Startups in Asia Singapore Wraps Day 1, Startup Arena Winner to Be Crowned on Day 2

Setting up for Startup Asia pre-event (Thursday morning)

It was a pretty long day for our team here at Penn Olson, with lots of live-blogging, photography, and networking from morning to night. I was surprised to find that Willis, who conducted coffee chats with industry folk throughout the day, was drinking actual coffee during the sessions, which seemed to keep him powered up as day one progressed.

For those who missed any of the action from yesterday, here’s a quick summary of the action below, including the coffee chats and the pitches from Startup Arena. Day two promises to be even better with more interesting talks, and the second and final phase of Startup Arena. We will also see our Startup Arena winner crowned, so do stay tuned for that.

Coffee Chats

• Coffee Chat: All Things Entrepreneurship in Singapore (Lim Kuo-yi, CEO at Infocomm)
• Coffee Chat with James Tan: A Singaporean Entrepreneur in China (James Tan, co-founder of 55tuan, managing partner at QuestVC)
• Discussion Panel: Starting up in Singapore: the Good and the Bad — Nicholas Aaron Khoo (Moderator, CNET), Zaki Mahomed (Game Ventures), Alvin Yap (TMG), Sanjay (Replaid), Bernard Leung (Chalkboard)
• Coffee chat: Southeast Asia and Japan through a German’s Lens (Dr. Serkan Toto, Independent Consultant, former Japan Correspondent For TechCrunch)
• Coffee Chat: Social Gaming Startups in Southeast Asia, the DeNA Perspective (Tetsuya Mori, managing director at DeNA Asia and ex-VC at Mitsubishi UFJ Capital)
• Coffee Chat: Tatsuya Tsutsumi Tells What GREE Ventures is Doing in Southeast Asia (Lux Anantharaman, co-founder and CEO of iTwin)
• Coffee Chat: Building a Hardware Startup in Singapore (Lux Anantharaman, co-founder and CEO of iTwin)
• Discussion Panel: Cloud Computing and Entrepreneurship – Serkan Toto is the moderator, talking to Francis Lee (Joyent), Zane Adam (Microsoft Azure), Christopher Bousigues (Nubefy), and Simone Brunozzi (Amazon Web Services) about web services and startups.

Startup Arena

• Piktochart Wants to Ignite the Web With Interactive Infographics
• Mocku.ps, a Slick Tool for Designers
• Dr. Pad Will Help Doctors Save Your Life
• Flocations, a Travel Site for Adventurers
• Japanese Startup Phroni Delivers a Smarter Smartphone Browsing Experience
• Teamie is a Social Collaboration Platform Targeting the Educational Market
• Ecommerce Meets Eye-Candy: Japan’s Panoplaza Produces Virtual Storefronts
• Vibease Lets You Please Your Lover With an App, Because Orgasms are Awesome