We’ve received news from Vibease that its smartphone-controlled vibrators are now available for pre-order. Each vibrator costs $99.99 but pre-ordering it can get you up to $45 in savings, which is pretty neat. The product will ship in July. The Singapore-based vibrator product is unique in the sense that it is controllable remotely, even from the other side of the world, via a mobile app, which could certainly help many long distance relationships , if you know what I mean. Plus, it allows users to create ‘fantasies’ which would help the device ...
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CyberAgent Ventures Invests in a Fun Chinese Video-Sharing Startup
Back in December of last year we predicted that social video apps would be big in China in 2012, led by a fun one called iSheHui (pictured above). And the Japanese investment firm CyberAgent Ventures seems to agree, having this week confirmed that it has invested 10 million RMB (US$1.59 million) in the startup that makes it. iSheHui is sort of an Instagram for videos, allowing users to add funky filters to an iPhone or Android smartphone vid and then easily share it with friends on Weibo. The startups two founders, ...
Feb 20 2012
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Startup Arena (Singapore): All 19 Startup Pitches
I know, I know. We’re late in producing our video recordings for our Startups in Asia 2012 (Singapore) conference. I personally received more than 10+ emails asking for the videos. It took us more time than expected but it’s finally here. I have slotted them in using Storify, coupled with several tweets and Flickr pictures which we have collected along the way as commentaries and memories. Special thanks to Masaru Ikeda for helping out with the recordings and uploading. The videos aren’t professionally recorded but decent enough to understand what was ...
Feb 20 2012
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Startups in Asia (Singapore) 2012 in an Infographic
We had a lot of requests from startups, as well as corporate and investor folks to produce some attendance statistics for our Startups in Asia 2012 (Singapore) conference. We already had that in mind, but it took some time to gather the data and make it look all pretty. Scroll down to check out some of the more interesting conference statistics in an infographic, ranging from participants to digital media conversations. If you’re interested, you can also head over here to read all the positive feedback we have gathered so far ...
Feb 20 2012
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Golden Gate Ventures: $10 Million Fund for SEA Startups Launches Today
Ka-ching! Great news for entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia this Monday morning. Golden Gate Ventures, we have been told directly, is a newly set-up US$10 million venture fund focusing on startups in Southeast Asia - especially Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The fund is looking to invest in startups that are of the consumer Internet genre. You know - web, mobile, social, local, e-commerce, and what not. Golden Gate Ventures will be run by three familiar names in tech circles: Vinnie Lauria, Jeffrey Paine, and Paul Bragiel. Plus, two institutional ...
Feb 19 2012
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14 Asian Startups That Caught Our Eye This Week
In the last seven days, we have had a couple of Asian tech startups on our radar, specifically from China, Indonesia, Japan, India, and Singapore. For folks who are interested in investing or partnering with these startups, drop us an email — hellocom – anytime. No promises, but we’ll try our best to be a bridge. And if you’re a tech startup based in Asia hoping to be featured, kindly send us your pitch here. 1. Bouncity | Indonesia Bouncity, the Indonesian startup we first covered in June last year, has finally launched an ...
Feb 17 2012
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Shanda Games President Resigns, Goes Back to the Startup Life
Shanda Games (NASDAQ:GAME), China’s second-largest online gaming company, has lost its president, ‘Tony’ Ling Hai (pictured right), who has resigned from the company. Mr. Ling has done so in order to go back to the entrepreneurial life to work on his own gaming and social media startup. He had been president of Shanda’s gaming division since 2008, and had joined the parent company Shanda Interactive (NASDAQ:SNDA) way back in 2003, and was at one time the VP there. It’s a big boost to the entrepreneurial scene in China, bringing a very experienced ...
Feb 17 2012
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Deals On Demand: Handsup Lets You Create Your Own Discounted Deal
Unlike the common group-buying websites in China, Handsup.cn has an interesting new spin. It is the first domestic site that allows consumers to request deals. Seeing goods or service which they want, users can create and promote their own deals, turning a local business’s customers into its biggest advocates. It will be interesting to see if it’s successful. According to Handsup, it takes just three steps for consumers to request a deal: Find an item that you’d like to buy. Other e-commerce sites like Taobao or Amazon China can be used for ...
Feb 17 2012
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Tiket Hits the Right Notes in its Ticket Buying Experience [REVIEW]
Tiket, as its name implies, is a ticket booking platform for almost anything. It was soft launched back in November of last year, and has been running full steam ahead since the end of December. With hotels as its first offering, Tiket soon followed it up with movie tickets, becoming the first ticketing site to cooperate with Blitz Megaplex. Then came events, such as concerts, football matches, and even smaller local happenings. Plane tickets are in the offing. So far Tiket.com has handled more than a few huge events and has ...
Feb 16 2012
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CandyJapan Sends Sweets with Simple Subscription Model
Subscription models are cool. Provide a service to your customers, who in return pay a recurring fee. That’s the idea behind CandyJapan.com, a service that sends you (surprise, surprise) candy from Japan . It was created by Bemmu Sepponen, a Finnish national living in Japan, and he operates it part time. And there are so many reasons why I love this idea that I’m not really sure where to start. Japanese candy can be very unusual, and strangely, people all over the world are interested to buy it – whether it’s ...
Feb 16 2012
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Manthan Systems Closes $15 Million Series C Funding From Norwest Venture Partners
Manthan System, a retail analytics and business intelligence company based in India, announced yesterday that it has concluded its $15 million Series C funding from Norwest Venture Partners. Manthan’s products are kind of unique. While most companies would focus on web analytics, Manthan System champions retail and consumer analytics. Its ‘Mall Analytics’ helps a retail building’s management, for example, to monitor and track a tenant’s performance, offer the right mix of tenants (food stores, clothing, etc), and mall expansions. Its ‘Customer Analytics’ helps businesses monitor consumer loyalty and offers solutions that ...
Feb 17 2012
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Singapore Still the Best Place for Entrepreneurs [Infographic]
The Infographic of the Day series visually expresses important stories from Asia and the world of technology. New information from the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank confirms what we’ve been talking about on this blog for some time now. Singapore is one of the friendliest environments on the planet for entrepreneurs. View map full size The latest Doing Business report ranks Singapore at the top of its ‘ease of doing business’ rankings for the sixth straight year. The nation is also rated high in trading across borders, protecting investors, and ...
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