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 –......
What is driving investments into Climate Tech; what are investors looking for and what does the road ahead look like? Here are edited excerpts from the panel “ Shifting Targets – Investing in Times of Climate Change” at AsiaBerlin Summit 2020. “The venture capital industry......
AsiaBerlin Ambassador and independent Growth Strategist Tina Nayak demystifies what it takes to expand in India; the myths about the diverse market and how to crack the monetization game in the country. Here is a look at her first-hand experience of building go-to-market strategies for......
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......
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......
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......
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......
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......
Diversity has many facets and research shows that more diverse teams produce better business results. So what should one keep in mind when hiring? How do we make business processes and team more diverse? At our AsiaBerlin event “ Driving diversity and bottom line”, we......
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......
Our honorary AsiaBerlin Ambassador Miguel Encarnacion has been deeply involved in connecting the investor community between Asia and Berlin. His efforts have resulted in Asia-based investors and startups to meet, exchange ideas, and even initiate partnerships with their German and European counterparts. Prior to being......
As a part of the Investors Day (23 September) at the AsiaBerlin Summit 2020, we hosted an event focused on Family Offices and Funds comprising a panel discussion of four Family Offices ( two Asian and two German) sharing insights on the nuances and investment......
This year at the AsiaBerlin Summit 2020, we proudly launched the Investors Day on the third day of the Summit (23 September). As Asian and European funds are looking to invest in Berlin startups, we invited angel investors, family offices, and venture capitalists to discuss......
The second day of the AsiaBerlin Summit 2020 ( 22 September) kicked off at Spielfeld Digital Hub in Berlin across four stages with panels and keynotes running simultaneously. With participation from online and offline speakers and attendees, we covered various topics such as challenges in......
As one of the few international conferences this year, the AsiaBerlin Summit 2020 is taking place on-site with a huge number of online attendees as well. On the first day of the Summit (21 September), the offline participants met and connected in person, on a......
Hear from entrepreneurs like Naren Shaam, Founder, Omio GmbH on his successes and failures; how does German accelerator help in the international expansion of startups or how Berlin-based Forto GmbH expanded into China. How do startup founders strategize internationalization? How could accelerators, incubators, and investors......
Asian Embassies are organizing a series of programs diving deep into startup topics in their respective countries during the days of the AsiaBerlin Summit. Have a look. Are you interested in the startup scene of Asian countries such as the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India,......