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Klook nets $30m series B from Sequoia to grow hottest sector in travel
Photo credit: yanlev / 123RF. Tours and trips are perhaps the hottest part of the travel industry right now – as evidenced by an Airbnb acquisition last year before the tech giant rolled out its own...
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He traveled the world on frequent flyer miles, now his app helps others do it
Mileslife founder and CEO Troy Liu happy to take hitchhikers on a drive in West Africa. Photo credit: Troy Liu. Troy Liu went to the US when he was 17. He was a student of economics at the University...
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With a Siri rival and a holographic girlfriend, Line makes a big AI push
Line just announced it acquired the startup behind this holographic AI assistant and companion. Screengrab from Vinclu video. Messaging app Line is set to make a big push into AI, later this year...
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10 marketing jobs: KFit, 42Race, Modalku and more
Looking for opportunities in marketing & public relations? 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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Here are the first 3 startups to graduate PayPal’s Singapore incubator
Anupam Pahuja, PayPal’s GM of APAC technology and country manager for India at the PayPal incubator demo day. Photo credit: PayPal. PayPal’s startup incubation program landed in Singapore last year and...
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Now ‘profitable’ in the Philippines, Zalora to double down on expansion
Photo credit: Zalora. The rhetoric about a financially struggling Zalora and its supposed retreat from Southeast Asia has gotten very heated over the past year. Though it’s not entirely true. In the...
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WeChat’s ‘instant apps’ are falling flat
Photo credit: Tech in Asia. Well, that was fast. Just two months after launching, WeChat’s mini programs – embedded apps that don’t need to be installed or downloaded – are off to a shaky start. A...
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The Whatsapp-inspired, Facebook-investor funded app tackling India’s doctor...
Photo credit: Klozest. A problem beyond India’s low doctor-to-patient ratio is the distribution of those doctors. Most, particularly specialists, congregate in bigger cities and get seen by patients in...
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Alibaba takes control of India’s Paytm with fresh $200m funding
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma. Photo credit: Wikipedia. Jack Ma’s Alibaba continued its quiet global expansion today, leading a US$200 million funding round in India’s Paytm to give it a...
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5 front-end developer jobs in Singapore this week
There’s an influx of companies looking for front end developers to help them provide functional, powerful and meaningful web interactions to their users. If you’re deeply excited about working with...
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China’s LeEco denies quitting India amid further job losses
Photo credit: 123rf. Just as the shock subsides from last week’s Snapdeal layoffs, more India firing news comes in. This time, it’s LeEco, the Chinese gadget maker that’s been busy expanding into...
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‘Fitbit for cows’ just got into Y Combinator
Photo credit: Jeena Paradies . Remember the ‘Fitbit for cows’, the wearable that helped farmers increase milk yields? Well, they just announced that they’re part of Y Combinator’s winter ‘17 batch....
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The digital divide is widening – especially for women
Photo credit: Electronic Frontier Foundation/CC BY-2.0. Despite growing mobile subscribers, India has the world’s largest offline population – 865 million – followed by China (661 million) and...
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How to nail a winning pitch in 5 minutes
Your first meeting with an investor is akin to your first date with a prospective romantic partner – filled with anxiety, anticipation, and apprehension. How can you attract their attention? What...
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34 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. Venteny | Philippines...
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Ecommerce loses allure, investors kickoff hunt to find and fund deep tech...
Photo credit: Pexels. Not long ago, India’s startup scene was all about the consumer internet. A billion-strong people taking to the internet riding on smartphones made it seem like a market just about...
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Malaysia’s Cradle Fund starts direct equity investments with new $1.8m program
Photo credit: thanomphong / 123RF. Malaysian government-owned Cradle Fund, a key influencer in the nation’s startup scene, has unveiled a new investment product which will make direct equity...
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5 rising startups in Japan
Last week saw a brace of acquisitions with Line grabbing Gatebox creator Vinclu and Mercari buying fellow online shopping app Zawatt. Funding was also brisk as two firms announced deals worth more than...
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How good design makes people buy more online
Photo credit: Pexels. We can buy everything without leaving the house now – groceries, clothes, and, apparently, even ships. Ecommerce is becoming more norm than novelty, with worldwide retail...
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Watch out for these 12 rising fintech startups from across the world
The 12 rising fintech startups. Photo credit: Startupbootcamp. Startupbootcamp, founded in 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark, launched its first fintech accelerator in Asia in Singapore two years ago. The...
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