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[Event] Ukraine, Thailand And US Take Top Spots At Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012

YoungUpstarts

Taking top spot in the Software Design category is quadSquad from Ukraine, winning US$25,000 with its set of custom-designed sensory gloves and a smartphone application called ‘Enable Talk’ that allows the deaf to communicate verbally by translating sign languages into speech. Thailand team TANG Thai and U.S. Game Design.

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[Interview] RIM Eyes Southeast Asia’s Developer Scene

YoungUpstarts

RIM is dedicated to working with the developer community in taking their feedback, along with other information and prioritize it as the platform and development process is further refined. We have partnered with existing developer communities, including academic communities to offer developer days and workshops.

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[Review] How Asian Women Lead

YoungUpstarts

Faria Ali – a questioning Muslim Bangladeshi academic whose formative years were spent in Thailand and Canada before settling down to teach, mentor and coach young women leaders back in her home country. Perceived to be communal and self-effacing , Asian women leaders prefer to influence rather than dominate.

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Announcing our investment in Dinari, a decentralized stock trading platform

Version One Ventures

The tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) is one of the most interesting use cases for the blockchain, gaining momentum inside both crypto and traditional finance communities. This is significant as a large number of people in countries like Mexico and Thailand own a blockchain wallet, but no brokerage account.

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These Are The Most Exciting FinTechs To Emerge In Southeast Asia

YoungUpstarts

The countries are Singapore (490 FinTechs), Indonesia (262 FinTechs), Malaysia (196 FinTechs), Thailand (128 FinTechs), Philippines (115 FinTechs), and Vietnam (77 FinTechs). Omise is an innovative FinTech with headquarters in Thailand and other operational hubs in Japan, Indonesia, and Singapore. MoMo has gained over 2.5

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Ecosystem for success: the key ingredients to attract an early-stage investor

The Startup Magazine

The digital age has led to an increasingly competitive environment for the start-up community, especially in technology. He is the Founder and former CEO of Wind Energy Holdings in Thailand. It is this determination and collaborative mindset of the Blade team that has motivated me to support Blade, and indeed to step up my investment.

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Why buying land in Koh Samui is a good investment opportunity?

The Startup Magazine

Koh Samui, off the coast of Thailand, is one of the fastest growing islands in the world, it has over time been considered as a tourist attraction center due to its surroundings and how beautiful the place looks. People all over the world often come on a visit and it’s indeed a fabulous place to explore.