10 Asian Startups That Caught Our Eye This Week

In the last seven days, we have had a couple of Asian tech startups on our radar, specifically from China, Indonesia, Japan, India, and Singapore.

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1. iSheHui | China

Back in December of last year we predicted that social video apps would be big in China in 2012, led by a fun one called iSheHui (pictured above). And the Japanese investment firm CyberAgent Ventures seems to agree, having this week confirmed that it has invested 10 million RMB (US$1.59 million) in the startup that makes it. iSheHui is sort of an Instagram for videos, allowing users to add funky filters to an iPhone or Android smartphone vid and then easily share it with friends on Weibo. The startups two founders…

2. Vibease | Singapore

We’ve received news from Vibease that its smartphone-controlled vibrators are now available for pre-order. Each vibrator costs $99.99 but pre-ordering it can get you up to $45 in savings, which is pretty neat. The product will ship in July. The Singapore-based vibrator product is unique in the sense that it is controllable remotely, even from the other side of the world, via a mobile app, which could certainly help…

3. ISGLOVES | Singapore

We understand how annoying it is trying to pick up a call or replying to a message during winter with gloves on. There are many specialized gloves that try to address this problem. ISGLOVES is one of the latest. It’s a touchscreen-capable snow mitten, which consists of…

4. Wonderful Day | India

Wonderful Day an app shouldering the duty to remind you about routine tasks and make sure you do them. The user will mark green if he does it and red …

5. Fokado | Indonesia

Fokado is one of the startups that has just graduated from the Jakarta Founders Institute two weeks ago. Fokado is trying to provide an alternative way for you to give someone a gift. So, rather than giving a physical item, the site encourages people to gift fun activities that will last longer in your friend’s memory.