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After successfully raising an undisclosed pre-Series A round from Tune Group’s Tune Labs, Touristly is now in the process of integrating its travel activities platform with Tune Group companies and brands After a recent win at Pitch@Palace Malaysia, Malaysian travel startup Touristly announced today that it has successfully secured a strategic investment from Tune Labs, a Kuala Lumpur-based startup...

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The Malaysia-based startup is the latest tech company to capitalise on the AR game that has taken the world by storm In the past three days, the people of Southeast Asia have finally witnessed first-hand the incredulous phenomenon that is Niantic‘s Pokémon Go. In Singapore, innumerable legions of players — under three different banners — are fighting...

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 European online charity auction platform CharityStars, which counts eBay as its main competitor (in addition to ChaityBuzz and IfOnly), has closed a modest €2 million in Series A funding. The round is led by 360 Capital Partners, with participation from A.S. Roma soccer player Stephan El Sharaawy, and LastMinute Group CEO Fabio Cannavale. Read More

HCAH is backed by Burman family, the promoters of Dabur, and the founders of the Health Care at Home UK India’s HealthCare atHOME (HCAH) has announced its plans to launch an Internet-based healthcare service in the country in partnership with Japanese healthcare media major M3 Inc. The partnership aims to provide an online and mobile...

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Looking for a suitable mentor should hold as much, or rather, even more importance for entrepreneurs than pitching for angel and VC funding “Mentors can be one of the most powerful weapons for an entrepreneur, by providing guidance, wisdom and connections,” says Lourdes Martin Rosa, an American Express Open advisor and mentor. It has never...

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Their first fringe event will be held on Aug 11, Thursday at WorkCentral, Singapore Shopping Centre SodaInMind, a Singapore-based UX team of developers and designers, is partnering with Slush Singapore, a global startup and tech event, along with WorkCentral, a co-working space in Singapore, to help startups maximise their potential and experience when attending a...

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