About

An evidence-led record of Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem

Atlas by Digital Districts is an open directory of startups, unicorns, exits, investors, accelerators, coworking spaces and ecosystem organizations across the region, placed on a map and organised by a consistent geographic taxonomy.

Methodology

  1. 01
    Every entry is source-linked. An entity is not published unless at least one verifiable reference — a company registry, press release, regulator filing, reputable news report or the organisation’s own site — is recorded with its publisher and access date.
  2. 02
    Community submissions are reviewed. Anyone can propose a new entry or a correction. Proposals enter a queue and are checked against their sources by an editor before they are accepted, edited or declined with a note.
  3. 03
    Status is recorded, not inferred. Entities are marked active, acquired, closed or unknown. Exits carry a short exit detail. Where evidence is inconclusive, the status is left as unknown.
  4. 04
    The data is exportable. Any filtered view can be downloaded as CSV, and filter state is encoded in the URL so views can be cited and shared.

Six-tier geographic taxonomy

Locations are expressed as a path. Empty tiers are omitted from display.

T0RegionAlways “Southeast Asia”. The map’s outer boundary.
T1CountryOne of the eleven Southeast Asian countries.
T2StateMalaysia uses its states and federal territories; elsewhere this holds the province or region.
T3CityThe municipality where the entity is headquartered or operates.
T4DistrictA named district within the city. Optional.
T5PrecinctA planned precinct, park or zone within the district. Optional.
T6ClusterA building, campus or block-level grouping. Optional.

e.g. Southeast Asia › Malaysia › Pahang › Kuantan › Gebeng

Entity types

  • Startups
  • Unicorns
  • Exits
  • Investors
  • Accelerators
  • Coworking spaces
  • Organizations

Coverage

  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • Indonesia
  • Laos
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Vietnam