Singapore-based e-commerce platform Reebonz has just received a US$40 million investment led by MediaCorp, valuing Reebonz at over US$198 million. Reebonz was founded by Samuel Lim, Daniel Lim and Benjamin Han back in 2009. The site offers high-end designer brands through flash-sale events. According to Today Online, Reebonz reached its two millionth member in September Read the full article…

Classic menswear e-commerce service Vanda Fine Clothing has 70 percent of their customers coming from outside Singapore. Last month, we covered local merchant Helena Tang-Lim with her e-commerce business, Manek-Manek Beads, which sells exquisite hand-made bead jewelry going cross-border with a credible payment method. With approximately 90 percent of her customers coming from Europe, the US Read the full article…

AngelHack organizes competitions where developers and entrepreneurs can learn tools, meet friends and get funding and mentorship for their startup ideas. In 2013, AngelHack will organize 100 hackathons, bringing together 15,000+ developers in 50+ cities. Winners from every city are put through the AngelHack Accelerator Program, where we mentor them for 12 weeks before bringing Read the full article…

W-Locate, which provides indoor and outdoor geolocation through GPS and SIM cards, has secured pre-series A funding from TNF Ventures. Location-based services are popular not only in the consumer market, but also in enterprise. With the rise of GPS- and WiFi-based location services popularized among retail and restaurant businesses, another solution is on the rise: Read the full article…

Here are the top 10 pitching startups at Echelon 2013, chosen from more than 100 finalists around the region. Over the last few weeks, the e27 team has been travelling around the region on the hunt for the best Asia startups. We have travelled to 9 countries and connected with various local communities around the Read the full article…

Nanyang Polytechnic, a tertiary institution in Singapore, sees two teams topping Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2013 at the local arena. In 2003, Imagine Cup started with just 2,000 students from 25 countries. Held by Microsoft, this is the 11th year of the world’s student technology competition, which allows these young minds of different backgrounds to come Read the full article…

There is an abundance of fashion retailers in the e-commerce scene. Here are some words of advice on what to do and what to avoid. Whether you are a typical Andrea Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada or the biggest fan of Vogue magazine, there is no way going around this: fashion is money. In Read the full article…

The National University of Singapore’s Kent Ridge campus is now a test-bed environment for new interactive digital media or info-commmunication solutions. NUS Enterprise and the NUS Interactive and Digital Media Institute (IDMI) announced today at InnovFest 2013 the launch of the NUS Living Lab. The joint initiative will see the National University of Singapore’s Kent Read the full article…

Singapore-based Sent.ly is on the lookout for advisors and partners that can help expand its access to the regional market. One of the startups we are keeping a keen lookout for is Singapore-based Sent.ly. Founded by ex-tenCube cofounder Varun Chatterji, Sent.ly has made quite some progress since we last spoke with Varun last July. For Read the full article…

foodpanda, an online delivery platform in Singapore has announced a partnership with online grocery delivery service RedMart. foodpanda and RedMart are partnering to gain access to each other’s platform. The partnership with see both companies pursuing joint marketing, including advertising activities and exclusive deals for both customer sides. As part of the campaign, foodpanda offers Read the full article…