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These bikers created a backpack that could save your life
Photo credit: alekseyrezin / 123RF. Gandharv Bakshi keeps his bike near the wall by the door. Backpacks line the walls of his office, and, in the open air, one can hear a little of the quiet street...
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Platform that helps brands reach kids through ads raises $2m
Photo credit: ronen / 123RF. The online kids market is set to grow significantly over the next few years, with the internet now beating television as the favorite pastime. Singapore-based...
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10 sales and business development jobs: Ematic Solutions, iPay88, Easyship...
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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She quit her IBM job to found a diaper company
Bumpadum founder Anuradha Rao. Just how much pee and poop a cute little baby can unleash is unbelievable. I discovered it the hard way. I’d sworn to use cloth nappies with my firstborn, as I absolutely...
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With fresh $6.5m, this UK startup for Airbnb hosts eyes Singapore, more Asian...
Photo credit: Geoftheref. We had a shocker last week: India’s largest homestay startup Stayzilla shut down after a seven-year run. This was a company that had 8,000 stay options in close to 1,000...
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Singtel and Lazada work together to get Singapore’s small businesses online
Photo credit: qammie / 123RF. One of the government’s priorities this year is to make Singapore’s small enterprises more tech-savvy and get them to use online and tech resources to improve their...
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How to hire for innovation according to fintech founders
Photo credit: DBS. The saying “good talent is hard to find” seems cliched, but the sentiment behind it still rings true. Hiring just isn’t easy. This problem gets tougher in a relatively new avenue...
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In numbers: How India is killing it in the global mobile gaming market
Photo credit: 123rf. Jumping two spots up from 2015, India became the fifth biggest gaming market globally in 2016, thanks to a surge in sales of low-cost but powerful smartphones. According to App...
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Why an e-pharmacy’s branching into health management
Medication is only a very small part of healthcare, especially for those who have chronic diseases like diabetes. Photo credit: sheeler / 123RF. In May 2016, Noida-based Just Relief launched as an...
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10 fresh startups on the rise in Indonesia – February 2017
Photo credit: NeilsPhotography. Who are the next wave of tech and business innovators in Indonesia? In this monthly series, we take a look at teams working on products fresh out of the oven. Of the 10...
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Morgan Stanley cuts Flipkart’s valuation. Yet again.
Photo credit: l2egulas / 123RF. Morgan Stanley trimmed its valuation of Indian ecommerce leader Flipkart by a further three percent on Tuesday, to about US$5.37 billion, regulatory filings showed. In...
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A multinational IT firm wants to connect Singapore startups to global...
(From L to R:) Capgemini Global CTO Lanny Cohen, MP & assistant secretary-general for NTUC Patrick Tay, EDB managing director Yeoh Keat Chuan, Capgemini APAC CEO Luc-Francois Salvador. Photo...
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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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China’s Ofo gets $450m to accelerate global bike-sharing service
The startup paints all its bikes yellow. Photo credit: Ofo. With today’s US$450 million injection, China’s top two bike-sharing apps have raised a total of US$920 million in disclosed funding from...
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TradeGecko’s Head of Growth’s interview tips to hiring a good product manager
At Tech in Asia’s Founders’ Meetup last October, Yi-Wei Ang, Head of Growth at TradeGecko joined us for a session where he shared some important tips on how to build your product team (video below)....
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Here’s what Jack Ma should buy next
Photo modified by Tech in Asia; original photo credit: UN Climate Change. Ever since Jack Ma’s Alibaba took control of Lazada in a US$1 billion deal last year, there’s been speculation about what the...
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Amid global co-working boom, ‘Airbnb for workspaces’ lands in Jakarta
Mario Berta started Flyspaces in August 2015. Photo credit: Flyspaces’ Facebook. FlySpaces describes itself as an Airbnb for office spaces. Similar to what Airbnb does for private homes, FlySpaces lets...
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Capitalise on Indonesia’s mobile revolution
Mobile apps have taken the consumer world by storm. They have become the go-to channel for communication, entertainment, shopping, and more. Key insights from App Annie’s latest report show that the...
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Revival TV gets funding as eSports take off in Southeast Asia
A massive esports event with live audience. Photo credit: Sam Churchill.. RevivalTV is just seven months old and it’s already Indonesia’s most hottest medium for eSports. Although, granted, the scene...
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Singaporean insurtech startup PolicyPal secures seed funding from 500 Startups
PolicyPal’s team. Photo credit: PolicyPal. Singapore-based digital insurance app PolicyPal announced today that it’s secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding in a round led by 500 Startups. Some...
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