Recent startup boom across Southeast Asia(3)

Recent startup boom across Southeast Asia

Why startup markets in Southeast Asia have been much spotlighted? Hugh growth potential in the region would be singled out above all things. The number of internet users in key countries of Southeast Asia like Myanmar and the Philippines has been mounting the fastest on the planet. 

There is eye-catching prediction that a whopping 480 million people almost nearing the entire inhabitants  of the European Union will be fairly accessed to internet in Southeast Asia by 2020.

High Time for Korean Startups to Ride on Digital Fever in Southeast Asia(1)

High Time for Korean Startups to Ride on Digital Fever in Southeast Asia

Startup boom can be named as one of the hot issues in Southeast Asia this year. This may not sound familiar to most Koreans except for those involved in the IT industry or venture capital sectors. However, startup markets across Southeast Asia have been rapidly gaining momentums. 

In fact, locally born leaders of digital economy such as Grab in Malaysia which recently acquired the Southeast Asian business unit of Uber have been acclaimed for changing the conventional industrial map in the region.