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08-31-2016, 05:11 AM
Kickstarter opens in Asia, starting in Hong Kong and Singapore
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Kickstarter officially launched on Wednesday in Singapore and Hong Kong, a move the company expects will smooth the way for startups in the region keen to be part of the crowdfunding phe**me**n.
This represents the company's proper entrance in Asia, and it hopes to attract more companies from the region onto the platform that helped launch hits like Oculus (http://mashable.com/2016/07/28/kickstarter-jobs-funding/), the Pebble watch (http://mashable.com/category/pebble-time/) and Coolest Cooler (http://mashable.com/2016/04/16/coolest-cooler-money/).
SEE ALSO: Amazon launches Kickstarter section (http://mashable.com/2016/07/27/amazon-kickstarter-section/)
Before this, entrepreneurs who wanted to be on Kickstarter needed to either be a resident in, or have a registered company in regions such as **rth America, Australia or Europe. **w, Hong Kongers and Singaporeans are added to the list. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/30/kickstarter-comes-to-asia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Kickstarter officially launched on Wednesday in Singapore and Hong Kong, a move the company expects will smooth the way for startups in the region keen to be part of the crowdfunding phe**me**n.
This represents the company's proper entrance in Asia, and it hopes to attract more companies from the region onto the platform that helped launch hits like Oculus (http://mashable.com/2016/07/28/kickstarter-jobs-funding/), the Pebble watch (http://mashable.com/category/pebble-time/) and Coolest Cooler (http://mashable.com/2016/04/16/coolest-cooler-money/).
SEE ALSO: Amazon launches Kickstarter section (http://mashable.com/2016/07/27/amazon-kickstarter-section/)
Before this, entrepreneurs who wanted to be on Kickstarter needed to either be a resident in, or have a registered company in regions such as **rth America, Australia or Europe. **w, Hong Kongers and Singaporeans are added to the list. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/30/kickstarter-comes-to-asia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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