Posts Tagged: startups



12 Startups in Asia That Caught Our Eye

We hope you’re loving our new site makeover! As always, here’s our weekly list featuring a bunch of hot startups from all over Asia. For...

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  • March 31, 2013
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Luxa funding

Japan’s Flash Sales Frenzy Continues with Series B Funding for Luxa

Selling everything from pricey sake to quality skincare products, Luxa.jp, as its name might suggest, is a luxury-oriented e-commerce site. ...

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  • March 21, 2013
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Medeel Helps Patients Compare Personalized Medical Options Without Setting Foot in a Hospital

When you get sick, all you want is to get better. But the reality, in India and almost anywhere else, is that different hospitals offer diff...

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  • March 15, 2013
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Shi Kaiwen, Jing.fm

15 Web Entrepreneurs Under 30 Doing Awesome Stuff in China

Forbes just put up a list of 30 young disruptors in China working across all kinds of fields. But its list gives no information about any of...

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  • March 11, 2013
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awful time in asia startups

There is No Glamour in an Asia Startup

Having spent the past 2 years building a company in Hong Kong, I can testify that it is f**king hard to build a startup in Asia.

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  • March 8, 2013
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Silverline app for seniors

With Your Second-Hand iPhone and These New Healthcare Apps, Singaporean Seniors Have a Lifeline

“Why build new hardware when the world is full of amazing iPhones and Android devices?” With that idea, one civic-minded startup...

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  • March 5, 2013
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Why (Almost) Every Startup Should Be Working From Home

Marissa Mayer may have decided that working from home doesn’t work anymore for Yahoo, but that doesn’t mean that working from ho...

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  • March 5, 2013
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Snaptee app

Hong Kong’s SnapTee Gets Seed Funding for its Custom T-Shirts Store

T-shirts have proved to be a popular way for startups in Asia to meld design and e-commerce. A new site in this fashionable sector is Hong K...

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  • February 28, 2013
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KT Care Fights to Improve Computer Literacy in Myanmar

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of startups that put solving problems ahead of acquiring buckets of money, and KT Care jumped out ...

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  • March 29, 2013
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Travelmob and HomeAway

HomeAway Makes Third Asian Deal in Tie-Up With Singapore’s Travelmob

Having already buddied up with China’s TuJia and Singapore-based Wego last year, today HomeAway (NASDAQ:AWAY) has agreed another Asian...

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  • March 21, 2013
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‘Despite All the Money, I’m Not Happy.’ Startup Lessons from Sohu CEO Charles Zhang

Sohu founder and CEO Charles Zhang is, by the standards of most tech entrepreneurs, doing very well. His startup has long since blossomed in...

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  • March 12, 2013
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SocialCops

Trash-Filled Streets and Potholed Roads? Who Ya Gonna Call? SocialCops!

When faced with a problem or annoyance, it’s sometimes nice (if annoying for others) to vent about it online. For Indian urbanites, th...

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  • March 8, 2013
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Less Than 14% of Chinese App Developers Make a Profit, Says China Mobile Executive

Many of China’s tech luminaries are gathered in Beijing for the Two Meetings, and that means they’re all talking to the press. X...

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  • March 6, 2013
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Management team of MyRepublic

Compete With Telcos? You Must Be Crazy! Singapore Startup MyRepublic is Doing Just That

MyRepublic is an internet service provider in Singapore that provides high-speed fibre optic web connections for consumers and enterprises. ...

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  • March 5, 2013
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WhiteAsMilk online store

Singapore Parents Can Now Get Babycare Products in Monthly Boxes with This New Startup

We’ve seen subscription e-commerce startups sending tasty or luxury things to people’s doorsteps every month, but how about the ...

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  • March 1, 2013
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Indian Startup DepartedLife is a Social Network for Dead People

As time goes on, it becomes clear that this whole internet thing isn’t just a passing fad. Yet somehow, as popular as social networkin...

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  • February 27, 2013
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