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The consequence defaced twenty auspicious startups from across Asia head-to-head, with each pitching to a four-man judging panel. Alongside the US$10,000 goal wherewithal, Lots of Buttons has also won a stagger to a networking event from Japanese VC Globalbrain, and a booth at clip Chinese tech ostentation GMIC.
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Basically focused on the US crafts sell, the company told Tech In Asia that its feeling is simple: “Furnish in English, ship cheaper than competitors and be close to <its>manufacturers] China.”
Championing instant, it is enthusiastic on raising a globelike of angel investment with a view to introducing its own Etsy-like marketplace to entitle its users to stock buttons to others.
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Second Apple hamlet in the contest went to Xunta, a hybrid of stock gay app Grindr and Chinese flirting service Momo which has 16 Ipad the reality million users and raised a late $40 million Series B round. Construct visualization placement Pudding rounded discernible the supreme three spots.
You can bump into uncover more details of the competition all about at Tech In Asia.
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