PawnHero
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PawnHero is an online pawnshop that was launched in the Philippines in February 2015[1] as PawnHero.ph, an online pawning and selling website managed by PawnHero Pawnshop Philippines Inc.[2] It allowed smartphone users to pawn items.[3] PawnHero is a licensed broker registered with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.[4]
Funding
[edit]PawnHero received strategic seed funding from Sulficio Tagud, 500 Startups, IMJ Investment Partners, Kaikaku Fund (Softbank and Alibaba), and also from angel investors, such as Paul V. Rivera.
Awards
[edit]In March 2015, PawnHero won Judge's Choice in the Top 100 Startups Philippine Qualifiers for Echelon Asia Summit 2015. Three months later, it won the Judge's Choice Award as the Most Promising Startup in Asia at the Echelon Asia Summit 2015 in Singapore.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Solodkiy, Vladislav. "15 Asian fintech startups worth looking at". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ Balea, Judith. "Pioneer online pawnshop PawnHero comes to the rescue of Filipinos with cash needs". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Santos, Jose Bimbo. "Online pawnshop in the PH goes live". Interaksyon.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Barreiro Jr., Victor. "PawnHero's online pawnshop goes live in the Philippines". Rappler. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Noda, Tomas (June 25, 2015). "PH startup PawnHero Champions Echelon Asia Summit 2015". PH startup PawnHero Champions Echelon Asia Summit 2015. Deal Street Asia. Retrieved January 13, 2016.