TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Jia, a blockchain-based fintech providing loans to micro and small businesses in emerging markets, has raised $4.3 The fintech plans to use the funding to double down on its operations in Kenya, and the Philippines, before exploring new markets in West Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

Business 106

Business Marketing Raise Kenya 106

TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

Now it’s set a goal of investing in 100 more startups with the launch of its second emerging market seed-stage fund, called Seedstars International Ventures II (SIV), with a first close of $20 million. We’re really looking to diversify holdings, leveraging learnings from one market to another,” said Sosrodjojo.

Fund 98

Fund Marketing Pakistan Mentoring 98

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.” .

Vietnam 100

Vietnam Philippines Raise Asia 100

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Also participating is Anthos Capital, Global Brain, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Moneta VC, Mitsui Fudosan and Firestartr. Nigel Verdon, co-founder and CEO of Railsbank, tells me the injection of capital will be used to continue expanding the fintech’s global footprint and for further product development.

Sri Lanka 115

Sri Lanka Service Fund Raise 115

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This is part of a strategic investment, with startup and MUFG planning to expand into new markets and product together in 2023. Akulaku, which operates in the Philippines and Malaysia in addition to Indoensia, offers a virtual credit card and installment shopping platform, as well as an investment platform and neobank.

Philippines 97

Philippines Raise Asia Malaysia 97

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa and emerging markets continue to live without access to electricity. Zola Electric , one such provider, is announcing today that it has closed $90 million in new funding to enter new markets and drive distributed renewable energy. The company has evolved since then. “More than 2.2

Fund 98

Fund Marketing Technology Africa 98

TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

The capital will be used for expansion and growth in markets including New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United Kingdom. Its Series D will be used to support growth in those markets, and enter new Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. million USD).

Australia 79

Australia Global Raise New Zealand 79

TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

If you’re in India, the Philippines, Russia or Vietnam, Amazon Prime and Gorillas are probably not that much use to you. Also participating were VNV Global, RDIF, Flashpoint Venture Capital and others. They have succeeded in going global; becoming competitive in 10 new international markets.”.

Russia 100

Russia Malaysia Philippines Raise 100

TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

The new round brings its total raised to $538 million and was led by Coatue and Insight Partners, with participation from Accel, Tiger Global, Kleiner Perkins, EV Growth, Amasia, Intudo and Goat Capital. Part of the funding will be used to expand into new markets, like Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. billion to $15 billion.

Indonesia 99

Indonesia Philippines Asia Malaysia 99

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 29, 2008

"    She invited me to contribute one sentence for a social media fundraising project she's leading to support female entrepreneurs in the Philippines.   She is hoping to raise $10,000 for a group of female entrepreneurs in the Philippines. Some of the contributors so far: Anita Pahor , Women???s

Philippines 50

Philippines Campaign Australia Support 50

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Africans and people in emerging markets missed out on the first set of opportunities that technological advancements brought to the world. Africa’s cryptocurrency market grew by 1,200% to $105.6 Bundle’s numbers might not seem impressive from a global standpoint. million pre-seed to that end.

Africa 98

Africa Adopt Marketing Raise 98

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Just this year we’ve seen French BNPL startup Alma raise a $130 million equity round , BillEase raise $11 million for BNPL in the Philippines , Lipa Later raise $12 million for the same effort in Kenya , and ThankUCash raise $5.3 The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

Marketing 89

Marketing Calendar Philippines Kenya 89

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Greece is one of the global superpowers in shipping, so when I was working in consulting, I became close to the industry and really fell in love with it.”. Diakogiannis realized he had the network to address a large market opportunity, but there was another reason for starting Seafair.

Platform 96

Platform Philippines Greece Ukraine 96

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Brick currently operates primarily in Indonesia, but is planning to expand into Singapore and the Philippines before eventually covering all markets in Southeast Asia. Inside Plaid’s plans to build a new, global finance network. Fintech outperformed the market in 2021, and it’s set to do even better.

Asia 82

Asia Open Indonesia Philippines 82

TechCrunch

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.

Plugin 94

Plugin Singapore Malaysia Philippines 94

TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Its website promises businesses that “with a single integration,” they can accept payments in Indonesia and the Philippines. The market opportunity is there. The global shift toward more digital transactions over the past year led to increased demand for Xendit’s infrastructure and services, according to Wijaya.

Asia 99

Asia Raise Philippines Indonesia 99

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

DesignCrowd is also keen on exploring new markets. A year ago, it entered Asia via launches in India, Singapore and the Philippines – three months after the site rolled into Canada and the UK. The latest funding will be used to set up a US office and build up a team in the next 12 months.

Design 118

Design Business Australia San Francisco 118

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The uptake of customer relationship management (CRM) tools has grown immensely over the last few years such that the market size is expected to experience a 12.5% The startup plans to grow this further by embarking on a marketing drive and setting up hubs in regions where its platform is on demand over the next one year.

Saudi Arabia 94

Saudi Arabia Platform Raise Philippines 94

TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

The global market of conversational commerce, also known as chat commerce or conversational marketing, is expected to increase to $290 billion by 2025, up from $41 billion in 2021, representing a 590% rise for the next four years, according to a report by Juniper Research. Shimizu added. Shimizu added.

Raise 97

Raise South Korea Platform Japan 97

TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

The global thirst for an up-charged pair of Yeezy’s or limited edition Jordan’s combined with a growth in a digital ecosystem is creating new opportunities, particularly in the sneaker resale market, for companies like Kicks Crew , a Los Angeles- and Hong Kong-based sneaker and apparel platform. Canada, Australia and Asia.

Platform 98

Platform Raise Los Angeles Malaysia 98

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The round was co-led by Global Founders Capital and Wavemaker Partners, with participation from Gentree Fund, AfterWork Ventures, Reshape Ventures, Nordstar, Pentas Ventures, Moving Capital, Gojek co-founder Kevin Aluwi, NasDaily’s Nuseir Yassin, YouTuber Lazar Beam and Radish Fiction founder Seung-yoon Lee.

Platform 98

Platform Philippines Asia Singapore 98

TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

Fairbanc also received previous investment from East Ventures, 500 Global and Michael Smapoerna. Fairbanc will use its new funding on expanding in Indonesia, and exploring new markets like Vietnam and the Philippines in partnership with Unilever. The startup claims merchants increased their sales by an average of 35%.

Indonesia 100

Indonesia Bangladesh Singapore Philippines 100

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Igloo currently works with 20 global, regional and local insurers across Southeast Asia. Mehta said that the penetration rate of insurance in much of Southeast Asia is low, less than $100 USD per capita across Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Another, more recent one, is is Weather Index Insurance product in Vietnam.

Asia 94

Asia Vietnam Philippines Singapore 94

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. Despite layoffs, there’s still a talent crunch in Southeast Asia.

Singapore 75

Singapore Philippines Platform Indonesia 75

TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

The amount of the investment is not being disclosed, but Aldagram said it will use the funds to sharpen its focus on India, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and other countries in the region. The global construction management software market is expected to reach $23.9 billion in 2031, up from $9.3

Tech 97

Tech Malaysia Philippines Thailand 97

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It operates in the United States, South Korea, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. The company launched in 2018 along with Gushcloud International, an influencer marketing firm. It also provides data points like pricing and demographics to create new brands and market them.

Social Media 97

Social Media International South Korea Social 97

TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

We talked yesterday with Simpson — who joined a16z after first backing some of the same startups, including the blockchain infrastructure company Dapper Labs and the global payment platform Celo — to learn more about what’s happening at the intersection of crypto and gaming. Are they mostly in Southeast Asia?

Game 145

Game Philippines Asia Digital 145

TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Jamil Wyne is a co-author of the World Bank report “The Evolution and State of Singapore’s Start-up Ecosystem: Lessons for Emerging Market Economies.” As of 2019, Singapore had over $19 billion in PE and VC assets under management, more than twice that of neighboring Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand combined.

Singapore 98

Singapore Vietnam Indonesia Malaysia 98

TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Founded in Sydney in 2014, the company is now expanding into Southeast Asian and Western European markets. Australia-based Employment Hero raises $45M AUD for its global expansion. “We After that, it plans to localize Employment Hero for Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

United Kingdom 98

United Kingdom New Zealand Malaysia Australia 98

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It also plans to enter the Philippines in the third quarter. The hottest fintech market you aren’t paying attention to. Jeff raises $1M to build alternative credit scoring and other fintech products for Southeast Asia. Founded in 2019, the startup is operational in Vietnam and has applied for a license to launch in Indonesia.

Comparison 98

Comparison Vietnam Raise Asia 98

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Today, the Singaporean-based startup announced it has raised $10 million, with the goal of expanding its wireless laser communications system in Indonesia, India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States. Some of its previous backers include EDBI, Entrepreneur First, 500 Global, SparkLabs Global Ventures and Michael Seibel.

Singapore 87

Singapore Internet Network Build 87

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Founded in 2021 by Arindam Roy, Rajath KM and Kartik Mishra, Pillow is focused on emerging markets like Africa and Southeast Asia. It also recently expanded into Nigeria, Ghana and Vietnam, among other markets. Create a social media punch list for cryptocurrency marketing.

Sri Lanka 95

Sri Lanka Nigeria Vietnam Ghana 95

TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

to send money to the region, much higher than the global average of 6.8%. South Asia, for instance, has the lowest average remittance costs across all regions at 4.95% (these percentages are reported on a standard $200 transfer); therefore, it makes sense to tap into the opportunities the market presents. ” he added.

Africa 99

Africa Asia China Singapore 99

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

-based online university platform Nexford University has raised $8 million in a Series A round co-led by New Markets Venture Partners and Learn Capital, two prominent edtech venture capital firms in the U.S. New Markets Venture Partners general partner Jason Palmer and Learn Capital managing partner Greg Mauro will join Nexford’s board. .

University 93

University Education Online Philippines 93

TechCrunch

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. About 70% came from Thailand while 30% came from the international market, the co-President Thamavaranukupt said.

Thailand 103

Thailand Money Asia Myanmar 103

TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2022

Vietnam has a monthly average income of $250, which is not particularly privileged compared to approximately $5,800 for the United States and about $1,000 for the Philippines. Global crypto venture capitals are flocking to the gaming guilds.

Vietnam 84

Vietnam Accessibility Philippines Social 84

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. market because it was reliable and developer-friendly, Lesaffre said. Inside Plaid’s plans to build a new, global finance network. Plaid won the U.S.

Asia 97

Asia Open Build API 97