This week in Asian start-ups

Tech in Asia presents you with a list of Asian start-ups to watch out for

1. Locus | India

Bangalore-based Locus offers the full stack of its delivery automation tools as a platform, including a mobile app for on-field workforce, which can be integrated into any start-up’s delivery process. For instance, Locus’s algorithms can slice and dice the incoming orders in real time, group some if possible, figure out where best to position the delivery fleet, which delivery boy to assign what order, plan the route he should take.

2. ManageMySpa | India and US 

ManageMySpa is a cloud-based software that is helping salons and spas manage their daily activities such as predicting revenues, engaging their customers, maintaining customer reservations, and viewing customer visit history. The start-up also has built-in customer relationship (CRM) and inventory management features.

3. Belancer | Bangladesh 

Belancer is a Bangladeshi online marketplace where companies and freelance professionals connect and collaborate remotely. Employers from anywhere in the world can use the platform, and plans are afoot to expand the service to Nepal and India, where there is also a large freelancer community, and local employers have similar pains.

4. honestbee | Singapore

honestbee is an Instacart-like service which assigns a freelance runner to buy groceries on your behalf from the nearest supermarket. The items are then sent straight to you.

5. Pluss | India 

Gurgaon-based Pluss allows users to buy medicines through its app. Users can upload a photo of their prescription, and then the app lets them select and order individual medicines from their prescription. Orders are delivered to a user within 60 minutes of them receiving an order confirmation SMS.

This is an excerpt from Tech in Asia. You can read the full article here.