Tag Archives: Startup

Editor’s Update: The figure in the title includes both countries and dependent territories. The startup in question is IX Telecom, founded by Noor Mohd Helmi Nong Hadzmi and Mohd Amzari Tajudeen. The pair met back in Multimedia University (MMU) where they were just roommates with an entrepreneurial spirit. Helmi understood …

When it comes to sensitive healthcare services, the typical consumer experience is inconvenient, expensive and uncomfortable. To get a birth control pill, you first need a prescription from a doctor. This means you would have to schedule a consultation, deal with long waiting times at the clinic, and then make …

Karana’s on a mission to change even meat eaters’ palates by creating deceptively scrumptious plant-based substitutes. This Singapore-based foodtech startup is Asia’s first whole-plant based meat company, which creates pulled pork substitutes from an unlikely source: jackfruit. Karana’s whole-plant pork is available shredded or minced, and it’s also catered for …

When it comes to ride-sharing in Southeast Asia, Grab and Gojek are the names that first come to mind. However, while Grab and Gojek are busily expanding their business empires across the region, there are other players that are carving out their own corners in this sector. Singapore-based Ryde Technologies …

“I used to experience and tolerate really bad cramps and PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome) for years,” said Laurel Lua, founder of The Scarlet Company. She’s not alone however. Apparently, four in every five women experience menstrual discomfort during their periods. However, it seems that this discomfort has gotten worse during the …

Co-founder and CEO of CRUST, Travin Singh, 29, realised that the preservation of bread is the oldest form of making beer whilst researching on the origins of the beverage. “Bread is one of the main ingredients people waste worldwide,” Travin said in an interview with Vulcan Post. In Singapore, it …

The facial recognition technology first saw roots in the 1960s. Fascinated by it, Varun Chatterji has spent more than eight years learning and grasping various image recognition techniques and while he was at it, he attained a specialisation in Deep Learning-based Computer Vision. He went on to conceptualise Seventh Sense, …

“Sustainability and profitability are complementary,” Faye Sit surmises of Hook Coffee, in her interview with Vulcan Post. In the span of just four years, the co-founder of the e-coffee brand has evolved from a two-man startup into “Singapore’s largest and Southeast Asia’s leading online coffee company”, she said. The secret? …

Looking at SEA Gamer Mall now, it’s hard to believe it began in a small bedroom. An engineering graduate and avid gamer, Wong Ong Hua began SEA Gamer Mall in 2008, after being introduced to the in-game virtual goods secondary market by an online friend from China.  When co-founder Tommy …