Mumbai: The former general counsel of marquee Indian startups including ANI Technologies that runs ride-hailing company Ola and logistics startup Rivigo Services, Anurag Sharma is joining venture capital firm Myanmar Strategic Holdings (MSH) as the General Counsel. “Sharma will be responsible for all corporate, compliance and employment legal issues in the fast-growing Myanmar market,” said […]
Myanmar startups draw international investor interest
November 9, 2018 by
<a href=”https://youtu.be/pCvYiQYDHcE” target=”_blank”><img src=”https://consult-myanmar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/doingbusinessinmyanmar-thumbnail2.jpg” width=”600″ height=”250″ /> </a> Interest in Myanmar’s startups has been on the rise as investors scour the market for potential returns. Yesterday, Germany’s development finance institution DEG and agRIF, an impact focused fund which provides funding to financial intermediaries targeting smallholder farmers and the rural population, announced a joint investment of […]
Tech Venture Capital Firm Receives $5 Mln Investment
September 28, 2017 by
Myanmar’s largest online property portal, iMyanmarHouse.com has announced an investment of $5 million into a venture capital (VC) fund for local tech startups, U Nay Min Thu, Managing Director of iMyanmarHouse.com, told Myanmar Business Today. “Myanmar’s tech startup community is far smaller and less developed than neighboring countries. The fund will encourage entrepreneurs by rewarding […]
iMyanmarHouse Founder to Launch Tech Venture Capital Fund
June 9, 2017 by
Nay Min Thu, the founder of property web portal iMyanmarHouse.com, will launch a venture capital (VC) fund for local tech startups, with the fist round of funding to begin next year. The fund, Myanmar Tech Ventures, is in the process of securing financing from a “range of local investors” and is targeting an initial fund […]
Why REAPRA is bullish about the startups in Myanmar despite its underdeveloped market
April 12, 2017 by
Much has been said about Myanmar’s turbulent social and political upheavals. But with the country taking baby steps towards becoming more business-friendly, a new narrative has emerged — innovation. Thanks to the uptake of internet usage, due, in large part, to the slashing of costs for SIM cards, Myanmarese are now seizing the opportunity […]
