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Klinify, a document management system that helps private medical clinics manage patient records while preserving their existing workflow, today announced that it has closed a S$770,000 (USD$604,000) seed funding round led by Jungle Ventures through Singapore’s Technology Incubation Scheme under the National Research Foundation (NRF). The round was supported by angel investors from the medical…

I started my career as a TV producer back in the day when making a ‘corporate video’ cost tens of thousands of dollars. Today, although all the technology you need to showcase your startup comes free with a phone, it still takes skill to explain a complex product in simple language and compelling pictures, writes…

SINGAPORE – OurHealthMate, an online platform that allows non-resident Indians to manage and monitor their family’s healthcare from a distance, today announced it had closed a SGD560K (USD440K) seed funding round led by Bimal Shah, heading an international syndicate of business angels. The round is supported by Singapore-based Benjamin Tsai and a second international angel…

SINGAPORE — JFDI.Asia announces that it plans to operate three runs of our accelerator program back to back through 2014. Commencing on 20 March, 26 June and 2 October, each batch will include 10-15 startup businesses. Ambitious early-stage digital startup businesses from anywhere in the world are invited to apply immediately.   In exchange for…

SINGAPORE – enMarkit, a social commerce company that increases sales on ecommerce sites by engaging online shoppers and rewarding them for sharing reviews, announced today that Murli Ravi is joining the company as a non-executive director. Mr Ravi is the former Head of Investments for south and southeast Asia at venture capital firm JAFCO Investments…

Since they revealed their startup Healint to the world at JFDI’s demo day on December 9, Francois Cadiou and Veronica Chew have been meeting a string of investors one on one. Talking with JFDI CEO Hugh Mason, they say the experience has taught them a lot about the what investors ask and how to plan…

When startups are accepted onto the JFDI.Asia business accelerator program, one criteria we judge performance against in the beginning is whether or not they can articulate their Big Vision. During week one, teams work with mentors to articulate and challenge their vision. By week four, following sessions on customer discovery and product development, internal sessions take place to…

This post contains a selection of tweets and images from our most recent Demo Day. We will soon update our website to show more feedback from teams and investors for the class of 2013B. In the meantime, please enjoy these highlighted moments!  They had toiled with gusto and good humour for 100 days, in an…

Skimbl.com, an online product that allows retail venues to audit their service quality, today announced that it had secured a firm commitment of S$75K (US60$K) towards the seed funding round it hopes to raise following JFDI.Asia’s demo day next week. The investment pledge was made by Pascal Ballot, a Shanghai-based business angel. Ballot is also…

In a startup, you and your co-founder are constantly under pressure and always have too many things to do! So how can you ensure that you’re focusing your energy and resources on the right activities? Well, it is often said that you can’t manage what you can’t measure, and one way to keep your attention…