Here’s our newest round-up of the featured startups on our site this week. If you have startup tips or story suggestions, feel free to email us or tell us about your startup on this form. Any juicy tech news tips go here. Enjoy this week’s list!
1. Today’s Headlines | China
Launched in August 2012, Today’s Headlines is a newsreader which doesn’t focus on RSS like western counterparts, and instead relies on the user following specific people, topics, and news sources. This week, the startup announced it has secured its third round of funding, this time led by Sequoia Capital.
2. CouponDunia | India
India’s CouponDunia is a site that specializes in online discount vouchers that can be used on local ecommerce sites such as Flipkart, Amazon India, and Foodpanda. This week, Times Internet, the online subsidiary of The Times of India Group announced that it has acquired a majority stake in CouponDunia.
3. PhilSmile | Philippines
Soft-launched in February, PhilSmile is an education payment startup that taps on a potentially huge market – overseas Filipino workers – for an educational payment system. The service lets individuals abroad pay for their children’s or relatives’ school fees, with the choice of making a one-time total payment or breaking the cost into multiple payments.
4. Mana.bo | Japan
Tokyo-based online education startup Mana.bo is aiming to disrupt Japan’s deeply entrenched juku (cram school) market by moving lessons online. Students simply take a photo of a problem and send it to available tutors, who receive a notification on their mobile device. Tutors check the problem and let the student know they’re available to help. Once the student selects a tutor, they can can then initiate a voice or text chat with a virtual whiteboard. The startup received seed funding from CyberAgent Ventures last year.
5. 2C2P | Thailand
2C2P, a Bangkok-based online payment processing company, has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from GMO Global Payment Fund.
The startup now has offices in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
6. EduSnap | Singapore
Edusnap is an civic-minded app for iOS and Android that allows students to snap and submit pictures of questions that they do not know how to answer. Answers are then furnished by other students, or qualified tutors that have been screened by the team.
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