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1. 5Rocks | South Korea
Founded in 2010, 5Rocks is a Korean mobile game analytics startup which lets game developers track game-playing behavior by specific segment in real-time. Users can also get actionable marketing insight through cohort analysis. The startup has recently been acquired by US-based Tapjoy.
2. ShopandBox | Australia
Melbourne-based ShopandBox wants to enable shoppers to be able to buy items that are either unavailable in their country, or are far more expensive even if they are available. They can do this with the help of personal shoppers called Boxers, who are locals in the countries that they are looking to buy items from. Most importantly, users always deal with a real person who acts as their personal shopper from start to finish, putting the power into the hands of the consumer.
3. Skymet | India
Started in 2003 as a provider of weather infographics for newspapers, Skymet has since deployed sensors across the country to collect temperature, wind, and rain data and launched a consumer weather forecast website as well as an Android app to access it from mobile devices. Besides farmers and agriculture businesses, crop insurance companies too have been using Skymet data to assess risk profiles and settle disputes. Now Skymet has raised US$4.5 million in a second round of funding to take its services outside India into other countries of Asia and Africa which depend heavily on accurate and timely weather data.
4. Guvera | Australia
Guvera is a music streaming service which operates from Australia and US that is offering free music streaming supported by adverts. After their launch in Indonesia, the service is now available in Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Hong Kong.
5. Capital Float | India
Started in 2013, Bangalore based digital finance startup, Capital Float has raised US$ 1 million in funding from SAIF Partners. The company offers SMEs financial loans on the web, engaging with small businesses, ecommerce merchants, manufacturers, and early-stage business-to-business service providers across India.
6. PitchXO | Hong Kong
PitchXO is a web app with a visual website builder and content management system that also hosts slide decks and tracks how people view them. Decks will be hosted on PitchXO’s servers, allowing the service to track which slides people view, and for how long. PitchXO integrates with over 300 apps, including CRM tools like Salesforce, feedback systems like UserVoice, or even the versatile Google Sheets.
7. Haha Pinche | China
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