Creators of PageSnapp Get Travel Grant to Silicon Valley from First AngelHack Manila

A group of Philippine developers created a big idea. So big that it that will bring them to Silicon Valley. This group is the Davao and Pampanga-based developers who created PageSnapp, a web application that allows businesses to instantly create an Android mobile app using content from their Facebook pages.

Tech in Asia earlier announced the series of AngelHack competitions happening around Asia. Team PageSnapp was part of the Manila leg of the AngelHack Spring Global Challenge, and was named the winner from over 250 developers who competed. The participants were only given 24 hours to do the coding and make the software work.

AngelHack awarded Team PageSnapp with a $5,000 travel grant to Silicon Valley where AngelHack will introduce them to incubators and investors to help turn their big idea into a startup. The event is also organized with mobile telco company Smart and business incubator IdeaSpace Foundation, and the two organizations will give the startup team two Smart LTE iPad minis, an incorporation grant, and a 12-week mentorship through the help of the Smart Developer Network (Smart DevNet)

They will also get a $20,000 investment from Asia Pacific Ventures, and at least $20,000 worth of services from sponsors.

Why did they win? AngelHack founder and CEO Greg Gopman, also one of the event’s judges, says the team created an application “that would help these businesses make apps easily.”

It’s a very unique application. It’s one of those things that other people have tried to do but have not figured out how to do simply.

Another judge of the competition, Josh Constine of TechCrunch, said:

This project will help a lot of small businesses get online and get mobile, and bring their services to a bigger audience.

Other members of the panel of judges comprised leaders in the startup, developer, and venture capital communities.

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