Posts by: Jacky

Using peer-to-peer home rental services in Singapore? You just might be breaking the rules

by Jacky Yap

Using peer-to-peer home rental services in Singapore? You just might be breaking the rules

Short term room rental websites continues expansion plans and will stick to the strict rule on house subletting in Asia.

When discussing about disruptive innovation in the travel industry, one company comes to mind: AirBnB. The idea is amazingly simple, and turned the company into a multi-million dollar company.…

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Find that sumptuous Mother’s Day buffet with Buffet Mania

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Find that sumptuous Mother’s Day buffet with Buffet Mania

Ravesquare’s Buffet Mania rolls out their new look with extra features, just in time for Mother’s Day.

In Singapore, one of the common thing which bonds us is food. As Burpple launched a few days ago to help users collect their food memories, Buffet Mania, the iPhone…

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The Gradeful pivot to Remember: What went through CTO Ruiwen’s mind with just 20 days left

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The Gradeful pivot to Remember: What went through CTO Ruiwen’s mind with just 20 days left

Chua Ruiwen, Cofounder of Gradeful, which pivoted into Remember on Day 80 of the JFDI-Innov8 Bootcamp, shares his experience.

Success, while hard to be quantified as it is very subjective, most in the community can agree that the JFDI-Innov8 100-day Bootcamp, first of its kind in Singapore, was a…

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Frenzoo Raises US $1 million to create 3D lifestyle mobile games for women

by Jacky Yap

Frenzoo Raises US $1 million to create 3D lifestyle mobile games for women

Frenzoo announces new round of investment to push product out to market

Frenzoo, the pioneer of a new class of 3D lifestyle and fashion mobile games, today announced it has received US $1 million in new seed funding from investors based in Asia, Europe and the United States. The investors include:…

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Facebook App Center breaks down mobile platform barriers for developers

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Facebook App Center breaks down mobile platform barriers for developers

Update: Mobile native apps are not cross platforms so if you download the app in Android, it will not show up in your iPad. If a mobile app requires installation, they will be sent to download the app from the App Store or Google Play.

Facebook announces cross-platform App Center

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With 3 investment exits, Leslie Loh brings solid experience to startups through Red Dot Ventures

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With 3 investment exits, Leslie Loh brings solid experience to startups through Red Dot Ventures

Red Dot Ventures is a new incubator under the Technology Incubation Scheme (TIS) and lends the expertise of Managing Director, Leslie Loh.

As the region receives more and more attention from investors locally and regionally, the numbers of incubators based in Singapore is growing. In this post, we aim…

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Foodies get a new Buurrppp!

by Jacky Yap

Foodies get a new Buurrppp!

Burpple launches hot pink app with a beautiful design after months of open beta.

Whether you are building a web app or mobile app, a beautifully designed app sells. Not only does it provides a better user experience, it also helps in retaining users. Launched officially yesterday, Burpple,…

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Amobee acquires AdJitsu, join forces to shape the future of mobile advertising

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Amobee acquires AdJitsu, join forces to shape the future of mobile advertising

Amobee Acquires AdJitsu, Leading 3D Mobile Advertising Business to enhance its leadership in delivering immersive mobile ads globally.

Today marked an important event which will impact and shape the future of mobile display advertising and benefits consumers, publishers and brands worldwide. This is certainly a memorable day for the Cooliris team…

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Adjitsu team shares CEO’s appreciation memo on acquisition

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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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Startups, get your poker face on for the TNF Ventures launch

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Startups, get your poker face on for the TNF Ventures launch

TNF Ventures holds a poker game during their official launch for startups and investors to interact with one another.

With more and more startup incubators sprouting up in the region, startups are left with more options and often do not know which one to go to. From a startup…

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