MARCH 20194 Vol 4 · Issue 9 - 2 · March 14, 2019 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Aparna Roy Lakshmi G Hridkamal Roy Deepshikha Singh Sales & Marketing Garima Anand Ashu Sethi Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.siliconindia.com/subscribe Cover price is Rs. 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2019 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalVisualisers S.Sivasankar Vetrivel SSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Amrit SinghsiliconindiaA matter of fact is that the emerging markets in the Asia Pa-cific region are home to one-third of the world's popula-tion. Over the past few months, the investment landscape in the region has witnessed a dramatic increase in capital inoculation. As per an estimate by TechInAsia, a 200 per cent spike in the volume of venture capital has poured into tech start-ups across the region. Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth, tech startups are transforming the way business is done today. Quite a number of countries in the APAC region are now gear-ing up to attract entrepreneurs and stimulate the creation and growth of startups. China and India, in fact, are leading the trend not only in Asia but globally.Of late, the exponential growth in market value of technology start-ups worldwide has generated great curiosity in investors and investees. However, the region is steadily emerging as the home to a thriving tech startup scene that is becoming a force to reckon with. A wide range of home-based startups has already kick-started their operations, while a host of international firms have made the region their second home.Considering the countries that comprise the APAC region, there's a considerable shift in the attitude towards entrepreneurship due to more and more incubators for startups that are venturing here. Also, there are a number of homegrown investors who are increasingly investing in such tech startups who have promising ideas, products, and services. Furthermore, from AI to big data, countries in the APAC region have emerged as an early adopter of technology. A study conducted by For-rester Consulting on behalf of tech firm Appier revealed that Indonesia has emerged as a leader in the implementation of AI technology in the Asia-Pacific region.Noticing the trends, we have featured a list of "10 Best Tech Start-ups in APAC" in our current edition. These startups are developing ap-propriate infrastructure to absorb and foster the emerging innovative scene. We also recommend you to read our cover story on ChiefDX, a Singapore based company that provides Data science on demand.Do let us know your thoughts.Nandini MukherjeeManaging EditorTech Startups Innovation in APAC Regions is on the RiseEDITOR'S NOTE
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