India vs Sri Lanka Cricket World Cup #Final Roaring on Twitter
Update: Congratulations India! I’m not a cricket fan but looking through the stream of tweets on Twitter kind of brought the spirit of the Cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka to...
View ArticleThe fastest growing Facebook nations in Asia (first quarter 2012)
A version of this article was first published on Grey Review. Facebook has over 850 million users worldwide. Out of that, a total of 194 million users are from Asia at the end of March 2012. Most of...
View ArticleiTunes store arrives at 12 Asian countries, lets users buy music and movies
Starting from today, consumers in 12 Asian countries can finally purchase local and international music, as well as rent or purchase movie from the iTunes store. These countries are: Singapore, Hong...
View ArticleWP8 to Bring Marketplace and App Hub to More Countries: Here’s the Asia List
Now that the world knows that Windows Phone 8 (WP8) will roll out later this year, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is also keen [1] to let people know that its app store is expanding globally as well. An...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s InstaWaves Turns Instagram Hashtags into a Pictorial Story (Sort of)
InstaWaves is an interesting website submitted to us from Sri Lanka. It’s created by Sapumal Ahangama, who wants to track trends on Instagram with hashtags. Ahangama said that even though Instagram has...
View ArticleHarpoen One of Three Asian Startups to Win World Summit Awards
The mobile-loving World Summit Awards (WSA) 2013 has finally found its eight winners for each of the eight competing categories, and three Asian startups managed to claim prizes for outright wins. This...
View ArticleNo Amazon Appstore for Indonesia and China – Here’s the Full List for Asia
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced yesterday the expansion of its Android Appstore to “nearly 200 countries” but didn’t specify the full list. So we asked Amazon where in Asia-Pacific its app store will...
View ArticleWith 18,000 Restaurants to Be Listed, Zomato’s Next Asia Launch Will be...
Delhi-based Zomato seems to be expanding its restaurant reviews platform at a fair speed. After launching in London in January, the startup then went to Manila in March and most recently down to...
View Article42% of the world’s Internet users live in Asia
Asia, as we have noted repeatedly before, is home to the biggest internet populations across the world. These maps show us, with some staggering data, what that looks like.
View ArticleIndia’s Micromax eyes Russia and Eastern Europe as new smartphone markets
It’s not just China’s homegrown smartphone makers that are going global. India’s Micromax is set to launch in Russia and Romania by the end of the year. Micromax is close to overtaking Samsung in...
View ArticleIntel Capital has so far invested over $2 billion in Asian startups
There are a lot of venture capital funds out there, many of whom are playing close attention to what’s happening with startups in Asia. Perhaps the most recognizable name is Intel Capital, the venture...
View ArticleCorsair hosts the first ever Corsair Asia Cup, registrations now open
Corsair hosts the first ever Corsair Asia Cup with 12 qualifying teams and 8 invited teams.
View ArticleThe Change School in Bali helps entrepreneurs slow down to speed up
Most entrepreneurs see a company with the word “ventures” tacked onto the end and naturally assume it’s a VC or private equity firm, and rightly so. At first sight, it may seem like Grace Clapham’s...
View ArticleHow two Sri Lankans are building a robotic cloud in Switzerland and Japan
Rapyuta aims to create a cloud infrastructure that will allow all robots connected to it to share each others experiences. It is a spin-off from the EU-funded RoboEarth project.
View ArticleRocket Internet has a go at job classifieds with launch of Everjobs
Rocket Internet churned out a new startup today with the launch of Everjobs. It’s a jobs classifieds site that launches first in Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
View Article12 international VC firms that have invested in South Asian startups
Private equity firms and venture capitalists are becoming more interested in exploring the lucrative potential of the region.
View ArticleAsia’s mobile and broadband internet speeds, in one infographic
How fast is the average internet speed in your country? We have the answers across Asia, for both broadband and mobile data.
View ArticleThis Indian VC is looking toward Indonesia for early stage startups
Mumbai-based VC Aavishkaar recently locked in $45M to invest in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. Here’s why it’s eyeing new emerging markets.
View ArticleTheir startup survived a tsunami and Sri Lanka’s fledgling internet. Now it’s...
Starting up in Sri Lanka wasn’t easy but these entrepreneurs persevered through the rough times.
View Article6 years after a bloody civil war, Sri Lanka bets on startups, attracts investors
A quarter of its population is already online, ecommerce is growing, and investors are interested in the island nation.
View ArticleSocial payments startup Kashmi is ready to launch with new seed funding
Kashmi has come out swinging from Startupbootcamp Fintech Singapore’s accelerator.
View ArticleWhy investing in Sri Lanka is like turning the clock back for Google India chief
With takas.lk set to raise the largest round of funding in Sri Lankan history, Rajan Anandan explains that ecommerce is only five years behind India.
View ArticleRocket Internet’s property portal Lamudi raises $31.4m from existing backers
Lamudi’s co-founder and managing director Kian Moini says their goal is to become the biggest real estate platform in markets where they operate.
View Article500 Startups launches $25m fund for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Any guesses on the name? Hint: It’s not 500 Samosas.
View ArticleRocket Internet’s ‘Uber for budget hotels’ launches in Singapore and 3 more...
Zenrooms faces lots of rivals as startups seek to improve Southeast Asia’s budget hotels.
View ArticleRocket Internet merges ecommerce sites Daraz and Kaymu across Asia
The new entity will be called ‘Daraz Group’ with centralized operations in Pakistan.
View ArticleGoogle Southeast Asia & India head, others launch VC fund for Sri Lankan...
This new Singapore-based fund will focus on startups that want to expand out of the island.
View ArticleSri Lanka isn’t synonymous with world class tech. But that might be about to...
Media site Roar.lk and venture capital fund BOV Capital have a similar mission for Sri Lanka: spread the word about the island as far as possible.
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Here’s what Jack Ma should buy next
Photo modified by Tech in Asia; original photo credit: UN Climate Change. Ever since Jack Ma’s Alibaba took control of Lazada in a US$1 billion deal last year, there’s been speculation about what the...
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With $4m new funding, Rocket Internet’s Zen Rooms sets its sights on more...
Photo credit: Zen Rooms. Zen Rooms, Rocket Internet’s hotel booking platform for cost-conscious travelers, today announced it raised US$4.1 million in series A funding from Redbadge Pacific and SBI...
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You can score a $1m seed round even in Sri Lanka. These founders show how.
ODoc founders Heshan Fernando, Sohan Dharmaraja, Dr. Janaka Wickremesinghe, and Inshard Naizer. Photo credit: oDoc. The island nation south of India with its gorgeous beaches, rainforests, and ancient...
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