Seed round led by Bling Capital with participation from YouTube co-founder Steven Chen, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, Google Adsense Godfather Gokul Rajarm and many other prominent investors. In the early days of Wattpad, I always wanted to send swag to our loyal Wattpad fans and ambassadors in showcase of our gratitude. These passionate users filled…
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XPRIZE Spinoff HeroX Democratizes Innovation Through Challenges
Contests have always been a fun way to get people excited about a challenge. Every year, the Watty Awards on Wattpad attracted hundreds of thousands of writers to take on the storytelling challenge, hoping to gain the recognition from the crowd. In the end, many great stories are shared and some of them are recognized…
Jiffy – Home Maintenance Without Hassle
Before moving to the City of Toronto from the suburb, I have a dear friend who had helped me with numerous home maintenance jobs in the last decades. He remodelled my kitchen, furnished my basement and pretty much did all the odd jobs whenever I needed a handyman. Let me put it this way, my…