TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The round was led by Hanhwa Investment & Securities, with participation from SoftBank Ventures Asia (the early-stage venture capital arm of SoftBank Group), SK Networks, Aarden Partners and other strategic partners. The Seoul-based startup announced today it has raised a $60 million Series B.

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TechNode

APRIL 10, 2025

Breaking into Asias diverse and dynamic markets has never been more critical or more competitive. Why brands looking (or struggling) to expand globally should on: Industry Insights and Innovation Be inspired by thought leaders and industry pioneers. Tap into emerging trends and forward-thinking ideas to accelerate business innovation.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

to send money to the region, much higher than the global average of 6.8%. However , there’s little noise about the corridors between Africa and other regions like Latin America or Asia. African startups join global funding boom as fintech shines. It is also the most expensive region to send money from.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Based in Tallinn, Estonia, Warren’s self-service distributed cloud platform is gaining traction in Southeast Asia, one of the world’s fastest-growing cloud service markets, and Europe. “Whereas global providers give a personal touch maybe only to a few big clients in the enterprise sectors.” It recently closed a $1.4

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DataRobot

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Recently, more than 200 delegates joined a DataRobot team of local and international staff in Sydney, Australia for the AI Experience Roadshow. As the GM for Asia Pacific, I kicked off the event by stating that the AI and machine learning revolution is transforming global and local economies, markets, and companies.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. 10×10 :: @ 10x10Act. amfAR :: @ amfAR.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Igloo , a Singapore-based insurtech focused on underserved communities in Southeast Asia, announced it has raised a Series B extension of $27 million, bringing the round’s total to $46 million. Igloo currently works with 20 global, regional and local insurers across Southeast Asia.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

To do that, it develops programs for its app, available as an employee benefit, with local providers that take into account religion, gender stereotypes, racial representation, communication style and values, co-founder and CEO Bjorn Lee told TechCrunch. seed to make mental health support more accessible in Southeast Asia.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

V2Food is one of many new contenders in the alternative protein space, founded in Australia but now setting its sights on Europe, Asia and beyond. The €45 million round is a “B Plus,” led by European impact fund Astanor, with participation from Huaxing Growth Capitol Fund, Main Sequence and ABC World Asia.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

On Friday, Tiger Global said it is backing their startup, CreditBook , to help address those challenges. The over reliance on paper to maintain ledger and the always-running low cash flow is a challenge that merchants in many markets in South Asia and Southeast Asia share. Images Credits: CreditBook.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Venture capital activity in Europe and Asia saw a strong return to form in Q3, data indicates. The two continents enjoyed more venture capital investment into their local startups than in some time, underscoring that strong VC results the United States saw in the third quarter were not a fluke, but part of a broader trend.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In recent weeks, Meta, Walmart, Target, Ford, and McDonalds are among global companies ending their formal DEI initiatives. And yet, for many employees and global firms, theres a sense that this is an opportunity to rebalance the goals and rethink the strategy by innovating diversity practices to better meet the global business goals.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

The startup has aspirations to become Outschool of Asia. “The education market in the English-speaking and North American regions is undoubtedly large, but we [at Glorang] understand that each country’s local D2C education market in Asia can be just as substantial,” Hwang said. billion in 2027 , from $17.6

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The round was led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from returning investors Accel, Amasia and Goat Capital, the venture firm co-founded by former Y Combinator partner Justin Kan (in 2015, Xendit became the first Indonesian startup to participate in the accelerator program). We’re going to hire a whole team on the ground.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Financial apps are proliferating across Southeast Asia, making things like bookkeeping or securing an online loan easier. Brick wants to simplify the process with a suite of APIs that connects financial apps to “hyper-local” sources of data, including banks, mobile wallets and telecoms.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

Today, one of such, MAGIC Fund , a global collective of founders, is announcing that it has raised a second fund of $30 million to continue backing early-stage startups across Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Southeast Asia. Hendra Kwik of Payfazz has such a reputation in Southeast Asia as well.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The companies are largely based around social and e-commerce initiatives, with Eugene Kim, the principal at Sparklabs, saying that they “reflect major trends in Asia in terms of what you’ll see in the coming years, such as growth in the e-commerce space, new targeted social networks and completely new innovations.”. HeyBread (E-commerce).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

An Interview with Matt Roberts-Davies , General Manager of M-Changa – an official partner of the 2018 Global Trends in Giving Report. In the local context, Kenyan’s give an extremely high proportion of their earnings as donations (cc. Finally, M-Changa seeks to build trust from both local and international donors.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

The strategic partnership will help South Korean e-commerce brands grow domestically and make inroads into more countries in Asia. Una, one of the largest e-commerce aggregators in Asia, has already established its presence across Asia, including Singapore, Australia, India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan, since its launch in 2021. .

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TechSpot

MARCH 28, 2023

According to Nikkei Asia, the new companies will include the Cloud Intelligence Group, Taobao Tmall Commerce Group, Local Service Group, Cainiao Smart Logistics, Global Digital Commerce Group, and Digital Media and Entertainment Group. Read Entire Article

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

But the e-commerce landscape is more fragmented in the Asia-Pacific region, where sellers use platforms like Tokopedia, Lazada, Shopee, Rakuten or Ebay depending on where they are. Una currently has teams in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia and plans to expand in Southeast Asia before entering Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Siguler Guff, Baillie Gifford, affiliates of Carlyle Asia Partners Growth II and others financed VerSe Innovation’s Series I round, while existing investors Sofina Group, Qatar Investment Authority and BCap participated. Moj, which claims to have over 100 million users, is operated by Tiger Global-backed ShareChat, and was valued at $2.88

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

are increasingly going global, but recent regulatory crackdowns in China , which instructed local K-12 tutoring startups to go nonprofit, have led to a chill among check-writers looking at the country. Edtech investors based in the U.S. When I first started reporting on edtech over a year ago, U.S.-based

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Care2

JULY 26, 2013

Millennials are often the target demographic for many nonprofits, as they are known to be the most technologically-savvy with high adoption rates of smart phones, their value of entrepreneurship, and the belief that they can make a local difference, according to the Telefonica Survey. Read more about their findings here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

The capital will be used for expansion and growth in markets including New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom. Localized versions of Employment Hero include pre-built employment contracts and policies that comply with local laws. million) Series D, bringing its valuation to more than $250 million AUD ($193.4

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

From Asias tech hubs to Europes historic towns, these 10 destinations are leading the remote work revolution and offering a chance to truly engage, not just pass through. Known globally for its e-residency program, paperless government, and startup-friendly policies, Estonia has earned its reputation as a digital leader.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

Today, it is doubling down on this effort by announcing the global expansion of its engineering talent. That experiment, which the company conducted in less than a year, is also part of its mission to be a global company. ’ because it was always the plan to become a global company. Image Credits: Andela.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2021

Hangry , an Indonesian cloud kitchen startup that wants to become a global food and beverage company, has raised a $13 million Series A. Indonesian cloud kitchen startup Yummy gets $12 million Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia. We knew that we will one day have to serve customers in all channels, including dine in,” said Viktor.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

Tiger Global is in talks to lead a $30 million round in Indian edtech startup Classplus, according to sources familiar with the matter. million in September last year from Falcon Edge’s AWI, cricketer Sourav Ganguly and existing investors RTP Global and Blume Ventures. Tiger Global goes super aggressive in India.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

SmartRyde , a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). It will also use the funding for global expansion, Kimura said. SmartRyde announced today it has secured a $1.6

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

They saw how successful high-growth, mobile-first, food-retail businesses were in Asia and saw an opportunity to replicate that street vending experience in the United States. Soon after graduating, they co-founded Reshape, a venture capital fund with $100 million of assets under management. Image Credits: Blank Street.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Even after spending months in a new country, they struggle to get a credit card from local banks, and end up paying a premium to access a range of other financial services. or in most other countries for that matter, rely on local credit scores to determine the worthiness of potential applicants. Banks in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Japanet’s plan is to “both co-develop solutions with earlier-stage startups over time, as well as help later-stage startups localize and deploy in the Stadium City,” said Uzzaman. Pegasus Tech Ventures’ team will help Japanet scout startups from around the world, including North America, Israel, Europe and Asia.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

A startup called Peeba has built a B2B wholesale online platform that connects independent retailers across Asia with unique brands around the world. The Hong Kong-headquartered company wants to help Asia-based B2B retailers reduce inventory risk and offer higher operational efficiency with lower costs via its platform. .

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

The dynamics that play into this forecast, aside from the impact of COVID, include a youthful population (the youngest globally), rising smartphone adoption and internet penetration that has led to a burgeoning tech ecosystem backed by local and international VC dollars. Here are a few interesting points from the newly-launched report.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2023

Enterprise project management and team collaboration unicorn monday.com is digging deeper into the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of its new regional headquarters in Sydney. Monday.com’s global revenue increased 68% year-over-year, and in Australia alone it saw about a 50% growth in revenue year-over-year.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

The startup announced today it has raised an oversubscribed $28 million Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia. The funding brings Super’s total raised so far to more than $36 million, which the company says is the most funding an Indonesian social commerce startup has raised so far. “We

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