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3D Without Glasses with EyeFly3D
Now, consumers are able to abandon bulky 3D glasses and carry a 3D screen on-the-go with Singapore’s EyeFly3D, the brainchild of Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and...
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China’s Net Users Can’t Help But Laugh at North Korea’s Warmongering
North Korea has been in the news a lot recently, both because it keeps getting hacked and because it keeps threatening to blow stuff up. But as the sabre-rattling gets louder, one important question...
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Netease Jumps into E-Sports, Pushes for Stronger Competition in China
I’ve been noticing a bit more talk about e-sports (i.e. competitive gaming) in the Chinese games media over the past few months. As most readers will know, competitive gaming is hugely popular in South...
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The Money Bee Web App Aims to Raise Money Savvy Kids
If I could get a dollar back for every bad money decision I’ve ever made as a youth, it’d be a lot! The team behind My Savvy Kid, headed by founder Rakesh Medabalimi, hopes to help other youths, and...
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Interview: Airbnb’s Plans in Southeast Asia (Live Blog)
We’ve seen US-based vacation home rentals site Airbnb pushing into Southeast Asia recently, so Jia Jih Chai has some ‘splaining to do. He’s the managing director at Airbnb Southeast Asia, and he’s now...
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Rocket Internet on Building Companies in Southeast Asia
Welcome to day two of Startup Asia Singapore 2013. First up is Stefan Jung, co-founder and Managing Director at Rocket Internet Southeast Asia who will be interviewed by Murli Ravi, Head (South Asia)...
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Coffee Chat: Gunning for IPO – The PropertyGuru Story
We’ve written a lot on the PropertyGuru story, and last year it has also raised US$47 million last year. Our very own Willis Wee, takes to the stage to interview Steve Melhuish, CEO and co-founder of...
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Discussion: The Asia Startup Wave
We’ve got an amazing cast for our panel here this morning at Startup Asia. Here’s their names and titles just in case you don’t know who they are: * Thomas Clayton, CEO and President at Bubble Motion...
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Discussion: Mobile Gaming in Southeast Asia (Live Blog)
While Android is on the rise in Southeast Asia, it’s still a very fragmented market. There are lots of feature phone users and browser-based games as well. To discuss this, we have onstage (pictured...
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Burufly Receives Investment From Walden and Batavia
Indonesian social travel site Burufly has concluded a financing round from Walden International and Batavia Incubator. The sum of the investment wasn’t disclosed. Unlike other meta search travel...
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Sharing Session: An Introduction to Indonesia’s Startup Ecosystem (Live Blog)
Onto the next sharing session, we have Indonesia’s Andy Zain to share about his country’s startup ecosystem. Andy is the founder of Mobile Monday Indonesia and the director of Jakarta Founder’s...
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RockItDub: A Startup that Makes it Easy to Be a Musician in the Philippines
There was once a time when musicians were just that the guys who made the music, and nothing else. The laborious process of producing, marketing, distributing and selling, as well as first dibs on the...
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Sharing Session: An Introduction to Thailand’s Startup Ecosystem
Our Startup Asia Singapore 2013 event, which wraps up today, has been focusing on Southeast Asia. So it’s an opportune moment to get some insights from a local blogger. Oranuch “Mimee” Lerdsuwankij...
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Coffee Chat: The Nuffnang Founders’ Story and The Lessons They Learned
Most bloggers in Singapore would have probably heard of Nuffnang. But little do we know that the co-founders of the blog ad network actually first met at Pussycat Dolls concert, and admittedly, the...
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Coffee Chat: How E-commerce King Taobao is Expanding Out of China (Live Blog)
Up next on stage at Startup Asia is Daphne Lee, director of international business for Chinese e-commerce giant Taobao. Daphne is responsible for managing Taobao Marketplace’s business development and...
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Cosmetics E-Commerce Site Luxola Raises Series A Funding from GREE Ventures
Singapore-based cosmetic and skincare e-commerce startup Luxola announces today that it has received series A funding from GREE Ventures for an undisclosed amount. The startup will use the funds to...
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Coffee Chat: The MOL Startup Story
As one of the biggest payment companies in Southeast Asia, it is going to be interesting to hear what MOL founder Ganesh Kumar Bangah has to share about how he started his company. And most...
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Coffee Chat: MetroDeal – How to Build $18 Million Annual Revenue at Age 26...
Next, for what promises to be a most entertaining session, Ralph Wunsch, founder of the Groupon-esque MetroDeal.com, talks about how they became the #1 e-commerce website in the Philippines by 2012....
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Cambodia’s Puddding Helps Women Crowd-Source the Perfect Pair of Jeans
The battle between “thigh and denim” ends today, apparently. Founder Janice Wilson’s new startup Puddding helps women find the perfect fitting pair of Jeans through what she calls “chick-sourcing.”...
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SocialAgent Helps Make Sense of Business on Chinese Social Media
SocialAgent.me is an online lead generation tool to help businesses find leads in the Chinese market. Based between Shenzhen, China and Hong Kong with a mix of Americans, Chinese, Canadians, they help...
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