Flocations raises S$700,000 funding, aims to integrate hotels and flights in one price
Two years after it made its debut at the WIT Bootcamp in Singapore, coming in second at the WIT Start-Up Pitch in 2010, travel discovery tool Flocations has closed a pre-series round of funding, raising S$700,000 led by TNF Ventures.The investment is supported with additional capital from SingTel [...]
The Wrap: Strong showing for The Luxe Nomad, an all-girl tech start-up
In the news: Tech start-up reports good sales, AirAsia’s head honcho Tony Fernandes squashes acquisition speculation, positive financial results for Malaysia Airlines and AirAsiaStrong showing for The Luxe Nomad, an all-girl tech start-upTheLuxeNomad.com, a new online luxury hotel booking portal c [...]
Unplugged 480: How a start-up in wired Tokyo survives the challenge
Ian Ishida, CEO of Japanese start-up Trippiece, left the digital world for 48 hours and not only passed the test but, in the process, discovered the analog world is just as important for him.6 October 2012 Start of the Unplugged 480 challengeDay 1Every morning my iPhone alarm usually wakes me up, b [...]
WIT start-ups get chance to plug into AirAsia’s TuneLabs in new partnership
Entrepreneurs taklng part in the WIT Start-Up Pitch next Monday in Singapore will have the opportunity to test their ideas with AirAsia’s customers, following an agreement struck last week between Web In Travel and Asia’s largest low cost carrier to spur innovation and entrepreneurship in As [...]
Unplugged 480: How a start-up made it through without his fix
Weston Hankins, part of the early Couchsurfing team, and now has set up his own start-up, Footstep Ventures, took our Unplugged 480 experiment and lives to tell the tale. The Berlin-based entrepreneur will also share his story at the WIT Conference. September 24, 2012DAY 1, Monday7:42Unplugged [...]
Singapore start-up Travelogy gets funding boost
Ahead of its appearance at the WIT Bootcamp on Oct 15,Travelogy, a Singapore-based startup that builds scalable online travel portals with a focus in Southeast Asia, has secured S$250,000 in funding from Crystal Horse Investments and the Singapore Media Development Authority via the i.JAM Reload [...]
Global line-up of start-ups make pitches to investors at WIT
A global line-up of travel start-ups, from Asia, the US and the UK, will be making their pitches to a panel of investors and mentors at the WIT Bootcamp, taking place on October 15 in Singapore. Held at ArtSpace@Helutrans, the Bootcamp, now in its third year, is aimed at [...]
Corporate travel ripe for innovation; ACTE Angel Investors joins WIT Start-Up Pitch
The ACTE Angel Investors Lounge will, for the first time, be represented on the judging panel at the WIT Start-Up Pitch at the WIT Bootcamp taking place on Oct 15 in Singapore.Kurt Knackstedt (left), the Asia Region Board Representative for ACTE for 2012-2014, will join a panel of judges, cha [...]
WIT Start-Up Pitch: Want something from anywhere? Call a Bistiper
A new Indonesia-based start-up, Bistip, is aiming to be the social marketplace for peer-to-peer courier service. In other place, if you want something from somewhere, just call a Bistiper. Co-founder Willy Ekasalim shares the Bistip idea and model. Q: Describe the business, core products and servi [...]
WIT Start-Up Pitch: Call For Entries
The WIT Start-Up Pitch will once again be held as part of the WIT Bootcamp and Conference in Singapore, October 15-17.The annual competition to find the best travel start-up in the digital travel space in Asia Pacific will be run at the WIT Bootcamp on October 15 and the winner announced at the conf [...]
