Posts Categorized: Startups


Burpple Find, Singapore restaurant reviews

Burpple Challenges Yelp in Singapore, Brings Restaurant Reviews Outside the App

After making fast progress from first launching its foodie-oriented photo app in May 2012, now Burpp...

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  • April 18, 2013
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startups and investors

Jeffrey Paine: The 3 Types of Startup Founders Investors are Looking For

Yesterday I had the pleasure of interviewing Jeffrey Paine of Golden Gate Ventures in front of over ...

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  • April 18, 2013
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nitrous.io

Nitrous.IO from Singapore Gets $1 Million Funding From Silicon Valley Luminaries

Nitrous.IO, Action.IO’s software development platform and key product, just got $1 million in seed...

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  • April 17, 2013
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ZAPtag Promises Discounts and Rewards for Philippine Shoppers, No Smartphone Needed

I’ll be honest, I once looked down or ignored store discounts or reward systems. They all seemed t...

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  • April 17, 2013
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Just.me app launch

Just.me Launches as a Messaging App to Kill Off Facebook, Looks to Asia for Big Boost

Oh great, another messaging app. But now that these are clearly ubiquitous social tools, we’ll...

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  • April 17, 2013
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philippine crowdfunding

The Spark Project: Crowdfunding in the Philippines Lets Many Hands Make Light Work

If two is company, and three’s a crowd, does seven make it crowdfunding? The seven-man team at The...

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  • April 16, 2013
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FEO Luxury Gallery

PropertyGuru Launches ‘Luxury Gallery’ for Classy Condos and Pricey Penthouses

PropertyGuru announced this afternoon that it has formed a strategic partnership with Far East Organ...

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  • April 16, 2013
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Lolabox vs BeautyTreats: Two New Beauty Box Startups Launch in Indonesia [UPDATED]

(Updated on April 18th: BeautyTreats launched last month. The article incorrectly stated that the st...

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  • April 16, 2013
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Xiaomi Founder Lei Jun on the Pressures and Perils of Doing a Startup

China’s Xiaomi is now widely recognized as one of the country’s best startups; it’...

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  • April 18, 2013
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Yodo1 China gaming

Yodo1 Gets $5 Million in Funding From Singtel Innov8, Helps Games Crack the China Market

Monetizing games might be a breeze in South Korea and Japan, but it’s always a struggle in Chi...

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  • April 18, 2013
  • at 11:56 am
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Thehallyu Brings Korean Fashion Craze to Fans in Indonesia

Indonesia has Korean fever. Sensing an opportunity, Korean fashion e-store Thehallyu rolled out an I...

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  • April 17, 2013
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Gotcha Turns Captcha Into Branded Pictures, Lets Website Owners Monetize Blocking Spammers

Though very simple, ‘captcha’ technology has been very important for netizens to filter out spam...

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  • April 17, 2013
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sieu web

Sieu Web, A New Website-Building Platform For Businesses in Vietnam

In my opinion, most websites in Vietnam are crap. They’re ugly, poorly designed, horribly colo...

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  • April 16, 2013
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nobuaki kitagawa

CyberAgent Ventures to Increase Fund to US$20M With Strong Interest in Thailand

At the sidelines of the Startup Asia Singapore conference, I had the opportunity to meet Nobuaki Kit...

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  • April 16, 2013
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Studied Abroad And Returned To Vietnam: Startups that Defy the Brain Drain

Two factors draw in great talent into countries: really great projects that react to specific proble...

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  • April 16, 2013
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China’s DailyCost Personal Finance App Has Over 240,000 Users Worldwide

China's DailyCost is an iOS app that helps you track your daily expenses.

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  • April 15, 2013
  • at 9:58 pm
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