Startup, may still many people who do not understand this term. According to Wikipedia, Startup refers to companies that have recently operating. These companies are mostly companies that are in a phase of development and research to find the right market.
When asked to name the startup capital of the world, people would normally think of New York, London and Silicon Valley. But with the global innovation happens, developing countries will also have great potential to become the next hotspot for entrepreneurs.
Reporting from the World Bank, there are more than 90 tech hubs throughout Africa now. In the Asian region countries also began to attract the attention of investors. Here are five cities promises to be the capital of a startup in the future.
Five Cities in Developing Countries Most Promising to Start a Startup
Medellin, Colombia
Medellin dubbed as the 2012's innovative city of the year by Citibank and Wall Street Journal Magazine. This name is based on the appearance of the city has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. Parks, schools, museums, as well as the infrastructure for public use has been built.
Such leader Diego Angel, founder of Angel Studios, helping the national entrepreneur to find a startup that could assist in the rapid growth of the city.
Lahore, Pakistan
Lahore, the capital of Pakistan, it is very interesting because of its construction, industrial areas were expanded, new universities and airports. Strong infrastructure has helped create a dynamic market, with many incubator that creates an interesting business idea.
With a growing population of young entrepreneurs who supported the government, Lahore has the potential to become one of the city most innovative startup in the world. Microsoft Company, has directed his gaze to this country, with a Windows phone hackathon held last year.
Amman, Jordan
Amman, capital of Jordan, is the leader of a startup hub in the Middle East region. The Government of Jordan has invested in infrastructure, education and regulatory reform, so that Jordan is now the territory of the easiest and cheapest to make licensing. The result is the best internet connection in the Middle East and also the good quality universities that produce a lot of talented young entrepreneurs.
It is known that women working is still a controversial topic in the Middle East. Even though more than half the graduates in this area are women, only one-fifth successful have a job there. However, one advantage of online business startup is a chance that there is for women to find jobs.
Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos with the second fastest growth in Africa and the seventh in the world illustrates the strength of economic growth in Nigeria. One reason is the rapid growth of startup success over the a last decade in Yaba, Lagos harbor suburbs. In fact, because of its characteristics in common with Silicon Valley, residents around the area has been named as Yabacon Valley.
With government support and the online population by 45 million Internet users, Yabacon Valley into a unique place for high-tech innovation. No wonder coworking spaces and pop-up event in Lagos attracted many attention of investors and entrepreneurs in the world.
Jakarta, Indonesia
Jakarta, capital of Indonesia is also known as one of the world's Megacities. Entrepreneurs of the upper middle class who kept coming, bringing a strong purchasing power, the demand for great online services as well as high penetration of mobile Internet presents a lot of opportunities to build new business ideas in this city. The result is a strong market for technology startups.
Although there is no funding help from the government, more and more investors are entering this market such as East Venture, Venture GREE, and Red and White GDP Venture Incubator. For this reason was, Jakarta is home to many startup that focuses on travel, e-commerce and lifestyle, including Lamudi property portal that has been launched in early 2014.
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