Saturday, November 24, 2012

13 Startups in Asia that caught eye this week

1. Infinit Closet | Thailand

Infinit Closet is a web and mobile app for users to share their closets (clothing) with friends. This Thailand-based startup emerged top in the recent Startup Weekend Bangkok.

2. ComeSingapore | Singapore

Two Singapore-based startups, Travelogy and TripFlick, have partnered to create a useful mobile app for tourists called ComeSingapore. Currently available for Android, this mobile app targets travellers visiting Singapore, with features such as trip planning and a travel guide.

3. Aftershock | Singapore

Looking at a hardware startup for a change, Aftershock offers four laptop configurations from which customers can build upon to create their perfect gaming system.

4. TaxiCrab | China

Created by Shanghai-based startup ExploreMetro, TaxiCrab is an Android and iPhone app that lets you rate Shanghai cabbies on their driving skills, professional appearance, and their personal hygiene.

5. Luxola | Singapore

Luxola is an online cosmetics e-commerce startup which currently carries 48 international brands and over 500 different products on its site.

6. Roam7 | Singapore

Singapore’s Roam7 is a startup that aims to map your friends’ travels in the hope of helping you plan your own trips.

7. BillPin | Singapore

Singapore’s BillPin is a startup which helps friends and roommates easily manage shared expenses, keeping friendships squabble-free. This article features an interview with the co-founder, which is a part of our female entrepreneurship series.

8. Dropmyemail | Singapore

Dropmyemail is a startup that offers an email back-up solution. It has expanded into providing enterprise services, offering unlimited email storage and email communications monitoring.

9. Gabble | Taiwan

Taiwan’s Gabble, officially launched in mid-July this year, and is a free app that provides users real-time questions and answers on-the-go.

10. ThatApp | Malaysia

The team behind ThatApp was awarded first place in the recent Social Innovation Camp Asia. This Malaysia-based startup proposes a mobile application to help answer teens’ questions about sex – so that the youngsters can make smart, informed decisions about their sexual health.

11. Doctorpage | Singapore

DoctorPage.sg allows Singaporeans to browse through doctors in their local area and make appointments in real-time. This startup has received seed funding a mere two months after it launched.

12. Noise Street | Singapore

Singapore startup NoiseStreet and SPH MediaBoxOffice have partnered to launch a smartphone-based solution that aims to bring a new level of engagement, interactivity, and immediacy to what’s called out-of-home advertising – ads in stores and on the street.

13. POPS Worldwide | Vietnam

POPS Worldwide is a Vietnam-based startup that develops and distributes media content through cross-media platforms in Vietnam.

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