Vibease smart vibrator earns top 4 spot at Dublin Web Summit, now open for preorders

Singapore startup Vibease, which makes smartphone-enabled smart vibrators, has earned a top 4 spot at the Dublin Web Summit, a prominent technology conference in Europe. It was selected from over 1,000 entries from around the world, 100 of which were invited to pitch at the event.

The Dublin Web Summit had prominent tech luminaries like Paul Sciarra of Pinterest, Niklas Zennström of Skype, and Mike McCue of Flipboard as speakers. The overall winner, SmartThings, which turns everyday objects into smart objects, won EUR100,000 (USD130,000) in cash. The other finalists were: Tictail, a platform for users to start online stores, and Ovelin, which is like Guitar Hero for real guitars.

Since Vibease tickled audiences with its quirky pitch at Startups in Asia Singapore in February this year, it has gotten a female spokesperson to help market the product and raised funding from 3 angel investors in Singapore. The startup has also refined its prototype and business model. It’s now calling for preorders.

The product comes in two parts: A ‘sensual massager’, which costs USD79.99, and a smartphone app (now on Android).

The massager, which connects to the Vibease app via bluetooth, has different settings and vibration modes. The companion app allows users to customize their own vibrations, listen to soothing ambient sounds, and even pleasure their partner, who may be on the other side of the globe.

The app also enables photo exchange and sexting in a secure environment: users can opt for a number pin screen lock to ensure privacy.

Currently, the app appears to have gotten quite a positive reception, if user reviews are any indication. The vibrator itself has received 117 preorders so far — the campaign ends on 30th November.

Vibease is not the only Asian startup to make a splash at the Dublin Web Summit. 9gag, a popular humor site from Hong Kong, AVA, an e-commerce platform for premium brands in the Philippines; Collaborative Cloud, a communication and collaboration platform from India, and NonStop Games, a HTML5 social games developer from Singapore, also made the finals (see writeup).

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