The good, bad, and ugly of web startups at DEMO Asia

March 2, 2012 by  

While mobile apps may be all there rage right now, startups are still doing very interesting things in the web space. Here, we present you the good, bad, and ugly of the web technology companies that presented at DEMO Asia 2012 yesterday.

Fitness Buffet, Singapore

As a business, Fitness Buffet shows a lot of promise. I’ve written about them once before, and I’m glad to see that they’re getting validation from the Sages, who have a lot of good things to say about them.

In a nutshell, Fitness Buffet is a service that offers a wide variety of special deals at a fixed price of US$99. Customers who sign up will receive a whole list of deals which they must redeem by a set date.

The founder, New Zealander Callum Laing, explains that his company wants to make exercise fun again by offering really interesting activities. Read more

Live blog: DEMO Asia pitches by web technology startups

March 1, 2012 by  

Meritxell Rosich from Splaype at rehearsals.

See new web technologies that aim to make it big. In this round we have Splaype, Hanasake Pictures, Studio Ousia, Heyawanna Labs, BCZ.com, Nundino, Reventive, and Fitness Buffet launching their products. Epsilon Mobile, Playmoolah, and Ubersnap will be doing Alpha Pitches. Read more