Posts Categorized: Startups


TheSmartLocal

Be a Smarter Local With TheSmartLocal.com

A new S$5 million (US$3.95 million) Kickstarter fund was announced during Singapore Budget 2013 back...

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  • May 24, 2013
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Pitching For Over a Decade Before Finally Scoring Investment: Indonesia-Based SITTI’s Founder Shares His Story

During my stay in Jakarta, I met Andy Sjarif, the founder of three-year-old Indonesian startup SITTI...

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  • May 24, 2013
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9 Indonesian E-Commerce Players: We’re All Doing Fine!

9 Indonesian E-Commerce Players: We’re All Doing Fine!

In celebration of Indonesia’s biggest telco Telkomsel’s 18th anniversary on May 26th, nine local...

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  • May 24, 2013
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Tencent to Open Malaysia Office: Good News for Malaysian Startups?

Tencent to Open Malaysia Office: Good News for Malaysian Startups?

The overseas expansion of Chinese tech giant Tencent continues, following along with the success of ...

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  • May 24, 2013
  • at 12:08 am
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JFDI Unveils 7 Startups for Its Demo Day on June 3

Singapore-based incubator JFDI.Asia today unveils its seven startups that have graduated from its 10...

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  • May 23, 2013
  • at 5:42 pm
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TwitCasting Gets Seed Funding for Social Live-Streaming Expansion

Twitter is fun, but it’s not a very visual medium. Japan’s TwitCasting is trying to change that ...

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  • May 22, 2013
  • at 6:30 pm
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Pakistan’s Startup Ecosystem Has So Much Potential (INFOGRAPHIC)

Adam Dawood is the founding partner of DYL Ventures, a Pakistan-centric venture capital and consulta...

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  • May 22, 2013
  • at 2:00 pm
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Following CEO Shake-Up, Mixi Ploughs Seed Funding into Two Startups

Japan’s Facebook-like site Mixi has been struggling for a couple of years with stagnant user numbe...

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  • May 22, 2013
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Maker of Korean Hit Game Anipang, SundayToz Talks About Its Story

Korean game studio SundayToz was founded by three friends, Kevin Lee Jungwoong, Hyunsoo Im, and Chan...

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  • May 24, 2013
  • at 8:08 pm
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Fatfish Medialab invests in Singapore startups

Fatfish Dives into Incubator Ecosystem, Funds 4 New Singaporean Startups

Singaporean startup incubator Fatfish Medialab has made its first ever investments in four local sta...

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  • May 24, 2013
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Ctrip Confirms Investment in Hotel Booking Mobile App

After rumors had begun to swirl about the two companies, Chinese travel site Ctrip’s vice-chai...

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  • May 24, 2013
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‘Tinker Games’ Launches Its Biggest Ever Indonesian Game for iOS

Indonesian game studio Tinker Games releases its flagship game Inheritage: Boundary of Existence tod...

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  • May 23, 2013
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This Report Shows That Chinese Startups Need to Get the Hell Out of Beijing

You’re an entrepreneur or working for a startup. You’re young. You’re about to hav...

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  • May 23, 2013
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Khailee Ng: Indonesian Startups Should Practice Their Pitches More

Indonesia Digital Byte (IDByte) 2013 has found its 12 startup finalists derived from four Indonesian...

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  • May 22, 2013
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Hanoi to Host First Ever Startup Weekend

Last September, the second Startup Weekend was held in Ho Chi Minh city here in Vietnam. Not to be o...

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  • May 22, 2013
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How Startup UniPin Hopes to Solve Payment Hassles for Indonesian Gamers

How Startup UniPin Hopes to Solve Payment Hassles for Indonesian Gamers

UniPin is a four-year-old Indonesian payment startup that aims to make payment for online games easi...

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  • May 22, 2013
  • at 11:00 am
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