GREE Ventures and IMJ Fenox invest Series A in Indonesia’s online property marketplace, UrbanIndo. Indonesian online property marketplace UrbanIndo announced yesterday that it has raised Series A funding led by GREE Ventures. This latest round also saw IMJ Fenox Pte. Ltd. participating. Launched in November 2011, UrbanIndo previously raised funding from East Ventures and other Read the full article…

DecoAlbum is a feature-rich photo app that allows young girls and housewives to create photo collages and decorate them. DecoAlbum is a photo collage and decoration app built by a team of Waseda University students in Japan. The app, launched about a year ago has since garnered over 1.3 million downloads with about 500,000 monthly Read the full article…

“Crowdsourcing” has been the buzz word for tech startups these days. Now, Mnemonic is looking to use crowdsourcing to moderate photos on user generated content sites. Mnemonic is a crowdsourcing platform that is helping user generated content sites moderate photos on their services. The team from Russia has been actively exploring and are relocating to Read the full article…

Siemer Ventures, Recruit Strategic Partners and GMO Venture Partners make strategic investments into Ardent Capital for opportunities in Southeast Asia. Ardent Capital announced its first round of external funding from US-based Siemer Ventures and Japan’s Recruit Strategic Partners and GMO Venture Partners today. The round includes additional investment from the Ardent management team as well Read the full article…

Spotify’s Asia Pacific Head of New Markets, Sriram Krishnan, reveals some key insights into the music industry following their successful launch in Asia. Following Spotify’s launch in Asia last month, e27 caught up with Sriram Krishnan for an exclusive interview to find out more about the music industry this side of the world. The Spotify Read the full article…

Voyagin, a marketplace for authentic local experiences, is looking to move its headquarters to Singapore. What do you look for when you travel? If you are a sucker for authentic local experiences like me, Voyagin may be the service for you. The Japanese tech startup is an online marketplace that allows tourists to discover and Read the full article…

The Early Bird ticket offer for Echelon 2013 is running out in less than 48 hours time. Here’s why you should definitely grab them. With just over a week to go, Echelon 2013 is setting up to be the technology conference to be at. The e27 team has taken the event up another notch and Read the full article…

Fatfish Medialab announces investments into four Singapore tech startups and aims for at least another 15 investments in the next 24 months. Singapore based digital incubator, Fatfish Medialab Pte Ltd announced its investment into four Singaporean tech startups. The mobile and social network-focused incubator made the investments via the i.Jam Reload scheme under the Media Read the full article…

What are some of the key questions that accelerator programs ask startups? Truong Thanh Thuy of Greengar shares her experiences and advice in this video log. Thuy is the co-founder of real-time collaboration app developer Greengar. The team has recently joined 500 Startups’ latest accelerator program. In this Vietnamese video log, she shares some of Read the full article…

Gary Wang, founder and former CEO of China’s largest online video site, Tudou, shares two important stories in his startup life. Dressed in a hoodie, Tudou founder Gary Wang gave his opening keynote at InnovFest 2013 today. Currently working on his new venture, Light Chaser Animation Studios, which aims to be the what Wall Street Read the full article…