Singapore-based startup Sprooki has raised US480k in second round seed funding for its mobile application that provides end-to-end solution for retailers to engage with shoppers, makes a total of SGD1m seed funding received from startup incubator Get2Volume. The second round funding is in partnership with NRF,… Read More »
This year, ASEAN’s top five economies are forecasted to register a grand GDP of US$ 1,889.84 billion. Malaysia’s share is estimated at 14.16%, a clear sign of the country’s vitality as a regional powerhouse driving growth and development. Like any other globalising economies, foresight stems… Read More »
Groupon has announced the official launch of the world’s first and only Groupon Shop in Singapore, which will happen on 4th July. According to ZDNet, the store had already opened its doors on 30th April and consists of three terminals where visitors can buy and… Read More »
Singapore-based social publishing platform in the fashion industry, FashionSpace has received six-figure investments from Crystal Horse Investments (CHI) and a private investor and is now ready to execute regional expansion plans. This was announced in a press release on 31st May. The investment received definitely topped the S$250k seed funding… Read More »
Facebook announced earlier this morning that it has agreed to buy Instagram for US$1 billion, just one week after the number 1 photo-sharing app released its version for Android. Not since Google bought Youtube have we heard of such a huge acquisition in the tech… Read More »
Twitter has launched pages for brands in Japan, four months after it was introduced in the US last December and DoCoMo, Lawson and Warner Entertainment are said to be among the first companies that will be using the service in Asia, after US and
To turn idea into reality, you will have to find development resources, assuming that you are the one with non-technical background. It is not a rare problem but technical co-founder is not a scarce resource as well. However, when you go to business events, you still can… Read More »
Verily, it is said, that ventures either flourish or die. Every now and then the cycle renews itself with many apps gone defunct, making room for exciting newcomers. We have also seen how Sprouter joined the deadpool and managed to come back last year. Next… Read More »
In typical fashion, BugHerd co-founders Alan Downie and Matt Milosavljevic set out to solve a problem that had annoyed them for years. Now web designers and developers everywhere have begun to sit up and take notice of their application, which aims to overcome the traditional… Read More »
You heard it right, although there are bunch of free courses available online, you may not want to miss out the Lean Launchpad course for startup entrepreneurs by Steve Blank, a serial entrepreneur who is also a professor at the Stanford University. Steve Blank is… Read More »
In the weeks that lead up to the Christmas of 2011, Hungarian cloud-based presentation tool Prezi received a fresh US$ 14 million round of investment from Accel Partners and Sunstone Capital, testament to its growing popularity of 7 million and growing users. And wide adoption meant service such… Read More »