13 Startups in Asia That Caught Our Eye

Another week has passed in Tech in Asia and below is the list of startups which we have covered. Somehow, a lot of them are from China. For tips and stories suggestions, feel free to email us at Editors[at]techinasia[dot].com. Alternatively, you can submit tips here and/or your startup here. Enjoy!

1. FluentFlix | China

FluentFlix is a startup web service that aims to teach you Chinese using videos and film clips.

2. San ren xing | China

San ren xing is a social network that allows schools, students, teachers, and parents to interact with each other, share news and information, and complete projects.

3. Jiumei | China

Just a week after one rival pocketed $32 million in funding, an executive at the wine e-commerce site Jiumei has revealed in an interview that it’s on the verge of wrapping up series B funding worth over RMB 100 million (US$15.8 million).

4. Mobotap | China

The Chinese-made Dolphin Browser could be on course for a second, major round of funding, according to rumors on Chinese tech blogs.

5. DewiBola | Indonesia

Indonesian sporting news portal DewiBola.com (or in English, “Ball Goddess”) offers more than just football and men’s lifestyle content – it also offers news and pictures of beautiful girls.

6. YCard | China

YCard manages and digitizes your business cards. The process is as simple as point, shoot, and save.

7. Daguan | China

Shanda’s Daguan is basically a Flipboard clone mobile newsreader, where it provides a wide range of news and stories on topics such as lifestyle, fashion, technology, food, travel, etc but with bookmarking service.

8. Meilishuo | China

The Pinterest-like site Meilishuo, claims to have a whopping 20 million users in China.

9. Coconut Island | China

The folks at Chinese game development studio Coconut Island came up with an interestingly fun iOS game called One Tap Hero.

10. Meilijia | China

Meilijia – which means “beautiful home” in Chinese – is a Pinterest clone for home decor.

11. ContractIQ | Singapore

ContractIQ is a platform that helps you search for trusted development firms through folks who trust and/or tried their service.

12. 9ask | China

Chinese startup 9ask hopes to resolve this problem by providing users with free expert answers. It’s a pretty simple concept (and not an entirely original one): you type out your question, in as much or as little detail as you’d like, and then you wait for an expert to answer it.

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That’s all for this week, folks! (See last week’s list here.) For our full coverage of the hottest and most innovative startups in the region, you can click here or subscribe to our Asia startups RSS feed. For tips and news, sent us a note via editors[at]techinasia.com.

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