This week in Asian start-ups

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

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.

DealStreetAsia | Singapore

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


 

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.


 

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.


 

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.

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