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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60M in funding. We’ve asked him to give us some insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. Asia has far fewer VC firms and institutional investors, each of which invests a far smaller amount of capital.

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FinTech and Forex – A Match Made in Heaven

The Startup Magazine

Because forex trading is highly dependant on socio-economic, political, and natural events, like disasters, the market is extremely volatile. However, traders in Asia and Africa are quickly coming from behind. And most importantly, they can play in the hot forex market as well. Besides, it is also open around the clock.

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Expanding To Asia: 5 Tips For Tackling the World’s Largest Market

YoungUpstarts

At one time, expanding into Asia was considered a luxury — a feat attainable only by the largest and most well-heeled companies in the country. But, in today’s global market, the booming economy, massive population, mobile adoption and growing middle make Asia an attractive—and fully attainable—prospect for virtually any young upstart.

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Aspen Institute Maghreb Investor Delegation, next week in NY and CA

David Teten

In addition, as part of the program, I’ll be making my first public presentation of our research study on VC portfolio operations value creation. Promising start-ups exist in the region but the lack of a robust ecosystem for IT companies is a challenge, as is the lack of a link with US market. More details.

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Four Reasons Why Retailers Should Consider International Trade

YoungUpstarts

One way to expand your customer portfolio is to access new customers around the world. In Asia Pacific, research shows that almost 60 percent of young entrepreneurs want an international customer base in the next five years, up from 36 percent who have an international customer base now. Entering a new market is no different.

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Hologram: Everyday IoT Reaches Scale

View from Seed

They were wrapping up participation in an accelerator program and Ben was planning to move back to Chicago to build the company there, having previously worked at Groupon before moving on to other tech companies in Asia, as well as a brief time in California.

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Hologram: Everyday IoT Reaches Scale

View from Seed

They were wrapping up participation in an accelerator program and Ben was planning to move back to Chicago to build the company there, having previously worked at Groupon before moving on to other tech companies in Asia, as well as a brief time in California.

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