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Foursquare’s angel pitch deck
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Foursquare’s angel pitch deck

The company’s 2009 angel pitch deck, which helped it raise over US$1.3 million, shows just how much Foursquare has changed over the years.
TIA Visuals · · 1 min read
Last Week in Tech: Elon’s new mission isn’t in space, and more funding action.

Last Week in Tech: Elon’s new mission isn’t in space, and more funding action.

He’s now working on human brain implants. Read on for news in the region, funding, and events.
Pearl Lee · · 5 min read
Nha Nha app launches to take on Google Maps in Vietnam

Nha Nha app launches to take on Google Maps in Vietnam

Coc Coc, arguably Google’s biggest competitor in Vietnam has just released an iOS app that competes with Google Maps. And guess what? The data is better than Google’s!
Nghia Nguyen · · 4 min read
Philippine telco Smart’s new PowerApp gives access to many social networks, gets bad reviews

Philippine telco Smart’s new PowerApp gives access to many social networks, gets bad reviews

Filipinos love social media. As of last year, 95 percent of Filipinos are already using sites like Facebook and Twitter. Tech in Asia has also noted how social media has been used in
Phoebe Magdirila · · 3 min read

Qraving food? Find the tastiest food in Jakarta with Qraved

Find a good place to eat in Indonesia’s capital and share the pictures of your favourite foods – that’s the idea behind Qraved, a brand new food social network. Launched
Dewi Yuliani · · 4 min read

Playbasis, a Thailand-Based Gamification Startup, is Ready To Gamify Asia

Gamification, defined by Oxford dictionary as “the application of typical elements of game playing to other areas of activity,” is not a term known to most Thais (if you don’t
Saiyai Sakawee · · 4 min read

Thailand Now Has 18 Million Social Media Users (INFOGRAPHIC)

Our ZocialInc buddies in Bangkok always keep a close eye on Thailand’s social media scene. In their newest infographic report, the crew has found that the biggest social gainer in
Steven Millward · · 4 min read

In Vietnam, TapMee Uses Locations To Help You Meet New People

Tapmee, a new Vietnam-made location-based social networking app just launched today on Android. The app, which has been in closed beta since 2011, is being developed by five people. It
Anh-Minh Do · · 4 min read

Chinese Check-In Service Jiepang Sums Up 2012 [INFOGRAPHIC]

China seems to have its own take on almost every popular foreign web service, and its take on Foursquare is the widely-popular Jiepang. The company kept very busy last year,
C. Custer · · 2 min read

PicXplorer: More Fun with the Foursquare API in the Philippines

A while back we previewed the Foursquare Hack Day Philippines event, which has since taken place with some interesting ideas emerging. Software developers got together earlier this month in Makati
Rick Martin · · 3 min read