TMI was founded in 2012 by the US venture capital firm WI Harper Group, Kaifu Lee, head of Innovation Works —China’s largest foreign owned Venture Capital Fund— and ITRI. TMI makes early stage investments in and also incubates promising entrepreneurs who focus on the Mobile, Internet, eCommerce and hardware acceleration spaces. (More info:http://tmi.vc/)

■Citiesocial.com 
Citiesocial, a Taiwan-based startup, operates Citiesocial.com, an online curated mall focused on “Discovery Through Food & Design”. In addition to presenting many exclusive gourmet and design goods for purchase, Citiesocial engages users through exclusive content related to gourmet and design culture that collectively enrich users’ everyday life. By creating a more desirable and enriching shopping experience, the company disrupts and challenges the traditional marketplace format of Taiwanese ecommerce.

Launched in October 2011, Citiesocial currently has 100,000+ members, 100+ brand partners, and many well-known corporate partners and celebrity users. Curation is a proven business model in the US and Europe. TMI believes that Citiesocial is the category leader in Taiwan and that by combining the company with TMI’s extensive global network and resources, Citiesocial will be able to accelerate its growth and value.

■Driving Curve

Driving Curve Inc., a Taiwan-based maker of the iOS APP ”Driving Curve” (https://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/driving-curve/id596269369?ls=1&mt=8), uses GPS to capture an user’s speed and fuel efficiency, information that will enable a user to drive more safely and fuel efficiently.

The APP has reached 20,000+ downloads a month after launch and is a favorite application in Taiwan and France. ”TMI has had a keen interest in apps related to the auto sector. Driving Curve has an exceptional product and stylish UI design. Most importantly, the team is top-notch: focused, passionate and ambitious. We believe our cooperation has unlimited potential.” said by Lucas Wang, CEO and Partner of TMI.

■Peeridea Inc.

Weiting Liu, the founder of Peeridea Inc., is a serial entrepreneur and two-time Y Combinator alum. His first startup is SocialPicks, a pioneer in the social finance space, backed by Silicon Valley VCs and acquired in 2009. He is also one of the early app developers to gain traction on the Facebook platform (with 10M+ app installs). With Weiting’s past experience, TMI is looking forward to being involved in his third startup.

五月初在首爾舉行的BeLAUNCH 2013是韓國最大的科技新創公司大會。 今年的主題是「革命 」，希望的就是可以成為一個掀起韓國以及周圍區域科技生態革命的交流平台。許多相當有趣的軟硬體應用都第一次在大會上嶄露頭角，以下是幾個團隊的簡單介紹：

Message Song

一款可以把簡訊轉換成任歌曲的app。 只要打入你想要的文字，再配上軟體選單裡的配樂你就可以完全客製一首獨一無二的歌曲。它目前只有韓文的版本但已有高達 500,000 的下載量。

Perples

利用超音波做店家跟智慧型裝置的傳輸。韓國的Dunkin’ Donuts’ 剛測試了一款由 Perples 技術為基礎的 app。你只要進到店裡，手機就會偵測到並提供當日的優惠。它最大的優點就是任何播放裝置都可以傳輸，不需再添購硬體。

SinglePet

瞄準的是擁有寵物但常出差或不在家的飼主。它軟硬體的結合不但可以遠端餵食，更可以透過視訊看到寵物並與它對話。透過它的平台，你也可以購買寵物飼料，整個過程都從遠端操控。

(Source: http://www.techinasia.com/singlepet-hardware-feeding-pets/)

David 從五歲就開始寫程式，他是位創業家、顧問也是個投資者。在加入facebook 前他就參與過許多家新創公司包刮 Mexican.VC, PBWorks, Gaston Labs, 和Hacker Dojo。

TMI 台灣創意工場很高興成為 David 台北行中的一站。禮拜四下午David 來到位於基隆路的辦公室， 與TMI 團隊對談。David 提到，Facebook 雖擁有十億用戶，卻僅有一千個工程師。因此非常需要開發者的回饋，幫助他們發現bug、改善API。在這次的交流中，TMI 團隊的工程師提出不少關於Facebook 的回饋；David 也大方地給予TMI 團隊許多建議。最後David 給 提醒使用Facebook API 開發者：記得更新至最新版本，每一個新版本都有很大的改進。

這幾年對愛好旅遊的人來說，應該是好消息不斷。不僅免簽證國家越來越多，旅遊App也越來越多、越好用。以下介紹幾個旅遊相關的應用，希望幫助各位在出遊時一帆風順。

Before the trip

自助旅行往往更符合自己的需求，但規劃行程是個大麻煩。印度新創公司 Trip Tern 希望能幫你解決這個問題。只要選好時間、飯店、偏好與興趣等，Trip Tern 就會為你規劃出最適合的行程路線。 Trip Tern 也納入了社群的概念，讓你能和朋友分享你的旅程安排與種種回憶。不想只參觀名勝景點，想更深入體驗當地？ 試著在 Anyroad 上，找到你最可靠的在地導遊吧。Anyroad 強調在地的經驗交換，譬如參觀當地人知道的祕密景點、私房餐廳，或者上一堂忍者課。透過Anyroad，或許會對當地有更深刻的體驗。

除了規劃行程，機票也是重要的一環。以色列的 Superfly 除了整理各家航班資訊，方便搜尋外，更 希望能幫你管理機票相關事宜，發揮把累積里程數、會員卡等優惠的最大效益。新加坡的Skyscanner 則為你找到最便宜的機票。已經成立 10 年之久的Skyscanner，整理了 30 多個不同國家和地區的航空公司，並且擁有 25 種以上不同語言的網站，對預算有限的旅行者來說非常好用的工具。

During the trip

出遊時最怕天氣不好，Climate Clock 利用最簡潔優雅的方式，讓你隨時掌握當地氣象。

最後，台灣的團隊也推出了一款行人導航App 「toWalk」。在不知道往哪走的路口，把手機橫擺切換街景模式，就能照著箭頭只是找到正確的方向。這款App 支援 iOS 和Android兩大平台，出遊之前不妨下載來試用看看。

At e27′s Echelon satellite event in Tokyo yesterday, nine startups pitched their businesses in front of a panel of judges. The lineup of startups was pretty high quality, not only with startups from Japan but also from Korea, Taiwan, and beyond. Check out our overview of the pitches below to find out which idea walked away the winner.

Roam & Wander

This was another interesting games/entertainment offering for kids, a games and toy startup that was originally launched late last year. The company’s games offer physical stickers as a reward, which they say has worked really well in terms of getting kids excited about playing. For some kids who receive these stickers, it might be the first piece of physical mail they ever receive, so naturally they get quite excited. Typically Roam & Wander will send about 300 stickers a day, with a peak of about 700. But presentor Jason describes it as a viral gateway, and the cost of mailing has dropped a little as they have grown.

The startup also plans to bring their Tutu game character to life in the form of a doll that uses a smartphone as the characters face. Special capacitive touch toys are individually recognized by the application, allowing kids to give the doll a drink for example. They are hoping to soon launch a Kickstarter project in order to drum up some awareness about their product.

Taipei-based incubator, Taiwan Mobile Innovation (TMI), has launched its hardware acceleration program earlier this month. It hopes to attract mobile and internet-related hardware startups to take part in this inaugural program, and will render support required from prototype to mass production stage.

Hardware acceleration program details 

The program will take approximately nine to 12 months, depending on the product development cycle. As for the funding, seed capital will be provided but according to CEO of TMI, Lucas Wang, it is a separate decision process. It will work more like an angel investment decision along with its investors, and typically the investment amount would be around US$100,000.

The incubator does not seek profit from incubating its startups. In exchange for its incubation services, TMI has the option of being entitled to “discounts” when startups raise their next round of funding. They look to seek “profit” via means of capital gain in the near future. Lucas explains more:

“If we work with a startup by helping them to get the best fit manufacturing or design service, and they charge this whole production for US$30k, TMI will [not charge] for the extra service in managing the whole process. TMI does not charge on the manufacturing side for [the linking-up] fee and does not charge startups for service fee.”

TMI is looking to incubate around six to eight startups. It will be providing guidance on how to penetrate into the Asia market, as well as issues pertaining to manufacturing and production. Startups incubated will receive knowledge on the best design for production, material and component adoption, production schedule planning, quality testing and quality control, forecasting, as well as sourcing of manufacturers and partners.

There will be senior project managers hailing from manufacturing backgrounds as well as investors from hardware design and manufacturing companies. Lucas clarifies the difference in mentorship for hardware startups versus software startups:

“In hardware innovation, one of the key points is to deliver the real product that can best comply with the original/innovative design within the planned schedule. TMI converts mentorship, which is popular in software innovation, into project management in the manufacturing side. To startups, it is like Apple being served by Foxconn. TMI helps them connect with the right manufacturers for their businesses.
” TMI also explains that it is different from other hardware incubator, such as Shenzhen’s HAXLR8R.

To make things clear, Lucas tells us that there are four differences between HAXLR8R and its program:

1. Stage of the startups: TMI serves startups that already have prototypes.
2. Result of incubation: TMI aims to help startups deliver mass production products.
3. Offerings: Instead of mentorship such as introductions or networking, TMI plays the role of a team member that provides guidance on manufacturing. It deals with details such as molding defects, digital board relay, planning, and quality control.
4. Strong network: TMI sits in the heart of IT ODMs, and is connected to manufacturers that used to service large hardware companies, such as Apple, HP, and Dell. Taiwan’s ODMs provides both manufacturing services as well as design support and quality insurance. Lucas highlights that when it comes to manufacturing a consumer product, it is not just about getting a factory but also about the whole manufacturing process.

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說到社群的概念，大家最耳熟能詳的就是Facebook、Twitter、Pinterest和LinkedIn了！不過，最近這些概念的應用越來越廣，漸漸佈及各個專業領域。

QuantiaMD是一個給醫生們用的社群，它的形式和LinkedIn比較類似，QuantiaMD希望讓專業的醫生們能夠在這個平台上互相連結，透過醫生們之間的緊密連結，醫生們可以知道最新的專業知識、研討會，或是其他同儕如何精進自己，讓醫生們之間的交流更緊密。QuantiaMD本來是靠著影片內的廣告來賺錢，不過因為後來高品質的影片實在太多了，QuantiaMD也就轉型成一個軟體的提供者，靠著專業的內容，讓整個社群越來越擴大，不僅幫助許多醫生解決疑難雜症，同時也從中獲利。

(圖片來源: http://www.quantiamd.com)

另一家新創公司HealthKeep也設計了一個類似Facebook的社群網站，能夠讓病人在網站上面和得過相同疾病的病友一起討論，希望能讓病人能夠吸取過來人的經驗及教訓，在病程裡好過一點。另外，病人也能夠隨時更新自己的生理狀態，例如血壓、心跳，或是正在服用的藥物等，記錄自己的病程，形成另一種形式的電子病歷，幫助病人在看醫生的時候能夠更準確、更有效率的診斷疾病。

(圖片來源: http://www.36kr.com/p/202653.html)

那麼，用在教育呢？在之前的Online Education這篇文章裡面有提到的codecamy、EdX其實都是基於分享的概念所產生的，希望大家能夠特過網路的便利性讓知識的分享更普及、更快速。而設計領域也有一個HackDesign，這個完全免費的平台當初也只是創辦人想要推廣設計所產生出來的產品，但是如果仔細一看，HackDesign上的講師幾乎都是經歷非常豐富的創業家，基於分享的精神，才能讓今天的HackDesign成形，讓知識和技能更快更有效率的傳播。

(圖片來源: http://hackdesign.org/)

在專案管理上，早就已經有許多為了工作而設計的服務或是網站了，例如最有名的Yammer，在早期做了一個企業內部的facebook，作為管理系統，現在已經被Microsoft收購，或是最近中國很紅的紛享科技、明道、云之家，都以Facebook的timeline概念作為設計。不過，最近在愛沙尼亞的一家新創公司Weekdone，就以另一種形式來提升企業內部專案的效率。當你申請成為專案經理並且將你的成員加入專案的時候，系統就會開始將你的一舉一動轉換成電子郵件寄給你的成員。在你將工作分配出去後，每個成員都要隨時留意是否有新郵件，因為郵件會要求員工隨時上weekdone填入工作進度，且每個成員都可以看到其他成員目前負責的所有工作及工作進度，高度開放的結果會成所有成員比較能夠自動自發地將所有分配到的工作按照進度完成。

(圖片來源: https://weekdone.com/)

另一個概念是群眾智慧的概念，最典型的例子就是Wikipedia，利用網路上眾人的知識及智慧，發展出一套知識庫或是解決方法。而最近台灣也有一個大學生所開發的知識庫-Wikiurschool。透過這個平台，高中生可以在上面看到台灣的大學裡面所有科技的介紹，而這些介紹都是由已經唸過這個科系的學生所共同編輯而成的，並非像招生簡章裡面只有描述優點而忽略許多不為人知的事情。

(圖片來源:http://wiki-urschool-wiki.bitnamiapp.com)

群眾智慧除了能夠分享經驗和知識之外，更厲害的是能夠透過這些知識解決問題。在YC第13期的一家公司CrowdMed的努力之下，人們可以透過群眾智慧來診斷疾病，節省許多醫療資源，並且讓病人能夠快速地得到最正確的治療。如果你是病人，只要上CrowdMed回答一些平常醫生可以會問你的問題，例如症狀或病史，就可以讓網路上的人們透過自身經驗去診斷你的病情。但是不用擔心會有人亂按，因為CrowdMed有內建的投注機制，讓使用者在下決定之前仔細思考是否確定自己的想法。

(圖片來源: https://www.crowdmed.com/)

群眾智慧和社群的概念雖然有所不同，但是重點都在於分享，不管是封閉性的社群，例如QuantiaMD或是CrowdMed，只要你肯分享，就能夠在社群或是群眾智慧之中得到更多情感上或是技術上的滿足！

由新加坡公司e27舉辦的Echelon台北場活動在4月10號順利的登場！今年已經是他們第四年舉辦這樣的活動，他們抱持的理念是希望以聚集起當地優秀團隊的方式來刺激並帶領亞洲的科技產業往前走。我們現在來簡短介紹一下今年的11組新創團隊：

Enricheers

即將推出的線上服務 howrich.me 是個個⼈財務管理的網站。它希望做到的是將個⼈的所有財務資訊，例如匯款項目、支出收入等，在只要輸入你帳戶的網路銀行帳號密碼後，全部集結在同⼀個平台並有效的作圖解分析與建議。如同它們官網現在唯一的字樣所寫，它希望 ”徹底的改革財務管理”。 當然，可想而知評審對它們最大的疑慮，也是它們整個服務概念的核心，就是如何從銀行得到這些個人資訊。Enricheers 的回應是它們目前已有幾家銀行再試用它們的產品，同時定了一個在明年達到八萬使用者的目標，也就是目前台灣網路銀行使用者的1%。

FlyingV

記得FlyingV在2011年創立的時候引起了一陣很大的風波，不過當時這個平台上的案子只有個位數個，甚至到了2012年初的時候也都非常少，到了今年2013已經累積到一百多件，而且也有許多案件是超過百萬台幣，未來FlyingV打算將市場擴大到整個亞洲，希望成為亞洲最大的群眾募資平台！不過，國外類似的群眾募資平台已經越來越多，最著名的Kickstarter和Indiegogo不用多說，早就有許多亞洲人也在上面募資，除亞洲除了台灣的另一個群眾募資平台ZecZec也非常成功之外，菲律賓的ArtistConnect、馬來西亞的pitchIN.my、香港的ZaoZao都是值得注意的競爭對手，若FlyingV想拓展到國外的話，就必須克服這些競爭者的先行者優勢。

Go1Buy1

是一個C2C的代購網站。它跟其他代購網站不同的是你除了可以向代購家買它的商品外，也可以找人代購你想要的物品。它希望打造一個代購的社群網站，有買家、有代購、有徵代購的人，也有應徵代購的人。Go1Buy1 收取的就是從中的手續費，更希望在不久的將來打造自己的第三方付費系統。評審們最後點出現今已有許多代購的服務，市場的規模是未來要繼續發展的重點。

Pinkoi

是⺫前台灣最大的特色設計品銷售平台，看準的就是政府極力推廣的文創產業。它不賣流行精品，只賣個性化得原創設計品，讓愛好原創的消費者有可購買的商城也讓設計師有可發揮的舞台。自2010年，網站上目前有7000 多位設計師，3000多個品牌，每⼀位都是由pinkoi 親自洽談合作為的就是確保每個設計品的品質和原創性。開始營運三年來，它的收益已成長13倍之多，也相當有野心的正在籌畫進軍到其他國家。

Prototyping on Paper

「如果有個App可以做到這些事的話，那該有多好。」這是再說你嗎？你常常有想過很多不同且特殊的點子，腦袋中有一個大概的使用者界面，但因為設計一款App對你來說太複雜，不知道該從何下手。那你一定要試試看POP(Prototyping on Paper)。這是一款只要一隻筆、一張紙就可以開始設計App原型的軟體。現在就來真正的把你心中的想法設計出來，給朋友們或同事們測試看看，看他們喜不喜歡。

Reach Network

這個團隊試圖要打造的是一個新世代的通訊錄。在傳統的通訊錄中，每個人必須要自己創建並管理好龐大的聯絡人資訊，這其中也許包括電話號碼、電子郵件、地址等等。在以前手機雲端還不盛行的時候，手機如果掉了，就等同於失去了大半的聯絡人資訊，不知道大家有沒有常常看到朋友們在換手機號碼後在Facebook發出類似的訊息，邀請大家把他的新號碼更新到你的聯絡簿。而Reach Network要打造的通訊錄正是讓這些有更新聯絡方式的朋友們，自行的去做這些更改，希望能解決朋友或同事之間聯絡資訊容易過期的問題。Reach Network未來除了想要整合聯絡人間的資訊以外，還想打造出一個社交網路的平台，讓交換名片的動作數位化，使雙方可以直接在Reach Network上建立起橋梁。不過，執行上來說，安全性是他們必須面臨一項很重要的問題，因為誰也不想把自己的電話或地址不必要地透露的給不熟的人。

Seconds 和 Sweet shot

大家是否很常拍完照後，就忘記上傳了，等到活動過後，才突然驚覺被塵封已久的照片Seconds將解決這樣的問題，拍完照，馬上自動上傳，這個app和另⼀個參賽團隊Sweet shot很類似，Sweet shot也是讓使用者拍完照可以馬上上傳相片，唯一的不同是在於Sweet shot主打的客群是情侶，希望讓情侶在兩個人的世界所留下的的照片記錄能夠即時分享給對方，不過評審Alvin也問了個非常犀利的問題，我們平常拍照不及時上傳的原因可能是因為我們需要再後製照片，讓觀看者能夠看到我們最好的一面，Seconds和Sweet shot是否能克服這樣的使用者習慣呢?讓我們之後繼續追蹤市場反應吧！

Tagtoo

是個利用關鍵字比對的網路廣告公司。利用它們的標籤關鍵字比對，Tagtoo 的團隊強調自己的演算法比傳統的廣告點擊通過率和轉換率都高出數倍。自2010年開始營運至今它們已達到損益兩平並目前有高達每月1000萬台幣的營業額。

Tapgo

你一定有聽過QR Code，那你有沒有聽過Magic Code？它之所以會叫做Magic Code我想其實是因為這個技術和操作過程就像變魔術一般。Tapgo利用數位隱形浮水印，以比QR Code更快速、更精確、更美觀（其實根本看不到，對廣告商來說，產品不會被遮到）的方式來跟消費者進行互動式行銷。雖然Tapgo在此的技術上看起來很吸引人，不過要擔心的是究竟有多少消費者會為了互動性來下載Tapgo的App，因為就連QR Code這樣大眾化的條碼都不見得有多少人會去真正的使用。

Waygo

是一個多國成員組成的團隊，也是這次Echelon 2013 Taiwan的得獎者，使用者在線下使用Waygo時，只要直接將手機對準菜單上的外文字，就能夠顯示你想要的語言菜單，這個技術在五年前台灣的實驗室就做出來了，技術不難，卻解決了常常旅行到不同國家的朋友們的一大問題。事實上，Waygo早在2012年的500 startup demo day被選為十個最受矚目的產品之一了，是一個非常有實力的團隊。不過事後偷偷問了某位評審waygo得獎的原因，除了idea可行，能夠幫助使用者解決問題之外，waygo算是有來present的11個產品中做的最完整的一個，因此，waygo會得獎事實上也是不令人意外。

今年總體而言，團隊的素質比起去年相對進步了許多，代表台灣的創業圈也進步了許多，不過，或許Waygo得獎背後的意義是台灣團隊比起國外團隊還缺乏了某些特質或是視野，使得產品的完整度以及其他面象有所差距，這是我們需要更加努力的地方。

Nextdoor – 創建鄰居們溝通的管道

在每天的同一時段，你看到他們帶著狗出去散步，提著大包小包的垃圾去倒垃圾，你們會彼此打招呼，你們好像很熟悉，不過你卻叫不出他們的名字，對，他們就是你從小到大不管搬到哪裡都會存在的「鄰居」。隨著科技的進步，聯絡自己的朋友、家人從一封信到一通電話到現在的一封SMS，鄰居這詞已經離原本大家所熟悉的意思越來越遠了。他們雖然就住在旁邊，不過有難題絕對不會去拜託他們，因為他們不過就是住在隔壁的一群非陌生人。現在大部分的人每天花一半的時間跟朋友在Facebook上聊天、分享照片，那你曾不曾想過一個專屬於鄰居及附近住戶的社群網站呢？沒錯，你不必在Facebook為他們創建個群組來過濾資訊，他們也不會看到你Facebook的私人動態和你上禮拜的旅遊照片，在Nextdoor你可以自由的與鄰居們溝通、討論、合作，來對這社區做點關心。

當然，這裡每個住戶都必須透過地址認證才能加入附近的社區。

Upto – 增加你喜好的活動流

生活中總是有些節目並非特別重要，但是我們希望竭盡可能的不要錯過它，像是喜愛的電視節目、喜愛歌星的專輯簽唱會、支持球隊比賽的轉播。我們常常錯過了這些自己有興趣的內容，但這並不是因為我們對這些活動不在意，而是因為生活周遭太多事物干擾了我們，讓我們不能把把每一項都記住。美國新創公司Upto正試著解決的問題就是如何讓你不錯過任何你感興趣的活動訊息，他的方法就是讓你的行事曆社群化。Upto是一款新的行事曆App，它除了能跟你原本就在使用的Google Cal、Outlook、iCal做同步化之外，它最大的不同點就是使用者可以任意新增自己感興趣的活動流，而這些活動流正是由各個企業親自添加。你可以把電視節目的播出表、唱片公司舉辦的活動，即時的加入到你的行事曆，如果這些節目有任何異動，它也會自動的做變更調整，相信這樣，你以後就再沒有藉口錯過這些活動了。

Y Combinator just recently graduated their Winter 2012 class of 47 startups. This year’s class consists of 47 startups who last week marked the end of their three month tenure at Silicon’s Valley’s Y Combinator with Demo Day. We picked out a couple startups and their services that caught our attention to share with you on this blog.

FLIGHTCAR: P2P Airport Car Rental

FlightCar is a peer to peer car rental service that focuses on travelers arriving and departing from airports. If you would like to rent out your car, you drive to their designated meeting point by the airport and they will drive you to the airport. In return, you get free airport parking, free car wash, and your car will be waiting for you at the airport when you return. Renting the car is straightforward, and it is currently the cheapest car rental service available. The service is currently only available at SFO, but in 10 weeks, over 220 cars have been rented and it is seeing a 10% revenue growth per week.

STRIKINGLY: Mobile-Web Optimization

Most of the web is now browsed on mobile devices, and Strikingly sets out to create websites optimized for the web. They aim to create simple straightforward and minimalistic mobile web interfaces that any beginner with little to no background can work with. Since launching seven months ago, it has created over 25,000 websites, and is seeing a 40% revenue growth. It works on a Freemium business model where the most basic features are free, and you pay monthly fees for other features and support such as mobile action buttons, and password protection.

PRIZEO: Celebrity Charity Lottery

Prizeo aims to create a platform for celebrities and brands to use their influences to fund charitable causes. The idea is simple –celebrities or brands select a charity of their choosing. Fans or “influencer”, as Prizeo calls, them buys a raffle which enables them to a lottery for an exclusive experience also decided by the celebrity. The money goes directly to the charity, with each influencer sporting an equal chance at the grand prize. One Direction, Michael Phelps, Jamie Oliver are some of the big names Prizeo have attracted so far.
SWISH: Crowdfunding Marketplace

Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have changed the way the “little guys” fund and launch their projects. Swish presents itself as a marketplace from crowdfunding sites with a focus on hardware. It lists their prices from its own and other sites at the cheapest pledge or contribution you can make to acquire the product. But what sets Swish apart is at the hardware makers’ end. They do not screen your products, and at the end of a 30 days “pre-sale period”, they place a wholesale order to the makers, which they then have 360 days to deliver their products to Swish. Swish will then take care of all the logistics and delivery. While it seems all too good to be true, they do take a whopping 35% of the markup.

POSTMETRICS: Ipad-Based Customer Review

Postmetrics is an Ipad-based customer feedback platform that allows for swift completion and instant real time response. Traditional feedbacks are often done through email, or in person with little to no incentives, but businesses who have signed up for Postmetrics are reporting a 20% increase in feedback reviews. Not only does it appeal to customers with its simple interface, it also instantly alerts managers of negative reviews and provides for easy management. It is still in its public beta but to date it is registering a 40% week by week growth.

This is one of the smallest YC graduating classes since its launch since 2005. Though over 400 investors were present at the Demo Day it remains to see how they fare upon graduation. But whatever their fate, these are exciting times.