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Office check-in system Envoy raises $15M, signs up Rakuten as it expands to Japan
This US-based startup for office check-ins is expanding into Japan with the Japanese language and an important new client.
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Momo, China’s 3rd-biggest social app, launches new social network in the US
Momo, the Chinese location-based social network for meeting strangers with similar interests, has backed a new venture in the US – Blupe.
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min read
Chelaile could be China’s best bus tracking app, but limited cities are a dealbreaker
The Chinese startup just received a US$5 million series A round of funding from undisclosed investors.
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min read
You appear to be trying to get laid. Would you like to check out this noodle restaurant?
A new update to Momo’s app for iOS heralds the arrival of the startup’s mobile advertising platform. But is it an awkward fit?
Steven Millward · · 2 min readCool new app alert: Jink wants to prevent friends from getting lost and arriving late
Ever find yourself waiting for a friend who’s late? It stinks. As impatience mounts, you call his cellphone, but there’s no answer. You ping your friend on WhatsApp, but he just says
Josh Horwitz · · 4 min readOn the hunt for a hat: find the fashion bargains nearest you with this app from China
The app taps into the Baidu Maps API to let users who still prefer to shop for clothes in person aggregate the stores and deals nearest them.
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min readBaidu’s new interactive map predicts the spread of influenza, hepatitis, and STIs all across China
Baidu Trends, China’s nearest equivalent to Google Trends, has launched an interactive nationwide map that predicts the spread of disease (hat-tip to 36kr). The hypochondriac’s nightmare combines Baidu users’ searches
Paul Bischoff · · 2 min readBanking on iBeacon, this new startup helps businesses send alerts to passersby
Apple’s iBeacon tech is largely untested and its realistic potential is unknown, but that’s not stopping a number of startups from trying to build something on top of it.
Steven Millward · · 2 min readChina’s top gay flirting app gets funding, picks up 3 million users
Blued, a Grindr-style gay chat and hook-up app for Chinese guys, has secured series A funding to help it hire new staff and grow its user-base. Chinese tech blog 36Kr
Steven Millward · · 1 min readChinese New Year a missed opportunity for retailers and advertisers: location data
Chinese New Year is typically a retail graveyard in countries with a significant Chinese population as shops close for the holidays. However, data from AdNear, a location-based advertising company based in
Terence Lee · · 2 min read