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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. They are all part of TechSoup Asia , which serves charities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand — and now Vietnam and Indonesia.

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TechSoup Global and Microsoft at NGO Connection Day Vietnam

Tech Soup

Since 2005, Microsoft has sponsored NGO Connection Days throughout the world to raise awareness and help build IT capacity in the NGO sector. This year, Microsoft Community Affairs hosted its first ever Vietnam event in Hanoi on Tuesday, with the theme of "Unleashing Technology to Improve Economic and Social Development.".

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Pillow wants to make crypto saving and investing easy for new users

TechCrunch

It also recently expanded into Nigeria, Ghana and Vietnam, among other markets. The first is awareness, since the majority of people still think crypto is just buying and selling Bitcoin, without understanding other use cases. You would need a strong technical background to transact seamlessly in crypto,” they said.

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Thailand’s fintech startup Ascend Money lands $150M at a $1.5B valuation

TechCrunch

The company, which was founded in 2013, also plans to strengthen its global operations across six countries — Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines.

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Support Freedom of Expression in Cambodia

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

between Cambodia and Vietnam. Licado, a Cambodian human rights NGO, has launched an awareness campaign to call attention to these abuses and garner support from the International community for the detainees by putting the Association for Freedom of Expression in Cambodia yellow ribbon on your website and link to this page.

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Expanding your startup into Asia? Here’s how to build out your operations in the region

The Next Web

The inspiration for my second post came from the many CEOs and entrepreneurs who come to me knowing they want to go after Asia and are aware of their target markets, but unsure of the best approach to start building out their operations on the ground.

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

The Next Web

Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam each have a couple of very good VC firms. There are some key differences between fundraising in Asia and fundraising in Silicon Valley that are important to be aware of. Set your expectations – VCs in Asia are different from the Valley. And not just monetization, but also reaching profitability.

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