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1. BASE | Japan
Founded in December 2012, BASE is a Tokyo-based startup that aims to help anyone to create an e-commerce website within 30 seconds at no cost. Despite having no revenue, BASE currently has over 60,000 shops using its platform, and has so far raised $2.73 million from PartyFactory, CyberAgent Ventures, Suneight, and East Ventures to finance its growth.
2. InstaB | Malaysia
First launched in March 2013, InstaB is a mix of Instagram and Path for chronicling your baby’s everyday activities. The startup has previously eceived an undisclosed amount of funding from Malaysia-based accelerator 1337 Ventures.
InstaB is now working on launching a physical photobook service called BabyMag that gives parents the chance to make old-school albums out of their app entries.
3. CommonFloor | India
Bangalore-based CommonFloor doesn’t just have new property listings and reviews but also incorporates a platform for residential community management. It’s all free to use for regular folks, and so CommonFloor monetizes from listings, the community platform, marketing, and advertising from the condo makers.
Six months after raising a round from Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management, the startup has raised another series D funding.
4. Korbit | South Korea
Founded in July 2013, Korbit is South Korea’s largest Bitcoin exchange that lets users deposit funds from their bank accounts and buy, sell, and withdraw bitcoins.
This week, the startup announced that it has received seed funding from several prominent Silicon Valley investors including Tim Draper (formerly of DFJ and founder of startup school Draper University), Naval Ravikant (founder of AngelList), David Lee (founder of SV Angel), and Barry Silbert (founder of SecondMarket and Bitcoin advocate).
5. Hashtaag | India
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