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Komunidad, a Philippines-based environmental intelligence platform, lands seed round

TechCrunch

The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, with geography that makes it vulnerable to typhoons, floods, volcanos, earthquakes and droughts. Its new investment will be used to build a scalable platform. An example of Komunidad dashboards, created for a project in Mandaluyong City, the Philippines.

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Expanding your startup into Asia? Here’s how to build out your operations in the region

The Next Web

This is the second part of a four-part series that will provide insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. For example, should they hire in-market consultants, an expatriate based in a hub city, or partner with a local player? Hire the right people – local and entrepreneurial. See part one here.

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Indonesian fintech Xendit is now a unicorn, with $150M in fresh funding led by Tiger Global

TechCrunch

At the end of last year, Xendit expanded into the Philippines, and says it is now one of the biggest payment players in the country. Though it is best known as a payment infrastructure provider, referring to itself as “a Stripe alternative build for Indonesia and Southeast Asia” on its website , Xendit is also working on other services. “In

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Checkout.com raises $450 million and reaches $15 billion valuation

TechCrunch

If you’re not familiar with the company, Checkout.com wants to build a one-stop shop for all things related to payments, such as accepting transactions, processing them and detecting fraud. And the company is working on adding India and the Philippines. Checkout.com is regulated in the U.K.,

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Why Vulnerable Kids Depend on Government & Big Tech Getting Data Privacy Laws Right

Saleforce Nonprofit

Established in 1997 as a victim-centered organization that protects children from violence and abuse, our purpose at International Justice Mission (IJM) is to work collaboratively with our partners and local authorities to strengthen justice systems and build communities where all people can be safe and protected.

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Arianna Simpson of a16z on Yield Guild Games, the firm’s newest bet on crypto + gaming

TechCrunch

Simpson is relatedly intrigued with NFT-based “play-to-earn” models, wherein gamers can earn cryptocurrency that they can then cash out for their local currency if they so choose. Indeed, a16z is announcing today that it just led a $4.6 That’s something that has historically been a problem.

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Indonesian payments infra startup Xendit raises $64.6M in Accel-led Series B

TechCrunch

Indonesia’s Xendit , a startup focused on building digital payments infrastructure for the region, has just raised $64.6 Its website promises businesses that “with a single integration,” they can accept payments in Indonesia and the Philippines. And Southeast Asia is no exception. billion in payment value annually.

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