Infocomm Investments

[Case Study] Why Singapore proved to be the right fit for Japan’s Metaps

iipl — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:57:52 +0000

Why Singapore proved to be the right fit for Japan’s Metaps

Gengo

iipl — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:14:15 +0000

Gengo is the platform for global companies. A powerful API lets enterprise customers integrate professional-quality translation into their application, making it easy to build multi-language services. Gengo’s simple website also allows individuals and SMBs to order individual translations in a matter of seconds. Over 7,500 qualified translators work on jobs through the Gengo platform, in all timezones. This scale means Gengo can return simple translations in a matter of minutes, in 33 languages and at a quality level suited to each customer. Gengo’s platform takes care of quality control, job allocation and translation review. This means companies can focus on their business, while Gengo empowers them to go global. Gengo was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Tokyo.

[Case Study] How enterprise software firm Vinculum helps Asia’s retailers

iipl — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:18:50 +0000

How Enterprise Software Firm Vinculum Helps Asias Retailers by

Mobilewalla

iipl — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:43:14 +0000

Mobilewalla is the neutral data destination for consumers and the mobile industry insiders seeking insights into the app market.

For consumers, Mobilewalla independently rates and ranks applications for the Android, Apple iOS, Blackberry and Windows Phone platforms.

For industry insiders, including developers, analysts, advertisers and journalists, Mobilewalla Analytics tracks public ranks, social media sentiments for every app on the Apple iOS and the Android platforms. It helps to track and analyze the sales information as part of the private information. Read more:

[Case Study] How a Scottish technology firm is tapping Asia’s travel boom

iipl — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:55:56 +0000

How a Scottish travel technology firm is tapping Asia’s travel boom

[Case Study] How 24MAS tests products for global markets in Asia

iipl — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:47:45 +0000

How 24MAS tests products for global markets in Asia

[Case Study] How leveraging a hub scaled Intalio’s business in Asia

iipl — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 02:16:21 +0000

US-based Intalio is up next as part of our ongoing series of case studies that feature overseas startups in Singapore.

Intalio Case Study

Investment in Twilio

iipl — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:22:16 +0000

I am thrilled to share that Infocomm Investments has just completed an investment into Twilio, joining a stellar group of investors that include Bessemer Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures and 500 Startups (led by Dave McClure, a frequent visitor to Singapore and familiar figure to the tech scene here).

Twilio is a cloud communications startup based in San Francisco that provides infrastructure API’s for developing scalable voice and messaging applications. Twilio is one of the truly disruptive platforms on the web today. It abstracts the proprietary, complex world of telecommunications into API’s that web developers can use — rapidly, simply and scalably.

At the same time, Twilio has opened up an entire ecosystem of developers, startup’s and users building and consuming innovative services based on its platform. The company has experienced tremendous growth, counting more than 100,000 developers in its community and expanding into Europe. We see great growth potential for Twilio in Asia, with Singapore a natural base for its Asian entry. We are excited to be working with Jeff Lawson and team in carrying its momentum over.

- Kuo-Yi

Twilio

iipl — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:30:07 +0000

Twilio is reinventing telecom by merging the worlds of cloud computing, web services and telecommunications. Twilio hosts a telephony infrastructure web service in the cloud, allowing web programmers to integrate phone calls and SMS messages into their applications. Twilio’s simple, powerful API minimizes the learning curve required to build advanced, reliable communications applications, and its pay-as-you-go pricing model means customers pay for capacity only when they need it, not before. The company was founded in 2008, and is based in San Francisco, California.

Mr James Tong

iipl — Mon, 07 May 2012 03:50:41 +0000

James Tong is the CEO of Movitech

Prior to Movitech, James was Dextrys’ chairman of Asia operations, and the founder of Suzsoft Co. Ltd., the China IT development firm which was acquired by Dextrys.

With extensive experience in software development, entrepreneurship and company management, James has also served as a partner at iGlobe Partners, an international venture capital fund, and as the chief architect of Acta Software, where he was responsible for the overall technology architecture and direction of the company’s products.

James also co-founded two software companies. The first, ZippyO.com, was an Internet portal that provided educational games for children and online support for teachers using the portal as an active tool in the classroom. The second, iGine Inc., is an enterprise software company that provides channel visibility for companies that use distributors for selling their products. iGine’s products have been deployed by Sony, HP and Sun Microsystems. James has also held positions at Xilinx and Oracle.

James received a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California at Berkeley. James also obtained an M.S. in electrical engineering from California Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Cal State San Jose.