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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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Michael Smith and his point of view of startups in the region

by Bianca Zen

Michael Smith (Chief Product Officer of Spuul) Speaker at Echelon 2012

Michael Smith, or fondly known as Smitty, is a unique character and colourful personality in the startup industry. Currently a Chief Product Officer of Spuul, Michael is responsible for driving the product and technology that will bring premium online video content to Spuul customers across the globe.

He will be

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Mobile P2P commerce platform, ShopSpot, seals investment deal ahead of Bootcamp Demo Day

by Joanna Yeo

The ShopSpot team. (Photo: JFDI.Asia)

Tipped off by CEO of JFDI.Asia, Hugh Mason: Thai startup, Shopspot is the second incubatee of JFDI-Innov8 2012 Boothcamp to snag away an investment deal of an  undisclosed amount before its Demo Day on 4 May 2012.

The investors are a group of angels and business entrepreneurs in…

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10 days to go for the JFDI-INNOV8 2012 bootcamp!

by Kumes Balakrishnan

Photo:JFDI

In this article, we take a quick look at the startups participating. The startups founders hail from a diverse range of countries including: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, India, New Zealand, Canada, France and the Netherlands.

Read on for a complete list of the startups

ShopSpot: mobile phone app…

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RIM says Hello in Cambodia and other partnerships in Southeast Asia

by Goutama Bachtiar

Research In Motion (RIM) identifies and focuses efforts on growing Southeast Asian market with strategic local partnership.

With mounting negative reports from various sources, RIM seems to have been written off as a doomed company by many industry observers. However, under newly-appointed CEO Thorsten Heins,…

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Freelancer.com unveils regional websites and looks to double users by end 2012

by Goutama Bachtiar

Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie

Freelancer.com unveils regional websites in India, Singapore and the Philippines and continues to eye bigger expansion.

Founded three years ago by Chief Executive Officer Matt Barrie, and having one staff assisting him since day one, Freelancer.com has grown phenomenally into around a hundred people with offices in Australia and the…

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e27 Announces Research in Motion as Premier Sponsor for Echelon 2012

by Bianca Zen

Research in Motion: Echelon 2012?s Premier Sponsor.

We recently partnered with Research in Motion (RIM), who came on board as one of Echelon 2012′s Premier Sponsor.

As part of the partnership, RIM supported this initiative with BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets and BlackBerry® smartphones as prizes for Startup Marketplace winning team and Satellite participants. Winners will also receive…

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Dealised continues focus on Asia by selling European operations and signing 6-country agreement in Asia

by Joash Wee

Jonathan Marchbank, CEO of Dealised. Photo: Northumbria University

Dealised, the turnkey e-commerce solutions backed by SingTel Innov8 and Yuuwa Capital LP, has announced that it has sold its European operations to US-based Group Commerce Inc. The company has also signed a six country agreement with Granton Asia, a leading company in direct selling advertising solutions, in a continuous…

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Coffee with Cofounders – How two non-geeks built and sold Pagemodo

by Jacky Yap

Coffee with Cofounders – How two non-geeks built and sold Pagemodo

Updates: Thomas contacted us with regards to a mention of their latest venture. Apparently, the product is not ready for public announcement yet and e27 will get back with another interview on it once the Danish duo are ready. Keep a look out for that!

For our Coffee with Cofounders…

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[Events] Android DevCamp 2012, 17 – 19 February

by Joash Wee

[Events] Android DevCamp 2012, 17 – 19 February


Android DevCamp 2012

Android DevCamp 2012 is a 48 hour hackathon where you can develop a great Android app with your team, and win some prizes. This event will DevCamp worldwide, not just in Singapore but in other cities in the region: Singapore, Manila, Jakarta and Bangkok…

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