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. Alternatively, you can submit tips here and/or tell us about your startup here. Enjoy this week’s list!
1. PayrollHero | Philippines
Philippines-based Payroll Hero offers a unique service that helps companies keep track of employees using biometric facial recognition to ensure workers are at work when they should be. This week, the startup introduced a brand new feature that factors in weather and commute distance analytics. Are your employees taking a day off just because of heavy rain?
2. Viki | Singapore
One of the biggest bit of tech news in Asia this week- Singapore-based video site Viki has been acquired by Japan’s e-commerce titan Rakuten. Though no acquisition price for Singapore-based Viki has been specified, sources in the industry indicate the video site to be worth $200 million.
3. DrawChat | Japan
DrawChat is a new mobile messenging app by the Japanese startup team that created the popular photo app DecoAlbum . This iPhone app brings doodling and handmade emoticons into Facebook Messenger.
4. Zship.vn | Vietnam
Zship is a logistics company that focuses more on food delivery, and ships for sites like Eat.vn, Vietnammm.com, and Foodpanda. It also competes in the e-commerce sector, alongside rival logistics company, GHN.
5. Tiket | Indonesia
Tiket is one of Indonesia’s biggest hotel booking sites in addition to its train and plane ticket booking services. This week, the startup has announced a partnership with Australian search-and-compare website HotelsCombined to expand the latter’s database of hotels and the former’s access to new markets and inbound business.
6. Ask Hanuman | Thailand
Founded in May 2013, Ask Hanuman is a Thailand-based car insurance price comparison website It’s initially focused on car insurance and will be expanded to products such as credit cards and loans soon.
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