He went on to share that start-ups in the region, under the Google for Startups programme, are focusing on the following areas:
We’re now perhaps in the golden age for start-ups in Asia Pacific (APAC). Just last year, the region saw US$165 billion in venture funding flowing in, according to Crunchbase. It also had almost 200 unicorns as of April 2021, second only to the United States (290).
At a media briefing earlier today, Michael Kim, head of Google for Startups in APAC, says that many of Asia’s leading start-ups are making a global impact —either by influencing new business models or by tackling entrenched social, financial and environmental challenges.
