Internet of Things: Not Just a Concept for Fund-Raising
[This article is written by our Guest Editor Wenzhe Zhou, Co-founder of Brainpage which is a big-data processing & analysis startup with focus on cloud-based engine for time series data and sensors. Brainpage provides suppliers and developers dealing with time-series data access to an easy-to-use, scalable and flexible database and analysis system for time-series data.] Internet of...
South Korea, a New Social Entrepreneurship Hub of Asia
Tech start-up incubators have sprung up across the world, in a concerted effort to uncover the next Google or Facebook and make a lot of money. But in Seoul, the government is driving a big push towards funding and incubating not just tech start-ups, but also those that have a socially good element to them....
TechNode Produces Tech Tour in 5 Cities with Zynga, Rovio, Domob and More Startups
With its vast land stretching out from the freezing far east neighboring Siberia to the roasting far north tropical islands, a 5000+ years of history, and the dynamic founder spirit spreading everywhere, China has bestowed various characters on its cities. Beijing, for example, is deemed as an inspiring combination of ancient culture and modern vigor....
Luxury Site Secoo Raising US$ 30M
Chinese luxury B2C site Secoo raised a new round of US$ 30 million from investors including VentechCapital(a France-based investment firm), IDGVC Partners, Bertelsmann Asia Investments and CreholChina. Founded in 2008, Secoo is an online consignment store for luxury items. One can either buy directly from its website, or go directly to its brick-and-mortar stores operated in...
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[GMIC] Vimention Uses Maps to See Where the Action Is
From Finland, Vimention is a start-up that wants to let people see what is happening anywhere in real time. Using Google Maps, people can post comments and pictures that will show up on the map. Later users will be able to post video too. A use case for example could be, during the London 2012...
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[GMIC] Phewtick Gives You Money, Just for Meeting New People
From Japan, Phewtick is a very interesting mobile app that earns you real cash just for meeting people. But why would they pay you, just for meeting people? The Phewtick team believes that meeting new people enriches your life. New people have the opportunity to grow into your best friend or lover, who knows? So...
Flipboard CEO: iPad and Mobile Internet Revolutionized Publishing Industry
Mike McCue, founder and CEO of Flipboard, believed that the invention of iPad and the flourish of mobile Internet has revolutionized the publishing industry while giving a speech at the Global Mobile Internet Conference held in Beijing. He also shared Flipboard’s practice about how to design and develop products for mobile devices. In engineer-driven companies...
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[GMIC] Between: A Private Social Network for Couples, More Users Than Pair
One of the biggest apps creating buzz around the Silicon Valley is the private mobile social network for couples, called Pair, which has secured funding from SV Angel and David Morin, founder of Path. But Pair could very well be a clone or copy of South Korean app, Between, which launched in February 2011 and...
PopCap to Debut China-Tailored Games with Tencent Partnership
PopCap Games, maker of popular titles like Plants vs. Zombies, Zuma and so forth, announced today to launch two new franchises of Plants vs. Zombies, namely PvZ Great Wall edition and PvZ Kingdoms with Tencent partnership for the latter’s QQ Game center, a move of the company’s broader plan to dive deeper into local market...
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[GMIC] Evernote’s Amazing Success Story with CEO Phil Libin
At the G-Startup stage, Phil Libin told of his entrepreneurial journey. Evernote is a way to capture thoughts and ideas and access it from anywhere through a computer or mobile. The five year old company is now valued at US$1 billion and has over ten million users worldwide. Libin was born in Russia and moved...
[GMIC] Asian Start-up Ecosystems: The Challenges from Australia, Indonesia, India and China
Here at GMIC 2012, Richard Robinson from Youlu is moderating a panel of speakers from the greater Asian region. Entrepreneurs from Australia, China, Indonesia, India and Thailand each gave their insights into what the start-up environment is like in each country. Famous Australian entrepreneur and Founder of Kogan Technologies, a maker of electronics, spoke about his experience...
Evernote Announcing China Effort with Localized Product
Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote the popular notebook app announced today at the Global Mobile Internet Conference held in Beijing that the company is on track to speed up its China effort with the debut of its China-tailored Evernote dubbed YingXiang BiJi, literally translated to Impression Note. Evernote China version, or Impression Note, will not...
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