Finalists announced for the Future Food Asia Award 2019
The Future Food Asia Conference will take place in Singapore June 3-4 2019, and the 10 finalists for this year’s Future Food Asia Award are now public. Future Food Asia has announced the 10 finalists that will vie for a US$ 100,000 grand prize at the upcoming Future...
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WISE Women Innovation Accelerator 2019 Launches Today
Marking their third birthday that, through no accident, is on International Women’s Day, the Women’s Initiative for Start-up Entrepreneurship (WISE) launched the WISE Women Innovation Accelerator 2019 program. Seeking out women-led start-ups, the WISE Women...
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Mekong Agritech Challenge Announces Finalists
Six startup teams have won the 2018 Mekong Agritech Challenge (MATCh), having presented outstanding technology solutions with high potential to advance agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Prizes ranged from $2,000-$5,000 USD equivalent. Winners also...
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WISE launch the program to support women-owned startups in the region
“When it comes to disruptive innovation, startups are beating the game” Jan Lederman, Valhalla Private Capital. Today marked the official launch of the WISE Innovation Challenge. (Women’s Initiative for Startup Entrepreneurship). Attendees included the WISE team,...
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MATCh kicks off in Ha Noi, Viet Nam
The Mekong Agritech Challenge kicked off today in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. Leading the opening session, was Dominic Mellor, Senior Economist of the Asian Development Bank and head of the MBI. His presentation, entitled Mekong Agricultural Markers: Vibes from the Real Movers...
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Fintech Challenge Vietnam Extends Application Deadline!
There's still time to apply for the FinTech Challenge! Deadlines have been extended for the Mekong Business Initiative's FinTech Challenge Vietnam. FinTech Challenge Viet nam is seeking mature and early stage startups with solutions and...
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Mekong Agritech Challenge Extends Application Deadline!
Deadlines have been extended for Mekong Business Initiative's MATCh innovation accelerator. MATCh, Mekong Agri Tech Challenge, is seeking mature startups aspiring to enter new markets and budding startups with agritech solutions and products. The Greater Mekong Sub...
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State Bank of Viet Nam and Mekong Business Initiative Join Forces to Advance Financial Technology
Financial technology is growing in Viet Nam, as it is in other parts of the world. The gap in the market for fintech development has been propelled by the increase of internet and cellular device users. 62% of the population in Viet Nam are now...
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Fintech Challenge Vietnam to Catalyze Financial Inclusion
The Fintech Challenge Vietnam is being organized by the SBV with the support of the Mekong Business Initiative, a program funded by the Government of Australia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In addition, the Viet Nam Bankers Association...
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Mekong Agritech Challenge (MATCh) Unleashes Technology and Entrepreneurship to Transform Agriculture
MATCh is now accepting applications at match.mekongbiz.org until end of December 2017. Startups and agritech solution providers from around the world can join forces to transform the Mekong region’s agricultural industry into a leading global supplier of “safe and...
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