Australia-based online design services marketplace DesignCrowd, which is backed by Australian venture capital firm Starfish Ventures, has launched its services in India along with Singapore and. Three months ago, the company launched in Canada and the UK. This is DesignCrowd’s entry into Asian markets and as part of its global expansion.

DesignCrowd’s entry into Asia comes three months after its launch in Canada and the UK and one year after it received a $3M investment from Australian venture capital firm Starfish Ventures. DesignCrowd’s first priority will be to find new customers needing design services.

DesignCrowd will also be attempting to recruit designers from the region. DesignCrowd already has 90,000 designers registered on its websites but estimates India and the Philippines have over 1 million designers willing to work online.

Alec Lynch, CEO, DesignCrowd said, “Asia has been a good place to crowdsource design work from — India and the Philippines are goldmines for talented designers. On DesignCrowd we’re seeing small businesses from India and Singapore crowdsourcing ideas from Australian and US designers. Asia is DesignCrowd’s fastest growing region and the opportunity for further growth is huge — India alone has 26 million small and micro businesses.”