It’s Sunday, so it must be time for a weekly 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. Infokost | Indonesia
Infokost is a boarding house rental site targeted at seven different cities in Indonesia.
2. Burpple | Singapore
Social food app Burpple has launched its web search engine for food called The Social Food Guide. Aimed initially at places to eat just in Singapore, it’s designed as a very visual way to help people discover great restaurants, unearth insightful reviews, and uncover the best dishes.
3. Wiki Triip | Vietnam
Triip, a Vietnamese startup that brings the Airbnb concept to local tours and tour guides, has rolled out a nice new iOS app called Wiki Triip, which basically takes all the data from Wikivoyage articles and repackages it into a nice, sleek app.
4. Four Eyes | Philippines
Launched in May this year, Four Eyes is a Philippines-based e-commerce site dealing with glasses, and aims to make eyewear affordable and accessible to all in the country.
5. Shifu | India
Indian-made app Shifu wants to be your smart “smartphone sidekick” that analyses the way you use your phone so that it can make active suggestions about things you need to do.
6. 91Waijiao | China
Founded by one of China’s top female tech entrepreneurs, Rose Gong, who is also the founder of the country’s top dating site, Jiayuan, 91Waijiao is a learning platform that connects Chinese of all ages with foreign English teachers. The startup attracted funding this week.
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