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JULY 25, 2022

Based in Singapore, it is currently active there and in Indonesia, and plans to roll out in other Southeast Asian markets after localizing for employment regulations. The funding will be used to add more features to Omni, including a recruitment module by the third quarter and a performance enhancement module by the end of the year.

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MAY 21, 2021

The funding was led by MDI Ventures, the investment arm of Telkom Group, one of Indonesia’s largest telecoms, with participation from Add Ventures, BRI Ventures, Flourish Ventures, Intudo Ventures, Openspace Ventures, Tenaya Capital, UOB Venture Management and Vertex Ventures. seed funding in farm-to-table startup Secai Marche.

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The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60 million in funding. This is the second part of a four-part series that will provide insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. Hire the right people – local and entrepreneurial. See part one here.

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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. Additionally, we’re seeing local employers interested in hiring both tech talent locally and also remote hiring as well.

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MAY 3, 2021

It will be used to increase the number of Hangry’s outlets in Indonesia, including launching its first dine-in restaurants, over the next two years before it enters other countries. Along with a previous round of $3 million from Alpha JWC and Sequoia Capital’s Surge program, Hangry’s Series A brings its total funding to $16 million.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

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. Other customers include investment firms, banks and some of Indonesia’s largest conglomerates, including Sinarmas Group and Astra Financial.

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JULY 27, 2022

million in pre-seed funding led by AC Venture and Alpha JWC, with participation from Living Lab Ventures and Ciputra Group. The funding will be used of product development, hiring and expanding its products. Surjaudaja told TechCrunch that IDEAL was started “with the thinking that consumer lending in Indonesia is broken.”.

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JULY 7, 2021

Many teachers and parents in Indonesia rely on WhatsApp to keep in touch, creating “multiple groups that often become messy and highly ineffective, and result in confusion or lost threads,” says Rizky Aniez, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Gredu. InfraDigital helps Indonesian schools digitize tuition and enrollment.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Singapore-headquartered startup Plugo has secured $9 million in a Series A funding round. Approximately 200 D2C brands have already started using Plugo’s beta service in Indonesia. “Plugo offers an unmatched suite of digital capabilities that will transform the future of e-commerce in Indonesia.”

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JANUARY 17, 2023

million in funding led by East Ventures Growth Fund, with participation from AlphaTrio Sustainable Technology Fund, Skystar Capital, Sovereign’s Capital, Ozora and Gobi Partners. Another opportunity presented itself in the form of Indonesia’s 1,500 BPRs. Founded in 2019, the startup announced today it has raised $8.5

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Investors include China’s Alibaba Group as well as existing investors DPDgroup’s GeoPost , Facebook co-founder Eduardo Savering’s B Capital Group , Monk’s Hill Ventures, and Zamrud, a sovereign wealth fund controlled by Brunei, based on its statement. It currently employs more than 61,000 staff. said Mr.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

million in seed funding for its goal of becoming “the one-stop for verification in Southeast Asia.” ” The round led by Insignia Venture Partners, with participation from CCV (Central Capital Ventura, the investment arm of Bank Central Asia, the largest privately-owned bank in Indonesia), and Armand Ventures.

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MARCH 3, 2021

As part of the deal, Payfazz, an agent-based financial services network in Indonesia, invested $30 million into payments infrastructure provider Xfers. In Indonesia, Payfazz has built a network of 250,000 financial agents to reach people in rural areas where many banks don’t operate branches. ” Singapore-based Xfers Lands $2.5M

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MARCH 7, 2022

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. . We bring to the partnership local e-commerce expertise, as well as the understanding and empathy of local brand owners’ mindsets.

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MAY 30, 2022

million in Series A funding led by Tiger Global, with participation from returning investors Global Founders Capital and HOF Capital. It is currently used by over 10,000 merchants in Singapore and Malaysia, with plans to expand into more Southeast Asian markets, including Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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JULY 20, 2021

Four months after announcing its last round, Employment Hero has closed another $140 million AUD (about $103 million USD) in funding. Its previous funding announcement was a $45 million AUD Series D announced in March , led by online job platform SEEK, at the company’s previous valuation of about $250 million AUD.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The Indonesian-based startup announced today it has raised $13 million in Series A funding, just eight months after its $10 million Series A in March. It is currently focused on Indonesia, with a presence in 40 cities. Part of TipTip’s funding round will be used to recruit more creators, promoters and supporters.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The funding brings Jeff’s total raised to about $2.5 Founded in 2019, the startup is operational in Vietnam and has applied for a license to launch in Indonesia. Part of the funding will be used to increase Jeff’s team from about 15 people now to more than 40 employees for its offices in Latvia and Southeast Asia.

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JUNE 1, 2022

Not only that, but more than 30% of Indonesia’s GDP comes from East Java, Kalimantan and East Indonesia, making those places a valuable source of potential revenue for fast-moving consumer goods. The company’s agents, or resellers, can either be individuals or local shops called warungs.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

PPRO (pronounced “P-pro”, as in payments professionals) plans to use the funding to continue expanding in newer markets. We are delighted to support Simon and the team at PPRO as they continue to develop best-in-class local payment solutions,” commented Nathalie Kornhoff-Brüls, managing director at Eurazeo Growth, in a statement.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

million in pre-Series A funding led by Wavemaker Partners, with participation from Alpha JWC Ventures and Insignia Ventures Partners. Founded in February 2020, CrediBook is part of a wave of startups focused on digitizing small- to medium-sized businesses in Indonesia. Moka and Jurnal , meanwhile, are used by larger companies.

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APRIL 12, 2021

million in pre-Series A funding led by Jungle Ventures. Its new funding is the first time Jungle Ventures has invested in the mobility sector and included participation from Wavemaker Partners, Hustle Fund and iSeed Ventures. One of Dat Bike’s advantages is that its bikes are developed in house, with locally-sourced parts.

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APRIL 28, 2021

In Indonesia, daily necessities often cost more in smaller cities and rural areas. Other participants included returning backers Amasia, Insignia Ventures Partners, Y-Combinator Continuity Fund and Bain Capital co-chairman Stephen Pagliuca, while partners from DST Global and TNB Aura invested for the first time in this round.

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AUGUST 8, 2022

Miferia , a Mexico-based business-to-business wholesale marketplace, bagged $7 million in seed funding to continue developing its curated website connecting independent retailers in Mexico with domestic brands in categories like cosmetics, food and beverage and home décor. Latin America’s slowing VC market hides local strength.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60M in funding. We’ve asked him to give us some insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam each have a couple of very good VC firms. Where are all of the VCs in Asia?

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MARCH 2, 2021

Indonesia’s Xendit , a startup focused on building digital payments infrastructure for the region, has just raised $64.6 The funding brings the total amount raised by the Jakarta-based company to $88 million since its 2015. million in a Series B led by Silicon Valley heavyweight Accel. billion in payment value annually.

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APRIL 7, 2022

million in seed funding led by Headline Ventures. The new round of funding brings its total raised to $5.8 With the latest funding, Peeba plans to double its headcount and expand local offices to improve local language support across 11 Asia countries. The startup has secured $4.2

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The eight-year-old Indian budget hotel giant has filed the paperwork (PDF) with the local market regulator for an initial public offering, in which it is seeking to raise about $1.16 The startup said in the filing today that four markets — India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Europe — account for about 90% of its overall revenue.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The newest round was led by the InsuResilience Investment Fund II, which was launched by the German development bank KfW for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and is managed by impact investor BlueOrchard. Igloo currently works with 20 global, regional and local insurers across Southeast Asia.

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JULY 6, 2022

According to the World Bank, Indonesia produces 4.8 For example, it help Softex Indonesia collect used diapers from consumers with proper handling standard-operating-procedures from pelestari, who operate as gig workers. Without a clear ask, your pitch deck is useless.

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Rare, which is based in Arlington, Virginia, uses Miradi in all its worldwide campaigns to promote biodiversity and has translated the Miradi software into Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin and Spanish. Elaina says that Miradi helped her determine what knowledge was needed by local residents to adopt behaviors that promote clean water.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The company, which was founded in 2013, also plans to strengthen its global operations across six countries — Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines. The e-wallet service also serves as a payment channel for B2B, ranging from big brands to local SME owners as well as street market entrepreneurs.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The South Korea and Japan-based startup automates front and backend processes including accommodation reservation, room management and front desk duties, and it will be using the funds to continue expanding its business. Bob W, the ‘tech-driven’ hospitality provider, raises €10M in seed funding.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

QuotaBook , a Seoul-based equity management platform, has raised $11 million in funding led by Elefund, with participation from Access Ventures, Hana Securities and South Korean fintech company Viva Republica. Investors also get charged based on the AUM of their funds and the number of portfolios. Image Credits: QuotaBook.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Airly is currently used by more than 500 local authorities in over 40 countries, with 5,000 of its sensors covering a total of 40,000 active measurement points. It also has networks of sensors in United Kingdom and Indonesia cities. It is also partnered with the DivAirCity project, which is funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Users choose the delivery channels they want, such as bank to bank, wallet to wallet, bank to wallet and wallet to bank options to transfer funds as well as make merchant payments, with settlement done within 24 hours,” said CEO Eddie in a statement. African startups join global funding boom as fintech shines.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It operates in the United States, South Korea, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. Ulta Beauty launches a fund, showcasing the resilience of corporate venture capital. The company launched in 2018 along with Gushcloud International, an influencer marketing firm.

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