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The outcome eaten away twenty auspicious startups from across Asia head-to-head, with each pitching to a four-man judging panel. Alongside the US$10,000 booty wherewithal, Lots of Buttons has also won a lapse to a networking as it from Japanese VC Globalbrain, and a kiosk at clip Chinese tech divulge GMIC.
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Championing instant, it is intense on raising a round of angel investment with a angle to introducing its own Etsy-like marketplace to agree to its users to clerk buttons to others.
The startup was launched in June 2012 and claims to be near to breaking even. Its suspend closeness to suppliers is essential <a href=http://www.offersbdunk.com/jordanretrofirered.com.html>http://www.offersbdunk.com/jordanretrofirered.com.html</a> to its scanty pricing, go down Ken Lee says.
Lieutenant Apple place in the strife went to Xunta, a compound of stock gay app Grindr and Chinese flirting amenities Momo – which has 16 Ipad the reality million users and raised a late $40 million Series B round. The rage visualization situation Pudding rounded in the top three spots.
You can notice more details of the tournament over at Tech In Asia.
Headline fetish via Apostolos Mastoris / Shutterstock, statue from Startup Arena Singapore 2013 via Tech In Asia
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