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Venture Beat: VCs say Singapore’s the best hub for Asia investments
12 October 10
Singapore has increasingly become the launchpad of choice for investors. The country has an easy business registration processes, an advantageous tax regime and is located at the center of a burgeoning Southeast Asia startup boom. Investors in Asia have found Singapore to be a foreigner-friendly environment. Angel investor Joi Ito chose Singapore for his fund, Neoteny Labs, precisely for that reason. One of the most visible signs of the region’s bubbling startup acti...
Read MoreVirtual learning on internet phones take off in Singapore
8 October 10
Virtual learning on internet phones are taking off in Singapore. An example inlcudes logging into an online mathematics programme problemsums.com where a customised tutor would provide encouragement and a step-by-step guide. More than 20 primary schools in Singapore are currently using this programme. The website also provides solutions which avatars can read to the students. Tuition classes are also going online where Tutors employed by iKnow teach students via an Interne...
Read MoreSingapore an attractive location to foreign entrepreneurs
30 September 10
Singapore, a land probably with world's highest density of millionaires, has been attracting foreign entrepreneurs like Zhong Sheng Jian, the founder and CEO of the Yanlord Land Group, the largest China-based property developer listed in Singapore. According to Mr Zhong, his success is built on the experiences he has acquired from Singapore. They include organisational development, people management and property development. Singapore to him was an ideal and safe place for h...
Read MoreFacebook: Asia is fastest-growing market
22 September 10
Asia is the fastest-growing region for new subscribers to Facebook, which currently has a sales office in Singapore. The leading social networking site siad that its growth in the region was outpacing the rest of the world. Singapore has nearly three million registered users in Facebook out of a population of five million. Its Asian sales office in Singapore was set up to help regional brands in executing their marketing campaigns on the platform, given the huge Asia market ...
Read MoreDiscover Asia’s Top 50 Apps in Accelerate – 22 & 23 Sep 2010
6 September 10
Accelerate 2010 is a rigorous two-day conference that aims to produce real business matching opportunities and new capabilities among attendees. The conference focuses on three important topics that span across Business, Technology and Design, offering key perspectives into trends and development that are important to the design and deployment of services for success in Asia. Accelerate 2010 will also shine the spotlight on the continent's most innovative web an...
Read MoreWitness 20 of the region’s best seed stage tech start-ups in Seedcamp Singapore – 5 Oct 2010
25 August 10
Seedcamp Singapore is a one day event aiming to connect the 20 best web-tech, mobile and software talent with some of the leading entrepreneurs, developers, and experts from the Asian and European tech ecosystems. Together 20 of the region's best seed stage tech start-ups with experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and developers from all over Asia and Europe to participate in a day of intense mentoring, panel discussions and presentations. Click here for event details...
Read MoreYahoo! to use Singapore for expansion in Southeast Asia
18 August 10
Internet giant Yahoo! is expanding its presence in Southeast Asia by using Singapore as its Southeast Asian headquarters. Apart from Singapore, the internet services provider also has a presence in Malaysia and Vietnam. It is opening new offices in Jakarta and Manila in the fourth quarter of 2010 and planning to target Thailand next. The expansion is an indication of its confidence in the region. It will also increase its head count for its Singapore office from the curren...
Read MoreVenture Beat Article: Three startups that tapped Asia’s long tail
18 August 10
There is no shortage of startups in Asia who try to capture the continent’s vast potential. But as firms have shown, the key is to recognize that Asia is an aggregation of many niche markets. EyePower Games has used its experience in building products for the Asian long tail to tap developed markets as well. Indeed, one of its investors is Arizona State University, which saw the potential to use EyePower software in schools in the US. Brandtology, an online intellig...
Read MoreNext gen broadband network services to be offered soon
15 August 10
About 64 per cent of homes in Singapore will be fibre-optic ready by the end of this year. By 2012, all Singapore homes and offices will be connected to Singapore's ultra high-speed broadband network as fast as 1Gbps. Companies like Akaimai Technologies and SuperInternet are gearing up to roll out interactive services with the availability of the next generation broadband. Other players like StarHub will likely be concentrating on enterprise solutions. It is expected t...
Read MoreTotal reQall
5 August 10
reQall, a company founded four years ago as a MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) decided to set up its regional HQ in Singapore earlier this year. “The ease with which one can do business, have easy access to various Asian countries, and to the regional offices of many international companies right here in Singapore are all pluses,” said Mr Machiraju, CEO and co-founder of reQall. ReQall lets users capture key action items and ideas through their mobile devices...
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