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. Enjoy this week’s list!
1. LimeRoad | India (Techlist Profile)
LimeRoad combines fashion ecommerce with social discovery. The site features user-generated ‘looks’ which mix and match interesting combinations of apparel and accessories. It encourages users to experiment with ‘looks’, such as a fusion of Indian and Western styles. The startup has just raised series C funding from Tiger Global, Matrix Partners, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
2. PurpleJamm | Philippines (Techlist Profile)
3. Infokost.id | Indonesia (Techlist Profile)
Indonesia’s Infokost.id wants to offer the most complete listing for people in search of temporary housing accomodation. Founded in 2010, this website makes it possible to find kosts (Indonesia’s term for guestrooms or boarding houses) on a neighborhood level, and get in touch with the kost owners directly.
4. Jus’ Plan It | Pakistan
Jus’ Plan It is an app which aims to carve out a niche in event planning and community meets by giving an overall listing of activities happening nearby. One of the most intriguing feature is the option for a group chat among all an event invitees that allows users to converse freely and send images to one another but does not give away personal details such as their phone numbers.
5. Genshuixue | China (Techlist Profile)
Chinese online education platform Genshuixue is a website and mobile app that allows users to search for courses, both local and online, in a variety of subjects from piano to SAT prep. Once they’ve picked a type of course, users can browse all of the teachers of that subject in their area. The site includes user comments and verifies details like teachers’ professional qualifications. Users can also register and pay for their classes online.
6. Dawaai.pk | Pakistan (Techlist Profile)
Dawaai.pk is Pakistan’s first ecommerce venture within the health vertical with an aim to bring a greater degree of transparency and awareness within this crucially-important sector and help prevent unethical practices within the overall supply chain. The company also ensures that the medicines it sources from suppliers are authentic.
7. Duriana | Singapore (Techlist Profile)
Duriana, a mobile app that lets users buy and sell with fellow consumers, announced the raising of a US$2.5 million round led by Beenos, a Japanese investment firm with an ecommerce business.
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