At the K-Content Expo 2018 in Bangkok, I had the pleasure of meeting with numerous startups and organizations in the Korean creative industry in sectors ranging from character licensing, VR, EdTech, film production, broadcasting, comics, video games, and animation. Throughout the two meeting-filled days I learned about the opportunities and challenges facing this industry both in Korea and around the globe.
Everyone I met with cited the opportunity for novel Korean content and entertainment to spread to other countries in Asia that have not yet been fully exposed to it. Many particularly noted Indonesia as a promising region to target due to its very large and digitally savvy population. Although there was widespread optimism about expanding to adjacent regions, content creators emphasized the importance of finding the right local partners in order to ensure successful distribution and adoption. It was clear to me that the consumer media preferences in Korea were quite different than in other regions and that the type of content that has been successful there may not necessarily be elsewhere. As a result, all of the companies were very keen on understanding the local preferences of each of these adjacent regions thoroughly before taking action.
It will be interesting to see how the Korean creative industry develops going forward — I will certainly be keeping an eye on it. I am grateful to have been able to meet the extraordinary companies and people at the K-Content Expo, and look forward to keeping in touch in the future. I would like to thank KOCCA for hosting and inviting me to such a rewarding event.
KOCCA is a government agency under the MCST, supporting the advancement of creative industry in Korea, which encourages global business and enhances cultural exchanges, MCST and KOCCA hold the K-Content EXPO around the world yearly.
It’s conference season for the Asia Pacific’s startup and investor community – and Singapore happens to be the place to be. ANGIN team members Meredith Peng and Riaz Bhardwaj attended the Echelon Asia Summit 2018 in Singapore from June 28 – 29. Echelon is one of the region’s most hottest anticipated conferences, bringing together investors, startups, corporates, government, tech ecosystem players, and customers in one space. Simultaneously occuring was the TOP100 Startup pitch competition, where 150 handpicked startups from APAC battled it out on stage.
Aside from the various insights from talks, keynotes, and panels on Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem, the ANGIN team enjoyed speaking to both startups and investors interested in the Indonesian market. We are excited to hear growing interest in Indonesia – startups who want to scale their solutions into Indonesia as well as investors who see potential in Indonesian startups. We are confident that ANGIN is well-positioned as an ecosystem player to become a natural partner in these efforts; through our research and consulting arm as well as harnessing the power of technology via Connector.ID, we believe that we can support this growing interest in the Indonesian market from major APAC players.
ANGIN is also pleased to have been invited to the MOIBA dinner, where startups and investors from around the region networked and gained meaningful connections over food and drink. We would like to thank the e27 and Echelon teams as well as MOIBA for the invitations and look forward to collaboration and mutual partnership in the future.
Join ANGIN at the Echelon Asia Summit 2018 to gain insight on South East Asia from over 130 speakers, showcase your products to thousands of potential customers, pitch and get funding from over 400 early growth investors and more! We have one ticket for an angel investor to attend – email meredith@angin.id for more information. And of course if you are in attendance, let us know. We would love to catch up and hear from you!
Date: June 28 9:00 AM – June 29 1:00 PM
Location: Singapore EXPO
Echelon Asia Summit brings together the key stakeholders in Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem. Why? Because for truly impactful innovation to happen, we cannot operate in silos. Startups, entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators and incubators, and corporates need to connect, collaborate, and learn from each other. And we’re happy to provide the platform for that.
You can expect:
Presentations from top founders in Southeast Asia on their futures strategies, lessons learned and how they are going to be the next SEA unicorn
Hands on workshops sessions where founders can get deeper knowledge, how-to and strategies on some of the biggest startup challenges.
Pitches from 150 handpicked promising startups from APAC
A marketplace bringing together the best tech products and services in the region
400+ early growth investors ready to get a slice of the next SEA unicorn
Country hosts from all over SEA to share about exciting opportunities in their markets and how you can bring your startup to a new market and go regional
