8 Asian Startups That Caught Our Eye This Week

There was no shortage of interesting news from the startup world in and around the Asia region this week, including a fun new music service for Indonesia, a fashion crowdfunding service from Hong Kong, a social marketing solution from Australia that helps you reach Chinese consumers, and an app that aims to make a whole nation smile.

1. ReferralCandy | Singapore

Referral marketing solution ReferralCandy got a bit of a bump this week with hip-hop artist Soulja Boy coming on board as one of the startups most prominent new clients, to promote his new line of Ocean Gang clothing.

2. Ohdio | Indonesia

Ohdio began its live beta this past week, with the aim of serving Indonesia’s music fans with an online streaming service. The company still has a ways to go as they only have three major labels on board, but with any luck they can add more in the near future.

3. ZaoZao | Hong Kong

Best described as “Kickstarter meets Fab meets Moda Operandi,” Zaozao lets designers post projects and raise money for production via crowdfunding. Our Charlie Custer interviewed co-founder Vicky Wu who shares more about the service and what it’s like to run a startup in Hong Kong.

4. Hubblr | Australia

Global social marketing solution Hubblr officially launched this week, featuring support for China’s Sina Weibo in addition to other popular social services like Twitter and Facebook. Founder Michael Lam says that the Australian startup is targeting brands who want to engage customers in both Western and Chinese social landscapes.

5. NonStop Games | Singapore

Here’s an update on NonStop Games (formerly known as GamesMadeMe), a startup based in Singapore specializing in HTML social games. Vlad Micu interviews Henric Suuronen and Juha Paananen about their newest project, Paint Stars.

6. Freehap | Thailand

Wanna be happy? There’s an app for that. Well not exactly, but an app with the ambitious goal of making the world a happier place has just launched out of Bangkok.