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11 rising startups in India – Jan 28, 2017
Photo credit: ThePixelman. Fresh Darjeeling tea for the world, low-cost digital X-rays, an Uber for trucks, a social network for moms, a wedding planner, SaaS, IoT, and a sports facility booking app –...
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Meet the 10 Indian startups taking off for the UK tonight
London. Photo credit: Pixabay. Ten startup founders from India are taking off for the UK tonight for a week-long program of networking and mentoring. They are the latest batch of chosen ones under a...
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41 startups in Asia that caught our eye
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. NativeSpecial | India...
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The big thing everyone always ignores about China’s internet market
Photo credit: kk9k. Last week, CNNIC released its latest user count for the Chinese internet. As usual, the numbers are staggering: 731 million internet users, 695 million of whom are also users of the...
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Indonesia’s Bank Central Asia bets on fintech with $15m fund
A Bank Central Asia building in Bandung, Indonesia. Photo credit: Everyone Sinks Starco. Indonesia’s Bank Central Asia (BCA) joins the fintech rush with a dedicated US$15 million venture fund. Nikkei...
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These 4 startups got funded on the spot at a college fest
View of IIT Bombay from Sameer Hill in Mumbai. Photo credit: Wikimedia. IIT Bombay is among the top engineering colleges in India. Ola founders Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, along with founders of...
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40 tech jobs in Asia this week: Fabelio, LaunchPad Startup, ekino and more
Good day folks! Here are the latest tech jobs in Asia this week! This list will focus on highlighting digital and tech-centric jobs from a healthy mix of startups and companies across tech and...
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A patch for period pain – from the startup that makes Pee-Buddy
Photo credit: Retna Karunia Priyanka Sharma* was writhing in pain. The 20-year-old was on the second day of her period, and the cramps were getting unbearable. But instead of handing her the usual...
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This 10-year-old startup has gone public to turn Asia’s buildings green
Anacle founder and CEO, Alex Lau. Photo credit: Anacle. When news came out that Anacle, a Singapore-based startup that specializes in property and energy management for buildings, was going public in...
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From aggregator to news producer, Baca plans to pump $10m into community site
Baca, a news reader app for Indonesia, no longer just aggregates news from other sources. The startup launched its own “citizen journalism” site, Nulis. Baca plans to pump US$10 million into this...
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4 rising startups in Japan
This week’s featured startups are a nice snapshot capturing the development of the Japanese ecosystem. Two deals feature angel investors who were leaders of massively successful companies (Colopl and...
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Should India adopt policies to level the playing field?
Photo credit: Gratisography. In 1835, Charles Darwin went to the Galapagos, leading to his theory of evolution. In the Galapagos, there are no predators. As a result, various kinds of species have...
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5 deep tech startups in India that just bagged seed funding
Image credit: Pixabay. Five very early-stage Indian startups, dabbling in cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and chip design, have got seed funding and incubation...
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10 sales and business development jobs: Shruta, Ematic Solutions, KFit and more
Looking for sales and business development opportunities? We have handpicked 10 jobs for you this week. Click on the links below and apply away! Recruiting and keen to list your jobs in future...
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PouchNATION raises another round to build out its data capabilities
Photo credit: PouchNATION. Singapore-based PouchNATION, which helps organizers manage huge events, has raised a seven-digit sum in US dollars to move towards being a data-driven solution. The...
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A techie launches an astrology startup for worried millennials
Photo credit: saiyood / 123RF. A year ago, Vaibhav Magon’s colleague was looking for career related advice. Vaibhav introduced him to his dad, an engineer who has been practicing astrology for the past...
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Go-Jek’s linkup with taxi operator Blue Bird begins today
Go-Jek CEO Nadiem Makarim on stage at Tech in Asia Jakarta 2016. Indonesia’s homegrown ride-hailing app Go-Jek followed through on its promise to enter a partnership with the country’s largest taxi...
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Two more startups take up venture debt in Southeast Asia
Image credit: gmast3r / 123RF. Venture lending firm InnoVen Capital announced today it has extended loans to stock image database 123RF and digital media services provider Conversant Solutions. InnoVen...
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Soon the whole world could get Chinese New Year emoji
Photo credit: @ken_lunde. Right in the middle of the Chinese New Year holiday comes some good news for emoji fans the world over: you may soon be able to celebrate CNY with emoji. A future version of...
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10 software engineering jobs to watch this week
Looking for opportunities in software engineering? We have handpicked 10 jobs for you this week. Click on the links below and apply away! Recruiting and keen to list your jobs in future articles?...
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