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...
What does it take to be a startup founder? Why choose Berlin to startup? How to build a diverse team in your startup? Naren Shaam, CEO, and Founder of OMIO GmbH, answers it all and shares the three ingredients that made him a successful entrepreneur....
Here is what three of our honorary AsiaBerlin Ambassadors have to share about being announced as Board members for The Asia-Pacific Berlin Forum (APFB). The APFB is the Berlin platform for committed members and partners from the political, business, science, and cultural sectors to promote communication and...
Athena’s goal in everyday life is simple yet impactful - to help. “I am always happy to meet people who are doing the uncomfortable work of challenging the status quo,” she says. Our honorary AsiaBerlin Ambassador Athena Lam works to support impact-driven companies, female-led companies,...
The question that drives Nav is: How to bring technology and principles of good design to create solutions for the human-social systems that are in harmony with the natural order? Our honorary #AsiaBerlin Ambassador Nav Qirti and his team at Ideactio led the process to design...
We announced the new #AsiaBerlin logo and color scheme in June 2020. The new logo was a further step to consolidate all Asia-related startup initiatives by the Berlin Senate into a collective platform - AsiaBerlin - Connecting Startup Ecosystems with an umbrella brand. More details...
This article is authored by Ying (Stefani ) Lu, a speaker at AsiaBerlin Summit 2020. Stefani participated in a panel on “Intersectional talks: Internationalisation and Expansion done right”. She also conducted a masterclass on “Seeing investment in China post-CoVid 19.” (Opinions expressed by the author in...