Singapore’s StarHub announced what it claimed is_the world’s first telco-backed crowdfunding platform in April, and today its_Crowdtivate service went live to the public. There are an initial 12 projects on the site, ranging from a smart air conditioning system, to a hybrid mechanical watch, an aspiring musician, and a selfie photo app. The projects are taken from Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, and were apparently selected from “hundreds” of entries that the company received from entrepreneurs. The site looks like Kickstarter and others but it does more than just fund projects. There are three distinctly different options available. Crowdfunding, which...

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