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Groffr’s Rent-a-Flat Could Bring the Rental Inflation Down

Groffr, a real-estate group-buying site, has introduced Rent-A-Flat, which helps match landlords with prospective tenants.

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Calling All Entrepreneurs: Castrol 20/20 Challenge Hits Shanghai Mid-July

BP Castrol is hosting the 20/20 Challenge in London, England and Shanghai as a strategic move toward improving automotive and green tech.

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Footsy: Your Online Sock Store

The founders of Indian startup company Footsy have chosen to sell the article of clothing that most people pay the least attention to: socks.

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12 Qualified Startups to Pitch for Millions at the JFDI-Innov8 Demo Day

12 teams participating in the JFDI Innov8 startup boocamp program will be presenting their prototypes on May 4.

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StartupWeekend Will Hit the Philippines Twice This Year

StartupWeekend will be held in Manila and Cebu, offering startups and entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their ideas and develop web and mobile apps.

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Asian Tech Firms: Good for Dating, Not for Marrying

Asia’s technology scene is buoyant and is fast growing, too. But it lacks the aura of the Silicon Valley tech scene.

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E27 Indonesia Satellite Event: A New Wave of Local Startups

Indonesia Leg of e27′s Echelon Satellite events highlighted a new wave of startup businesses, of which online food-ordering service Klik-Eat won the top prize.

The Startup Genome project wants to unravel the DNA of a startup enterprise in order to lay a better foundation for future startup founders.

Singapore, Bangalore In Top Ten Startup Ecosystems

The Startup Genome project wants to “increase the success rate of startups and accelerate pace of innovation around the world by turning entrepreneurship into a science.”

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16 Startups at Echelon 2012 Indonesia Satellite

16 startups made their pitch at the Indonesia leg of the Echelon 2012 Satellites, and the local startup already considered mature by organizers.

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India Startup News: Olacabs, YourCabs, eDubba, DGM India-Tyroo

We have two cab company investments this week. And then there is an acquisition and funding for an eCom shop which is targeting non-metros.

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