KIRA M. NEWMAN (TechCocktail)

I’m wrapping up my 6-month Asia tour with DEMO Asia in Singapore, and it’s not a shabby finish: I’ve seen over 70 startups launch or pitch, as well as talks with VC Jeff Clavier and Adeo Ressi of the Founder Institute.

Most of the demoing startups hail from Asia, but the trends are familiar: customer loyalty apps, food and fun discovery platforms, tools to speed up software development, and a few cool gadgets. Below are my 6 favorites (all from Singapore):

• PayWhere (not launching or pitching, just exhibiting): Creators of a tool called TackThis for building an online store that can be posted to your blog, Facebook, or LiveJournal. (TackThis generates the code, and you just paste it in.) Input your wares through their one platform, and all your stores will be automatically updated. Customers can order directly from your social network or blog pages.

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