Kickstarter opens in Asia, starting in Hong Kong and Singapore

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 phenomenon.
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, the Pebble watch and Coolest Cooler.
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Before this, entrepreneurs who wanted to be on Kickstarte