Krungsri initiative aims to match Japanese investors with SE Asian startups

Bunsei Okubo, the head of Japanese corporate and multinational corporate (JPC/MNC) Banking Group, said the move was a part of the bank’s efforts to maintain its position as a leading trusted partner of Japanese corporations.

Aside from assisting with business matching, which would benefit the region’s startup ecosystem, he said the group would continue to develop ESG-related products and services to foster the sustainability trend. It would also facilitate business expansion across ASEAN and East Asian companies’ entry into Thailand.  

Citing the success of its first Japan-ASEAN Startup Business Matching last year, which brought together over 60 startups from six countries to form new partnerships and expand to international stages, Okubo announced that the group would hold the matching event again this year on June 19. 

Meanwhile, to ensure startup opportunities, the bank is…