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500 TukTuks expands to food in disruption hunt
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/10/2018
» Following investing in fintech, logistics and property tech, 500 TukTuks is expanding its portfolio to food tech to capitalise on what is expected to be a US$10-billion (331 billion baht) market in Southeast Asia by 2022.
NIA launches startup pad district in True Digital Park
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 10/10/2018
» The National Innovation Agency (NIA), in collaboration with True Digital Park, have launched Bangkok Cyber Tech District, which aims to house more than 20,000 startups.
The chairman of the boards
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 11/08/2018
» The first building one encounters at Thailand Science Park in Pathum Thani is INC 1, where the Research and Development Electronic Innovation Creative Hub (RICH) is housed, along with several advanced tech companies, local and international.
Invigorated by young blood
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/05/2018
» In a male-dominated world, the lady boss of Sea Thailand, the local provider of Garena online games, has proved that a woman's power lies in her creativity, intuition and ability to lead a business.
Line prepares for official API launch
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/02/2018
» After opening its Application Programming Interface (API) for developers and startups, Line Thailand will officially introduce the API platform next month.
Surge in startup funding led by e-commerce, marketplace
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/02/2018
» The total funding raised for startups in Thailand last year is estimated at US$106 million (3.33 billion baht), with e-commerce and marketplace the biggest sector, says Techsauce Media Co, a local tech content provider.
Pushing past disruption
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/02/2018
» Technology has evolved, the world has changed, and all must adapt. Having managed a local IT firm for two decades, Siriwat Vongjarukorn fears that Thailand is falling behind peers in IT competitiveness because of a lack of R&D investment.
Alliance Ventures open to startup partners
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/01/2018
» Autonomous vehicles are expected to be part of people's lives at some point in the future. The question is how long it will take for that trend to hit the mainstream. Nissan Motors Co is taking the question seriously, opening itself to startups that want to join in its innovation.
Every fibre of his being
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 06/01/2018
» Growing up in a family of three sons, the middle child rarely plans what he wants to be when he grows up; he just keeps studying. Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn's parents instilled him with a sense of gratitude, self-reliance and the ability to take care of a family.