TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Indonesia-based insurtech startup Fuse announced today it has secured $25 million of Series B extension round as it plans to enter more countries including Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia. The pandemic accelerated the digital transformation in the insurance industry, one of the most conservative sectors.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Kilo , a Vietnam-based B2B e-commerce platform that connects wholesalers with micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), wants to digitize the local retail value chain via technology. “In The startup retained thousands of MSMEs in 24 provinces across Vietnam, Ryan Wilber, Kilo’s head of product and engineering said.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A Manila-headquartered startup called CloudEats , which operates cloud kitchens across the Philippines and Vietnam, just raised a $7 million Series A extension led by Nordstar to accelerate the digitization of food service in Southeast Asia. . We are taking the best practices along with key learnings to our next market launch.” .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

A few months ago, brothers Hai Nam Bui and Hai Long Bui were developing a bookkeeping app for small retailers in Vietnam. Called SoBanHang (or “sales book”), it would help businesses that usually rely on paper ledgers digitize their operations, similar to Khatabook in India and BukuKas and BukuWarung in Indonesia.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Made in Vietnam with mostly domestic parts, Dat Bike’s selling point is its ability to compete with gas motorbikes in terms of pricing and performance. In 2018, he moved back to Vietnam and launched Dat Bike. Dat Bike , a Vietnamese startup with ambitions to become the top electric motorbike company in Southeast Asia, has raised $2.6

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

The startup, which launched its app in Vietnam last year, announced today it has raised $1 million, led by the Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN). Jeff currently claims more than 300,000 users in Vietnam. ” Payfazz invests $30M in Xfers as the two Southeast Asian fintechs form Fazz Financial Group. .

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Tech Soup

APRIL 29, 2010

This year, Microsoft Community Affairs hosted its first ever Vietnam event in Hanoi on Tuesday, with the theme of "Unleashing Technology to Improve Economic and Social Development.". As with other NGOs around the world, the challenges faced by the ones in Vietnam are very similar. Tags: Digital Divide Event International.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Founded in 2019, the startup is operational in Vietnam and has applied for a license to launch in Indonesia. Before launching Jeff, Niparts was CEO of Spain for Digital Finance International, a fintech company that is part of the Finstar Financial Group. It also plans to enter the Philippines in the third quarter.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

YC-backed Homebase is an alternative to traditional mortgages for home buyers in Vietnam. Right now in Vietnam, buying property is really painful. We’re thinking of how do you make the experience of buying a home or investing a one-stop shop where you can do everything digitally.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

In addition, Toni works on several digital-economy-related initiatives that support the scaling of digital businesses, stimulate startup ecosystems and accelerate the digital transformation of key industries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Middle East. Jamil Wyne. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

We digitize new brand discovery, automate the negotiation and client management process, and streamline logistics and shipping by pooling orders,” Cho said. Last week, Peeba announced its partnership with Hong Kong-based Choco Up to enable the Sell Frist, Pay Later payment option for retailers on Peeba’s platform. . “We

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

Today, he claims, SwipeRx has transformed and digitized the pharmacy industry and become a one-stop platform for pharmacists to perform all their daily tasks, from education to purchasing to inventory financing in Southeast Asia. Image Credits: SwipeRx.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Proceeds benefit Animals Asia work to end bear bile farming and improving the welfare of animals in China and Vietnam. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. 3) Animals Asia Shop :: shop.animalsasia.org. 5) Audubon Society :: audubon.org/marketplace.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It now offers 15 products, including policies for gig workers, gamers, cars and farmers in Vietnam, and says it has facilitated more than 300 million policies and increased gross written premiums by 30 times since 2019. Another, more recent one, is is Weather Index Insurance product in Vietnam.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Ascend Money will use the proceeds to grow its e-wallet application – TrueMoney Wallet – and expand its digital financial services ranging from digital lending and digital investment to cross border remittances in Southeast Asia. Apart from e-wallet, we are an agent-based payment and remittance service provider.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

The new funding will be used to grow its customer base in Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia, and expand into new markets in Southeast Asia, like Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. Since Jenfi’s inception four years ago, it has deployed more than $25 million in non-dilutive capital to about 600 companies.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It supports 10 digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Axie Infinity and USD-backed stablecoins USDC and USDT, and plans to expand to over 50 assets in the coming months. It also recently expanded into Nigeria, Ghana and Vietnam, among other markets.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

Its new strategic investor may be adding another few to that list: Panasonic’s construction business is particularly active in India, Turkey and Vietnam. Spain, Kenya, Uganda, Dubai, India, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Australia, have been using KANNA since its initial product launch 2020, the company said.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Vietnam’s digital economy is one of the fastest growing in the world, but the country is facing a growing shortage of IT workers. One example will be a program geared toward students who already have one or two years of experience working at software companies in Vietnam. Some of the companies also serve as educational partners.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

With this acquisition, we will not only be able to further digitally serve the financing need of these SMEs to grow but also offer them business accounts, spend management solutions, and payment services to manage their business,” Goel told TechCrunch. . In January, the company crossed a significant milestone of over $1 billion (SG$1.6

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Fazz , the Southeast Asian digital financial services group created by the merger of PayFazz and Xfers , announced today that it has raised a total of $100 million in Series C funding. This includes $75 million in equity and a $25 million debt facility. The company says that it saw $10 billion in annualized transaction volumes last year.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

Cheuk said the company’s initial markets in Southeast Asia will include Indonesia and Vietnam because government planning for smart cities and new infrastructure means new construction projects there will increase over the next five to 10 years. It will also enter Singapore because developers are willing to adopt AI-based technology.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The fintech, which claims to be the region’s largest SME digital financing platform, uses alternative forms of credit-scoring and has disbursed more than $2 billion in financing to MSMEs since it launched in 2015. It recently began operating in Vietnam and will use part of its Series C+ to enter the Philippines. .

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Digital Trends

APRIL 18, 2022

Vietnam-based VinFast wants to gain a foothold in the U.S. by selling affordable EVs. We spent time in the VF 8 to find out if it can succeed.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Glints’ platform currently has three million professionals in five markets (Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan), and 50,000 companies that are seeking workers, including AIA, IKEA, GetGo, KKday and Gameloft. year-over-year, continuing its trend of annual revenue growing at a triple-digit percentage. Glints’ team.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, digital transformation is happening all over the world. Indonesia’s Xendit , a startup focused on building digital payments infrastructure for the region, has just raised $64.6 It aims for fast and easy integrations so that businesses can more easily accept payments digitally.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

It operates in Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. This is a milestone in our journey to open up access for everyone to benefit from the digital economy. According to Crunchbase , the company has raised over $10 billion, including from SoftBank’s Vision Fund.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

Fairbanc will use its new funding on expanding in Indonesia, and exploring new markets like Vietnam and the Philippines in partnership with Unilever. Fairbanc also received previous investment from East Ventures, 500 Global and Michael Smapoerna.

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Digital Trends

MAY 20, 2022

TikTok is pulling a Netflix by venturing into video games, testing them on younger audiences in Vietnam.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

A Seoul-based proptech startup called Rsquare built a data-driven platform to digitize the process, enabling tenants to compare multiple properties and find an office. Rsquare, which opened an office in Vietnam in June, is set to enter Singapore this month and Indonesia in 2022, Lee added.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Greenlabs, founded in 2017 by Scott Sungwoo Choi, Shin and Luke Donghyun Ahn, wants to digitize the entire value chain of agriculture space from crop production to distribution with a mission to address the global food supply problem in a sustainable way. It also built smart farming software and hardware for farmers.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

million in seed funding, and is now live in four markets (Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam) with connections to 30 banks. Brankas wants to bring Southeast Asia’s banks and e-commerce into the digital era. Based in Hong Kong, Finverse ’s ambitious goal is to enable open banking throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

But in markets like Indonesia, many still use digital wallets or e-commerce platforms, creating alternative sources of user data that can help them secure working capital and other financial tools. It’s already eyeing Vietnam and the Philippines and has established partnerships in Brussels.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The entire process is digital, promising a quick decision and fast deployment of funds, and is powered by Twinco’s supply chain analytics and the data it is able to access by partnering with both sides of the supply chain. “The Take any global supply chain, such as apparel, automotive, electronics etc.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

Nano Technologies, a startup that lets workers in Vietnam access their earned wages immediately through an app called VUI , has raised $3 million in seed funding. This is in part because many people are opting for gig economy jobs, like ride-sharing, where their earning are automatically deposited into their digital wallets or bank accounts.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Jakarta-based Xendit , best known for its digital payment infrastructure but also focused on other financial products, announced today it has raised $150 million in Series C funding, bumping its valuation to $1 billion. Investors are doubling down on Southeast Asia’s digital economy.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

SourceWiz has built a platform to digitize the way exporters operate. As exporters compete on the global stage, they are craving for tools that will digitize their workflows and help them trade faster and better. It also plans to expand its offerings to other Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Vietnam in the future.

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