatek startup and others win grants at Vietnam Venture Cup

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupVN   /   #startupVietnam

December 23, 2015

Google keen on investing in Vietnamese startups

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupVietnam   /   #startupVN   /   #startupnews

Aust Securities Exchange may be considering blockchain to manage trade risk

#fintech   /   #blockchain   /   #CFO   /   #CTO   /   #technews

Malaysia: Equity crowdfund platform posts Curren$eek as 1st listing

#startupAsia / #crowdfunding   /   #fintech

December 22, 2015

A look at funding now available to Vietnam startups

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupnews   /   #technews   /   #startupVN

Myanmar's Telenor, Yoma to launch mobile financial service in 2016

#fintech   /   #startupAsia   /   #finance   /   #CFO   /   #technews

December 21, 2015

Target in initial development of own mobile wallet

#fintech   /   #technews   /   #CTO   /   #CFO

Google launches equity-free accelerator program in Brazil, India, Indonesia

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupnews

Malaysia's health-focused PurelyB gains funding from 500 Startups and others

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupMY   /   #health

December 19, 2015

Singapore's InvoiceInterchange makes HK's Fintech Finals, set for 2016

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #fintech   /   #finance   /   #CFO

Malaysia's MaGIC SE Amplify Awards gives $300k to 9 social entrepreneurs

#startupAsia   /   #startupMY   /   #startups   /   #socent

December 18, 2015

Brisbane to get $5million innovation hub

#startupAus   /   #startupQLD   /   #startups   /   #innovation   /   #techstartups

BlueChilli launches program to help startups prep for investment

#startupAus   /   #startups   /   #startupQLD   /   #startupWA

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A broad snapshot of startup news in November 2015, in pdf

#startupAsia   /   #startupAus   /   #startups   /   #techstartups

A look at 4 Asian cities for starting up a business

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupMY   /   #startupHK   /   #startupSG

December 17, 2015

Report: Asia has highest number of women billionaires and 1st-gen entrepreneurs

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #entrepreneurs

Cryptocurrency R3 blockchain group adds 5 banking heavyweights

#fintech   /   #bitcoin   /   #blockchain   /   #CFO   /   #CTO

Android Pay to launch in Australia with backing of 6 major banks

#androidpay   /   #technews   /   #CFO   /   #CTO   /   #fintech

2 Australian startups to pitch on China's 'The Next Unicorn' show

#startupAus   /   #startups   /   #startupSyd   /   #startupNSW

Sri Lanka / Singapore P2P mobile payments startup Kashmi secures funding

#startupAsia   /   #fintech   /   #startups   /   #CFO

Cathay Pacific Innovation Center aims to spark innovation with HK entrepreneurs

#startupAsia   /   #innovation   /   #startupHK

Malaysia's Skolafund aims to crowdfund individual students

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #crowdfunding   /   #startupMY   /   #edtech

December 16, 2015

Western Australian startup ecosystem triples in size since 2013

#startupWA   /   #startupAus   /   #startups   /   #startupnews

Australia's Find-Me secures $3m funding to help those with dementia

#startupAus   /   #startups   /   #techstartups   /   #dementia

DealStreetAsia gains funding from PayTm CEO and others

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupnews

December 15, 2015

Indonesia eyes digital ecosystem with launch of 4G services

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #technews   /   #indonesia   /   #startupID

Indonesia mulls limiting foreign ownership of online marketplaces

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupID   /   #startupnews

Malaysia: restaurant discovery platform Offpeak lands Cradle grant for expansion

#startupMY   /   #startups   /   #startupAsia

Aus advisory group, StartupAUS, expands board, aims for 2016 growth

#startupAus   /   #startups   /   #startupQLD   /   #startupWA

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More Australian funds now available for fintech start-ups

#startupAus   /   #fintech   /   #startups   /   #techstartups   /   #CTO

December 11, 2015

Coinify-Payssion partnership to target SE Asia

#fintech   /   #bitcoin   /   #crypto   /   #techstartups   /   #startupAsia

PayU India's one-touch innovation aims to disrupt payments and e-wallet sector

#fintech   /   #finance   /   #CFOnews   /   #mobilenews

Australia's Brighton Peak startup launches Bitcoin exchange

#fintech   /   #bitcoin   /   #crypto   /   #startupAus   /   #startups

2 Vietnam startups under Topica Founder Institute accelerator land seed funding

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupVN

In Forbes: Pros and cons of Australia's new 'Innovation Fund'

#startupAus   /   #startups   /   #startupQLD   /   #innovation   /   #startupWA

HK's Swapit gains seed funding for mobile-only P2P marketplace app

#fintech   /   #startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #finance   /   #p2p

December 10, 2015

3 Philippines startups set for Mobile Challenge APAC regionals in Hawaii

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupPH

Singtel, GrabTaxi in pact to push mobile wallet for ride-hailing app

#fintech   /   #finance   /   #crypto   /   #technews   /   #mobilenews

HKSTP partners with incubators in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Shenzhen

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #coworking   /   #technews

Thai startup Socialgiver, Australia's OTTO win Singtel-Samsung App Challenge

#startups   /   #startupAsia   /   #startupAus   /   #CTO

The Western Australia 2015 Startup Ecosystem Prelim Report

#startupAus   /   #startupWA   /   #startups   /   #CTO   /   #startups

Tech In Asia looks at the opportunities between Australia and SE Asia

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #entrepreneurs

December 9, 2015

RHB continues Digital Journey, hosts FinTech bootcamp for Malaysia

#finance   /   #fintech   /   #startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #CFO

Singapore's Bitcoin startup BitX gains funding from Venturra Capital

#bitcoin   /   #fintech   /   #startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #CFO

Thailand's aCommerce lands investment for SE Asia expansion

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #technews

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December 8, 2015

Malaysian job portal startup Scoot set to raise up to $400k privately

#startupAsia   /   #startupMalaysia   /   #startups

Australia: Commonwealth Bank builds Blockchain tech whilst Westpac hosts challenge

#blockchain   /   #crypto   /   #finance   /   #CFO

5 startups to watch in greater China in 2016

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #techstartups   /   #startupChina   /   #CTO

Cradle Seed Ventures: 1st investment in ecommerce mktg startup, Involve Asia

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupnews

Malaysia's VA outsourcing services startup, Supahands, gains funding

#startupAsia   /   #startupMY   /   #startupMalaysia

December 7, 2015

1776 seed fund selects 3 PH startups for Challenge Cup regional competition

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #techstartups

December 5, 2015

Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Ctr (MaGIC) CE departs

#startupAsia   /   #startups   /   #startupMY   /   #startupMalaysia

Australian startups increasingly looking to move overseas

#startupAus   /   #startups   /   #CTO   /   #leanstartups

December 4, 2015

Tech and innovation conference, Above All Human, set for Melbourne in January

#startupAus   /   #technews   /   #CTO   /   #CTOnews

December 3, 2015

Microsoft report details what Australia can learn from Massachusetts re startups

#startupAus   /   #startups   /   #startupnews

5 interesting Singaporean fintech startups

#startupAsia   /   #fintech   /   #finance   /   #CFO   /   #CTO

A look at the winner of Australia's first refugee hackathon

#startupAus   /   #refugees   /   #hackathon   /   #coding   /   #startups

December 1, 2015

Adelaide looks to Boston as SA gov't eyes future as tech startup centre

#startupAus   /   #startupAdl   /   #startups   /   #CTO

A quick look at 5 SE Asian fintechs

#fintech   /   #startupAsia   /   #startupnews   /   #finance   /   #CFO