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Here’s our newest round-up of the featured startups on our site this week. If you have startup tips or story suggestions, feel free to email us. Enjoy this week’s list!

1. Snapask | Hong Kong (Startup Profile)

Snapask is like uber for homework, it provides instant on-demand academic support, made possible by a team of verified tutors. The startup currently serves over 350,000 students in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan with 20,000 tutors.

2. Circledoo | Indonesia (Startup Profile)

Peer-to-peer learning and social networking platform Circledoo aims to help users exchange skills, expertise or ideas through offline meet-ups. It’s platform is equipped with an online payment system, making it easier for users to monetize their talents and skills.

3. SumoStory | Singapore (Startup Profile)

SumoStory is an affordable public relations firm that serves startups. The startup offers two six-month packages at drastically lower prices. It keeps prices low by using a scraper to extract information about journalists. An algorithm then matches the startup to the right reporter, who then receives a pitch from SumoStory.

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