Soccer Ticker App Wins Jakarta’s Blackberry JamHack
The Blackberry JamHack has been concluded for this year, having taken place on October 12th and 19th in ten cities. The Jakarta round was won by a team with an app that allows users to receive football...
View ArticleTwilio Partners with KDDI Web Communications to Push its API in Japan
San Francisco-based Twilio has struck a deal with Japan’s KDDI Web Communications for distribution of the Twilio API to developers in Japan. Just last month Twilio partnered with AT&T in in a...
View ArticleKakaoTalk and Indonesian Telco Axis Partner Up
Korean-made chat app KakaoTalk is throwing its hat into the ring in Indonesia, as it has been announced that mobile operator Axis will be the app’s official partner in the country. The partnership...
View ArticleEight Asian Winners on WSA Mobile Content
The World Summit Award (WSA) Mobile Content has found its 40 winners across the eight competing categories. Here are the eight Asian apps that walked away with prizes: iButterfly from China (m-Business...
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Can You Hack It at Startup Weekend Shenzhen, Starting Tomorrow?
If you live in the south of China and you’re a startup, developer, entrepreneur, or general fan of new ideas, then you might want to clear your schedule for Startup Weekend Shenzhen. The format is the...
View ArticleIndonesia’s Indigo Fellowship 2012 Highlights Some Great Tech Ideas
The winners of Telkom Group’s Indigo Fellowship 2012 have been awarded in four categories. The competition was created to help facilitate the growing digital creative industry in Indonesia, and channel...
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Australian Startups 121cast and Venuemob Receive Funding, Led By SingTel Innov8
Subsequent to July’s announcement of the Optus Innov8 Winter 2012 seed program, two startups in that program, 121cast and Venuemob will receive funding. The investments are led by SingTel Innov8, where...
View ArticleRakuten Belanja Online Reveals Newest Stats, 500% Growth in Merchants
The Jakarta Post reports that Rakuten Belanja Online (RBO, meaning “Rakuten Online Shopping”) has 400 merchants with 300,000 products offered online, representing 500 percent growth in the past 18...
View ArticleStartup Weekend Bangkok: New Technology Ideas in Thailand
Our friends over at Coconuts Bangkok have a good overview of Startup Weekend Bangkok which took place in Thailand recently. The winners include a fun wardrobe sharing application, a social networking...
View ArticleDemohour Pitches Itself as China’s Kickstarter
The China Daily recently caught up with the founder of Demohour.com, which positions itself as China’s Kickstarter-esque crowdfunding site. The founder is He Feng, who tells the paper how he hopes...
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Calling Female Entrepreneurs Wannabes: Join Startup Weekend Singapore, Female...
Startup Weekend Singapore is back, but this time with a feminine touch. The event is inviting all aspiring female entrepreneurs (guys are cordially invited too) to bring their ideas to the table, and...
View ArticleComparing Startup Ecosystems Around the World
Startup Genome and Telefónica Digital have released their Startup Ecosystem Report 2012 which gives an overview of the world’s biggest and best startup ecosystems. As you might expect, Silicon Valley...
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12 Startup Events to Check Out in January in Hong Kong
2013 is starting with a bang and a flurry of startup events in Hong Hong. The newest StartupsHK newsletter details the talks, meetups, and pitching events that local entrepreneurs might like to check...
View ArticleG-Startup is Looking for Startups to Pitch in Beijing
GMIC Beijing 2013 is 90 days away and it’s calling for startups to pitch at its G-Startup competition. Great for startups who are exploring the Chinese market. You can read more about it in the link...
View Article99Designs Holds Fun Contest to Come Up with PS4 Logo
(UPDATED On February 21st: 99designs has picked a winner for the contest. You can see it here.) Sony’s Playstation 4 is going to be unveiled this Wednesday. To make things a bit more fun,...
View ArticleOne Year On: Zalora Singapore Records Over 1 Million Monthly Visitors
(Updated on March 4th: We’ve been updated that Zalora Singapore sees over a million visitors every month. While the whole Zalora branch has over 500,000 visitors every day.) Fashion e-commerce site...
View ArticleLeaders Make Hard Choices
A good friend who runs a startup recently told me how important it is to have a key leader (or some call it dictator) running the team. I couldn’t agree more. A recent piece wonderfully written by Mark...
View ArticleYahoo Japan Acquires Dreampass
Yahoo Japan has acquired Dreampass for an undisclosed sum. Dreampass, according to Startup Dating, is a group-buy site for movie tickets. Dreampass is a graduate of Open Network Lab in Ebisu, Tokyo....
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Singapore Tops New Index of Asia-Pacific’s Most Innovative and...
Singaporeans have become a lot more bold. The whole concept of staying in the background because of the cultural norm of ‘you don’t want to lose face’ is fading away. So says Damien Duhamel, one of...
View ArticleA Timeline of Japanese Startup Acquisitions
Here’s some good work from Startup Dating: An interactive timeline on all the known Japanese startup acquisitions. Hit the source below to view it. Coincidentally, today, Docomo confirmed its...
View ArticleCrowdsourcing Week: Apply and Battle at Crowdfunding Startup Challenge
Crowdsourcing Week is throwing a Crowdfunding Startup Challenge. Interested startups can submit their business plan here. The top 10 finalists chosen by Crowdsourcing week’s panel of judges — Yen-Lu...
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March 20: WebMob Thailand Meetup with Telco AIS and InVent VC
Tomorrow evening, Webmob Thailand is once again having its monthly networking event in Bangkok, this time jointly organised with Thailand’s largest telco AIS and its holding company, Intouch. This...
View ArticleAfter Indonesia, Freelancer Takes Aim at Neighbor Malaysia
After planting its feet in Indonesia, global outsourcing online marketplace Freelancer plans to venture into neighbor Malaysia as early as next week with localized language on the site. We’ve been told...
View ArticleIndonesia’s 37th Richest Man Joins Jakarta Founders Institute as Mentor
Indonesian entrepreneur Sandiaga Uno – the 37th richest man in the country according to Forbes in 2011 – will join the pool of mentors at Jakarta Founders Institute (JKTFI) to help incubate its spring...
View ArticleWant to Learn More About Crowdfunding? Attend #crowdfundasia
I personally like the idea of crowdfunding. Apart from being able to raise money, you get a ready audience who are keen to try and validate your product. For entrepreneurs who are keen to find out more...
View ArticleTanyaDok Wins Indonesian Contest at e27’s Echelon
e27’s Indonesia Satellite startup competition came to its conclusion on Saturday, with one Indonesian startup progressing to the regional competition in Singapore later in June. That startup is online...
View ArticleWego Team Is Going Barefoot on April 16th, Here’s Why
Travel search engine Wego is helping US-based shoe maker Toms in spreading awareness about the latter’s global “one day without shoes” campaign to be held on April 16th. Besides having Wego’s Jakarta...
View ArticleAcceleratorHK Opens Applications for Upcoming 14-Week Program
AcceleratorHK will take place in Hong Kong on May 11 through August 16. Today, the applications process was opened for interested startups who’d like to take part. But you better hurry, as submissions...
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Join Women’s Startup Conversations on April 12 at The Hub Singapore
Hosted by The Athena Network Singapore, The Hub Singapore, and Secret {W} Business, Women’s Startup Conversations provides itself as a platform for women-led startups as well as aspiring female...
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Registrations Now Open for the Fourth Startup Weekend Manila this April
Startup Weekend Manila (SWM) is upon us, yet again! Happening this April 26–28 at Meridian International College (MINT), Startup Weekend Manila is on its fourth year. You can now hop on to their...
View ArticleNEXTIX, Payroll Hero, and SpellDial Emerge as Winners From Philippine-based...
It’s good to see alumni of our Startup Arena pitching contest popping up with plaudits elsewhere in the startup ecosystem. That happened today with Payroll Hero and SpellDial being among three winning...
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Nijibox’s Latest Game Lets You Play with Indonesian Girl Band JKT48
Japanese game developer Nijibox released its newest game for the Kotagames platform yesterday called JKT48 Card Battle. JKT48 is an Indonesian all-girl pop band that’s a spin-off from Japan’s AKB48....
View ArticleAdways Indonesia’s Musica Sphere Has 80,000 Users, Launches Second Game
A few days ago, digital media agency Adways Indonesia launched its second feature phone game on the Kotagames platform called Mononoke Capture. The game basically lets you fight and collect up to 400...
View ArticleBeijing and Silicon Valley Come Together for First Ever Cross-Border Startup...
Here’s a great new chance for both Chinese and American startups to mingle with top investors and perhaps claim a prize of up to US$50,000. The inaugural (and not very snazzily named)...
View ArticleRakuten Throws a Challenge To Entrepreneurs in Singapore
Rakuten is throwing a challenge to developers and entrepreneurs in Singapore. The full press release can be found below. More details can be found at SGE. SINGAPORE, May 17, 2013 – Rakuten, Inc....
View ArticleBlackBerry AngelHack Challenge Promises $10,000, Starts in Singapore and...
BlackBerry AngelHack Startup Asia Pacific Challenge is making its way to Asia, starting with Singapore and Thailand tomorrow. If you’re into coding in a mobile apps competition, or perhaps interested...
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