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 Chennai , Agnikul Cosmos is the winner!
Faridabad, India
In Faridabad, UClean 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
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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