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May 21, 2012

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Biaki plans to be the Salesforce of Southeast Asia with affordable CRM tools for SMEs

by Joanna Yeo

Founders of Biaki. Photo: Biaki

Managing customer relations can be a pretty hefty task for companies. Of course, there are CRM tools out there to help manage a company’s interaction with their customers and clients. But, all the current available tools out there do not come cheap. What Vietnamese startup, Biaki aims to do…

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May 11, 2012

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8Villages goes back to basics, targets the needs of over a billion farmers

by Goutama Bachtiar

Mathieu Le Bras (two from the right) and Yusep Rosmansyah (right) with agri-store owners in West Java (Credit: 8Villages)

Understanding the true needs of their consumers, 8Villages forgoes all kinds of new technical advancements to use simple 2G/GPRS because they want to ensure farmers in Indonesia are no longer disadvantaged.

In June 2011, Mathieu Le Bras, an agronomist with an INSEAD MBA degree, decided to address key issues faced…

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May 11, 2012

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Clint Nelsen starts Day 1 at Echelon 2012 with a panel discussion on startup growth and scaling

by Bianca Zen

Clint Nelsen (Co-Founder of Startup Weekend) Speaker at Echelon 2012

No stranger to the startup world, Clint Nelsen is the Co-founder and Director of Startup Weekend. He was listed in Forbes as a “Name You Need to Know In 2011″ and was featured on the cover of Entrepreneur Magazine.

Passionate about startups and technology, Clint Nelsen is…

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May 2, 2012

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Judges picked Piktochart for Vietnam Satellite

by Joanna Yeo

All startups who pitched at the Vietnam Satellite receives BlackBerry Playbooks sponsored by Research in Motion

Missed the Echelon 2012′s Vietnam Satellite? Well, Piktochart, a web application for creating infographics bagged away the Judges’ Choice award. Read on as we recap the main highlights of the event.

Ho Chi Minh City was the third stop out of Echelon 2012′s 6-city hunt for the hottest tech startup…

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April 16, 2012

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Vietnam Satellite sees promising B2B products to pitch

by Joash Wee

Workcrowd pitching at Malaysia Satellite 2011

Vietnam Satellite will  see 14 startups present their 5-minutes product pitch.

After months of working closely with the Vietnamese community, the e27 team are currently in Ho Chi Minh City to hold the Vietnam Satellite. With keynote presentations from Eric Deleglise of Veldis Experience, Linh Thai of DFJ…

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April 9, 2012

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VNG hits three million users in China, aims for Japan next

by Jacky Yap

VNG hits three million users in China, aims for Japan next

VNG, an Internet company based in Vietnam, sets its focus on boosting online game exports to China and Japan this year as a strong rise in online game users in the two countries is forecasted.

With the high growth rate of online gaming market in China and Japan,

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April 6, 2012

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Roomorama finds complementary fit with Lofty, merges to expand reach

by Jacky Yap

Roomorama finds complementary fit with Lofty, merges to expand reach

The travel industry is definitely the next industry that is set to disrupt, if not already. The limelight on the success of companies like Airbnb which has changed the way vacation rental industry was done has now led to more and more startups innovating the travel industry. Nearer to home,…

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April 5, 2012

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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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March 30, 2012

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The ultimate guide to the Satellites in April

by Joash Wee

The ultimate guide to the Satellites in April

The online application to pitch at one of e27′s six regional Satellites is closing tomorrow. While we are filtering the submissions with our judges, here are some things to note for startups preparing to pitch at the Satellites.

The first Satellite, the Indonesia Satellite in Jakarta, kicks off the 6…

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March 27, 2012

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Not A Basement Studio hits a million downloads for Manga Rock

by Joash Wee

Not A Basement Studio hits a million downloads for Manga Rock

Not A Basement Studio‘s app, Manga Rock, reaches a million downloads, launches dedicated Facebook page and Twitter account to gather feedback from users.

Not A Basement Studio announced yesterday that their Manga Rock app has hit a million downloads since they launched it two years ago. The Manga…

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