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A one-stop booking platform for personal grooming services in Indonesia, Minutes Apps is fast becoming a cool lifestyle brand for busy urbanites and salons.
A one-stop booking platform for personal grooming services in Indonesia, Minutes Apps is fast becoming a cool lifestyle brand for busy urbanites and salons.
Transparent fees, zero wait time with this app that connects users directly with hairdressers, not salons. Ratings enable informed choices, spur hairdressers to become competitive.
Transparent fees, zero wait time with this app that connects users directly with hairdressers, not salons. Ratings enable informed choices, spur hairdressers to become competitive.
On-demand makeup and image styling services in an app: Meishangmen’s makeup professionals provide affordable, convenient and hygienic services while using safe, branded products.
On-demand makeup and image styling services in an app: Meishangmen’s makeup professionals provide affordable, convenient and hygienic services while using safe, branded products.
The convenience of on-demand Chinese traditional massage, without compromising safety – Dana+ only engages professional therapists with minimum five years’ experience and licensed salons.
The convenience of on-demand Chinese traditional massage, without compromising safety – Dana+ only engages professional therapists with minimum five years’ experience and licensed salons.
Shopping concierge, Kufed, wants to be Indonesia’s coolest virtual hangout for the latest global lifestyle and fashion trends; offering exciting products without any hassle.
Shopping concierge, Kufed, wants to be Indonesia’s coolest virtual hangout for the latest global lifestyle and fashion trends; offering exciting products without any hassle.
Cosmetic surgery becomes more affordable, with more choices and information on safety and quality, on this aesthetic services shopping and social platform.
Cosmetic surgery becomes more affordable, with more choices and information on safety and quality, on this aesthetic services shopping and social platform.
This online store lets beauty enthusiasts in Indonesia shop for genuine branded beauty products, without having to worry about counterfeits. Free doorstep delivery included, too.
This online store lets beauty enthusiasts in Indonesia shop for genuine branded beauty products, without having to worry about counterfeits. Free doorstep delivery included, too.
One of Indonesia’s first beauty blogs, FDN is a leading social-commerce site today for beauty enthusiasts to discover, review, discuss and shop beauty products.
One of Indonesia’s first beauty blogs, FDN is a leading social-commerce site today for beauty enthusiasts to discover, review, discuss and shop beauty products.
Novita Imelda was an active Fashionese Daily (now Female Daily) reader. She became the blog's angel investor in 2008
Novita Imelda was an active Fashionese Daily (now Female Daily) reader. She became the blog's angel investor in 2008
Founded in 2011, the knowledge capital fund is an initiative from the InKemia IUCT Group to focus on innovation and the licensing of patents in the biotech sectors. InKemia supports the life science industry through R&D grant programs, technical consultancy and training. It specializes in areas such as chemical synthesis, biotech, bio-catalysis, quality control and EU releases of new products. InKemia also supports local entrepreneurs through the Manuel Arroyo Award for Young Entrepreneurs with the aim to promote local cooperative economic development.
Founded in 2011, the knowledge capital fund is an initiative from the InKemia IUCT Group to focus on innovation and the licensing of patents in the biotech sectors. InKemia supports the life science industry through R&D grant programs, technical consultancy and training. It specializes in areas such as chemical synthesis, biotech, bio-catalysis, quality control and EU releases of new products. InKemia also supports local entrepreneurs through the Manuel Arroyo Award for Young Entrepreneurs with the aim to promote local cooperative economic development.
Vostok New Ventures is a Swedish investment company that invests globally in companies with network effects, founded in 2007. It has a special focus on the areas of real estate, recruitment and job sites, travel and transportation services and general classified ads. It participates in growth-stage companies and has invested in 27 companies, 18 of which as leading investor. Its exits are Avito, Quandoo and Delivery Hero.
Vostok New Ventures is a Swedish investment company that invests globally in companies with network effects, founded in 2007. It has a special focus on the areas of real estate, recruitment and job sites, travel and transportation services and general classified ads. It participates in growth-stage companies and has invested in 27 companies, 18 of which as leading investor. Its exits are Avito, Quandoo and Delivery Hero.
Founded in 2014, Midas Capital invests mainly in businesses offering customer products and services over the Internet. With offices in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing and Hangzhou, it currently manages assets worth around RMB 3bn.
Founded in 2014, Midas Capital invests mainly in businesses offering customer products and services over the Internet. With offices in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Beijing and Hangzhou, it currently manages assets worth around RMB 3bn.
NAOS is a French multinational company operating in 100 countries, with a special focus on skincare. Bioderma is its best-known brand. Established over 40 years ago by pharmacist-biologist Jean-Noël Thorel, the company stresses the importance of ecobiology. The company recently extended its scope from skincare to a wider interest in the healthcare sector, such as beauty and well-being. Mediktor is its first investment in tech startups.
NAOS is a French multinational company operating in 100 countries, with a special focus on skincare. Bioderma is its best-known brand. Established over 40 years ago by pharmacist-biologist Jean-Noël Thorel, the company stresses the importance of ecobiology. The company recently extended its scope from skincare to a wider interest in the healthcare sector, such as beauty and well-being. Mediktor is its first investment in tech startups.
Toro Ventures is a VC fund based in Monterrey, Mexico, with offices in San Francisco. Led by entrepreneurs Elsa Treviño and Tuto Assad, the fund helps tech startups raise seed capital as well as build a network of family offices and business angels interested in investment opportunities in the Latin American tech ecosystem.Toro Ventures also supports big companies looking to innovate by connecting them with startups from relevant industry verticals. In December 2018, it made its biggest investment to date: €2 million in Spain's BEWE. Established in December 2016, the company has invested in nine startups, to date.
Toro Ventures is a VC fund based in Monterrey, Mexico, with offices in San Francisco. Led by entrepreneurs Elsa Treviño and Tuto Assad, the fund helps tech startups raise seed capital as well as build a network of family offices and business angels interested in investment opportunities in the Latin American tech ecosystem.Toro Ventures also supports big companies looking to innovate by connecting them with startups from relevant industry verticals. In December 2018, it made its biggest investment to date: €2 million in Spain's BEWE. Established in December 2016, the company has invested in nine startups, to date.
TheVentures founders launch Singapore VC to drive deals in Southeast Asia
The Korean Viki co-founders return to Singapore as venture builders and investors, offering South Korean partnerships and “CTO-as-a-service” in Southeast Asia
Xampla: Making strong, low-cost biodegradable plastic from peas
Inspired by the strength of spider silk, the Cambridge University spinoff has produced a plant-based, completely compostable alternative to microplastics
Oceanium: Supporting sustainable seaweed farming
Scottish startup Oceanium has developed a proprietary biorefinery and processing model to create seaweed-based compostable materials, alt-protein ingredients and nutraceuticals for use across industry verticals
Beemine Lab: Nurturing the fast-growing CBD cosmetics market
The first biotech company in Spain to produce CBD-rich cosmetics, The Beemine Lab is in a market poised to reach nearly $1bn by 2024, or 10% of the total skincare market
Nucaps Nanotechnology: New encapsulation tech for nutritional and pharmaceutical sectors
Nucaps Nanotechnology is growing through a mix of accelerating market penetration and continuous R&D
Keep: Social fitness app bags $80m Series E as Covid-19 lockdown fuels demand for virtual gyms
Keep becomes China’s first sports tech unicorn as number of fitness app users in the country almost doubled to 89m amid home confinement and gym closures
Smile Formula offers orthodontic treatment online, and 70% cheaper
Unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak, Smile Formula served 2,000 customers within nine months of launch and raised RMB 10m seed funding in April
Some Chinese startups spot new market opportunities amid Covid-19 gloom
Crises create opportunities for startups to pivot and innovate, as Covid-19 is showing
More Asian men are into skincare and health products, and Elio is here to help (discreetly)
Elio believes offering privacy, free online consultations and discreet product packaging will encourage more men to take better care of their health
Indonesia's Rata offers customized aligners for quicker teeth straightening
Founded by two dentists, Alpha JWC Ventures-backed Rata seeks to offer an affordable alternative to conventional braces by tapping AI in orthodontics
Canika: A new app offering more budget-friendly weddings
Canika woos young couples with more flexible prices and options in Indonesia's $7bn wedding planning market
In China, e-commerce platforms and brands bet big on live commerce
Retailers embrace shopping via livestreaming, where social media influencers hawk products and get rapid sales
Unicorn Xiaohongshu refines social commerce model after stumble, as bigger players jostle in
Once the epitome of China's O2O social commerce success, Xiaohongshu (RED) tries to reinvent itself amid challenges from internet giants, influencers and short videos
As more Chinese opt for cosmetic surgery, startups have emerged to help them make informed decisions
China’s medical aesthetic services platforms face both opportunities and challenges with the rise of Generation Z
From laundry to beauty salons: Mr Jeff’s exponential franchising growth
Mr Jeff, the startup opening 100 new laundries a month, has entered the beauty market with price-competitive on-demand services
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