In the last seven days, we have had a couple of Asian tech startups on our radar, specifically from China, Indonesia, Japan, India, and Singapore.
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1. REKA Health | Singapore
Singapore-based REKA Health just received $4 million in fresh funds from Tembusu Partners, we learned this week. The health technology company provides mobile technology solutions that enable the remote monitoring of chronic disease patients. For example, REKA produces a mobile internet-connected blood pressure monitor device (P500) that allows…
2. Phroni | Japan
Anyone who attended our recent Startup Asia conference in Singapore earlier this month will recall Ikuya Yamada, who pitched his solution for a ‘smarter’ smartphone/tablet browsing experience called Phroni (see phroni.com). Yamada is part of Japan-based Studio Ousia, which announced this week that it has received 70 million yen (about $864,000) in series A funding from Nissay Capital, a well-known Japanese VC…
3. Pinpuff | India
Loving Pinterest? Then you have to check out Pinpuff, a made-in-India web application that measures your Pinterest score. All you have to do is key in your Pinterest username and leave the measuring to Pinpuff. The service is in private beta. The founder of Pinpuff, Ammrita Sharma, explained to me that she has developed an algorithm…
4. MockValut | Singapore
MockVault is a platform which lets you manage your designs before presenting them professionally to your clients. It was launched just a couple of weeks back on February 17, and is Ben and Melly’s third project together. They are also running a web design business at Hex and web application for project management at SUBERNOVA. The idea didn’t…
5. Zanadu | China
Just as luxury e-commerce is taking off in China, it should be no surprise that opulence-oriented travel sites are a potential boom area as well. And with that in mind comes Zanadu, launching this week, which curates luxury and boutique hotels around the world into an exclusive online travel service. Beijing-based Zanadu claims…
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