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The dark side of tech development in Singapore

Though start-ups in Singapore are growing in numbers, there is a shortage of tech engineers to meet the demand, reports Tech in Asia

Ad-commerce startup Adrobe set to go live from Dussehra

Monthly rental advertisements would be the primary source of revenues

Japan's KLab Ventures to launch new VC arm

KLab Venture Partners will invest primarily in Japan, but will also look toward the US and Southeast Asia, reports Tech in Asia

Google invests $65 million in China partner for Android Wear

Mobvoi is a Chinese start-up that makes mobile voice-search apps and smartwatch software, reports Tech in Asia

LinkedIn India's MD to join Freshdesk as COO

Nishant Rao will be responsible for all non-R&D aspects of Freshdesk

Qualcomm, Norwest Venture invest $10 million in health-tech startup Attune

Attune to use funds to expand ops in India, Africa, West Asia and South East Asia

Opinio raises $7 mn from Delhivery, Accel

Sahil Barura, CEO of Delhivery, has joined the board of Opinio following the investment

With its new smart TV, Xiaomi is redefining what 'TV' means

Xiaomi's new smart TV is making the brains portable. TVs, say goodbye to your screens, reports Tech in Asia

Start-up Capital conferences planned for Delhi and Bengaluru

Start-up Capitals 2015 will be held in New Delhi on October 27, followed by one in Bangalore on October 29

Sharad Bansal: Rajasthan is all set to become the 'Land of Entrepreneurs'

Sharad Bansal, co-founder of Jaipur-based education start-up SRJNA, discusses the burgeoning start-up ecosystem in Rajasthan

Valuation of e-commerce start-ups up by 167%

Venture Capital value of late stage companies up 5.78 times

Didi Kuaidi launches a bus service in China

The service works with tourism companies and bus leasing firms to offer rides on 51-seat, wifi-equipped coaches, reports Tech in Asia

Tiger Global, Flipkart invest Rs 50 crore in Cube26

The Delhi-based gesture tech startup plans to utilise the funds to leverage its software expertise across devices

Real estate startup Square Yards acquires Oryden TechLabs

This is third acquisition in a year for Gurgaon-based real estate aggregator

This week in Asian start-ups

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

TravelKhana: Now, book your travel meals online

Delhi-based food booking platform TravelKhana connects railway travellers with restaurants

23andMe valued at $1.1 billion

The IIT that has given birth to a number of successful start-ups

IIT Kharagpur was one of the first colleges in India to have a student-run entrepreneurship cell that supported start-ups, reports Tech in Asia

Holidify raises $100K in angel round

The startup proposes to deploy the funds to strengthen its technology and expand to more holiday options

Start-ups adopting innovative HR onboarding policies

All new hires have the right to leave or stay based on a deeper understanding of the company's working culture