Top 50 Social Media Startup Investors in Asia in October 2023

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• SoLeLands — SoLeLands provides children with future-ready skills, virtues, and applied competences and inspires children to love learning.
• Maka Motors — MAKA is dedicated to building the best electric motorcycles for Indonesian riders.
• Zenith Learning Group — Zenith Learning Group's mission is to deliver a holistic, world-class education to learners across South East Asia through technology.

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• Cerby — Collaborate without chaos. Cerby helps your team be productive while protecting your brand. Secure unmanageable applications. Only with Cerby.
• CYBO — CYBO provides products and services to understand cells deeply and to harness them widely.
• Bondy — Bondy is an HR Tech automation platform that specializes in connecting different HR processes.

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• Funds — Funds is an online marketplace for lending funds.
• Bloomo Investment — Bloomo Investment is a software company that specializes in the development of smart and fun investment apps.
• LexxPluss — LexxPluss develops an automatic transfer software system and robot hardware.

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• LiLz — LiLz is an IT technology network for businesses looking to use AI and IoT to offer new services and value.
• CADDi — CADDi is an online ordering platform for manufacturing industry.
• EX-Fusion — EX-Fusion develops the first commercial laser based nuclear fusion reactor for power generation.

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• MI-6 — MI-6 is a research, development, consulting, and project management for material development using IT. We will promote materials informatics in the field of material development with our technological capabilities and a wealth of project knowledge that challenge the world's most advanced technologies .
• ELESTYLE — ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society.
• Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.

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• Humi.com — Humi.com is an industrial Internet service platform.
• ZS Robotics — ZS Robotics specializes in technological innovation and the provision of dependable intelligent storage products and solutions.
• Shexu Technology — Established in 2020, Shanghai Shexu Technology Co., Ltd. is an AI-driven industrial design software R&D technology enterprise and design service provider. The company has a professional scientific research and technical team, and has independently developed automatic industrial design software based on AI computing engine. The design softwarehas been widely used in the field of automotive industry equipment, significantly improving the design efficiency of industrial machinery designers.

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• MI-6 — MI-6 is a research, development, consulting, and project management for material development using IT. We will promote materials informatics in the field of material development with our technological capabilities and a wealth of project knowledge that challenge the world's most advanced technologies .
• ELESTYLE — ELESTYLE are promoting mobile payments and providing high value-added services for users to realize a cashless society.
• Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.

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• mikai — mikai is a virtual YouTuber management, VR / AR content development.
• Tokyo — Tokyo provides consistently-designed signage and projector installation, as well as maintenance company support. All customers need is “product selection” considering installation. This is a service that does not take time and effort!
• Graffity — Graffity to provide AR experiences globally and enrich life more conveniently and invent the AR entertainment experience and provide it globally.

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• MetaCene — MetaCene is a blockchain company that aims to create an accessible Web3 world for the masses, with a focus on player-centric entertainment.
• Ruishi Technology — Ruishi Technology develops Myopia prevention and control medical devices.
• True Talents For China (TTC) — True Talents For China (TTC) is a digital and intelligent professional talent service company that provides digital platforms, business platforms, data platforms, enterprise cloud services, and other services.

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• GITAI — GITAI is a robotics startup for space development. The company aims to replace astronauts with robots that can work for a long time while being remotely controlled from earth while in low earth orbit space stations to decrease the burden on astronauts, shorten the time it takes to perform work in space, and reduce costs.
• DINETTE — DINETTE is a cosmetics manufacturing company.
• Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.

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• YourTrade — YourTrade helps cross-border e-commerce companies to resale rejected goods and backlogged inventory from overseas sales through local sales channels.It also provides services such as collection and inspection of returned items, as well as resale through local sales channels.
• UMAMI UNITED — Umami United is a plant-based food brand with unique focus on Japanese food technologies and traditional ingredients to make delicious and healthy food to unite people at one table. The wide lineups are designed to be vegan-friendly, buddhist friendly, and halal friendly for all.
• Friend Microbe — Friend Mike Robe is Developing new market with microbe-related technology

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• JOKR — Grocery shopping is easier now with JOKR, your instant delivery app. Order your groceries and favorite products in our online supermarket and get them instantly at your door. Download the app now and make your first grocery order on us. Available in IOs and Android. Access www.jokr.com for more info
• Gem — Gem Security gives SecOps teams the tools they need to respond to cloud threats with context, fast, providing the industry's leading platform for cloud detection and response.
• Ronovo Surgical — Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Shanghai, Ronovo Surgical is founded by industry veterans from global leaders in surgical and industrial robotics, such as Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic and KUKA. Aiming to transform how surgery is performed in China, Ronovo is leveraging robust R&D capabilities and strategicpartnerships globally to accelerate the development of a broad portfolio of MIS and digital surgery solutions that exemplifies the core themes of simplicity, precision, and intelligence.

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• Plott — Plott producing youtube animation platform under Vision “Become a Content holder from YouTube”. In August 2019, the company name was changed from Fabo to Plott. Plott, the new company name, is derived from the plot that you make before writing novels, etc., and the idea that “I want to make content all the time” is put in the company name.
• Now Do — Now Do provides online growth revolution platform.
• FiNANCiE — FiNANCiE is a social networking service.

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• Rybit — A leading technology platform that connects the last mile delivery industry, optimizing and simplifying day-to-day delivery operations.
• Levr.ai — Levr.ai is an intelligent loans platform built to get your business funded—fast
• Return Helper — Founded in 2018, Return Helper is a data-driven return management solution that optimizes return process and the aftermarket activities for online retailers. We support all the major ecommerce platforms including Amazon and FBA, eBay, Walmart, Shopify, Rakuten etc.

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• Blacklane — Blacklane is the global chauffeur service that offers safety, sustainability, and stress-free travel. Since 2017, the company has been carbon-neutral, combining a five-star guest experience with care for the planet. The customers can book their travels using Blacklane’s mobile app or website.Blacklane was co-founded by Jens Wohltorf and FrankSteuer and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
• Steady — Home Page Steady Your Income Home Page Steady Your Income Home Page Steady Your Income
• ZenBusiness — Start a new business today for $0 or grow your existing business with the ZenBusiness platform. Get to your first dollar faster without the stress.

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• CotoLab. — CotoLab is an Internet company.
• DINETTE — DINETTE is a cosmetics manufacturing company.
• SOUNDRAW — Your personal AI music generator.

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• ZetaChain — An EVM-compatible L1 blockchain that connects everything: Build interoperable dApps that span any chain including Bitcoin, access all chains from one place.
• EthStorage — EthStorage is a crypto startup and It is a storage rollup built on top of ethereum.
• KTX Finance — KTX Finance is an online trading platform. It provides permissionless, decentralized on-chain trade of perpetuals.

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• Bio-Engine — Bio-Engine is a developer of high-density serum-free suspension culture technology for animal cells. Its main products include HEK293 cell serum-free medium, PK15 cell serum-free medium, etc., which can be applied to antibodies, recombinant proteins, human and livestock. Virus vaccine, cell therapy and other fields.
• B&C Chemical — B&C Chemical focuses on the research, development, and production of mid-to-high-end photoresists and related raw materials. B&C is dedicated to advancing the domestication process of essential semiconductor materials. The company has currently achieved the layout of the entire industrial chain of "monomer-resin,photoacid-photoresist", including ArF/KrF photoresist monomer, ArF/KrF photoresist, G line/I line photoresist, electron beam photoresist, and other products, which are widely used in the production of integrated circuits, back-end packaging, compound semiconductors, discrete devices, electron beam, and other market applications.
• Suzhou Meichuang — Meichuang Medical is an innovative medical device company that focuses on the R&D, manufacturing and commercialization of high-end medical devices in the fields of peripheral vascular intervention, tumor intervention, and hemodialysis access maintenance

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• HaploX Biotechnology — HaploX Biotechnology is a Shenzhen-based genetic sequencing company.
• Shengyin Optoelectronics — Shengyin Optoelectronics is a platform-based micro-nano manufacturing firm that creates ornamental films for electrical appliances and portable electronics.
• Xindi Digital Engineering System — Xindi Digital Engineering System specializes in the development of 3D CAD software for manufacturing enterprises.

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• ORCA-TECH — ORCA-TECH is a manufacturer of self-driving boat.
• FUNNY ELVES — FUNNY ELVES focuses on the research and development of low-burden long-lasting base makeup products. The brand has launched two product lines of makeup-setting powder and liquid foundation. Antioxidant and anti-makeup removal is the biggest feature of the product , and both product lines have multiple shades to suit different skin tones.
• Project Z — Project Z is a social application for generation Z, to communicate with people with common interests.

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• Cat Paradise — Cat Paradise is a Web3 game developer for digital cat pet development that is based on the TONNE Web3 game.
• Interface Labs — Mobile companion for your Ethereum journey.
• The Open Network — A decentralized and open internet, created by the community using a technology designed by Telegram.

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• Abound — Fintern is a lending startup looking to offer an AI-driven alternative to costly payday loans. It aims to expand access to low-cost personal credit by using the UK’s new Open Banking standard to analyze consumers’ historical bank statement data. Open Banking data allows us to build a granular view of customers’ financial circumstances, properlyunderstand their affordability, and place less reliance on credit reference agency scores.The company was founded in 2020 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
• Sending.Me — SendingMe is Web3 native community chat software that engages, transacts, and compensates users.
• Fable Food — Noun - A tasty story with animals as characters, not dishes . Open your eyes to the incredible taste, texture and goodness of Fable.

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• Conicle — Hello, They're Conicle! ... Their mission is to improve human's learning and education with technology, creativity and inspiration.Theybelieve the right innovation can enrich people's learning, make their life more flourish, and move the society forward.Their purpose is to empower people to share and spread their goodlessons and courses to other people so that everyone can learn from each other positively ... and also a bit change the world.
• PARONYM — PARONYM is a startup developer of TIG, a next-generation interactive video technology.
• Choco CRM — Thailand’s leading professional CRM & POS solutions for business.

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• FitFlo — FitFlo brings to life the connected gym experience for Operators, Trainers and Members.
• Mole — Mole is a digital business card and mobile website software. Connect with your clients, promote your business online and much more. Comes with free customised NFC business card.
• Optacloud — Fostering a global AI powered ecosystem to achieve 100% cloud efficacy-> effortlessly, economically and eco-consciously. Dev tools stack for automating the entire development lifecycle of cloud apps across- Build, Deploy & Optimize.

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• Fando — Sports & eSports : Fan Engagement Platform
• Knocksense — A local news and recommendations platform.
• Clever Harvey — Clever Harvey JuniorMBA is an online programme led by IIM and Ivy league alumni to teach your child the essentials of entrepreneurship, strategy and technology!

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• G7 — G7 has an installation base of 800,000 cargo vehicles throughout China. Through its proprietary hardware devices, the company is able to compile data for logistics companies and drivers on location, route optimization, fuel consumption, and cargo status (temperature, humidity, etc).
• Robotphoenix — An industrial robot manufacturer in China
• Kuntian New Energy — Hebei Kuntian New Energy is a producer of anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.

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• Morght — Morght is an information technology service company.
• nanameue, Inc. — Nanameue creating a new future that makes people smile and has a fun experience. Create your own place by connecting people to people in “nanameue” way.
• Hogetic Lab — Hogetic Lab specialize in DCaaS, AI development, and Data human resources training.

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• ZumVet — ZumVet provides access to affordable and convenient veterinary care through video calls and medication delivery. They are passionate about animals and want them to get the best possible care by offering video consults, referrals, home visits, and emergency services. It was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Singapore.
• Ion Mobility — Ion Mobility is a tech-driven all-electric mobility company tackling a challenging and complex space.
• Smoothly — Startup is a place where ideas are built. A place where we are always looking toward the future; new horizons in design and development are just ahead.

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• Heartseed — Heartseed has set a mission to “open the door to heart disease treatment with regenerative medicine” and is working toward the day-to-day clinical application of myocardial regenerative medicine.
• Luup — Luup is an Internet Company.
• Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.

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• Treon — The foundation for massive IoT
• Prewave — Supplier monitoring for purchasing, supply chain management and sustainability managers.
• Microoled — Our best technology is vision. Designing the future of microdisplay applications. Our proprietary AMOLED technology elevates near-eye displays to the next level with optimal picture resolution, image brightness, and power con-sumption efficiency.

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• Fando — Sports & eSports : Fan Engagement Platform
• Epic Impact — Epic is the app that rewards you for buying ethical products that are better for the planet, and empowers you to do more good, from offsetting your carbon footprint to donating to good causes.
• BazaarNXT — B2B Marketplace for Packaging Materials, Manufacturing & Distribution

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• Huang Xiaozhu — Huang Xiaozhu is a convenient fresh food brand that is positioned to cut from Chinese fresh porridge, integrate modern processing and production and patented fresh-keeping technology, to provide young consumers with convenient, healthy and nutritious "light cooking" fresh food. Huang Xiaozhu has now developed four light luxury series ofporridge products, including abalone seafood porridge, bird's nest and white fungus porridge, ginseng chicken porridge, sea cucumber millet porridge, and plans to go online in early April.
• Qiutian Manman — Qiutian Manman is a professional brand engaged in developing nutritious food for babies and children, sets a “daily dietary nutrition clock” for babies and children, and assists parents to establish a new concept of nutritious meals for their offspring. The brand offers nutritious products designed for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well asnutritional supplements for the morning and afternoon, in a bid to guarantee babies and children aged 3-12 can have a reasonable intake of nutrition 24 hours a day to ensure their healthy growth every day.
• Physcience Golden Silicon New Material Technology — Physcience Golden Silicon New Material Technology is a technology-driven company that develops and manufactures silicon-based anode materials for lithium batteries.

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• Sunman — Sunman Energy is a technology company founded by a group of industry veterans delivering the future of Solar. Through the research and development of composite materials, Sunman has successfully commercialized the world’s first glass-free, lightweight and flexible Panel – eArc. Replacing glass completely, eArc brings solar power to markets andapplication scenarios that were previously impossible.
• Autoroad — Autoroad specializes in the core sensors for intelligent driving.
• Veminsyn — Veminsyn is a biotech manufacturing firm that conducts research and produces healthcare and agricultural products.

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• RABO — RABO is a Cat-Tech Company that "watches cat life with technology.
• MICOLY — MICOLY is a operator of a website aimed at publishing and selling creative video lessons. The company hosts lectures that are presented by the creators of all categories who are keen on sharing their techniques and philosophies in areas of nail art, Japanese calligraphy, flower arrangement, knitting and many more, as well as interacting with theirpassionate fans, enabling users to take creative lessons and start a new hobby.
• ASOVIEW Inc. — ASOVIEW Inc. is an online booking website that provides booking services for weekend leisure activities like skydiving and rafting. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Shibuya, Kanagawa.

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• Bibo — Bibost is a smart chassis solution provider.
• Gongyuan Sanqian — Gongyuan Sanqian is an automatic inspection solution provider and quality data analysis platform.
• Bibst Automotive Electronics — Bibst Automotive Electronics is a provider of automotive electronic products. Bibst provides intelligent chassis core components, chassis domain controllers, and autonomous driving-related technical services.

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• Lifeform — Lifeform provides decentralized identity systems for Web3 avatars.
• Ping — Ping provides international contractors and freelancers with access to a personal Dollar account in the United States.
• Polyhedra Network — Polyhedra Network is constructing the infrastructure for Web3 interoperability through the use of advanced zero-knowledge proof protocols.

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• Craftie — Craftie is an lesson reservation service.
• hackjpn — HACK JPN is a company that transforms imagination into creativity and builds a natural tomorrow.
• rocketa — Rocketa is a news curation and social media platform.

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• Znnewtech — Znnewtech is a provider of lithium battery energy storage systems for CM-GTS production capacity modules. The company also provides global customers with energy storage products with excellent performance and leading technology.
• Yanhuang Guoxin — Yanhuang Guoxin focuses on aerospace and other high-reliability fields, high-performance independent controllable power management chips.
• Yaoyu Technology — Yaoyu Technology specializes in the development, design and production of liquid crystal displays and liquid crystal display modules.

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• Zaihui — Zaihui is a SaaS-based data-driven marketing automation solution for local businesses that offers them with member management, precipitation members, incentive members, and mining member values. Product system offers intelligent precision marketing, integral marketing, stored-value marketing, anniversary marketing, attendant performance, thememarketing activities, and brand packaging marketing.Zaihui is headquartered in China and the company was founded in 2015.
• Mars Finance — Mars Finance is a Chinese news and reports platform focusing on the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector. It provides free and publicly accessible hosting services for blockchain and cryptocurrency reference material, market segments, and online blockchain communities.
• Qinglei Technology — Qinglei Technology is a radar sensing technology startup.

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• ULUU — ULUU is an exciting new renewable biomaterial that's incredible for our oceans and climate. ULUU is made from renewable resource, farmed seaweed!
• Funderbeam — Funderbeam is a funding and trading platform that connects companies and investors to buy and sell equity stakes. The platform allows the founders to gain exposure, legal support, a funding manager, or an investor network. It also allows the investors to take control of their investments and trade anytime they want.The company was founded in 2013as a global data platform for startup companies.
• Craft Health — Craft Health aims to combine all your daily medicines and supplements into a single daily pill, through 3D printing of personalized medicines and supplements. Our technology allows controlled release of each active ingredient as selected by the user.

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• Funds — Funds is an online marketplace for lending funds.
• K Pharma — K Pharma Is the development Of the Treatment Of the Spinal Cord injury
• OriCiro Genomics — DNA amplification | OriCiro Cloning Kit - OriCiro Genomics, Inc.

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• Mobcast group — mobcast is a sports entertainment company that operates a mobile entertainment platform for smartphones and feature phones. It supports customers with social game and social media services. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, it operates as a subsidiary of mobcast Inc.
• SmartApp Japan — Smart Apps is a developer of a blockchain services application designed for smartphones. The company's application uses cryptocurrency technology to offer token issuance, initial coin offering and dApps design support, providing a launchpad for start-up blockchain-related businesses.

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• Chuguang 3D — Chuguang 3D is a optical micro-nano 3D sensor technology platform that focuses on research and development, and manufacturing of micro-nano-level optical three-dimensional sensing and measurement and testing instruments.
• Yanming Biology — Pyrotech pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that focuses om development for drugs for the treatment of inflammation and tumors.
• Optical Standard Technology — Optical Standard Technology focuses on the design and manufacture of optical computing chips and optical computing boards for use in scenarios requiring large amounts of AI computing power, such as large model reasoning and training, autonomous driving, smart cities, quantitative finance, AI security.

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• Bloomo Investment — Bloomo Investment is a software company that specializes in the development of smart and fun investment apps.
• Sending.Me — SendingMe is Web3 native community chat software that engages, transacts, and compensates users.
• Intellect — Intellect is a modern-day mental health company with a mission to make mental healthcare & wellbeing support accessible for everyone. Today, Intellect is the largest and fastest growing mental health tech company in Asia, and serves over 2 million members and leading organisations globally through our mental health platform. Intellect wasalso selected as one of Google’s Best Apps of 2020. Intellect is backed by leading investors including Insignia Ventures Partners, Y Combinator, and an extensive list of family offices, big tech executives & renowned angel investors.

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• Fando — Sports & eSports : Fan Engagement Platform

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• Robosense — RoboSense (Suteng Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.) is the world leading environment perception solutions provider of autonomous driving LiDAR. The company is striving to deliver the world with cutting-edge robotic perception solutions which can perfectly integrate premium LiDAR hardware, 3D data processing algorithms, and deep learning technology.Through constant technology innovation, the company has made possible for robots to “see” the world with excellent environment perception capability.Registered in 2014, RoboSense is founded by a group of PhDs from Harbin Institute of Technology who have been working on LiDAR technology for more than 7 years. Over the past 4 years of commercialization, RoboSense, centered around LiDAR environment Perception technology has set up a complete operation system integrating R&D, Production, and Marketing.Besides an R&D center with Operation team headquartered in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China, the company has an R&D center in Beijing and Silicon Valley. Until April 2017, the employee base of the company has exceeded 200 people(production employee excluded) with more than 60% are Postgraduates and PhDs. For a long time, the company has maintained cooperation with world-class educational and research institutes including MIT, HKUST, Tsinghua, and HIT on talent sourcing and academic exchanges.
• ELS Technology — ELS Technology focuses on supply chain management and supply chain financial product development.
• North Ocean Photonics — North Ocean Photonics is a Smart Hardware Company.

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• Thinca — Thinca is an IT system planning, development, and operations company that provides a cloud-based CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) hospitality & communication solution for corporate offices.
• QD Laser, Inc. — Our light manipulation technology will leap forward in all industries and enrich people's lives.The world will evolve faster than ever through the power of lasers.
• Digital Cruise — Digital Cruise Provides cloud services for video distribution and digital signage.

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• ZEST — ZEST is an IT firm that offers consulting and management support services to its clients. It is based in Tokyo.
• FamiOne — FamiOne is creating a society that will support the future of couples who want to receive children.
• Meetcareer — Meetcareer provides online counseling services for career planning.

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• Deskree — Generate a complete and scalable back-end infrastructure with tons of features via a web interface. Infinitely scalable & truly independent.
• EquityList — Equity management with online cap table management and employee stock option programs (ESOP) administration. Available free for Indian startups
• Series — Series provides full-stack enterprise financial services designed for institutions & enterprises.

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• Filipino — Filipino sells handmade interior pieces for stores, museums, hotels, restaurants, and cafes.
• TANGGapp — Send money to the Philippines with the best exchange rates! Money transfers are received in minutes. Get full transparency on your transaction - no FX markups or secret costs. Download TANGapp today and get started!
• Shoppable Business — Shoppable Philippines B2B Marketplace