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Virtual reality startup Absentia raises Rs 1.2 crore

The device-agnostic technology can convert any media or game to virtual reality and simulate it on the company's device

Start-ups on review path

Alarms go off if budgets are crossed; weekly & monthly reviews catching up

Why Japanese venture capital is fuelling Indonesia's tech boom

Japanese investors have been active in Indonesia for decades not only in technology but in energy, garments and manufacturing, reports Tech in Asia

Ola Launches standalone Ola Money app

Users will be able to recharge their mobile phones and send money to family and friends through the app

Technology start-ups ride health care wave

Paid health care application market in India set to grow at 33% in a year

Flashdoor raises money from former, current Flipkart executives

Money to be used to expand the team and on technology, logistics

Chennai Angles invests in Hyderabad gaming start-up

In Hitwicket, you play the role of a manager of a T20 Cricket team and make all strategic decisions

Xiaomi launches insurance cover, Mi Protect, in India

Mi Protect is an insurance cover for accidental and liquid damage for one year after activation, reports Tech in Asia

Tech startup Trupik Inc to raise funds in Series-A round

The company had raised $1 mn in a seed round from Silicon Valley-based Kommareddy Group of Investors a year-and-a-half ago

Six years after a civil war, Sri Lanka bets on start-ups, lures investors

Five million out of Sri Lanka's 20 million people are on the Internet and 4G colonies are present across the country, reports Tech in Asia

Alibaba crushes records, brings in $14.3 billion on Singles Day

Mobile sales accounted for nearly 70% of Alibaba's revenue on Singles Day, reports Tech in Asia

Consolidation in Indian auto ecommerce: CarTrade buys CarWale

German media conglomerate Axel Springer sells its majority stake in CarWale to CarTrade, reports Tech in Asia

Back on mobile browser: Flipkart takes two steps back to take one step forward

Experts say that trying to tempt users on the app by constant sales is not only resource hungry but also counter intuitive

Israeli start-ups to follow closely in 2016

Many Israeli start-ups have their eyes set on achieving unicorn status or beyond, reports Tech in Asia

Uber's rival in the Middle East, Careem, raises $60m in series C financing

The funding will be used to accelerate the firm's operations in Pakistan, Middle East and North Africa, reports Tech in Asia

Japan tourism and Vietnamese engineers made this start-up a $175 mn success

Besides running three travel websites, Evolable Asia is also a leading outsourcer of Vietnamese engineers, reports Tech in Asia

Quiver, the augmented reality app that brings drawings to life

When was the last time you heard of a start-up trying to disrupt the colouring book market? Tech in Asia finds out

Education portal Fastudent.com launches #TeriMeriDiwali with Delhi NGOs

The company said it believed that 'education is the movement from darkness to light'.

Five rising start-ups in India

The latest funding round-up from Tech in Asia

YatraGenie.com ties up with IRCTC for cab services

Company raised an undisclosed amount in a Series-A funding last month