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This Aussie startup hit 180 times its crowdfund goal to make headphones that tune to your ear


Nura’s soundwave technology automatically measures a person’s hearing and adapts the music to suit him or her Owning a good set of headphones is not exclusive to disc jockeys or audiophiles; in an age of music listening on the go either via smartphones or mp3 players, getting optimal sound quality does not just provide rich...

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Indian e-commerce Unicorn ShopClues acquires Momoe to boost its payment network for merchants


In January, ShopClues had raised an undisclosed amount in Series E round of funding led by GIC and entered the billion dollar club ShopClues, a leading managed online marketplace in India and a member of India’s US$1 billion club, has acquired Bangalore-based mobile payments platform Momoe for an undisclosed amount. The e-commerce firm will now...

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South by Southeast Asia: Singapore’s SPRING and City of Austin, Texas sign MOU


It is one of the hottest tech hubs in the US, and now Singaporean companies will have a support system from Austin’s city government SPRING Singapore, the enterprise growth agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) yesterday with The City of Austin, Texas to help facilitate and ease the international...

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Singapore-based Lithan plans to accelerate Myanmar’s development of tech startups


Lithan’s TechUP Accelerator programme aims to incubate digital savvy talents to create their tech startup from scratch Lithan, a Singapore-based private education institution and digital skills accelerator, has recently revealed its plan to accelerate the development of tech startups in Myanmar through its TechUp Accelerator programme, which is currently accepting applications. According to Leslie Loh, startup investor and founder of...

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Founder Institute returns to Jakarta with new directors and mentors, cash grants for top grads


Early applicants will also be eligible for different types of scholarship Entrepreneur training and startup launch programme Founder Institute (FI) today opened applications for the sixth semester of the programme, which is set to close on August 14. The four-month part-time programme also announced Izak Jenie and Boye Hartmann as new directors, accompanying Andy Zain which...

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You should now start hunting for reasons why you shouldn’t turn to freelancing


A freelancer is a CEO, CTO, CFO, Marketing Manager, Business Development Manager and employee – all rolled into one Some time ago, not so long ago, the way we took cabs was by standing on the roadside, looking for empty cabs and waving at the slightest chance of sighting one. This act of waving got...

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