A curated list of fundraising Asian startups

techinasia.com

17 points·williswee··7 comments

From a quick glance, seems most of the startups are from singapore Not sure if it is because of the author is from singapore or if singapore is actually more vibrant in the startup scene

This is illegal for US (private) companies to do right? Sometimes I wonder why it is illegal to tell the world you are fundraising but having a casual conversation about it with someone is fine. Such a bizarre world where you can’t really solicit your company as a product but you can solicit your company’s product.

What? It’s definitely not illegal to advertise that you are looking for investment. How else would a startup find investors...?

Maybe you’re referring to raising money from non-accredited investors. For the time being, AFAIK that’s still not allowed. There was some movement on this in the crowdfunding for equity space, but not sure what the current status is. It seems everyone has gotten too distracted by cryptos and ICOs to care.

So many mentions of "AI" and "blockchain"; sometimes even in the same phrase... Not a good sign IMO.

Tell me about it:

> Harnessing on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain & trustless Smart Contracts, Viola.AI sets to revolutionize the dating and relationship space in the world

It almost reads like a parody. What on earth do blockchains have to do with dating?

This is nice, glad to see that people in Asia aren't sleeping and are trying to innovate!

Hey Willis! I'd love to be able to sort by region, round, fund raising amount, etc.

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