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Edupia raises Series A to close the education gap in Vietnam

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There’s a large education gap in Vietnam between urban centers, which have access to more resources, and the smaller cities and rural areas where 80% of students live. This brings Edupia’s total funding to $16 million. Before founding Edupia, Hung spent 10 years as director of digital services at Viettel, the largest telco in Vietnam.

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Vietnam-focused investment app Infina boosts its seed round to $6M

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Retail investment apps in Southeast Asia attracted a lot of funding last year , and the trend looks set to continue with Vietnam-focused Infina announcing that it has added $4 million to its seed funding. Infina was part of Y Combinator’s Summer 2021 cohort and aspires to become the “Robinhood of Vietnam.”

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Vietnam-based CoderSchool gets $2.6M pre-Series A to scale online course platform

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CoderSchool, a Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam-based online coding school startup, announced today $2.6 million in pre-Series A funding to scale up its online coding school platform. CoderSchool raised a seed round led by TRIVE Ventures in 2018. CoderSchool raised a seed round led by TRIVE Ventures in 2018. pre-seed round.

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Vietnam-based healthcare booking app Docosan gets $1M seed funding led by AppWorks

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The company announced today it has raised more than $1 million in seed funding, which it claims is one of the largest seed rounds ever for a Vietnamese health tech startup. Lopez said advance doctor bookings aren’t the norm in Vietnam. Praava Health raises $10.6M to increase access to quality healthcare in Bangladesh.

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Mio, a social commerce startup focused on smaller cities and rural areas in Vietnam, raises $1M seed

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Vietnam has one of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia, but many major platforms still focus on large cities. The startup, which currently focuses on fresh groceries and plans to expand into more categories, announced today it has raised $1 million in seed funding. Indian social commerce Meesho valued at $2.1

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

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Railsbank , the London-headquartered Banking-as-a-Service platform, has raised $37 million in new growth funding. Railsbank raises $10M Series A for its open banking and compliance platform. London, Manila (Philippines), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Melbourne (Australia), Vietnam and Sri Lanka.

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SME lender Funding Societies raises $144M led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, plus $150M in debt lines

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Small businesses are the backbone of Southeast Asia’s economy, but many struggle to secure working capital loans because they don’t have traditional credit records or collateral, say the founders of Funding Societies. TechCrunch first covered Funding Societies when it raised its Series A in 2016. million loan transactions.

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