Myanmar startups
~ News from May 2018 ~
= Myanmar at a glance =
Population: 53.897M
Internet users: 1,353,649
Internet penetration: 2.50%
Without internet: 53,009,777
- An intro look at 5 of Myanmar’s tech startups and UMG Idealab, the country’s first incubator
- Go|Games startup aiming to capture SE Asia’s subscription gaming market
- China’s Alibaba acquires Daraz, online marketplace covering Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Nepal
- Keb Hana microfinance firm being considered for up to $13M backing by World Bank Group’s IFC
= HASHTAGS =
Try #startupMM and #startupMyanmar to begin with.
However, like Cambodia, Myanmar is at this point at an early stage in its visibility to the outside world, and so English-language reporting of Myanmar’s startup movements is fairly limited.
