Here’s our newest round-up of the featured startups on our site this week. As usual, for startup tips and story suggestions, feel free to email us or tell us about your startup here. Any juicy news tips go here. Enjoy this week’s list!
1. iSitter | Japan
Launched last week, Japan’s iSitter is an online marketplace that helps you find a babysitter. The startup aims to take a slice of what it believes is a $210 million per year babysitting market in Japan.
2.TicketGoose | India
TicketGoose is an online bus ticketing website from India, and a strong rival of another similar local service provider RedBus. It got fresh funding this week to help grow its business across the country.
3. Idblognetwork | Indonesia
Indonesia’s biggest blog advertising network, Idblognetwork, announced this week that it will be partnering with Japan-based Freakout to launch a local Demand Side Platform (DSP) in Indonesia called Idblognetwork DSP (IDDSP). The new interface allows digital ad buyers to manage campaigns with multiple Ad Exchanges and Supply Side Platforms (SSPs) like DoubleClick Ad Exchange and OpenX using real-time bidding technology.
4. P1 | China
Started in 2007, P1 used to be invite-only and catered solely to people who identify themselves by their high social status. But now it’s opening up a bit and has – a bit late to the game – pivoted to mobile.
5. Freelancerviet.vn | Vietnam
Freelancerviet.vn originally started out as a Facebook group in October 2010, gathering fellow freelancers together to share their experiences and potential jobs. Now, it has fully launched as a site with a sleek interface that allows businesses to connect with freelancers.
6. Fluentlee | Singapore
Built by an ex-Googler, Fluentlee is a pay-to-play language learning site that’s like Craigslist and Skype combined, enabling real-time connections between learners and experts.
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