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Startup Weekend global champ Aftership gets seed funding after DEMO Asia encounter

Startup Weekend global champ Aftership gets seed funding after DEMO Asia encounter

Aftership, a Hong Kong-based startup that provides package tracking for online retailers and consumers, has secured seed funding from Australian company Business Switch in exchange for a five percent stake.
Terence Lee · · 1 min read
Dropmyemail revamps referral program in bid to get one million users

Dropmyemail revamps referral program in bid to get one million users

Launched at DEMO Asia 2012 in March, Dropmyemail has since gone on a spectacular streak, scoring 630,000 registered users in 50 days. It is essentially a cloud-based email backup service
Terence Lee · · 2 min read
Infocomm Investments funds Twilio, Hoiio’s competitor

Infocomm Investments funds Twilio, Hoiio’s competitor

Infocomm Investments, the VC arm of Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority, has invested in San Francisco-based mobile development company Twilio, joining existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures and 500
Terence Lee · · 2 min read
Six failed businesses on, Dropmyemail’s John Fearon says, “I’m amazing”

Six failed businesses on, Dropmyemail’s John Fearon says, “I’m amazing”

Not lacking self-confidence, this entrepreneur is betting that his startup will become the next big thing on the Internet.
Terence Lee · · 7 min read

Chatworthy lets you see nearby Instagram posts, in full retina glory

The last time we saw mobile app Chatworthy was at DEMO Asia 2012, where Keeran Janin, co-founder of Brunei startup MeSixty, gave a pitch about the product they’re developing (watch
Terence Lee · · 2 min read

Squiryl seeks to do for loyalty cards what Google did for ads

Loyalty cards are inefficient and generate a lot of waste. Even digital ones. A while ago, I was at a music shop and decided to preorder a music album for
Terence Lee · · 5 min read

CtrlWorks’ robots to assist doctors in S’pore hospital, gets featured on PopSci

The first time we heard about CtrlWorks and their robots was at DEMO Asia 2012, where they unveiled their prototype. Called the Puppet, the telepresence robot allows a person to interact
Terence Lee · · 2 min read

Burpple, a foodie app for the forgetful, launches for the iPhone

Updated: 8th May, 2012 Burpple, a mobile app that first made waves at DEMO Asia in Singapore, has launched for the iPhone. No, it doesn’t make loud burping noises (although if
Terence Lee · · 2 min read

[VIDEO] Marc Co-founder of Tudou advises foreign entrepreneurs entering Asia

So, a few videos interviews I did at DEMO Asia 2012 two weeks ago mysteriously disappeared and now have reappeared on my (i)phone. This short interview with Marc van der
Gwendolyn Regina T · · 1 min read

Splaype E-Fosters Relationships Between You and Your Children

Contrary to most girls who are satisfied with just one child or none, I’ve always aspired to have four. Because fellow blogger Willis foresees that I will be a crazily
Vanessa Tan · · 2 min read