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Regina Lin · · 2 min read

9 startups in Asia that caught our eye

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Here’s our newest round-up of the featured startups on our site this week. If you have startup tips or story suggestions, feel free to email us. Enjoy this week’s list!


1. iPaymy | Singapore (Startup Profile)

iPaymy serves small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), provides a platform for them to use their credit cards rather than cash to pay for expenses like invoices, salaries, and taxes.


2. Active.ai | Singapore (Startup Profile)

Headquartered in Singapore, Active.ai is one of a large number of startups in the region that has developed a customer service chatbot. The startup’s focus is on serving banks and financial institutions. The platform allows banks to respond to queries or complaints sent by customers through messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger and Line.


3. Hmlet | Singapore (Startup Profile)

Founded in 2016, Hmlet designs and manages shared, short-term accommodation aimed primarily at young tech professionals. It leases properties from landlords and real estate firms in the city centers of Singapore and Tokyo and refurbishes them to maximize living space. It then sub-lets apartments and rooms in those properties to tenants on a month-by-month basis.

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Regina Lin

From Taiwan and lives in Singapore now. Regina is the Startup Evangelist at Tech in Asia and enjoying connecting with startups. She also loves to eat, travel and meet new friends!