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Pal+, formerly Cubie, receives funding boost to the tune of $1.3M

Pal+, formerly Cubie, receives funding boost to the tune of $1.3M

Pal+ receives renewed investment from partner Asiasoft and continues development of the rebadged social network.
Rohan Malhotra · · 2 min read
Chat app Cubie relaunches as Pal+, shifts focus towards games and forums

Chat app Cubie relaunches as Pal+, shifts focus towards games and forums

Users of Cubie, a mobile messenger with a following in Southeast Asia, will soon find the its owl mascot has flown away.
Josh Horwitz · · 2 min read
Iteration, stagnation, and stickers: Cubie’s hard fight in the mobile messaging wars

Iteration, stagnation, and stickers: Cubie’s hard fight in the mobile messaging wars

Cubie, once a promising chat app set to contend with Line and WhatsApp, has been stuck on a hamster wheel. But its new leadership team has devised a fresh vision they hope will set it back on track.
Josh Horwitz · · 12 min read

500 Startups appoints entrepreneur-in-residence in Taiwan

Serial entrepreneur Cjin Cheng will mentor local teams in the 500 Startups portfolio.
Josh Horwitz · · 2 min read

Cubie sticks it to rival messaging apps, lets you make stickers with your cat

Taiwan-based Cubie has always been ahead of the game when it comes to making messaging a little more fun and personalized, and it’s continuing that tradition with an update to
Josh Horwitz · · 2 min read

Panel discussion: What are the challenges for Taiwanese startups today?

On November 13, members from Taiwan’s tech community gathered at the HP Horizons Startups Summit to discuss Taiwan’s startup ecosystem with HP executives and VCs from abroad. The conference marked a
Josh Horwitz · · 10 min read

How contest startup Bounty Hunter went from noodle sandwiches to 500 Startups in 3 years

Over the past two years a steady stream of Taiwan-based startups have been picked to join 500 Startups, the accelerator program founded  by Paypal alum and “super angel investor” Dave
Josh Horwitz · · 5 min read

5 Taiwan startups that don’t have a “small market mentality”

Yesterday, former Google China chief and current Innovation Works CEO Kai-fu Lee made some controversial comments regarding Taiwan’s internet industry, lamenting what he described as the island’s “small market mentality.”
Josh Horwitz · · 5 min read

Taiwan messaging app Cubie adds Chrome extension to complement its mobile experience

Cubie, the 500 Startups-backed mobile messaging app, announced today that it has introduced a browser extension for Google Chrome, allowing users to take their chats to-and-from their mobile devices and desktop
Josh Horwitz · · 2 min read