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Australia-based Employment Hero raises $45M AUD for its global expansion

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Employment Hero doubled the number of its full-time employees to 200 last year, and launched versions in New Zealand, the UK, Malaysia and Singapore. During the pandemic, the company launched a new service called Global Teams for remote work. 6 VCs share their bets on the future of work.

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Backed by Tiger Global, Intellect is creating culturally-competent mental healthcare for Asia

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Today it announced it has added $10 million to its war chest in a Series A extension led by Tiger Global, bringing the round’s total to $20 million. A new examples include Meta-backed Ami , MindFi and Thoughtfull , plus a roster of startups focused on specific markets, like Ooca in Thailand or Naluri in Malaysia.

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Railsbank, the Banking-as-a-Service, raises $37M in growth funding

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Also participating is Anthos Capital, Global Brain, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Moneta VC, Mitsui Fudosan and Firestartr. Nigel Verdon, co-founder and CEO of Railsbank, tells me the injection of capital will be used to continue expanding the fintech’s global footprint and for further product development.

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Blog Action Day 2010: Water

Amy Sample Ward

More people have access to a cell phone than to a toilet. billion people lack access to toilets. This past Sunday was October 10th, 2010 – also know as 101010, the Global Work Day for climate action supported by 350.org This means that sewage spills into rivers and streams, contaminating drinking water and causing disease.

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Practitioners from Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Nigeria discuss digital economic development for underserved communities at Shanghai’s INCLUSION Conference

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With the theme of Technology for a Sustainable Future, the INCLUSION Conference on the Bund was held in Shanghai from September 7 to 9, bringing together global experts, scholars, and entrepreneurs to explore technological developments in economic industries. However, a key challenge lies in ensuring trust and security in digital technology.

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Southeast Asian fintech Fazz raises $100M Series C to serve businesses of all sizes

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The equity investment came from returning investors Tiger Global, DST Investment, B Capital, Insignia Ventures Partners and ACE & Company, with participation from Ilham Ltd, EDBI, InterVest, Y Combinator managing director Michael Seibel and GGV Capital managing partner Hans Tung.

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Easy Eat AI raises $5M to help Southeast Asian restaurants digitize their operations

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Founded in 2019 by Mohd Wassem, Rhythm Gupta and Abdul Khalid, Easy Eat AI currently has operations in Malaysia, and plans to expand into other Southeast Asian markets. Payments and reward programs can also be accessed through the platform. They pick what they want, then create an account or sign-in by entering their mobile number.

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