These meetups are sponsored by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has become a hot place for Southeast Asian internet companies to list. Migme and Fatfish Internet come to mind. But Malaysian internet entrepreneur Patrick Grove is a pioneer in this by first floating iProperty and iBuy.
There’s actually an alternative. How about the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)? It has a rich history of IPOs by tech companies, and is the third largest stock exchange in the world by combined market cap of listed companies. In 2013 alone, 19 companies in the IT sector have listed in the TSE. This is no fluke. So far, 11 IT companies have listed in the exchange in 2014.
Gaming is another hot sector on the TSE. Eight of the top ten game companies by market cap in the world are listed in there. These include Nintendo, Konami, Gree, and DeNA.
Yes, listing there is a foreign notion to startups here. But fortunately, Hidetoshi Nagata, head of global listings at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, will be coming to Tech in Asia’s Meetups in Singapore on November 6 and Hong Kong on November 13 to share why your company should list in Tokyo. He’ll answer any questions you have too.
Bio of Hidetoshi Nagata:
Hidetoshi Nagata belongs to the New Listing Department of Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). He leads a marketing team for Japanese and foreign companies in TSE. He joined this division in June 2012. He had been involved in listing examination of several foreign companies during his seven years (2002~2009) in the Listing Examination Department of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Regulation. Prior to taking the current position, he had been working for the Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. (JASDEC) from June 2009 through June 2012. Hidetoshi Nagata joined the Tokyo Stock Exchange in April 1995.
Agenda for Singapore and Hong Kong meetup:
6.30pm: Registration
7.00pm: Keynote by representative from JPX
7.15pm: 30 minutes Q&A
Venue (Singapore Meetup):
Microsoft Singapore, Level 22 CF-12, One Marina Boulevard, Singapore
Registration (Singapore Meetup):
Venue (Hong Kong Meetup):
HK CoCoon, 3/F Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Rd, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Registration (Hong Kong Meetup):
Venue sponsor
Forget Australia. Find out why your startup should list in Tokyo (SG, HK Meetup)
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