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Singapore-based mental health app Intellect reaches one million users, closes seed funding

TechCrunch

.” Co-founder and chief executive officer Theodoric Chew launched Intellect earlier this year because while there is a growing pool of mental wellness apps in the United States and Europe that have attracted more funding during the COVID-19 pandemic , the space is still very young in Asia.

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Corporate services platform Sleek lands $4 million in new funding

TechCrunch

The new funding was led by SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of government agency Enterprise Singapore. Sleek co-founder and chief growth officer Adrien Barthel told TechCrunch that the funding is part of Sleek’s seed round and brings the startup’s total raised so far to $7 million. It will start raising a Series A next year.

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Singapore-based digital business assistant Osome raises $3 million

TechCrunch

An extension of Osome’s seed round , the new funding was led by XA Network and AltaIR Capital. The startup currently has about 4,500 SME clients across Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, founder and chief executive officer Victor Lysenko told TechCrunch. Osome’s digital business assistant.

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Viola Credit closes $700M fund to provide asset-based lending to fintech startups

TechCrunch

Fintech startup and alternative credit asset manager Viola Credit has closed its latest $700 million fund, which provides asset-based lending capital to fintech, proptech and insurtech startups. Another example is Market Finance, a tech-enabled SME lender in the U.K., Instead, Viola provides lending capital to fintech lenders.

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QED Investors closes on $1.05B across two funds to invest in fintech companies globally

TechCrunch

QED Investors announced the closing of two new funds totaling $1.05 Specifically, today QED is announcing a $550 million early-stage fund and a $500 million growth-stage fund , both of which are aimed at backing fintech companies primarily in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Latin America and Southeast Asia.

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International coalition of activists launches protest against Amazon

The Verge

An international group of climate activists and Amazon warehouse workers have launched an online campaign called “Make Amazon Pay, ” calling on the tech giant to provide better working conditions for its employees and to reduce its expanding carbon footprint. . | Image: Make Amazon Pay campaign. So, today is just the start of the campaign.

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Employment Hero gets $140M AUD Series E led by Insight Partners, grows valuation to $800M AUD

TechCrunch

Four months after announcing its last round, Employment Hero has closed another $140 million AUD (about $103 million USD) in funding. The Series E was led by Insight Partners , the venture capital firm known for its ScaleUp program to help tech companies accelerate their growth.