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. SlideStory | Japan
SlideStory, developed by Japanese startup Nanameue, is an iPhone app that lets you create and share photo slideshows. The startup has now secured seed funding to help it grow.
2. SmartyRing | India
India’s SmartyRing is a neat bit of wearable tech in the form of a ring. It displays all your phone’s notifications so that you don’t have to keep pulling out your phone to check what’s going on. It is proving to be very popular on Indiegogo, where the gadget has secured so many crowdfunding pledges that it is well beyond its goal.
3. Duriana | Singapore
Launched six weeks ago, Duriana is a mobile marketplace app that bears a striking resemblance to popular marketplace app Carousell. The startup is revealed to have raised a round of funding from e-commerce group Dealguru, the company behind Deal.com.sg).
4. Unmuted | India
UnMuted is a non-profit “voice-raising platform”, which serves like an online virtual complaint box for reporting civic issues.
5. Tack This | Singapore
Launched back in 2011, Tack This helps merchants make e-commerce pages on Facebook (f-commerce) without the need to write code from scratch. The startup expanded into the Philippines this week by partnering with local telco Smart Communications.
6. Setipe | Indonesia
Founded by two people who learned their trade at Rocket Internet, Setipe is arguably the first online matchmaking site in Indonesia that uses an algorithm to hook up two individuals. The startup officially started taking applications in October, and claims to have garnered close to 3,000 people on board with zero marketing costs.
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