The U.S. government’s decision to ban TikTok, the immensely popular short-form video app owned by China’s ByteDance, has sent shockwaves through the tech industry,…
South Korea launches another global accelerator
South Korea has been making a concerted effort to attract global startups lately. Earlier this year, the country launched the K-Startup Grand Challenge, inviting…
20 startups from Asia that failed in 2015 and lessons learned
2015 was a hot year for some startups in Asia. Venture capital flowed into China, India and South Korea in previously unheard of amounts….
The Asian giant arm-wrestle: Is India about to beat China at the VC game?
China, by all means, is far ahead of India. Be it the quality of infrastructure, its business-friendly environment and backing from the government —…
Rocket Internet launches Everjobs career portal, to target Africa, Asia
It’s only been a matter of time before Rocket Internet got onto the online jobs classifieds space. And so, the German startup factory has…