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Taiwan-based FunNow, an instant booking app, raises $15M Series B

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Taiwan startup FunNow gets $5M Series A to help locals in Asian cities find last-minute things to do. In Taiwan, FunNow’s biggest market, life was relatively normal until an uptick in cases triggered a lockdown from May to August, causing its revenue to decline sharply, but now it has returned to about 80% of its pre-pandemic performance.

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AppWorks closes third fund with $150M for Taiwan and Southeast Asia startups

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AppWorks , the Taipei-based venture capital firm focused on Taiwan and Southeast Asia, announced today it has closed its oversubscribed third fund, raising $150 million. By comparison, the top quartile of global VC and private equity funds launched around the same time have a TVPI of 2.4x, according to data from Cambridge Associates.

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4 key strategies for succeeding at international expansion

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We also achieved 38% market share globally. We succeeded because we secured data through market research and used the data to inform our global strategy. Here are a few key strategies to achieving this kind of international growth. This data is critical when planning for an international rollout. Research your market.

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Content discovery platform Dable closes $12 million Series C at $90 million valuation to accelerate its global expansion

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Dable (the name is a combination of “data” and “able”) currently serves more than 2,500 media outlets in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia. It has subsidiaries in Taiwan, which accounts for 70% of its overseas sales, and Indonesia. The Series C brings Dable’s total funding so far to $20.5

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Gogoro partners with India’s Hero MotoCorp, one of the world’s largest two-wheel vehicle makers

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Electric scooters powered by Gogoro ’s swappable, rechargeable batteries now account for nearly a quarter of monthly sales in Taiwan , its home market. But India is obviously a much larger market, in terms of geography and population, than Taiwan. This is why Gogoro and Hero MotoCorp’s swapping station joint venture is important.

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Taiwanese startup WritePath’s AI tech speeds up financial disclosure translation

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In countries where English is not a main language, listed companies not only have to deal with financial disclosure regulations, but make sure their investor materials are available in English for global backers. The Taipei-based startup’s clients include Foxconn, ASUS, China Airline, the Taiwan Stock Exchange and Taiwan Mobile.

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SoftBank-backed Korean edtech startup Riiid acquires Langoo, expands in Japan  

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Riiid has said it will continue to fuel its global expansion with the funding. . This acquisition is the first step in an inorganic strategy to ultimately apply Riiid’s AI technology to the global market and help more learners around the world.” . Riiid has been actively penetrating the global market since 2020 after it opened the U.S.

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