Echelon
TOP100 relaunches with new features to bridge gaps between startups, investors
Organised by e27, TOP100 connects startups and investors online by using proprietary matching algorithms to encourage deal flow across Asia.
e27 lands US$2mil+ funding, to build bridges to China
Singapore-based ecosystem pioneer e27 has raised a US$2.2mil Series A round led by Beijing-based TechTemple Group, which would be used to connect the startup and investor communities in China and South-East Asia.
From entrepreneur to angel: Douglas Khoo’s journey
Malaysian entrepreneur-turned-angel Douglas Khoo of Qunar fame has a lot on his mind and is perfectly willing to share, as Benjamin Cher finds out at Echelon.
Startups: Get ready to get regulated
Startups have been disrupting a number of industries over the last few years, and have been having a free run at it too – but that’s about to change, warned one industry pundit.
Echelon Indonesia: Disrupted and disruptor, like a horse and carriage
In the middle of the battleground between startups and traditional companies, there is space for collaboration – if both parties can stop looking at each other as threats, that is.
Flexiroam founder goes public on … going public
The IPO route brings about its own challenges, Flexiroam Ltd founder and managing director Jef Ong Kenn Tat told the Echelon Malaysia 2015 conference.
PawnHero from the Philippines wows ‘em at Echelon 2015
Fintech startup PawnHero from the Philippines was crowned the winner at Echelon Asia Summit 2015, bucking the trend of Thai startups claiming the top prize over the last two years.
Job Forward launches Startup Essence with ‘6-figure’ seed fund
Singapore-based online social recruitment platform Job Forward said it has secured “six-figure” seed funding from Coent Venture Partners and has launched its Startup Essence service.
Echelon Thailand on in September
Technology, startup and business event Echelon will be organising a Thai edition from Sept 18-19 in Bangkok, its first-ever main Echelon event outside of Singapore.
Echelon 2014 set to take the pulse of Asia’s innovation
Kicking off on June 10 in Singapore, the fifth edition of Echelon is set to be the biggest yet, and Digital News Asia readers get to claim 10% off tickets.
