ASTER
GLOBAL
An independent venture studio building AI-native software and cross-border commerce — designed in one place, shipped to the world.
An independent venture studio building AI-native software and cross-border commerce — designed in one place, shipped to the world.
An independent studio at the intersection of applied AI, product design, and international trade — we ship real products, operate them remotely, and reinvest into the next one.
Each venture is built to stand on its own — useful, lean, and global from day one.
An AI assistant that turns long videos into a three-minute read — so you can decide what's worth your full attention, and jump back to the source anytime. A browser extension, with bilingual notes and timestamp citations.
shortticks.com → LiveA lightweight marketplace for students abroad — secondhand goods, sublets, and pet-sitting in one place. Live and in active use across campuses.
In active use → In developmentSourcing and distributing medical consumables between Asia and North America, with AI-assisted B2B operations — lean, compliant, and built to scale.
Coming soon →Turning frontier models into reliable, low-cost features people use every day — summarization, retrieval, and assistants tuned for real workflows.
End-to-end design and full-stack build — from interface to edge infrastructure — shipped fast and maintained with care.
Structuring software and trade to work across the US, Canada, Asia, and Europe — compliant, lean, and built to scale beyond one market.
Taking products to market through the right channels — extension stores, web, and partners — with economics that hold up at scale.
A US entity, a remote-first operating model, and infrastructure that runs at the edge. Aster Global is structured to build in North America and operate across Asia and Europe from day one — without missing a release.
Partnership, distribution, or a venture you think we should be running — we read every message.