Social networking giant Facebook claims to have distributed $50 million worth of tools, services and other benefits to developers in the Asia Pacific region through its FbStart program. According to an ET report, this included $20 million worth of benefits to developers in India. Facebook mentions that over 70% of the developers on its platform come from outside the US. As of now Facebook claims to have over 100 members as part of the FbStart program. The company mentions that it will hold events in 20 locations internationally, including Bangalore and Gurgaon in India, to encourage further adoption. Developers that have launched an app and developers that are yet to launch an app but are associated with one of Facebook’s venture capital, accelerator, or incubator partners, are eligible to apply for the program. Facebook offers various tracks (Pre-launch, Bootstrap, Accelerate) and packages (Internet.org, Games) to developers that are selected. The developers are placed into the track most relevant at their stage of development, a factor decided by Facebook. Once accepted, developers will receive a set of free tools and services to help their development needs. The packages are offered as add-ons for specific types of developers, specifically developers developing game apps or Internet.org apps. Note that the benefits of the program expire after 1 year of being accepted. As of now, Facebook claims to be working with Adobe, appmethod, GitHub, namecheap, stripe, proto, Parse, Salesforce, MailChimp, I.G. Advisors and zendesk among other partners to provide benefits for FbStart members. Mobile ad…
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