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B Y B A R T, B A N G KO K E N T R E P R E N E U R S
Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Royal Orchid Sheraton, Bangkok.
Coming up:

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Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Royal Orchid Sheraton (Riverside hotel), Bangkok.
A Showcase ofThailand’s Mobile Industry!
Buy your ticket now! www.thailandmobilesummit.com

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This is an informal, non comprehensive document
that is meant for information only.
Opinions expressed here are solely my own.
Use at your own risk.
Note:This report will tentatively be updated and published every quarter.
If you think that you should be in it, please get in touch.
Bart
Bangkok Entrepreneurs Co., Ltd.

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About Us 05
Introduction 06
Thailand in Numbers 07
Thai and Foreign Startups 10
Mergers & Acquisitions 12
Series C 17
Series B 19
Series A 22
Seed Funding 28
MoreThai Startups 36
Foreign Startups 39
Finance & Funding 43
Resources and Organizations 48
Note:Click on company logos to access their website.

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Bangkok Entrepreneurs
Monthly Business Networking Event for All
http://www.meetup.com/Bangkok-Entrepreneurs
Startup Grind Bangkok
Monthly Business Event for the Tech Community
https://www.meetup.com/Startup-Grind-Bangkok
Bangkok Entrepreneurs Co., Ltd. is an event management company that organizes conferences,
meetups and workshops in Bangkok. Our ambition is to bring together Entrepreneurs, Managers,
Business Leaders and all other Professionals on one platform to interact and widen their professional
network.
Our major networking events and conferences are Bangkok Entrepreneurs (Bangkok’s largest
business networking group), Startup Grind Bangkok (a monthly networking event for the tech
community), Thailand Startup Summit 2016 (an all-day Tech & Startup conference) and Thailand E-
Commerce Summit 2016 (an all-day event on E-Commerce).
Bangkok Entrepreneurs next conference “Thailand Mobile Summit 2016” is scheduled on 2nd
November, 2016.
We partner with business and tech related third-party events in Thailand and SEA (Echelon, I0T Show,
IoT Platform, Slush, Millennial 20/20, Luxury Travel Conference, etc).
We also help other event organizers by providing venues, speakers and other related services.

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6 months have passed since the last report and so much has happened in the Thai
Tech Startup industry! Seed Funds,Acquisitions, new startups… we have had it all..
BART MEDICI, Founder and Managing Director at Bangkok Entrepreneurs
As we mentioned in our first edition (in October 2015), our ambition
with this report is to provide a comprehensive overview of the
current startup ecosystem in Bangkok and
inThailand.
We don’t pretend to be exhaustive and objective, but we do try
to be accurate and fair.
Some of the breakthrough acquisitions also happened this year with the
major ones being: Acquisition of Luxola by Sephora, Lazada by Alibaba and
Zalora by Central Group,Thailand.
Find all the details in the following pages.
This report will be updated every quarter or so. If you
have a comment, a question, an addition, a
correction or anything else to report, don’t
hesitate to get in touch.
Thank you for reading.
Bart, Bangkok Entrepreneurs.

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 2nd Largest Economy (after
Indonesia)
 Strategic Location
 2nd Tourism Destination
24.7MTourist Arrivals in 2014
(after Malaysia with 27.4M)
 Best Cost of Life /
Development Ratio.
Source: http://data.worldbank.org/country/thailand | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings

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 6 International Airports
 Direct flights from Bangkok to all countries in Asia and most countries in Europe and North
America
 Low-cost flights (NokScoot, Air Asia, Tiger Airways, etc.) and cheap ground transportation
(Airport Rail Link,Taxi, etc.)
NokScoot is a new Joint Venture of Thailand’s Nok Air and
Singapore based Scoot.
FlightTime:
1hr 2hrs 3hrs 4hrs 5hrs 6hrs 7hrs

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SOUTHEAST ASIA: 11 COUNTRIES AND > 620 MILLION PEOPLE
Thailand Rank in SEA
 Population: 68 Million 4th after Indonesia, Philippines
andVietnam.
 GDP (Nominal): 395.28 Billion 2nd after Indonesia.
 Mobile Connections: 97 Million 4th after Indonesia,Vietnam
and Philippines.
 Mobile Penetration: 150% 2nd after Singapore.
 Internet Users: 24 Million 4th after Indonesia, Philippines
andVietnam.
 Internet Penetration: 37% 5th after Singapore, Malaysia
Philippines andVietnam.
 Social Media Users: 32 Million 3rd after Indonesia and
Philippines
Source: http://data.worldbank.org/country/thailand | http://www.slideshare.net/wearesocialsg/digital-social-mobile-in-2015

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TARIN THANIYAVARN, CCO at Lazada Thailand
JULIEN CHALTE, Co-Founder and Managing Director at WearYouWant.com

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Bangkok is not there (yet)… But we do have some success stories!
Source: Compass

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ALI FANCY, CEO at Zalora Group

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( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )
Agoda: Online Hotel Booking.
 1997: Founded by Michael Kenny and Robert Rosenstein,
 2007: Acquired by Priceline.com (USA).
https://www.agoda.com/info/priceline.html
Sanook.com: Web Portal.
 1998: Founded by Poramate Minsiri,
 2010: Co-owned by Tencent (49.92% for US$ 10.5 million) (China)
and MIH Naspers (RSA).
http://www.businessinsider.com/tencent-invests-sanook-2010-8
 1999: Founded by Pawoot Pongvitayapanu,
 2009: Acquired by Rakuten (67%) (Japan).
http://corp.rakuten.co.jp/ir/releases/pdf/2009/2009_09_30_02.pdf
Tarad.com: E-Commerce.
 2010: Founded by Paul, Tom, and John Srivorakul,
 2011: Acquired by Living Social (USA).
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/livingsocial-acquires-three-international-deal-sites-
launches-in-the-netherlands-124589548.html
Ensogo: Daily Deal Site.

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 2007: Founded,
 2011: Acquired by Property Guru (Singapore) for
THB 80 Million (US$ 2.2M).
http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/property-management-news/2011/7/30846/propertyguru-
acquires-thailand-s-ddproperty
DD Property.com: Real Estate Portal.
ThinkOfLiving: Real Estate Portal.
 2011: Founded by BeamToranavikrai and 3 others,
 2015: Acquired by iProperty Group (Malaysia) for
US $4.43 million in cash and 675,570 new ordinary shares in the
iProperty Group.
http://www.iproperty-group.com/news-room/press-releases/australia/thinkofliving-com-
acquisition-complete-iproperty-group-now-owner-and-operator-of-thailands-number-one-
real-estate-portal
Paysbuy: Online Payment Provider.
 2004: Founded by Aung Kyaw Moe and Somwang
Luangphaibooonsri,
 2008: Acquired by Dtac (Thailand).
https://www.techinasia.com/online-payment-provider-paysbuy-celebrates-10year-
anniversary-plans-launch-4-services/
The only one acquired by
a local company!
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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Luxola: Cosmetics e-commerce startup.
 2011: Founded by Alexis Horowitz – Burdick,
 2015: Acquired by beauty products giant Sephora.
Lazada: A leading e-commerce platform in South East
Asia.
 Mar 2012: Founded by Arthur Lavergnee, Adrien Cohen,
Stefab Bruun, Oliver Samwer, Mark Samwer, Aimone
Meana, Alexander Samwer, Michael Mitterlehner,
 Apr 2016: Alibaba acquire a controlling stake with a
total investment of US$ 1 Billion.
Zalora: No.1 Online Fashion Store in Thailand
 2012: Part of Zalora Group, founded Rocket Internet,
 Apr 2016: Zalora Thailand and Vietnam acquired by Central
Group of Company for undisclosed amount.
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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Jan 2016: Moxy, the women-focused ecommerce site
with roots in Thailand announces its fusion with
Indonesian mom and baby products site Bilna.

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AUNG KYAW MOE, Founder and CEO at 2C2P

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 2003: Founded byAung Kyaw Moe,
 2011: Series A: US$ 1 Million,
 2014: Series B: US$ 2 Million,
 2015: Series C: US$ 7 Million from AmunCapital and
GMOVenture Partners.
2C2P: Payment Service Provider.
Current Funding: US$ 10 Million

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JULIEN CHALTE, Co-Founder and Managing Director at WearYouWant.com

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 2011: Founded by Moo Natavudh and 2 others,
 2012: Series A: US$ 2 Million (Invent),
 2014: Series B: US$ 7 Million (Transcosmos) for 10% shares,
 2015: LaunchedOokbee Mall, as a JointVenture withTranscosmos
and US$ 5 Million.
Ookbee.com: Digital Publication Platform
Current Funding: US$ 9 Million
 2011: Founded by Julien Chalte and MartinToft Sorensen
 2014: Series A: US$ 1.5 Million from Digital Media Partners (DMP)
 Sept 2015: Series B: UndisclosedAmount from Japanese e-
commerce firm StartToday Co. Ltd.
 Feb 2016: Final Series B round from Sebrina Holdings.
WearYouWant.com: E-Commerce
Current Funding: Unknown
Current Funding: US$ 5 Million
Playlab: Video game studio
 2012: Founded by Jakob Lykkegaard Pedersen andThomas
Andreasen,
 Oct 2015: Series B: US$ 5 Million from Monk’s HillVentures.
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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Wongnai: Thailand-based restaurant review website and mobile
application, much like Yelp in the US.
Current Funding: Unknown
 July 2013: Founded by Yod Chinsupakul and Pattrawoot
Suesatayasilp,
 2013: Series A: US$ 500,000 from Japan`s Recruit Strategic
Partners (RSP),
 2014: Raised another undisclosed amount from Japan`s Recruit
Strategic Partners (RSP),
 April 2016: Series B: Undisclosed Amount from Intouch Holding`s
venture-capital arm, InVent.
Current Funding:
Over US$ 20 Million
Omise: Payment Gateway.
 2013: Founded by Jun Hasegawa and Ezra Don Harinsut,
 2014: Seed: US$ 300,000 from East Ventures,
 May 2015: Series A: US$ 2.6 Million from SMDV, 500
Startups and others,
 Oct 2015: “Expansion” round: Undisclosed amount from
Golden Gate Ventures used to expand to SEA,
 Jul 2016: Series B: US$ 17.5 Million from SBI Investment,
Golden Gate Ventures, Sinar Mas Digital Ventures and
Ascend Venture Group.
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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PAUL MCTAGGART, Founder and CEO at Medical Departures

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 2012: Founded by Robert Zepeda,
 2014: Seed: US$ 770,000 from 500 Startups,Ardent Capital, Axis
Capital,
 2015: Series A: US$ 1.85 Million from InVent and CherubicVentures.
Playbasis: Social Engagement & Gamification.
Current Funding: US$ 2.6 Million
 2012: Founded by Korawad Chearavanont and David Zhang,
 2014: Seed: US$ 1 Million from 500 Startups,TigerLabs and
WaveMaker Partners,
 2015: Series A: US$ 5.7 Million from Gobi Partners.
EkoApp: Enterprise communications platform.
Current Funding: US$ 6.7 Million
Current Funding: US$ 2.5 Million
Medical Departures: A medical service marketplace that
helps patients find, compare & book medical appointments
around the globe.
 Mar 2016: Series A: US$ 2.5 Million from CyberAgent
Ventures, DMPVC, Hubert Burda Media, OPT SEA.
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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 2013: Founded by Paul andTom Srivorakul and 2 others,
 2013:Venture: US$ 3.1 Million from CyberAgentVentures and
NTT DOCOMOVentures,
 2014: Series A: US$ 10.7 Million from InspireVentures, Ardent
Capital and more,
 2015:Venture: US$ 5 Million from InspireVentures, Ardent
Capital and more,
 2016: Pre-series B: US$ 10 Million from MDIVentures, Blue Sky
VentureCapital and DKSH.
aCommerce.asia: e-commerce solutions.
Current Funding: US$ 28.8 Million
Sinoze.com:Game Studio.
 2012: Founded,
 Mar 2015: Series A: US$ 750,000 from InVent.
Current Funding: US$ 750,000
Computerlogy.com:Software Development and Social Media
Integration.
 2009: Founded by Kamolsit Mongkolsrisawat, Jakkris
Kietpermsak andVachara Aemavat,
 2013: Series A: US$ 932,000 from InVent.
 Aug 2015Acquired byYello Mobile!
Current Funding: US$ 932,000
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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Pomelo Fashion: Online Fashion Retail.
 2014: Founded by David Jou and Casey Liang
 2014: Pre-Series A: US$ 1.6 Million from Jungle Ventures,
500 Startups and others,
 July 2015: Series A: Undisclosed amount from Jungle Venture,
Hong Leong Financial Group, Toivo Annus, 500 Startups and
others.
Current Funding: Over US$ 1.6 Million
Priceza.com: Shopping Search Engine and Price Comparison
Shopping Site.
 2010: Founded by Thanawat Malabuppha,
 2013: Series A: Undisclosed amount from CyberAgent
Ventures. Expansion to Indonesia,
 2015: Expansion to Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and
Vietnam.
Current Funding: Unknown
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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ClaimDi.com (Anywhere to Go): Mobile App for Car Drivers.
 2000: Founded by Kittinan Anuphan,
 2014: New version of ClaimDi.com for consumers,
 2014: Seed: Undisclosed amount from 500 Startups, Golden Gate
Ventures and others,
 Nov 2015: Series A: US$ 2M from Cyber Agent Venture, 500
Durian, 500 Startup, GoldenGate Venture, Dtac, DoubleA, and 2
Thai private investors.
Current Funding: Unknown
Hubba: Co-working space and Tech community.
 2012: Founded by Amarit and Charle Charoenphan,
 Oct 2015: Pre-Series A: US$ 350,000 from 500 Durians, 500 Tuk
Tuks, Golden Gate Ventures, Ardent Capital and several local
Angel investors.
Current Funding: US$ 350,000
Stamp: Creator of a multi-factor authentication device.
 Nov 2015: Series A: Undisclosed amount from Altpoint Ventures
and Golden Gate Ventures.Current Funding: Unknown
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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StylHunt: Search for Online Shops You Can Trust.
 Apr 2014: Founded by Surawat Promyotin, Phiraphon Penmas,
Pitchapol Penmas, Methee Treewichian and Kongkiat
Supagitjongjaroen,
 Jan 2016: Pre-Series A: US$ 500,000 from Cyber Agent Venture,
500 TukTuks, Expara Ventures, Singapore Angel Network, and Thai
TV personality, author, and entrepreneur Paul Pattarapon
Sinlapajan.
Current Funding: Unknown
Eatigo: Restaurant Booking Website and Mobile App.
 Jul 2013: Founded by Judy Tan, Pumin Yuvacharuskul, Siddhanta
Kothari, Michael Cluzel.
 Dec 2015: Series A: ‘Several’ millions of dollars from undisclosed
investors.Current Funding: Unknown
Hotel Quickly: Last Minute Hotel Booking Mobile App.
 Mar 2013: Founded by Christian Mischler, Thomas Labouka, Mario
Peng, Raphael Cohen and Michal Juhas.
 Aug 2013: Seeds: US$ 1.15 Million from various inverstors.
 Jul 2014: Series A: US$ 4.5 Million from GREE ventures and
private investor William E. Heinecke.
Current Funding: US$ 5.65 Million
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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LUSARUN SILPSRIKUL, CEO of Softbaked (Page365)

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 2009: Founded by Patai Padungtin, Pongsawat Krishnamra and
Teeraboon Ariyasuthiwong,
 2013: Seed: Raised an undisclosed amount.
Builk: FREE SaaS (Software as a Service) for Construction Industry.
Current Funding: Unknown
Hipflat: Real Estate Portal.
 2012: Founded by Grant Babinyan and Denis Nemtsev,
 2013: Seed: US$ 335,000 from Crystal Horse Investments, 8capita and
others,
 2014-2015:Additional funding not officially announced yet.
Current Funding: US$ 900,000
Page365 by Softbaked Company Limited: Social Media e-Commerce
Platform.
 2012: Founded byTrumph Lusarun Silpsrikul and PrathanThananart,
 2014: Seed: US$ 529,000 (in 2 rounds) from GalaxyVentures and
InspireVentures.
 2015: Expansion toVietnam.Current Funding: US$ 529,000
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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 2013: Founded by Nikki Assavathorn andTanapon Petapanpiboon,
 2014: Seed: US$ 500,000 from InVent.
Infinity Levels:Game Studio.
Current Funding: US$ 500,000
TaamKru: Education Software.
 ?: Founded by Keerati Inochanon andWicharn Manawanitjarern,
 2014: Seed: US$ 620,000 from 500 Startups and others.
Current Funding: US$ 620,000
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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 2013: Founded by PhuvadolThongthavorn,
 2015: Seed: US$ 300,000 from EastVentures, DENA and 500 Startups
(500TukTuks + 500 Durians).
Blisby:Online Market Place for Handmade Crafts.
Current Funding: US$ 300,000
ShopSpot: Mobile ShoppingApp.
 2012: Founded by Natsakon Kiatsuranon and Chawanop
Witthayaphirak,
 Feb 2013: Seed: US$ 628,000 from Singtel Innov8, JungleVentures,
NRF and Kris Nalamlieng.
 Jan 2016: Undisclosed amount from Invent Intouch (AIS).
Current Funding: Over US$ 628,000
Golfdigg: Mobile app offering last-minute golf deals inThailand.
 Jan 2013: Founded byWichartbhol Surapolbhichet,Thera
Siricharoen.
 Oct 2015: Seed:THB 23.83 Millions (US$ 673,700) from Invent Intouch
(AIS).Current Funding: US$ 673,700
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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Current Funding: US$ 500,000
Event Pop: Thailand`s event organizing and management
startup.
 June 2015: Founded by Pattaraporn Max Bodhisuwan
 2016: Seed: US$ 500,000 by Singapore`s KK Fund
Current Funding: US$ 500,000
Getlinks: Bangkok based startup that helps tech companies
find and hire top talent.
 2015: Founded by Pichaya Srifar, Popp Polpat
Songthamjitti, Keenan Kwok, Djoann Fal.
 Oct 2015: Seed: US$ 125,000 by 500 Startups
 Mar 2016: Seed: US$ 500,000 by 500 Startups and
CyberAgent Ventures.
Current Funding: US$ 300,000
Fixzy: Thailand-based on-demand startup for handymen
 June 2016: Seed: US$ 300,000 by three unnamed high-net-
worth individuals.
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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Zilingo: Mobile Marketplace.
 Apr 2015: Founded by Ankiti Bose and Dhruv Kapoor,
 Nov 2015: Seed: US$ 1.88 Million from Sequoia India, Teru Sato of
Beenext, and Freecharge’s Kunal Shah and Sandeep Tandon.Current Funding: US$ 1.88 Million
NoonSwoon: Online Dating app.
 2013: Founded by Kavin Asavanant, Theeranit Pongtongmuang
and Peter Panas.
 Sep 2013: Seed: US$ 400,000 from Golden Gate Ventures and
private investors.
Current Funding: US$ 400,000
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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Nov 2015: These 5 Startups received a seed investment by
500 TukTuks (the Thai branch of 500 Startups),
but the amount has still to be confirmed:
 Washbox 24 (Dry Cleaning Service),
 TakeMeTour (Connecting Tourists with Locals),
 Wishbeer (Online Craft Beer Store),
 Skootar (Scooter Messenger and Delivery Service),
 FlowAccount (Online Accounting System for SMEs).
500 TukTuks: First Round:
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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2016: These 10 Startups received a seed investment by 500
TukTuks (the Thai branch of 500 Startups), but the amount is
still to be confirmed:
 Fastwork (A marketplace for Freelancers.)
 Piggipo (One App for All Credit Cards.)
 GizTix (Marketplace to buy Logistic and Transportaion
services worldwide)
 T2P DeepPocket (E-Wallet, Social Wallet)
 Ginja (An online food-ordering community)
 Ticketbox (Easy and secured to buy and sell tickets)
 Finnomena (Growing financial tech startup formed)
 OneStockHome (Online construction materials)
 Skilllane (An online school for young professionals)
 StockRadars (Stock Analysis App)
500 TukTuks: Second Round:
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

36.
VEE LERTSAROJ, Co-Founder at 425Degree.com

37.
Passion Delivery: “Artisan Food” Delivery Service.
They already got traction and are on their way to seed funding.
WorkVenture (formerly Jobnisit): Job Board for Fresh Graduates.
They offer a unique feature (they match the profiles and the jobs) and
have developed a strong relationship with many universities.
Dealcha: Southeast Asia's first deal sharing community and
cashback website.
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

38.
And many more out there!Contact us if you think you should be mentioned here!
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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SANTIT JIRAWONGKRAISORN, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Lalamove (EasyVan)

40.
They quickly outsmarted EasyTaxi and Uber
to become the number oneTaxi App in
Thailand.
They bought their main competitor and are rapidly
expanding in the country’s major cities.
The subsidiary of the Big C Supermarket Group is
taking advantage of the booming E-commerce market.
iflix was doing well until Netflix recently
announced a global launch…
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

41.
Happy Fresh: Online Grocery Shopping, coming
from Malaysia, with a lot of cash (US$ 12M
A).
Chope: Restaurant Booking Website, coming from
Singapore with also a lot of cash (US$ 11.39M in 3
rounds) and a partnership with BK Magazine.
Lalamove: The delivery and moving services
app launched a while ago but is still looking
for a place in a very crowded market
(Skootar, Deliveree, Sendit and now Grab).
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )
GoBear: Online insurance portal with a very simple
value proposition. The company claims to allow you
to view and compare car and travel insurance
policies from all major providers.

42.
honestbee: An online concierge grocery delivery service coming
from Singapore with a lot of cash (US$ 15M Series A).

43.
FELICIA MOURSALIEN, Group Director Research & Communications at aCommerce

44.
Dreamaker and Dreamaker Equity
Dreamaker is a Thailand-based crowdfunding platform that allows
individuals or startup companies to raise fund for their project and
give back products or services in return.
Launched in 2015
A local platform with regional ambitions, launched by the
‘Crowdfunding Asia’ team (Singapore).
SinWattana
Launched in 2015
Dreamaker Equity is the first equity crowdfunding in Thailand that
helps startup companies to raise fund from general investors and
give back equity of the company in return
Asiola
Launched in April 2015
Thailand's first crowdfunding platform supporting Thai-based
ideas for entrepreneurs, community, and creativity through the
arts.
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

45.
 Founded in 2011 (Srivorakul brothers + others),
 Geography:Thailand and SEA
 Investment Size: US$2,500,000 to US$12,000,000
 Investments inThailand: Hubba, aCommerce, Moxy,
Whatsnew.
 Founded in 2013 byTom Kim and
TonyWilliams,
 Geography:Thailand and SEA
 Investment Size: US$200,000 to
US$2,500,000
 Investments inThailand: aCommerce,
Page365.
 Founded in 2012 by Adrian Stewart,
 Geography:Thailand and SEA,
 Investment Size: From US$ 10,000 to US$ 500,000
 Investments inThailand: Page365, Sokochan,
Ezcommerce, Arcade Plus.
 BangkokTeam Established in 2015 by Krating
Poonpol and Moo Natavudh.
 Geography:Thailand,
 Investment Size: US$10M USD micro-fund,
 Investments inThailand: Omise, Hubba and
Blisby.
 Founded in 2012 (Same group asAISTelco),
 Geography:Thailand and SEA,
 Investment Size: From US$ 150,000,
 Investments inThailand: Ookbee.
500 Startups
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

46.
 Founded in 2010 by Dmitry Levit,
 Geography: Singapore and SEA,
 Investment Size: N/A,
 Investments inThailand: WearYouWant.
 Founded in 2010,
 Geography: SEA, Japan and USA,
 Investment Size: US$300,000 to US$4M,
 Investments inThailand: Omise.
 Founded in 2011,
 Geography: Singapore and SEA,
 Investment Size: US$500,000 to US$1M,
 Investments inThailand:Taamkru.
 Founded in 2010,
 Geography: Singapore and SEA,
 Investment Size: US$300,000 to US$7.5M,
 Investments inThailand: Shopspot (SG based
Startup).
 Founded in 2011,
 Geography: Singapore and SEA,
 Investment Size: US$1.5M to US$6M,
 Investments inThailand: Noonswoon,
Hubba.
 Founded in 2006,
 Geography: Japan, China,Taiwan, South Korea,
SEA and USA,
 Investment Size: US$2.5M,
 Investments inThailand: aCommerce, Stock
Radars, PriceZa.
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

47.
True Incube is managed by True Corporation and
is partnering with 500 Startups. Every startup
accepted into their Incubator program receives
investment of THB 500,000 in return for certain
percentage but not less than 5% of equity
i4-x is the first venture-backed business accelerator
based in Thailand. The accelerator is backed by
Expara IDM Venture Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based
multi-stage venture capital firm and a number of
local investment groups.
TechGrind Thailand Incubator is the 1st private
Technology Incubator in Southeast Asia.
dtac accelerate Batch 3 is a 4-month bootcamp that
will help startups accelerate their success with
world-class curricula, intensive mentoring,
investment opportunity and business support from
Telenor Group.
The bootcamp will be running during the second half
of 2015.
dtac Accelerate offers support funds from
THB 500,000 - 1,500,000.
Consumer-centric services and enterprise solutions
that leverage on mobile network services
e.g. Mobile Data, Carrier Billing, Location, SMS, etc. AIS
The Startup offers a THB 1 Million Reward!
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

48.
SAM LOKE, Managing Director at Pan Asia Logistics
NICKY SURAPAITOON, Country Manager Thailand at Tapp Commerce

49.
Tech Blog
Techsauce is an association between the ‘Thumbsup’ and
teams.
Most articles are in Thai. Some are in English or Japanese.
Tech Blog
All articles are in Thai.
These foreign media are also covering Thailand’s Tech industry news:
Tech Blog
Most articles are in Thai. Some in
English.
Tech Blog
Features articles on Thai startups and Tech events
in the country. All articles in English.
( IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER )

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Sukhumvit Area:
Sukhumvit Line
Nana Asok Phrom Phong Thong Lo Ekamai
Silom/Sathorn Area:
Silom Line
Siam Ratchadamri Silom SurasakChong Nonsi
Most Coworking Spaces are located in one of the two main business areas of Bangkok,
near a subway or sky train station:
( BY LOCATION )

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C-Asean: C-Asean is a business community, an event organizer, a
venue for third-party events, and more.
Thailand Tech Startup Association: Association of Thai Tech Startup
led by Patai Padungtin (Builk)
Hubba Thailand: A community of startups built around the coworking
space. They organize events and training for startups.
Bangkok Entrepreneurs: Organizes several networking events and Tech
conferences, including Bangkok Entrepreneurs (Bangkok’s largest
business networking group), WebMob (a monthly networking event for
the tech community), Thailand Startup Summit 2016 (an all-day Tech &
Startup conference) and Thailand E-Commerce Summit 2016.
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Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration:
MBA, Executive MBA, Entrepreneurship Course, Startup Events, etc.
ICE (Institut for Creative Economy) by Bangkok University:
Organizes Seminars and Workshops and provides Resources for
Startups.
Disrupt University:
Proposes a program based on actual classes taught at Stanford
University (USA) and hands on workshops with Startup advisors.
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Thailand Board of Investment: Supports business and investments in
Thailand and grants special incentives to companies that meet their
requested criteria.
Thailand Science Park: “The most attractive location in Thailand to invest in
your research, development and innovation activities”. The National Science
and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) locates its headquarter and its
3,000 employees in Thailand Science Park.
Software Park: Software Park Thailand offers office facilities for software
companies as a part of our effort to create a software cluster and thereby
allow for the exchange of experience, ideas and for forging new business
alliances and technology transfer.
Smart Thailand, by the Information and Communications Technology Ministry
(ICT): Smart Thailand is part of the national ICT framework called 'ICT2020', a
development blueprint for the country that will lead and guide all parts of the
economy, especially the government sector, to move forward with ICT
development. Read more here.
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EGA: “The Electronic Government Agency (Public Organization) takes the roles
to develop and integrate information and communication technology systems to
achieve establishing e-Government which is the country's key strategy to
effectively leverage government’s capabilities of management and public
systems.”
SIPA: Software Industry Promotion Industry.
Note: They do not provide any information in English on their website.
ETDA: Electronic Transactions Development Agency.
Note: They do not provide any information in English on their website.
NIA: “The National Innovation Agency undertakes a broad-based and systematic
approach in facilitating innovation development in Thailand, both in terms of
making improvements and pioneering new initiatives. More precisely, NIA
focuses on fostering strategic innovation and sectoral-industry innovation, which
enhances national productivity, encourages economic restructuring and social
development as well as promoting national competitiveness. NIA also focuses
on coordinating industrial clusters both at the policy and operational levels,
promoting innovation culture and building up innovation systems, with a
broader aim to transform Thailand into an innovation-driven economy.”
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Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Royal Orchid Sheraton (Riverside hotel), Bangkok.
A Showcase ofThailand’s Mobile Industry!
Buy your ticket now! www.thailandmobilesummit.com

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RATHIYA JINN ISSARACHAIKUL, Manager SMB at Facebook Thailand