30 startups in Asia that caught our eye

Here’s our newest round-up of the featured startups on our site this week. If you have startup tips or story suggestions, feel free to email us. Enjoy this week’s list!

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1. Crowdport | Japan (Startup Profile)

Crowdport currently is the only service in Japan which compares all 18 Japanese social lending services. Users can sort by company, investment genre, and availability of collateral, as well as filter funds by interest rate and payback period. The company also provides interviews and news about the crowdfunding market.

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2. LibeRent | India (Startup Profile)

With the idea of dressing up the middle-class Indian woman in fashion that she is comfortable with, LibeRent launched in 2014. It rents everything from sarees to cocktail dresses, and allows trial options at home. The company services 11 cities, and has filled in 10,000 rentals as of date.

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3. TravelTriangle | India (Startup Profile)

Holiday marketplace TravelTriangle connects a globetrotter to multiple local travel agents and lets users book, plan, and curate vacations. It not only takes care of tickets and bookings, but also customizes holiday packages depending on client needs.

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4. ConneXionsAsia (CXA) | Singapore (Startup Profile)

CXA lets employees choose a mix of insurance and wellness benefits that best suits them. It aggregates all providers in its platform – from insurers to gyms and yoga studios. Employers can use the service to consolidate their vendors, digitize claims, and manage payments. Using CXA’s big data, they will be able to directly link their wellness and disease management programs to health outcomes and premium reductions.

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5. Wealth | Singapore (Startup Profile)

Singapore-based Wealth helps high-net-worth individuals seek out wealth management experts and investment opportunities. The software matches users’ needs and preferences to the right wealth services providers, including private banks, financial advisors, lawyers, tax advisors, and more.

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6. Zenatix Solutions | India (Startup Profile)

Zenatix Solutions is an energy efficiency startup. It’s device fits into the local electricity grid, which then collects and analyses energy usage based on temperature, humidity, and occupancy. The data is processed and analyzed to provide tips on how to reduce electricity consumption.

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7. Qourier | Singapore (Startup Profile)

Singapore-based Qourier does work very much like an Uber for logistics – people can open the app, request a delivery person and entrust them with their package. Couriers can be anyone and people can register through the app and, after a verification and selection process, start taking jobs.

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8. GharPar | Pakistan

GharPar provides beauty services at your doorstep. The startup works with the beauticians in its network very closely. It sticks to fixed rates that are clearly spelled out before people request a manicure or massage.

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Startup lists

9 – 13: 5 rising startups in Japan

14 – 16: 4 rising startups in India – Feb 7, 2017

17 – 26: Check out these 10 global startups from Hack Osaka pitch contest

27 – 30: 5 rising startups in India – Feb 10, 2017

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