Here Are The 8 Startups That Presented At JFDI Asia's Demo Day
Summary
Stay in touch via Twitter or Google+ .Singapore-based incubator JFDI Asia is popular among startups in the region, and well-known for being extremely selective in total 317 teams applied for its third 100-day accelerator program, but only 10 made the cut. It acknowledges that there are a lot of Web apps out there competing with it, such as Cheezburger and 9GAG, but mobile-wise Molome says it has a first-mover advantage.Healint is behind an app that captures patient behavior data passively, giving physicians a dashboard of key diagnostic indicators in between visits, therefore letting them make better prescriptive decisions.Targeted at people with chronic diseases, Healint aims to apply the Quantified Self movement so far only mainly seen in fitness trackers into a health tracker. TapTalents has developed a cross-platform mobile solution that goes beyond just delivering content it adds features for feedback, personalization, testing and gamification to engage trainees more. It also goes beyond basic remittance to provide recurring billing and invoicing services, as well as an API for small merchants to get a payments account set up with banks.This startup is targeting the pharmaceutical industry in Indonesia with an app that lets patients scan their medical package, then interact with them on a regular basis to ensure compliance via offering rewards.Obatech is also giving doctors this information (paid for, of course) so they can monitor patient compliance, and pharmaceutical companies can also better direct their marketing spend.Vault Dragon provides offsite storage services on demand to apartment dwellers who want to offload their stuff when their living places get cramped sort of like Dropbox for physical things. Though JFDI is still to see an exit, the pipeline of startups and subsequent funding is overall a healthy trend for the region.Images via Molome, Vault Dragon and TapTalents, headline image via Shutterstock