It’s time for a round-up of our featured startups this week from across the region. Remember, for startup tips and story suggestions, feel free to email us. Alternatively, you can submit tips here and/or tell us about your startup here. Enjoy this week’s list!
1. Spuul | India
Founded in 2010 and launched publicly in April 2012, Spuul legally provides users with the latest Bollywood movies and Indian TV content on the web, Facebook, and mobile via a freemium model. It currently has about 900 movies and 300 TV episodes available and is adding new content at least on a weekly basis.
2. Anipopo | Japan
With its beta launch in May this year, Japan’s Anipopo is a platform that allows users to crowdfund the latest up-and-coming anime artists. It recently got Kenji Itoso, one of Hayao Miyazaki’s main apprentices, on board with his latest project.
3. OneFlare | Australia
OneFlare is a local services listings startup headed by Singapore-born CEO Marcus Lim. We have previously covered the startup last week where it was revealed that they raised $500,000 from three Australian angel investors, and plans to launch in Singapore. This week, we present to you OneFlare’s founder story.
4. Wego | Singapore
Wego is a Singapore-based travel search engine which is available in 30 languages and 52 countries. This week, the startup revealed it has wrapped up a series C funding round led by Crescent Point; the other investors are Victoria Capital and existing investor Tiger Global.
5. SocialEnable | Thailand
SocialEnable, a Thailand-based social media monitoring system was developed by Computerlogy, a team that has been in the IT industry more than a decade in IT systems for big enterprises. The startup’s product aims to be the complete social media monitoring tool in the Thai language, which can manage and monitor various social networks you have, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pantip (Thailand’s top homegrown social site).
6. iMoney | Malaysia
With a presence in both Malaysia and Singapore, Malaysia-based startup iMoney will now be expanding to consumers in the Philippines. iMoney gives users the latest financial info, like interest rates and loan charges at major banks through its financial comparison website.
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