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1. Luxola | Singapore
Luxola is a Singapore-based cosmetic and skincare e-commerce startup that recently raised a major funding round led by the country’s own F&H Fund Management. The startup currently has operations in Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, and they ship to Hong Kong, UAE, Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, and Australia.
2. WebKul | India
Launched in 2010, WebKul focuses on creating different open source platforms that allow ecommerce sites to quickly scale and add features. According to founder, their current solutions answer the gap that most web platforms – such as Magento, Joomla and WordPress – do not provide.
3. BookMe | Pakistan
BookMe makes it easy for people to book movie tickets. Started from the Pakistani capital of Lahore, the startup covers almost all major cinemas in Islamabad and Karachi as well. Accessible via a website, an Android app, or even SMS, BookMe is the first of its kind in Pakistan. It doesn’t take online payments yet, so users still have to pay in cash.
4. GiftPass | China
China’s Giftpass exists as a ‘service account’ inside WeChat, and aims to remove all the usual hurdles, hassles, and barriers involved in online gifting. It uses the same powerful set of ecommerce features inside the messaging as brands like Xiaomi and Pacific Coffee, who sell products through WeChat.
5. FlyData | Japan
Founded in 2011, FlyData is a Japanese startup based in Silicon Valley that makes big data storage on the cloud possible. The company also promises data analysts that they can move and analyze their data seamlessly and continuously on the cloud.
This week, the startup received an additional investment from Nissay Capital, Archetype Ventures, and CyberAgent Ventures.
6. aCommerce | Philippines
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