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Using a motorcycle taxi network as its backbone, Gojek is a one-stop app for everything on-demand – transport, courier, food delivery, even massage and house cleaning. Payment via cash or GoPay, an e-wallet that can be used for Gojek services and other payments.
Using a motorcycle taxi network as its backbone, Gojek is a one-stop app for everything on-demand – transport, courier, food delivery, even massage and house cleaning. Payment via cash or GoPay, an e-wallet that can be used for Gojek services and other payments.
Direct point-to-point intra-city courier delivery guaranteed in under 90 minutes within 10km. Book via app, website or WeChat; with real-time tracking service. Charges by weight and distance, with a RMB 9 minimum charge.
Direct point-to-point intra-city courier delivery guaranteed in under 90 minutes within 10km. Book via app, website or WeChat; with real-time tracking service. Charges by weight and distance, with a RMB 9 minimum charge.
A B2C and B2B online platform that connects tailors directly with customers seeking custom-made fashion products, Kostoom's on-demand service is available via its Android app and website. Customers can upload their own designs and book home visits for tailors to take measurements and collect fabrics and accessories. The app also allows clients to track the progress of their orders.
A B2C and B2B online platform that connects tailors directly with customers seeking custom-made fashion products, Kostoom's on-demand service is available via its Android app and website. Customers can upload their own designs and book home visits for tailors to take measurements and collect fabrics and accessories. The app also allows clients to track the progress of their orders.
E-store offering hassle-free rental of in-season dresses from over 40 leading luxury designers. Rental prices range from £50–£490 for 4–8 days, including a free backup size dress, insurance and dry cleaning. Customers must book at least 24 hours in advance. Next day delivery services available.
E-store offering hassle-free rental of in-season dresses from over 40 leading luxury designers. Rental prices range from £50–£490 for 4–8 days, including a free backup size dress, insurance and dry cleaning. Customers must book at least 24 hours in advance. Next day delivery services available.
App-based hyperlocal service that delivers its own chef-designed, healthy, fresh and affordable lunches from under-used local kitchens to weekday workplaces in major Iberian cities. Sustainability is a key benefit, with technology employed to reduce waste and surplus food delivered to charity.
App-based hyperlocal service that delivers its own chef-designed, healthy, fresh and affordable lunches from under-used local kitchens to weekday workplaces in major Iberian cities. Sustainability is a key benefit, with technology employed to reduce waste and surplus food delivered to charity.
Veniam's NetRider box runs on native software and cellular, Wi-Fi and DSRC signals, forming a mesh network open to devices with continuous connectivity. Via agreements with OEMs and tier 1 manufacturers, the technology should soon be incorporated in connected and autonomous vehicles. Boxes send real-time data to Veniam's cloud for analytics.
Veniam's NetRider box runs on native software and cellular, Wi-Fi and DSRC signals, forming a mesh network open to devices with continuous connectivity. Via agreements with OEMs and tier 1 manufacturers, the technology should soon be incorporated in connected and autonomous vehicles. Boxes send real-time data to Veniam's cloud for analytics.
Grocery shopping app with a database of 50,000+ commodities. Pay by Alipay or WeChat Wallet. A Jimaisong personal shopper buys the items at nearby supermarkets/stores and delivers within an hour. Free delivery.
Grocery shopping app with a database of 50,000+ commodities. Pay by Alipay or WeChat Wallet. A Jimaisong personal shopper buys the items at nearby supermarkets/stores and delivers within an hour. Free delivery.
Once a car-sharing platform, Uucars switched to running electric car rentals. Starting with 300 e-cars, 70 parking-charging stations in Beijing, UUcars charges RMB 0.2 per minute, RMB 2 per kilometer for every e-car rented. Use its app to locate nearest station, unlock car, and pay.
Once a car-sharing platform, Uucars switched to running electric car rentals. Starting with 300 e-cars, 70 parking-charging stations in Beijing, UUcars charges RMB 0.2 per minute, RMB 2 per kilometer for every e-car rented. Use its app to locate nearest station, unlock car, and pay.
Yellow bicycles for rental, each with a serial number plate and lock. Users key in the bike’s series number on the Ofo app, generating a password to unlock the bike and start the timer until the bike is locked again. After a trip, the Ofo system will record location data from the user mobile phone’s real-time GPS and pin the returned bike as available on its online map.
Yellow bicycles for rental, each with a serial number plate and lock. Users key in the bike’s series number on the Ofo app, generating a password to unlock the bike and start the timer until the bike is locked again. After a trip, the Ofo system will record location data from the user mobile phone’s real-time GPS and pin the returned bike as available on its online map.
Website connecting people with freelance professionals in 500 categories of services, including lessons, music gigs, cleaning and photography. Clients fill a form detailing their project; Zaask sources quotations for the client to choose from; and the client hires the selected freelancer. Freelancers are screened by Zaask and rated by clients.
Website connecting people with freelance professionals in 500 categories of services, including lessons, music gigs, cleaning and photography. Clients fill a form detailing their project; Zaask sources quotations for the client to choose from; and the client hires the selected freelancer. Freelancers are screened by Zaask and rated by clients.
Orange bicycles equipped with GPS devices and smart locks for rental at RMB 0.5/hour in China. Mobike bicycles come with solid tires for lower deterioration rates and maintenance costs, compared with competitors’ bikes. The Mobike app lets users find nearby available bikes, unlock them and make payment for rental.
Orange bicycles equipped with GPS devices and smart locks for rental at RMB 0.5/hour in China. Mobike bicycles come with solid tires for lower deterioration rates and maintenance costs, compared with competitors’ bikes. The Mobike app lets users find nearby available bikes, unlock them and make payment for rental.
Light blue bicycles each equipped with a serial number plate, QR code and smart lock. Users scan the QR code on the app to unlock the bike, with a timer and charges running until the bike is parked at a designated station and locked again. Rental fee starts at RMB 1/hour but drops RMB 0.1 every time the user introduces a new user, until as low as RMB 0.1/hour. Electronic parking stations are visible only on app’s online map.
Light blue bicycles each equipped with a serial number plate, QR code and smart lock. Users scan the QR code on the app to unlock the bike, with a timer and charges running until the bike is parked at a designated station and locked again. Rental fee starts at RMB 1/hour but drops RMB 0.1 every time the user introduces a new user, until as low as RMB 0.1/hour. Electronic parking stations are visible only on app’s online map.
Online platform (via app, WeChat, website) connecting patients, especially seniors, with qualified nurses for non-intensive care-related services, including pre-consultation reminder, private car pickup, visit chaperones, appointment registration, medical report delivery and aftercare. ePeizhen provides two packages: basic (RMB 198) and with private car pickup (RMB 298), in cooperation with Didi.
Online platform (via app, WeChat, website) connecting patients, especially seniors, with qualified nurses for non-intensive care-related services, including pre-consultation reminder, private car pickup, visit chaperones, appointment registration, medical report delivery and aftercare. ePeizhen provides two packages: basic (RMB 198) and with private car pickup (RMB 298), in cooperation with Didi.
Online platform offering drone spraying and precision agriculture services by connecting drone operators with farmers. A drone carries 10 kg of pesticide and flies 1.5 to 2 meters above crops at a speed of 5 to 8 meters per second. Via website or app. Company also offers SaaS and dynamic pricing for agro-dealers.
Online platform offering drone spraying and precision agriculture services by connecting drone operators with farmers. A drone carries 10 kg of pesticide and flies 1.5 to 2 meters above crops at a speed of 5 to 8 meters per second. Via website or app. Company also offers SaaS and dynamic pricing for agro-dealers.
On-demand delivery service platform that lets users order any type of goods from multiple suppliers such as pharmacies, restaurants and grocers - and have them delivered within an hour. Customers can track orders real-time via instant messaging with the Glovo couriers to get geolocation details through the app.
On-demand delivery service platform that lets users order any type of goods from multiple suppliers such as pharmacies, restaurants and grocers - and have them delivered within an hour. Customers can track orders real-time via instant messaging with the Glovo couriers to get geolocation details through the app.
Founder and CEO Gao Lufeng on Ninebot's acquisition of American motorized scooter maker Segway, China’s rise in technology and innovation, and the company’s plans for the US market
- China
- 5 min read
Farm Friend: World’s first agri-drone sharing platform wins over users, investors
Gone are the days of the lone Chinese farmer toiling under the sun. Now drones are here to help – and there’s even a drone sharing platform too
- China
- 4 min read
The death of Wazypark: A tale of too much money, and no business model
It was an investors’ and media darling. But the story of Wazypark got bitter in 2017, when management disputes and ballooning losses culminated in the startup’s final days
- Spain
- 3 min read
Have you ever bought expensive equipment but seldom used it? Do you want to try the latest electronic gadgets at low cost? Try this online sharing and rental platform
- China
- 4 min read
Mobike founder Hu Weiwei: A crazy idea that touched millions of lives
In just three years, Hu Weiwei has changed the way over 150 million people travel in the city with her company’s dockless bikes
- China
- 5 min read
EXCLUSIVE: Mexico’s Trendier invests in Chicfy as part of €1 million deal
Spain's most popular secondhand fashion marketplace and media darling gets lifeline as it struggles financially to stay afloat
- Spain
- 2 min read
With Spain's property sector booming again, can Wallapop cash in?
Five years on, the online classified advertising platform and darling of Spain's startup scene, Wallapop, is hoping an ambitious move into the real estate market will help it finally turn a profit
- Spain
- 4 min read
China's new unicorn: Secondhand electronics platform Aihuishou now worth US$1.5 billion
Aihuishou's latest funding round is the largest yet for a secondhand electronics platform
- China
- 6 min read
eCooltra CEO: Offline-to-online leader in two-wheel sharing economy
Timo Buetefisch, the CEO and co-founder of Europe's largest scooter rental firm Cooltra, discusses the successful offline-to-online shift to scooter-sharing app eCooltra
- Spain
- 13 min read
Be Helpie: Fundraising designed for Gen Z
CEO of Pamplona-based startup Be Helpie, Miguel Pueyo, tells CompassList at the Madrid South Summit about revolutionizing fundraising by engaging teens and young adults
- Spain
- 6 min read
Chinese startup Xianghuanji takes a gamble on smartphone leasing
Now you can rent the newest phones for half the price of an upgrade
- China
- 4 min read
Beyond ride-hailing: Go-Jek, Grab and all their friends
Now that Grab and Go-Jek are in a faceoff on a regional scale, here's a look at how Southeast Asia's two biggest unicorns – and their investors – could be shaping the local digital economies and startup ecosystems
- Indonesia
- 5 min read
Will China ride into a car-sharing future?
Chinese car-sharing startups face reckoning as more than 500 players crowd into a fast-growing, but young, market
- China
- 6 min read
Despite early promise, China's on-demand bus services hit potholes on the road to profit
High costs – not a lack of customers – have forced promising on-demand bus service startups like DuduBus to shift their focus to corporate shuttle services
- China
- 7 min read
Xiangwushuo’s platform finds a new home for secondhand goods
This WeChat mini program doesn’t yet have a monetization strategy, but has still received over US$110 million in funding in one year
- China
- 5 min read
