Ikuo is a serial entrepreneur and is running seed-focused funds. In 2016, he invested as an angel in the Berlin startup Infarm, and in 2020, he established Infarm Japan becoming its Managing Director. In January 2021, he accomplished its first launch in Asia at Kinokuniya...
Blockchain means different things to different people. For some, it is decentralized solutions and for others, it is focused on data and privacy. Here is a look back at the AsiaBerlin Summit 2020 panel discussion that explores how blockchain developed, where it is headed, and...
Our AsiaBerlin Ambassador Tina Nayak is the CoFounder of Useritics which helps ambitious, growth-oriented businesses to build a user-centric company culture. With over 14 years of experience scaling businesses and teams based on proven marketing and execution frameworks in India, the EU, and the US...
Aria is the Director and Chief Risk and Sustainability Officer (CRSO) of Amartha. This financial technology startup focuses its mission on providing affordable financial access and mentorship for women micro-entrepreneurs living in rural areas where a conventional financial system is not available. Operating as a...
Entrepreneur turned Investor Bernard Moon is a Co-founder & Partner at SparkLabs Group, a network of accelerators and venture capital funds that has invested in over 280 companies across six continents since 2013. Here are his views on the Asian and Berlin startup ecosystems and...
AI will add USD 13 trillion to the world economy by 2030 according to McKinsey’s recent reports. Asia will play a key role when it comes to building solutions that are built to scale. Let’s see where Europe stands and how the two continents can...
Why do we need more women-led venture capital funds and why do we need to invest in more women-led companies? This is not a gender issue but rather a business decision. Here are edited excerpts from the panel “Impact Investment Focus - From Gender -...
Here is a look at some aspects of startup-corporate collaboration and how it’s changing the dynamics not just in Europe, but across the globe including Asia. With rapid digitalization, companies are struggling to keep up the pace and remain innovative. One of the solutions has been...
Lubomila Jordanova, CEO of Plan A on the relevance of sustainability entrepreneurs ecosystem; setting up Greentech Alliance community with members from over a hundred countries ; and the urgency to act on Climate Change. One thing that resonates with Lubomila Jordanova when it comes to her...
Here is how we merged the perspectives of entrepreneurs, investors, academics, corporates, governments to connect startup ecosystems in Asia and Berlin at AsiaBerlin Summit 2020 (21- 27 September). The year 2020 was a time of many firsts for us and our AsiaBerlin community. We consolidated all...