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PassKit Raises $1.2 Million, Helps Clients Manage Mobile Wallet Passes on iOS and Android

Founded in June 2012, Hong Kong-based PassKit, a startup that enables customers to create mobile wal...

By Willis Wee

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  • March 7, 2013
  • at 8:23 pm
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Tech in Asia Shakes Hands With GWC

The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) is run by the good folks from the GWC. Tech in Asia and...

By Willis Wee

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  • March 7, 2013
  • at 5:49 pm
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LotsofButtons.com Sells Lots of Buttons Online

Vertical e-commerce is a trend in Asia. So far we have lingerie, bags, beer, baby products, beauty p...

By Willis Wee

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  • March 7, 2013
  • at 9:58 am
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The PropertyGuru Story (Startup Asia Preview)

When people think about recent startup success cases in Singapore, PropertyGuru usually comes to min...

By Willis Wee

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  • March 6, 2013
  • at 10:56 pm
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Want to Learn More About Digital Marketing? Join HelpLearnAsia’s Seminar

Regardless how great your product is, advertising has to be part of your success game plan. Need con...

By Willis Wee

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  • March 4, 2013
  • at 2:00 pm
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SingTel Launches L!feLabs in Israel, Increases Investments in R&D and Startups

Singapore’s largest telco SingTel and Amdocs (headquartered in the U.S.) have partnered to launch ...

By Willis Wee

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  • March 3, 2013
  • at 7:01 pm
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ChatWork’s 150,000 Users Sent More than 71 Million Messages So Far

Japan-based communication platform for businesses, ChatWork, turns two years old today. It is a clou...

By Willis Wee

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  • March 1, 2013
  • at 4:08 pm
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Amobee After its $321 Million Acquisition with SingTel

Many folks in the internet industry know about SingTel’s whopping $321 million acquisition of ...

By Willis Wee

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  • February 28, 2013
  • at 10:08 am
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Ookbee: Already 100,000 Users and 5,000 Books in Malaysia in 2 Months

Thailand-headquartered e-book platform Ookbee said today that it launched operations in Malaysia two...

By Willis Wee

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  • February 27, 2013
  • at 6:00 pm
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How Online Games Can Build the Internet Industry (Startup Asia Preview)

If you head over to China and ask any gamers on the street, it’s likely that they’ve heard o...

By Willis Wee

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  • February 27, 2013
  • at 11:05 am
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No Guts, No Glory: Pitch at Startup Arena Singapore 2013

Startup Asia Singapore 2013 will be held on April 4 and 5 at Biopolis Matrix, Singapore. One of the ...

By Willis Wee

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  • February 25, 2013
  • at 4:08 pm
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ShopSpot Talks About Expansion, Monetization, and JFDI

Thailand and Singapore-based mobile commerce startup ShopSpot recently raised $630,000 from Jungle V...

By Willis Wee

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  • February 21, 2013
  • at 2:50 pm
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Sina Weibo Passes 500 Million Users, But Needs to Monetize More on Mobile

So Sina (NASDAQ:SINA) announced its not-so-good Q4 financials today. While the Chinese web company h...

By Willis Wee

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  • February 20, 2013
  • at 10:57 pm
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PayrollHero Raises $1M From 500 Startups, LX Ventures, Futura, and More

Philippines and Canada-based PayrollHero, a startup that aims to optimize work productivity and happ...

By Willis Wee

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  • February 20, 2013
  • at 10:00 am
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China: “Chinese Military Has Never Supported Any Form of Hacking Activity”

Earlier today, security company Mandiant claimed that some hacking activities aimed at Western targe...

By Willis Wee

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  • February 20, 2013
  • at 12:27 am
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Indoor Google Maps For Android Now Available in 22 Shopping Spots in Singapore

Singapore’s shopping centers can be big and confusing. If you’re as lost as me when it c...

By Willis Wee

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  • February 19, 2013
  • at 8:01 pm