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[Singapore] Golden Gate Ventures Invests In Three Local Startups
Singapore-based early-stage technology seed fund Golden Gate Ventures has announced investments into cloud-based inventory and sales management SaaS solutions provider TradeGecko, online grocer RedMart and mobile payment provider Coda Payments.
UNWTO Calls On Tourists To ‘Buy Local’
UNWTO's "One Billion Tourists: One Billion Opportunities" campaign got the public to vote on ideas that would have the greatest benefit for the people and places they visit and to pledge to follow that tip when traveling. The winning tip? 'Buy Local'.
Walden International puts S$2million into Brandtology
Online intelligence service provider Brandtology today announced that it has received a capital injection of S$2 million from venture capital fim Walden International.
Asian Exporters Drive e-Commerce Growth: eBay
According to the first-ever Asian Exporters' Index launched by online auction and shopping platform eBay, Singapore-based exporters on the site have the second largest sales in Southeast Asia after Thailand.
Hong Kong’s Newest Co-Working Space, Innovation Lab, Opens
Hidden on the eight floor of an industrial building in Kennedy Town, Innovation Lab is the China's Special Administrative Region latest co-working space exclusive to the Western District and has targeted startups in its sights.
Startups.Co Launches Entrepreneur Fundraising Resource, Funding 101
New startup entrepreneurs who are looking to raise capital may well take a look at Funding 101, a free educational resource on fundraising launched by business investor network Startups.Co.
[Singapore] StarHub’s SmartPipe Combines Fibre, Voice And IPTV Services Into One Offering
StarHub yesterday introduced a new converged technology solution called SmartPipe that combines high-speed fibre broadband, voice and IPTV services targeted at small and medium businesses.
This Week in Asia Episode 61: This is Social Media!
The TWIA crew is back to discuss the interesting stories that dominate the Asian mobile, web and technology landscape this week.
Zapoint.com – Talent Management Gets Zapped
Anybody who's worked in human resources and have sorted through hundreds of resumes from job applicants know how painfully tedious this part of the...
[Singapore] ACE Appoints 12 Funding, Incubation Partners
Singapore-based Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE) announced late last week that it has identified 12 partners to assist in helping at least 100 new and aspiring entrepreneurs over the next three years get off their feet and start businesses.
News: Of Blue Skies, Ideas and Exploits
BlueSky Festival 2009; Incubator for Disruptive Enterprise and Start-ups (Ideas) Fund; Exploit Technologies Portfolio Companies Come Good
Survey Finds Generational Attitudes Towards Entrepreneurship Different
The recession is hitting the economy hard, and a study is finding that it's impacting attitudes on entrepreneurship quite differently across different generations.
[Singapore] Cybercrime Incidents Down In 2013, But Losses Up: Norton
According to the latest 2013 Norton Report by Symantec, the number of online adults in Singapore who have experienced cybercrime has decreased from 48 percent in 2012 to 37 percent this year, but the average loss per victim has skyrocketed by 75% at S$1,448 from S$826 in 2012.
[Asia] Technology Blog Penn Olson Lands Funding
Asian technology blog Penn Olson announced earlier this week that Singapore-based venture capital firm East Ventures has made an investment into the site at an undisclosed amount.
Microsoft Announces MS Office For iPad As Part Of “Mobile First, Cloud First” Approach
As part of Microsoft's mobile- and cloud-focused event hours ago in San Francisco, new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced Office For iPad, extending the functionality of its suite of applications you've gotten used to on your desktop and other tablet devices to the popular Apple product.
[Singapore] National Research Foundation Selects Six VC Firms To Administer S$120M Startup War Kitty
Singapore's National Research Foundation (NRF) announced this week it has selected six venture capital firms to help inject S$120 million through a 1:1 investment matching scheme.
Daily Deals For Dog Owners With doggyloot; Gets Sandbox Funding
doggyloot (www.doggyloot.com) is the largest and fastest growing deal site for dog owners, and connects merchants in the pet space with tens of thousands of dog owners on new products and services.
[Singapore] Mobile Marketing To Be Most Powerful Tool By 2015: Experian
Eight out of ten Singapore-based marketers surveyed in a recent study say that mobile will be one of the most important tools to engage with customers in the next two to three years.
[Singapore] Evernote Partners StarHub to Expand Footprint Here
Today Evernote announced a strategic tie-up with local telecommunications provider StarHub, who will give its new and recontracting post-paid subscribers from today a complimentary one-year Evernote Premium subscription.
[Asia] Kark Mobile Education Lands Funding From Indonesia’s Indeosource
Singapore-based startup Kark Mobile Education today announced that Jakarta-based investment firm Ideosource has invested an undisclosed sum into the company.
[Singapore] Tribehired.com Lands Investment; Plans Team Expansion
Social recruitment site TribeHired.com announces a S$696K (US$560K) seed funding round led by TNF Ventures.
Shanghai-Based Mailman Group Launches Startup Fund
Shanghai-based social media and technology company Mailman Group earlier this week announced the launch of a new startup fund that looks at tapping the burgeoning technology startup scene in Asia.
Resolute Marine Energy Wins at Startup Open
It's not every day that you get invited to visit Richard Branson's private Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, but that's what Olivier Ceberio of Boston will be doing after winning Startup Open.
Revenue Growth For Lenovo In 2Q15 Obscures Unfamiliar Challenges For Its PC And Smartphones...
Lenovo’s modest overall revenue growth in calendar 2Q15 – 3.1% year-to-year to $10.7 billion – masks how sagging performance from its PC business wiped out the momentum Lenovo had generated since 2013 and has forced Lenovo to reset its profit and revenue growth expectations for its enterprise and mobile device businesses. Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst at Technology Business Research, reports.
Women 2.0 Partners Google, Extends Founder Friday Events
Media and event company Women 2.0 has announced that it is partnering search giant Google to support the startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the United States and around the world. Both companies will jointly be investing in activities that foster innovation and supporting startups, beginning with Women 2.0's signature networking event Founder Friday.
[Asia] Lots of Buttons Sews Up Startup Asia’s Startup Arena Competition
Buttons. They may be small, but they can win you a startup competition. Just ask Lots of Buttons, the winner of Tech in Asia's Startup Arena this year.
RentSpace.sg Goes Live, Makes It Easy To Find Temporary Accommodation
The Real Group launches Rentspace.sg, an online full-featured map-based search engine that makes it easy for users find apartments and rooms for rent in...
[Europe] Rockstart Accelerator Launches New Founders Program
Amsterdam-based startup accelerator Rockstart has announced a new program that aims to support ten teams of founders with 99 mentors for 100 days, followed by an additional three-month summer program and ending with a 25-day road trip to Silicon Valley.
[Infographic] The State Of Our Smartphones (Singapore)
A study on smartphone protection habits by OtterBox - which sought to understand how the habits of 2,500 smartphone owners over the age of 18 years from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore lead to phone damage, and examine how they are protecting their devices - revealed that one in ten respondents across the countries surveyed admitted to having damaged their smartphone more than 10 times in the past five years. Here's an infographic that shows the numbers from Singapore.