14 Tech 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. For tips and stories suggestions, feel free to email us at Editors[at]techinasia[dot].com. Enjoy!
We wrote about the game, Kopi Tiam last week. So this week we did a follow up with the game’s creator, Afzanizam Zahari.
A Nepalese brother and sister team is hoping to put the nation’s capital Kathmandu on the map. Literally, and digitally. The aim – in their “GalliGalli” project which is now seeking crowdfunding – is to create a resource for locals and tourists alike that will cover the city’s venues, public transport, and streets and alleyways (called “galli”).
Founded in October 2011, TreeCrunch is a Hong Kong-based data analytics company which aims to want to make data crunching easy with actionable recommendations.
ArtKred, founded by undergraduate Spencer Yang, is a Singapore-based startup that aims to promote and sell Asian act online.
Singapore-based startup CuriousCatch.com entered into the e-commerce battlefield this week. But it has approached it with a twist — using video as an extra factor to engage its consumers.
Finding a doctor is a pain, and booking an appointment is another pain still. DocDoc aims to solve both problems, making finding and booking an appointment with a doctor more convenient
7. Momo | China
For a startup to go from zero to ten million users in the space of a year, and to have done so very organically, is impressive. And so Beijing-based Momo, makers of the flirtatious location-based app for chatting up nearby strangers, can be forgiven for getting all excited about hitting that dual milestone this week.
Indonesian location-based app Yotomo plans to release a new QR and NFC scan feature in its mobile app on August 10, and the startup also disclosed its plan to get into Groupon-style daily deals in the future.
9. Quan | Japan
Quan Inc., a Tokyo-based startup known for having introduced the smartphone messaging app Lounge, announced this week it had allocated new shares to Japan’s e-commerce giant Netprice.com and Singapore-/Tokyo-based investor East Ventures.
10. Anti-Cancer Commune | China
Anti-Cancer Commune (抗癌公社) is very new — it launched just this month — but it has already gotten a little bit of media attention domestically thanks to its unique approach to cancer.
11. Italki | China
With the idea that we learn faster from fellow humans than from textbooks, Shanghai-based italki is a language learning social network and marketplace
It can be hard for small teams of companies to find the right tools with which they can come together and work collaboratively. There are many solutions out there such as Basecamp, Yammer, and Trello which certainly help. But India-based startup Vheeds believes they have a better solution.
Muacks! Kisses! Hugs! Now you can do all these in an app. I mean, you can do it via SMS, email, or any chat apps out there. But LoveByte gives you that extra loving sensation for digital romance messaging.
Less than half a year after first launching, the Singaporean startup behind the email backup service Dropmyemail is opening an office in the US. But rather than going to the usual Silicon Valley area, the company is rolling into Dallas, Texas.
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