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This week in Asian start-ups

Tech in Asia presents you with the hottest Asian start-ups making the news

This week in Asian start-ups

Emily Goh Tech in Asia
Offpeak | Malaysia
Restaurant discovery and express booking app Offpeak provides restaurant suggestion and discovery based on your location through their app or platform. Users book a table at the restaurant of their choice and receive up to 50% discount on their check.

iPrice | Malaysia
Malaysia-based iPrice aggregates a multitude of ecommerce sites in Southeast Asia into a single shopping destination. It also offers an easy-to-use search and filter interface and personalises the shopping experience through algorithms that learn from the consumer’s behaviour.

ALSO READ: Ecommerce aggregator iPrice gets $1.2m funding boost to focus on mobile

DealStreetAsia | Singapore
Launched in October 2014, Singapore-based digital platform DealStreetAsia covers financial and economic news on Southeast Asia.

ALSO READ: Singapore-based DealStreetAsia receives seed funding from Paytm's founder and others
 
 
Giskaa | India
Giskaa is an online store that sells handicrafts, food, and other handmade items from the region. According to the founder, the store has a triple purpose – in addition to selling items, it also helps artisans in the region break into the ecommerce market, and educates people across India about northeast Indian culture.

ALSO READ: Northeast-based start-up Giskaa helps artisans break into e-commerce
 
Kashmi | Singapore
Kashmi allows users to send and receive money regardless of which bank they’re using, and to split payments between groups. They can top up their mobile e-wallet using credit and debit cards or even wire transfer, and can sign up to the app with just a name and a phone number or email address.

ALSO READ: Social payments start-up Kashmi is ready to launch with new seed funding
 
This week in Asian start-ups
HostelHunting | Malaysia
HostelHunting is a site that helps students search for accommodation within or near university campuses. All properties are verified and bookings come with a 100% refund guarantee. To facilitate the booking process, HostelHunting allows students and landlords to communicate with each other through a messaging feature.

ALSO READ: Start-up that helps students find a place to rent scores funding


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First Published: Dec 21 2015 | 2:29 PM IST

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