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Clozette secures S$ 2.4 million Series A funding to accelerate expansion of interactive fashion portal

Clozette secures S$ 2.4 million Series A funding to accelerate expansion of interactive fashion portal

Clozette announces their latest round of S$ 2.4 million, led by Walden International, bringing their total investments raised to S$ 3.85 million. About a year after raising their S$ 1.45 million (about US$ 1.2 million) seed round in April of 2011, Clozette has went on to close their Series A…

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Adjitsu team shares CEO’s appreciation memo on acquisition

Adjitsu team shares CEO’s appreciation memo on acquisition

You would have heard by now, AdJitsu’s acquisition by Amobee, a product of Cooliris. Cooliris is kind enough to share their internal memo from their CEO to the team, and we are really excited to share this motivational note with you:

“I’m thrilled to share with you

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e27 live coverage of BlackBerry 10 Jam starts 1 May

e27 live coverage of BlackBerry 10 Jam starts 1 May

e27 contributing writer, Kumes, is currently on his way to Orlando to cover the BlackBerry 10 Jam conference. He will be live blogging from the event so do stay tuned for updates on the latest from Research In Motion. Follow the link here http://www.scribblelive.com/Event/BlackBerry_World_2012_Live

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VSee will change the future of video collaboration with its safe and secure, software-only solution

by Joanna Yeo

Joanna interviewing Milton Chen through VSee.

Put video conferencing + collaborative work + safe and secure transmission of information + simplicity of use together, and you’ll get VSee.

What comes to mind when you think of video collaboration tools?

For mainstream consumers (i.e., you and me), Skype (and to a smaller extent, Google hangout), is no…

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Exploring Taiwan through reviews and recommendations on Citydomo

by Joanna Yeo

Exploring Taiwan through reviews and recommendations on Citydomo

Where do you head to to find good recommendations for these:

Hotel and Flights? Tripadvisor.

Food? hungrygowhere (Singapore)

And what about EVERYTHING? Here’s one that we all know– Yelp.

Taiwan startup, Citydomo is creating a Yelp-like site for users to read and write reviews on everything from food, hotels, night…

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Facebook, timeline and apps: A love-hate relationship

by Joanna Yeo

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From getting updated with the latest news, watching viral videos, to getting connected with online friends through popular social networks, Joanna Yeo talks about her personal experience with one of the world’s most famous social networking site.

Being a fairly  heavy consumer of online content, I have to admit that…

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Hugh Mason will join the panel on Incubation at Echelon 2012

by Bianca Zen

Hugh Mason (Co-founder of JFDI Asia) Speaker at Echelon 2012

A successful entrepreneur, mentor and investor, Hugh Mason co-founded The Joyful Frog Digital Incubator (JFDI.Asia). It is an incubator that connects people, communities and cash to form innovative digital companies. JFDI’s customers are early stage investors and its focus is on mobile applications made in Asia, for Asia. He

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GameMaki and Squiryl part of Y&R’s Spark Plug initiative

by Kumes Balakrishnan

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Y&R’s ‘Spark Plug’ initiative gives office space and opportunity to collaborate to four digital startups.

Gamification startup GameMaki, DJ Nomsta, talent management company Riot Records and social media loyalty startup Squiryl are the four digital startups that will get to work alongside Y&R Singapore for the next

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Builk aims to connect professionals in the construction industry on its networking site

by Joanna Yeo

The Builk team. Photo: Builk Asia

Builk Asia is a Thai startup that targets the construction industry with an interesting business model for their product.

Thai startup, Builk Asia was one of the companies that made great effort to participate in Echelon 2012. Last month, the company’s Principal and Evangelist, Patai Padungtin flew

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Singapore hits mobile penetration rates of 148.9%

by Elizabeth Tan

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Black Box’s recent study shows some interesting consumer trends among Singaporean mobile users.

With an increasingly vibrant smartphone landscape, Singapore is fast becoming the most mobile-saavy population in the South-east Asia region. The smartphone ecosystem in Singapore has also grown to be incredibly sophisticated, leading to telcos and consumers brands…

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Simon Newstead combines mobile gaming with fashion & lifestyle

by Bianca Zen

Simon Newstead (CEO of Frenzoo) Speaker at Echelon 2012

Simon Newstead, CEO of Frenzoo, a startup creating a new class of 3D lifestyle and fashion games for women. Their apps, include the popular Me Girl™ series of mobile games (www.megirl.com), are based on its flexible and innovative avatar technology platform that brings characters to life.

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Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing is fast coming a global mobile event

by Guest

Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing is fast coming a global mobile event

GMIC sees Dou Dou winning G-Startup and leading Internet companies share the importance of mobile platforms in Asia.

The Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) is an annual three-day conference organized by the Great Wall Club of China. GMIC is now in its fourth year and is growing from strength to…

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Mastercard says Asian countries are ready for mobile payments

by Joanna Yeo

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Mastercard’s latest survey on the global mobile payment landscape reveals trends that Asian consumers are open to mobile payments.

Mobile payment is gaining popularity for both consumers and businesses. On the one hand, tech companies are coming up with interesting payment gadgets and technology such as Square, Paypal Here and…

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