Dzung Nguyen is the head of Vietnam and Thailand operations at CyberAgent Ventures, which is a subsidiary of CyberAgent Group, which has its headquarters in Japan. He is in charge of venture capital investment in these two Southeast Asian countries, giving support to Vietnamese portfolio companies and seeking opportunities to invest in Thailand startups...
Chiang Mai, Thailand recently made the list of 25 Cities You Should Visit in Your Lifetime. Thailand’s second largest city has been a regular stop on tourist and backpacker itineraries for a while now, and it has also become a prime retirement destination for Americans, Brits, and Japanese alike. The city offers a little...
The National Research Foundation (NRF) of the Prime Minister’s Office of Singapore has announced six venture capital funds to take part in the second round of its Early Stage Venture Fund (ESVF) program. The NRF will contribute S$10 million to each of the 6 funds on a matching basis for a total of S$120...
Sawasdee CyberAgent Ventures… The collective attitude of entrepreneurs and businesses in Thailand is positive and welcoming, as the Venture Capitalists establish a new office in Bangkok and bring much needed experience, expertise and capital to the Kingdom of Thailand. There are currently many promising startups coming about, and it is exciting to see investors...
Douglas Abrams is the CEO of Singapore-based venture creation company Expara. They’re involved in teaching and developing entrepreneurship and venture financing with training programs in Southeast Asia. Expara IDM Ventures became one of the first private incubators in Southeast Asia, and now has partners in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Czech Republic and Norway. In...
Investor Eddy Lee of the Silicon Valley based venture capital firm Fenox Venture Capital uses his experience to bring value to startup companies in Southeast Asia. As one of the few Silicon Valley VC firms to take a serious look at Southeast Asia, Fenox is in a unique position to take a leading role...
A Thailand-based Facebook e-commerce solution called Page365 has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Galaxy Ventures. The software produced by Page365 allows anyone selling on Facebook to process orders, communicate with customers through inquiries and analyze customer data with a single dashboard. Some benefits of this social e-commerce solution are: Quick management of...
When you walk into Oozou offices in the center of Bangkok, you are at a main intersection of the city, on Sukhimvit road, directly across from Terminal 21. However, once stepping inside (after exchanging your ID for a visitor pass), you feel like you are in Silicon Valley—Ruby on Rails developers hacking away at...
Ini3, a Thailand based company with a hand in the game development market, has closed a round of funding with SoftBank Ventures Korea Corp. Ini3 owns some leading game development companies with a number of titles, both online and mobile. Founded in 2004, Ini3 has 140 employees and is the lead investor in Galaxy...
John John Kim is a Singapore based VC investor who has worked at some big firms such as Goldman Sachs and Mercuria. He talks about his new cross-border venture capital firm Amasia, and what kinds of investments they look for. John also discusses the startup ecosystem in Singapore, including the special government schemes the...