Building Bridges

#AsiaRocks a Gateway for Startups to Enter Asian Markets

Taiwan Startup Stadium launched the first-ever #AsiaRocks event back in 2019 in Taiwan. #AsiaRocks aims to bring together prominent ecosystem builders across APAC to provide startups with a new gateway to Asian markets. Through the exhibition, keynote speeches, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, #AsiaRocks offers unique “cross-border, market-entry” content for the attendees. It also provides access to key players and resources from Asian markets, opportunities to dive deep into the different startup ecosystems, and a closer look into investment trends, government subsidy programs, and soft-landing services of these regions. In addition, the event attracted hundreds of attendees from across different industries.

Some of the past exhibitors at #AsiaRocks included:

  • Korea: Korea International Trade Association (KITA)
  • Hong Kong: Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), WHub
  • Japan: Fukuoka Growth Next (FGN), The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
  • Taiwan: Taiwan Startup Stadium (TSS)
  • Thailand: Techsauce
  • Vietnam: InnoLab Asia
  • Australia: Startupbootcamp Australia
  • Singapore: BLOCK71

#AsiaRocks Event in Taipei

Representatives from these organizations spoke to attendees at the #AsiaRocks booth throughout the exhibition. Furthermore, #AsiaRocks took over the Global Stage at Meet Taipei with various exciting activities, including an ecosystem pitch by all the country partners on soft-landing into their markets, an interactive game on Asia’s startup ecosystems, and two fireside chats on trending topics for startups.

About Taiwan Startup Stadium

TSS is a startup hub supporting early-stage startups to go global. Founded in 2015, TSS currently serves 200+ startups with 100+ mentors, 500+ investors, and 30+ corporations. In addition to a broad network of ecosystem players, they also provide solid coaching programs through extensive boot camps, workshops, and seminars to empower entrepreneurs to grow and succeed in their startup journey and build a startup ecosystem throughout Asia.

Check them out at Taiwan Startup Stadium, Like them on Facebook, and Follow them on Twitter.

About #AsiaRocks

#AsiaRocks – an initiative that promotes and unites prominent ecosystem builders across Asia to provide startups with a new gateway to Asian markets. Therefore, through Exhibition, Keynote, Panel, and Networking, #AsiaRocks offers unique “cross-border, market-entry” content, access to key players and resources from Asian markets, and opportunities to deep dive into the startup ecosystems, investment landscapes, government subsidies, and soft-landing services of these regions.

Check them out at www.asiarocks.co, Like them on Facebook, and Follow them on Instagram.

John

John is the Co-Founder of Seoulz. He has covered the Korean startup & tech scene for over eight years and has written over 700 articles regarding the Korean startup ecosystem. He has brought global attention to Korea's tech scene using Google SEO. Email him at john@seoulz.com

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