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Fab’s $150M Backers Include Tencent and Itochu, Plans to Launch in China and Maybe Japan

American design-oriented e-commerce site Fab has just raised $150 million in the first part of its series D funding. For us, the most intere...

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  • June 19, 2013
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Yummy! 6 Popular Online Food Delivery Startups in India

Online food delivery service is a growing industry in India as we’ve seen quite a few players making their mark in that space. Here we loo...

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  • June 19, 2013
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Why Understanding Your Startup’s Targeted Audience is Important in PR

Here's why understanding your purpose and target audience when doing PR is so effing important.

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  • June 19, 2013
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Chinese Media: Snowden Says Cisco Helped the US Spy on China

China has been concerned about the threat Cisco poses to Chinese information security since right around the same time the US got serious ab...

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  • June 19, 2013
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Family Comes First: Vserv Co-Founders Tell Why it Took Them More Than 12 Years to Start Their Own Company

Vserv co-founders Dippak Khurana and Ashay Padwal had to wait for over a decade to start their own company. Read the full story to know why.

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  • June 18, 2013
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More Hackathons In Vietnam: 2 Winners At StartMeUp’s Hackday

It's the second hackathon in Vietnam this month, and there's still more to go. Here's the 2 winners for Hackday.

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  • June 18, 2013
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FoodPanda Asia

Foodpanda Slips Into ‘Picky’ App, Makes It Easier to Order Food Online in Singapore

Rocket Internet’s web-based food delivery service Foodpanda has been expanding aggressively in Singapore recently, most notably by acquiri...

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  • June 18, 2013
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Banking on Coupons for E-Shoppers, Flipit Expands From Europe to India

Having launched in six countries across Europe, the first Asian destination for couponing site Flipit is India. The basic idea is that Flipi...

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  • June 18, 2013
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Spying or No, China is Stuck With American Technology

Early today, we wrote about allegations in the Chinese press that Cisco has been working with the NSA to help the US spy on China. And needl...

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  • June 19, 2013
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Gaming Madness in China: Bad Students and Worse Government Officials

With China’s massive Gaokao college entrance exam just having wrapped up, it’s no surprise that we’ve got a couple student...

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  • June 19, 2013
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Kickstart Ventures and Pollenizer Seek the Next Gutsy Startup in the Philippines

Kickstart Ventures and Pollenizer Seek the Next Gutsy Startup in the Philippines

Kickstart and Pollenizer believe there are more ideas in the Philippines waiting to be discovered.

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  • June 19, 2013
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Huawei India 2013

China’s Huawei to Invest $30 Million to Build Brand in India, Aims for 1 Million Smartphone Sales

Chinese telecoms firm and phone-maker Huawei is going to spend Rs 175 crore ($30 million) to build its brand in India. This push into the co...

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  • June 18, 2013
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China’s Top Check-In App Adds Branded Photo Filters

China’s top check-in app has long been doing social marketing, connecting big-name brands like Louis Vuitton with its youthful and urb...

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  • June 18, 2013
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More Promising Ideas Seen at Startup Weekend Cebu

More Promising Ideas Seen at Startup Weekend Cebu

Seems like Cebu-based developers continue to overflow with unique ideas. The recent Startup Weekend proves it so.

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  • June 18, 2013
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Earning Money From Indonesia’s Photo App: Picmix Shares User Breakdown and Will Soon Launch API

We received an update regarding what is arguably Indonesia’s biggest social photo sharing app Picmix today. The app now hit the 11 million...

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  • June 18, 2013
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Via the UK, Cashkaro Hits India with Coupons and CashBack

After enjoying good success over the past two years in the UK market, the cashback and discount coupons portal Pouring Pounds has entered in...

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  • June 18, 2013
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