October, November & December
4th Quarter
Myanmar’s tech, startup and VC funding news from across October, November and December of 2019, focusing on early stage startups.
For technology-specific news for the most recent month, visit the Other News section, covering blockchain, artificial intelligence, fintech and cryptocurrency news across the 17 jurisdictions that we cover.
October 2019 • November 2019 • December 2019
October 2019
- Myanmar: A brief look at BioCarbon Engineering’s method for reforestation, planting seeds using drones
- Myanmar: An intro to Recyglo, waste management startup expanding to Malaysia, and with sights set on Cambodia
- An intro to 4 food startups from Cambodia, and 4 from Myanmar
- Myanmar’s UMG Idealab seeking potential co-investment opportunities with Indonesian VCs as it looks to invest beyond its pre-seed stage expertise
November 2019
- Myanmar: Yangon makes it onto top-10 list of cities friendliest to female tech founders
- A look at why and how women are driving Myanmar’s IT sector growth
- Myanmar: Kone Si on-demand trucking startup gains funding
- Myanmar: Dinger unified payment solution for mobile wallets gains funding, partnership with wallet provider, and likely agreements with 2 mobile wallet firms
- Myanmar: Phandeeyar startup incubator in talks to raise capital externally for the first time, via limited partners
- Myanmar: HydroPlant startup partnered by AEG Agriculture to provide smart sensor-collected info on weather, soil conditions and more
December 2019
- Myanmar: Ezay rural e-commerce startup gains 6-digit funding from Emerging Markets Entrepreneurs early-stage investment firm
- Myanmar: National database in development to collect and manage biometric info for all new mobile registrations across all network operators, prompting concerns
- Myanmar: Resdi restaurant booking and discount app platform gains $25K investment from Phandeeyar startup incubator with off-peak hours focus
- Myanmar: ImpactHub Yangon Changemaker Program set to run January 4-7, focusing on ideas around social and environmental issues
- Indonesia: Legalku legal tech startup raises seed funding from Myanmar’s UMG Idealab with on-demand legal consultation service and SaaS platform
- Thailand: An intro to the 10 batch-2 startups backed by 500 TukTuks
- An intro to the 14 early-stage startups from across SE Asia selected for the Seedstars Summit 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland
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