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Meet the Winners of Startups in Asia

by Startups of The Year March 2nd, 2022
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The goal of this campaign was to give recognition to the hardworking startups who pulled through the pandemic -- growing and thriving (despite all of the challenges). More than 44,000 startups were nominated all across the globe! They were selected from over 4,553 cities, with a total number of * cough * “4 billion” votes. Insane, right?

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In 2021, HackerNoon hosted the first-ever Startup of the Year awards!!


The goal of this campaign was to give recognition to the hardworking startups who pulled through the pandemic -- growing and thriving (despite all of the challenges).


More than 44,000 startups were nominated all across the globe! They were selected from over 4,553 cities, with a total number of * cough * “4 billion” votes. Insane, right?


To see who is a winner in each respective city, visit startups.hackernoon.com and pick a city. The name at the top of the list is the winner. (Compromised awards are under review. Cities with tie votes will be updated to have two winners!)


The Startups Winners Announcement series will announce the winners per region in their respective cities.


Here are the winners in the Asia region:


Top Startup Cities in East Asia

Seoul

The Startup of the Year in Seoul is dable with 377 votes!

Central

UpNow is the Central Startup of the Year! It came out ahead with 121 votes.

Sheung Wan

Votee came out as the Startup of the Year in Sheung Wan with 154 votes.

Tokyo

The Startup of the Year in Tokyo is ACES with 41 votes!

Wan Chai

The Startup of the Year in Wan Chai is Zetl with 54 votes!

Osaka, Japan

In Osaka, Nanophoton is the winner!

Taiwan

Tico came out as the Startup of the Year in Taiwan!

Dongcheng, China

In Dongcheng, Waiju is declared the Startup of the Year!

Taipei

Tico came out as the Startup of the Year in Taipei!

Akasaka

In Akasaka, WAKUWAKU is the winner!

Chuo

In Chuo, GO-NET is declared the Startup of the Year!

Ginza

Netyear came out as the Startup of the Year in Ginza!

Kanazawa

In Kanazawa, Granzella is the winner!

Minami-aoyama

In Minami-aoyama, Tokyo6 Entertainment is declared the Startup of the Year!

Shibuya

Hupro Japan came out as the Startup of the Year in Shibuya!

Toranomon

In Toranomon, Small Worlds is the winner!

Toshima

In Toshima, Altplus is declared the Startup of the Year!

Guangzhou, China

Leyaoyao came out as the Startup of the Year in Guangzhou!

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, Episode Six is declared the Startup of the Year!

Kunming

In Kunming, Green A is the winner!

Sapporo

In Sapporo, Polar Star Space is declared the Startup of the Year!

Shirokanedai

Nupp1 came out as the Startup of the Year in Shirokanedai!

Wuhan

In Wuhan, CSICEE is the winner!

Baoan, China

In Baoan, Jumper is declared the Startup of the Year!

Baoshan, China

In Baoshan, Renren Games is declared the Startup of the Year!

Chengdu, China

Ju You Xi came out as the Startup of the Year in Chengdu!

Fujisawa, Japan

In Fujisawa, Scohia Pharma is the winner!

Fukuoka, Japan

In Fukuoka, Kyulux is declared the Startup of the Year!

Haidian, China

51vv came out as the Startup of the Year in Haidian!

Hongkou, China

In Hongkou, Kidstone is the winner!

Jiading, China

In Jiading, IMRobotic is declared the Startup of the Year!

Kawasaki, Japan

QD Laser, Inc. came out as the Startup of the Year in Kawasaki!

Kyoto, Japan

In Kyoto, Hacarus is declared the Startup of the Year!

Minato, Japan

In Minato, Visionary Fun is the winner!

Nagoya, Japan

Prodrone came out as the Startup of the Year in Nagoya!

Ningbo, China

The winner in Ningbo is OlymTech Corporation.

Aomori

In Aomori, Forte Japan is declared the Startup of the Year!

Bandai-cho

In Bandai-cho, Delta-Fly Pharm is the winner.

Changchun

In Changchun, the Startup of the Year is Kaidi Animation.

Fuchu

In Fuchu, TMS is declared the Startup of the Year!

Fukuoka-shi

The winner in Fukuoka-shi is SkyDisc.

Fukushima

In Fukushima, the Startup of the Year is Matsuri Technologies.

Gotanda

In Gotanda, Basset is the winner.

Hachioji

In Hachioji, Adriakaim is declared the Startup of the Year!

Harbin

The winner in Harbin is Joining Technology.

Iwaki

In Iwaki, Tao Engineering is the winner.

Izumo

In Izumo, the Startup of the Year is PuREC.

Kagoshima

In Kagoshima, Farmers Support is declared the Startup of the Year!

Kamakura

In Kamakura, the Startup of the Year is KAYAC.

Kami-meguro

The winner in Kami-meguro is Buzzreach.

Kanagawa

In Kanagawa, LoiLo is the winner.

Kashiwa

In Kashiwa, the Startup of the Year is Intelligent Surfaces.

Kita

In Kita, Ax Robotix is declared the Startup of the Year!

Kobe

The winner in Kobe is Coconomi.

Koriyama

In Koriyama, the Startup of the Year is Tocoton.

Kumamoto

In Kumamoto, Bloom Technology is the winner.

Kunitachi

In Kunitachi, Trys is declared the Startup of the Year!

Liaocheng

The winner in Liaocheng is Jinzheng Animation.

Minami

In Minami, ATLAB is declared the Startup of the Year!

Miyazaki

In Miyazaki, Caster is the winner.

Nagano

In Nagano, Precision Forestry is declared the Startup of the Year!

Nagaoka

The winner in Nagaoka is Plant Form.

Nihombashi-hamacho

In Nihombashi-hamacho, the Startup of the Year is Shizen Energy.

Niigata

In Niigata, UniBio Japan is declared the Startup of the Year!

Nishi-shinagawa

In Nishi-shinagawa, Play Heart is the winner.

Okayama

In Okayama, Arch Farm is the winner!

Okinawa

In Okinawa, BlogNinja is declared the Startup of the Year!

Otemachi

In Otemachi, the Startup of the Year is beBit, Inc.

Qingdao Shi

In Qingdao Shi, Manyoubang is the winner!

Quanzhou

In Quanzhou, KungFu Animation Group is declared the Startup of the Year!

Roppongi

The winner in Roppongi is Holo-X.

Saitama

In Saitama, the Startup of the Year is GameTector.

Sendai

In Sendai, Sendai Smart Machines is the winner!

Setagaya

In Setagaya, Skyestate is declared the Startup of the Year!

Shenzhen

In Shenzhen, the Startup of the Year is Aiator.

Shinjuku

In Shinjuku, Scalar is declared the Startup of the Year!

Shizuoka

In Shizuoka, PiPhotonics is the winner!

Sumida

The winner in Sumida is Holotch.

Tachikawa

In Tachikawa, the Startup of the Year is PlusOne.

Takamatsu

In Takamatsu, Ken Robotec is declared the Startup of the Year!

Tokushima

In Tokushima, DennoKotsu is the winner!

Toyonaka

In Toyonaka, the Startup of the Year is FISH BIOTECH.

Tsukuba

In Tsukuba, WARPSPACE is declared the Startup of the Year!

Wakayama

In Wakayama, the Startup of the Year is 4D Sensor.

Xiangzhou

In Xiangzhou, ALLiN Edutech Group is the winner!

Xianyang

The winner in Xianyang is TONLY.

Xiaoshan

In Xiaoshan, GONGHUI is declared the Startup of the Year!

Yamaguchi

In Yamaguchi, the Startup of the Year is Archis.

Yangpu

The winner in Yangpu is Tmxmall.

Yau Tsim Mong

In Yau Tsim Mong, Airnugget is the winner!

Yeoksamdong

In Yeoksamdong, the Startup of the Year is WizSchool.

Yichang

In Yichang, Hubei Kento Electronic is declared the Startup of the Year!

Yokohama

In Yokohama, Next Innovation is the winner!

Yubei

In Yubei, the Startup of the Year is Ophiux Network.

Yueqing

The winner in Yueqing is Yueqing Easythink Media.

Zhuhai

In Zhuhai, Aijuba is the winner!

Hongo

In Hongo, the Startup of the Year is Smile Robotics, Inc.

Admiralty

In Admiralty, BUNCH is declared the Startup of the Year!

Southern

In Southern, the Startup of the Year is Retykle.

Yongdungpo

In Yongdungpo, Push News is the winner!

Taichung

In Taichung, Wondercise is declared the Startup of the Year!

Cyberport, Hong Kong

In Cyberport, the Startup of the Year is Animoca Brands.

Hefei, China

In Hefei, Tsinglink is the winner!

New Territories, Hong Kong

The winner in New Territories, Hong Kong is Zeek.

Dezhou

In Dezhou, the Startup of the Year is Dezhou Baji.

Kitakyushu

In Kitakyushu, Reif is declared the Startup of the Year!

Seongnam

In Seongnam, EOFlow is the winner!

Yanshi

In Yanshi, the Startup of the Year is CASI Vision.


Top Startup Cities in South Asia

Hyderabad, India

The Startup of the Year in Hyderabad is Quixy with 962 votes

Lahore, Pakistan

SmartWindows is the Lahore Startup of the Year! It came out ahead with 186 votes.

Bangalore, India

When it comes to Bangalore, vBridge Hub is the Startup of the Year with 210 votes!

Pune, India

InfraCloud couldn’t be beaten for Startup of the Year in Pune, it won with 129 votes!

Jaipur, India

The Startup of the Year in Jaipur is Emizen Tech with 166 votes

Lucknow, India

Keeros Superfoods is the Lucknow Startup of the Year! It came out ahead with 279 votes.

Noida, India

Bagisto came out as the Startup of the Year in Noida with 156 votes!

Mumbai, India

When it comes to Mumbai, Sequretek is the Startup of the Year with 96 votes!

Sylhet

DataXpie couldn’t be beaten for Startup of the Year in Sylhet, it won with 122 votes!

Mylapore, India

In Mylapore, Yalimart is the winner!

Goa, India

In Goa, the Startup of the Year is Filter Coffee

Delhi, India

In Delhi , EkAnek Networks is declared the Startup of the Year!

Karachi, Pakistan

The winner in Karachi is Bykea

Ahmedabad, India

In Ahmedabad, MageComp is the winner

Dhaka, Bangladesh

The winner in Dhaka is SOLshare

Islamabad, Pakistan

In Islamabad, TAG is declared the Startup of the Year!

Gurgaon, India

In Gurgaon, the Startup of the Year is ixigo

Bengaluru, India

In Bengaluru, Prakshep Private Limited is the winner!

Haryana, India

Footprints Childcare couldn’t be beaten for Startup of the Year in Haryana!

Kolkata, India

In Kolkata, Wow! Momo is the winner!

New Delhi, India

In New Delhi, Rusk Media is declared the Startup of the Year!

Indore, India

The winner in Indore is Chattar Patar

Kormangala

In Kormangala, Sanctum Technologies is the winner

Ghaziabad

Craftfurnish.com came out as the Startup of the Year in Ghaziabad!

Mohali

In Mohali, the Startup of the Year is DataKund

Mysore

The Startup of the Year in Mysore is Excelsoft

Karnal

Dunar came out as the Startup of the Year in Karnal!

Kolhapur

In Kolhapur, Zanvar Group is the winner!

Patiya

In Patiya, the Startup of the Year is Kloud Project

Kathmandu

In Kathmandu, Vairav Technology is declared the Startup of the Year!

Bangalore City, India

In Bangalore City, PagarBook is the winner!

Ernakulam

The winner in Ernakulam is Epixel Solutions

Colombo, Sri Lanka

MAs Foods couldn’t be beaten for Startup in the Year in Colombo

Andheri, India

When it comes to Andheri, DoorMint is the Startup of the Year!

Kanpur, India

ServiceWalaa came out as the Startup of the Year in Kanpur!

Faisalabad

In Faisalabad , DigiKhata is the winner!

Nasik

The Startup of the Year in Nasik is Sahyadri Farms

Patna

Asvin Tech came out as the Startup of the Year in Patna!

Chennai, India

In ChennaiAgnikul Cosmos is the winner!

Faridabad, India

In  FaridabadUClean is declared the Startup of the Year!

Panjim, India

The winner in Panjim is TempoGO

Ranchi, India

In Ranchi, Osam Dairy is the winner

Surat, India

In Surat, Wishbook is declared the Startup of the Year!

Thane, India

In Thane, Delight Foods is the winner!

Trivandrum, India

GenRobotic came out as the Startup of the Year in Trivandrum!

Vijayawada, India

In Vijayawada, the Startup of the Year is Eruvaka Technologies

Visakhapatnam, India

In Visakhapatnam, Greenline Labs Pvt Ltd is declared the Startup of the Year!

Ahmadabad

In Ahmadabad, KiwiQA Services is the winner!

Bandra

Car Club came out as the Startup of the Year in Bandra!

Bombay

In Bombay, Locobuddy Mobile Technology (Sportobuddy) is the winner!

Cochin

In Cochin, the Startup of the Year is Tuttifrutti Interactive

Gandhinagar

In Gandhinagar, Kroop AI is declared the Startup of the Year!

Guwahati

In Guwahati, the Startup of the Year is GNRC Hospitals

Jamshedpur

In Jamshedpur, Intelliber is declared the Startup of the Year!

Kabul

The winner in Kabul is Miracle Shop (Vocinno Technology)

Karur

In Karur, Karur Vysya Bank is the winner

Kochi

The winner in Kochi is BestDoc

Kozhikode

In Kozhikode, OfficeKit HR is declared the Startup of the Year!

Ludhiana

In Ludhiana, the Startup of the Year is Trendy Beat Network

Madhapur

In Madhapur, Head Digital Works is the winner!

Mangalore

When it comes to Mangalore, Hangyo is the Startup of the Year

Nagpur

UPrudence Agro came out as the Startup of the Year in Nagpur!

Rawalpindi

The Startup of the Year in Rawalpindi is Pro Options Marketing

Rishikesh

Descatuk came out as the Startup of the Year in Rishikesh!

Secunderabad

Prakriti Biosystems Engineering couldn’t be beaten for Startup of the Year in Secunderabad

Tirupur

In Tirupur, Tubeknit Fashions is the winner!

Udupi

The winner in Udupi is Krishitantra


Top Startup Cities in Southeast Asia

Singapore, Singapore

The Startup of the Year in Singapore is Cake DeFi with 6556 votes!

Hanoi, Vietnam

DeFi For You is the Hanoi Startup of the Year! It came out ahead with 683 votes.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Trambellir came out as the Startup of the Year in Kuala Lumpur with 109 votes!

Pasig, Philippines

When it comes to Pasig, Quickreach Inc. is the Startup of the Year with 110 votes!

Bangkok, Thailand

Perception Codes couldn’t be beaten for Startup in the Year in Bangkok, it won with 60 votes!

Johor Bahru

In Johor Bahru, the Startup of the Year is AGR1.

Bandung, Indonesia

In Bandung, Prosa is declared the Startup of the Year!

Portugal

The winner in Portugal is SCEMAI.

Tangerang, Indonesia

In Tangerang, Yummy Corp is the winner

Jakarta, Indonesia

In Jakarta, Tokocrypto is the winner!

Dki Jakarta, Indonesia

In Dki Jakarta, Limakilo is declared the Startup of the Year!

Bangkok Metropolis

In Bangkok, Meticuly is the winner!

Medan

The winner in Medan  is DIKA!

Manila, Philippines

In Manila, PawnHero is declared the Startup of the Year!

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

In Phnom Penh, the Startup of the Year is vKirirom

Bali

In Bali, Radius App is the winner!

Penang

When it comes to Penang, EasyParcel is the Startup of the Year

Surabaya

Super came out as the Startup of the Year in Surabaya!

Setiabudi, Indonesia

The Startup of the Year in Setiabudi is Chilibeli

Cebu City

MiCab came out as the Startup of the Year in Cebu City!

Jawa

DAUR couldn’t be beaten for Startup in the Year in Jawa

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

In Ho Chi Minh City, Pharmacity is the winner!

Selangor, Malaysia

BabyDash is the Selangor Startup of the Year!

Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia

In Jakarta Pusat, StickEarn is the winner!

Semarang

When it comes to Semarang, Food Bear is the Startup of the Year!

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

The winner in Petaling Jaya is Deemples.

Kebayoran Baru, Indonesia

Yogrt couldn’t be beaten for Startup in the Year in Kebayoran Baru!

Kuningan

The winner in Kuningan is Prinzio.

Bukit Merah

DC Alliance came out as the Startup of the Year in Bukit Merah!

Huai Khwang

In Huai Khwang, the Startup of the Year is AppMan Co.,Ltd.

Kuta

In Kuta, Gringgo is declared the Startup of the Year!

Mandaluyong

Work Inspire came out ahead as the Mandaluyong Startup of the Year!

Midview City

In Midview City, BioMers is the winner!

Phuket

The Startup of the Year in Phuket is Sapahn!

Yangon, Myanmar

The winner in Yangon is Wave Money.

Denpasar

When it comes to Denpasar, Revasi is the Startup of the Year!

Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

The winner in Nakhon Ratchasima is Siam Lottery co., Ltd.

Taguig, Philippines

In Taguig, PayMongo is the winner!

Bogor

TIRANYX came out as the Startup of the Year in Bogor!

Senai, Malaysia

Nutrition Technologies won as the Senai Startup of the Year.

Bekasi Kota

8villages couldn’t be beaten for Startup in the Year in Bekasi Kota!


Top Startup Cities in Middle East

Tel Aviv, Israel

The Startup of the Year in Tel Aviv is hyro with 1,065 votes!

Beirut, Lebanon

Hovi Digital Lab is the Beirut Startup of the Year! It came out ahead with 1,276 votes.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

With 350 votes, Flicron came out as the Startup of the Year in Riyadh!

Tel Aviv-yafo, Israel

When it comes to Tel Aviv-yafo, Cymbio is the Startup of the Year with 167 votes!

Haifa, Israel

Pico couldn’t be beaten for Startup in the Year in Haifa, it won with 183 votes!

Amman, Jordan

In Amman, with 141 votes, Edexy is the winner!

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

In Dubai, the Startup of the Year is Ziina with 74 votes.

Doha, Qatar

In Doha, SkipCash is declared the Startup of the Year!

Tehran, Iran

The winner in BeyondBoard AR is Tehran.

Jerusalem, Israel

In Jerusalem, SolidBlock is the winner!

Rishon Le Zion

The Startup of the Year in Rishon Le Zion is Passparto!

Ness Ziona, Israel

Soapy is the Ness Ziona Startup of the Year!

Kuwait, Kuwait

Brapper Shop came out as the Startup of the Year in Kuwait!

Manama, Bahrain

Doctori couldn’t be beaten for Startup in the Year in Manama!

Lod, Israel

Phinergy is the winner in Lod!

Agudat Israel, Israel

When it comes to Agudat Israel, Aqaurius Engines is the Startup of the Year with [vote ] votes!

Beersheba, Israel

In Beersheba, the Startup of the Year is Visual Estate Ltd.

Giv'atayim, Israel

In Giv'atayim, WSC Sports is declared the Startup of the Year!

Modi'in, Israel

The winner in Modi'in is Loginno.

Nazareth, Israel

In Nazareth, AR Guide In Medical is the winner!

Ramat Gan, Israel

The Startup of the Year in Ramat Gan is Datos Health.

Baghdad

When it comes to Baghdad, Mishwar is the Startup of the Year!

Khobar

In Khobar, the Startup of the Year is Garage.

Misgav

Eden Shield couldn’t be beaten for Startup in the Year in Misgav!

Sharjah

Bookends came out as the Startup of the Year in Sharjah!

Affula

In Affula, the Startup of the Year is eMotion Technologies.

Bene Beraq, Israel

In Bene Beraq, Reflectiz is the winner

Caesarea, Israel

In Caesarea, the Startup of the Year is CardiacSense.

Dubayy

In Dubayy, North Ladder is declared the Startup of the Year!

Muscat

iLab Marine couldn’t be beaten for Startup in the Year in Muscat!

Tirat Carmel

In Tirat Carmel, the Startup of the Year is PassCall Advanced Technologies.

Hod Hasharon, Israel

The winner in Hod Hasharon is Idomoo.

Holon, Israel

OptimalPlus came out ahead as the Holon Startup of the Year!

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

When it comes to Jeddah, Arabian Combustion Technologies is the Startup of the Year!

Ramat Hasharon, Israel

Lumen is the Ramat Hasharon Startup of the Year!

Al Khobar

Swyft came out as the Startup of the Year in Al Khobar!

Bet Shemesh

In Bet Shemesh, Degania Medical is the winner!

Binyamina

When it comes to Binyamina, OncoHost is the Startup of the Year!

Makkah

In Makkah, the Startup of the Year is Scimagine

Or Akiva

Last but not least, WMT couldn’t be beaten for Startup in the Year in the city of Or Akiva!



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The post was written by Kushal Tamrakar and Valerie Ejegi, edited by Hang Ngo.


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