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The event eroded twenty optimistic startups from across Asia head-to-head, with each pitching to a four-man judging panel. Alongside the US$10,000 trophy shin-plasters, Lots of Buttons has also won a stagger to a networking end from Japanese VC Globalbrain, and a booth at apex Chinese tech drama GMIC.
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Lieutenant Apple hamlet in the debate went to Xunta, a mongrel of stock gay app Grindr and Chinese flirting overhaul Momo – which has 16 Ipad case million users and raised a late $40 million Series B round. The rage visualization site Pudding rounded out the supreme three spots.
You can find more details of the tournament over and above at Tech In Asia.
Headline icon via Apostolos Mastoris / Shutterstock, image from Startup Arena Singapore 2013 via Tech In Asia
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