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. Between | South Korea
Between is a couple mobile messaging app from South Korea that has recently attracted two new investors: Japan’s Global Brain Corporation and US-based 500 Startups. The startup also rolled out a new ecommerce platform from within the app.
2. Notivo | Australia
Australia’s Notivo is a new productivity app which helps you to track any future event that you log into the mobile app, and you will receive a notification when they happen. The startup is currently in the pre-seed stage, and have recently participated in TechCrunch’s Disrupt NY 2014 event, where they released their first official version of the mobile app.
3. MetroPlate | Philippines
Launched in January, Food delivery startup MetroPlate originally offers healthy food delivery service to call center offices in the Philippines. Today, the company is now pivoting to Philippine universities as a subsidiary of US-based late-night food delivery service InstaNomz.
4. Send Anywhere | South Korea
South Korea’s Send Anywhere is a file-sharing app that lets users send and receive files while bypassing the hurdles imposed by the cloud. It was recently announced that the Seoul-based team has completed a seed round led by Rakuten Ventures.
5. Famm | Japan
The Japanese startup behind couple’s app Pairy, launched a new private messaging app for parents this week. Called Famm, the free app places a strong emphasis on sharing and storing photos that ensure parents never forget their child’s early milestones.
6. SmellMe | China
China’s SmellMe is a social networking app for pets which features a pet profile and users are able to browse people by interests, type of pets, or even find fellow pet owners nearby. The app also has a local directory that covers things like vets, pet hotels, and grooming salons. The startup is said to have recently secured a pre-series A funding from ChinaVenture Group to help it grow and pull in more users.
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