7 Asian Startups That Caught Our Eye This Week

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  • Moyes will decide Rooney's Manchester United future, says Sir Alex Ferguson

    Moyes will decide Rooney's Manchester United future, says Sir Alex Ferguson

    Moyes will decide Rooney's Manchester United future, says Sir Alex Ferguson

    The 27-year-old is convinced he has no role under the incoming Scot and is looking to force through a move away from Old Trafford this summer, with Arsenal and Chelsea interested

  • Atletico stun 10-man Real to win their 10th Spanish Cup

    Atletico stun 10-man Real to win their 10th Spanish Cup

    Atletico stun 10-man Real to win their 10th Spanish Cup

    Atletico Madrid won their 10th Spanish Cup when they beat bitter city rivals Real Madrid 2-1 in extra-time in a match which saw both Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo sent off.

  • Ferguson praises 'amazing' Beckham's longevity

    Ferguson praises 'amazing' Beckham's longevity

    Ferguson praises 'amazing' Beckham's longevity

    REUTERS - David Beckham's longevity and his ability to reinvent himself were "absolutely incredible", retiring Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has said. Beckham and Ferguson, who were synonymously linked with Manchester United until the former England captain moved to Real Madrid, both announced in the past 10 days they would retire from soccer at the end of the current season. ...

  • This was my worst season, beaten Mourinho says

    This was my worst season, beaten Mourinho says

    This was my worst season, beaten Mourinho says

    MADRID (Reuters) - A King's Cup final defeat against Atletico Madrid capped the worst season of Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho's career, the Portuguese said on Friday after the 2-1 loss left him without a major title this season. Widely expected to move on at the end of the campaign and linked with a return to Chelsea, a grim-faced Mourinho gave little away about his future but said Real, the world's richest club by income, had suffered a "disastrous" season, with only a Spanish Super Cup

  • Mourinho sent from the bench in King's Cup final

    Mourinho sent from the bench in King's Cup final

    Mourinho sent from the bench in King's Cup final

    MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho was sent from the bench for protesting a referee's decision in the second half of Friday's King's Cup final against Atletico Madrid. The Portuguese reacted furiously when the official awarded a free kick to Atletico with around 15 minutes remaining at the Bernabeu, racing to the edge of his technical area and gesticulating wildly. Cristiano Ronaldo had put Real ahead in the 14th minute before Diego Costa equalised for Atletico 10 minutes before

  • Premier League confirm potential third-place play-off to be hosted at Villa Park

    Premier League confirm potential third-place play-off to be hosted at Villa Park

    Premier League confirm potential third-place play-off to be hosted at Villa Park

    Should Chelsea and Arsenal finish with the exact same points tally, goal difference and number of goals scored, a third-place play-off will be held at Villa Park on Sunday 26 May

asia startups weekly feature

In the last seven days, we have covered a couple of startups on Tech in Asia, specifically from China, India, Japan, and Singapore.

For folks who are interested in investing or partnering with these startups, drop us an email — editors[at]techinasia[dot]com – anytime. No promises, but we’ll try our best to be the bridge.

And if you’re a tech startup based in Asia hoping to get featured, please send us your pitch here.


1. Resumonk | India

India-based Resumonk is a simple online builder that helps you create a professional resumes in just a few minutes.


2. DatellTians | India

DateIITians is an Indian SNS/dating site that appears to be taking that concept and applying it more directly to dating, initially targeting Indians at elite universities in India and abroad (and referencing India’s famous IIT in its name).


3. Luxe Nomad | Singapore

Earlier this week, Tigris Capital and Spring Seeds Capital announced their investment in Luxe Nomad, a Singapore-based luxury travel startup.


4. Hudong | China

Hudong is China’s massive, crowd-sourced encyclopedic wiki – with 6.4 million articles to date – which is run as a for-profit company. And now it has more cash to play with after raising $50 million in third-round funding.


5. Eyeland | Japan

Eyeland (www.eyeland.in) is an app that allows users to leave their comments and messages at a specific location, where other users can then read and follow nearby news.


6. Z1 | India

iPhone and Mac users usually have their contacts all synced with their Address Book app. And for Android users you can use Google sync to sort out your Google Contacts, for sure - but that neglects the other non-Android phones. So perhaps you can use the ‘Z1 Contacts Backup Restore’ app built for backing up contacts from Android devices to other devices.


7. Cacoo | Japan

Japanese startup, Cacoo, the online diagram and wire-frame creator, has surpassed 500,000 users recently. Congrats.


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