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Edupia raises Series A to close the education gap in Vietnam

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

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. Before founding Edupia, Hung spent 10 years as director of digital services at Viettel, the largest telco in Vietnam.

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

TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

Vietnam has one of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia, but many major platforms still focus on large cities. Rajaram, Aatrey and Barnwal will become advisors to Mio co-founder and chief executive officer Trung Huynh, former investment associate at IDG Ventures Vietnam. Indian social commerce Meesho valued at $2.1

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Edtech MindX wants to build ‘little Silicon Valleys’ across Vietnam

TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

The startup’s goal is to create “small Silicon Valleys” across Vietnam, with educational centers that help prepare students of all ages for careers in tech. For example, it added online mini-game and breakout room group discussions to its online classes to make them more engaging. Courses range in length from two months to six years.

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Edtech MindX wants to build “little Silicon Valleys” across Vietnam

TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

The startup’s goal is to create “small Silicon Valleys” across Vietnam, with educational centers that help prepare students of all ages for careers in tech. For example, it added online mini-game and breakout room group discussions to its online classes to make them more engaging. Courses range in length from two months to six years.

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Brain damage linked to increased likelihood of religious fundamentalism, new study finds

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, took an innovative approach by examining two groups of individuals with focal brain lesions resulting from injuries or disorders. One cohort consisted of 106 Vietnam veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries in combat decades ago. The other included.

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Vietnamese investment app Infina lands $2M seed round

TechCrunch

JUNE 27, 2021

Now Infina , which calls itself the “Robinhood of Vietnam,” is announcing an oversubscribed $2 million seed round. of people in Vietnam have invested in stocks. But according to the Vietnams Securities Depository , about 500,000 trading accounts were opened during the first five months of 2021, a 20% increase from all of 2020.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

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MAY 31, 2013

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. They are all part of TechSoup Asia , which serves charities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand — and now Vietnam and Indonesia.

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English learning app ELSA lands $15 million Series B for international growth and its B2B platform

TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2021

Based in San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City, ELSA announced today it has raised a $15 million Series B, led by VI (Vietnam Investments) Group and SIG. In addition to Latin America, ELSA will also focus on expanding in Vietnam, India and Japan, where it saw high demand last year. ELSA’s English pronunciation feedback.

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Focused on smaller cities, Vietnamese social commerce startup Mio raises $8M Series A

TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

Founded in 2020, Mio is a group buying platform that focuses on selling fresh produce and groceries in Tier 2 and 3 cities in Vietnam. Mio, a social commerce startup focused on smaller cities and rural areas in Vietnam, raises $1M seed. TechCrunch first covered Mio at the time of its $1 million seed funding in May 2021.

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Aurora borealis forecast expands as strong solar storm hits Earth. Here’s what to know

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APRIL 15, 2025

sea mines off the coast of Vietnam. Adithi Ramakrishnan, AP science writer The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institutes Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. And a 1972 solar storm may have detonated magnetic U.S.

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Vietnamese on-demand e-commerce platform Loship raises $12M at a valuation of $100M

TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

The round was co-led by BAce Capital, an Ant Group-backed venture firm, and the direct investment unit of Sun Hung Kai & Co Limited. . MetaPlanet Holdings returned for the pre-Series C round, which also saw participation from Wealth Well, Prism Ventures and SQ Capital Group (SCCG Ventures Asia). Kamereo gets $4.6M

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Azota is solving exam headaches for Vietnam’s teachers

TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2022

In Vietnam, a startup called Azota wants to help with an online software platform that not only helps educators develop and proctor tests, but also automatically grades them using information from Vietnamese teaching materials. Before co-founding the startup, Au Nguyen, its CEO, worked for Viettel, one of the largest telecoms in Vietnam.

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Jeff raises $1M to build alternative credit scoring and other fintech products for Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

The startup, which launched its app in Vietnam last year, announced today it has raised $1 million, led by the Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN). Jeff currently claims more than 300,000 users in Vietnam. ” Payfazz invests $30M in Xfers as the two Southeast Asian fintechs form Fazz Financial Group.

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Monk’s Hill Ventures and Glints on how Southeast Asian startups can cope with the region’s talent crunch

TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2021

To get more data for its latest Southeast Asia Tech Talent Compensation report, which covers startup hiring in Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam, Monk’s Hill Ventures teamed up with Glints , one of its portfolio companies. Glints is a recruitment platform that claims 4 million users each month and is used by 30,000 organizations.

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SoBanHang gets $1.5M to help small Vietnamese stores sell online for the first time

TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

A few months ago, brothers Hai Nam Bui and Hai Long Bui were developing a bookkeeping app for small retailers in Vietnam. Then a new COVID-19 outbreak hit Vietnam. Ryan, founder of businesses like Gilt Groupe, Business Insider and MongoDB. The company announced today that it has raised $1.5 One of SoBanHang’s clients.

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Financial comparison “super app” Jeff raises $1.5M seed extension

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Founded in 2019, the startup is operational in Vietnam and has applied for a license to launch in Indonesia. Before launching Jeff, Niparts was CEO of Spain for Digital Finance International, a fintech company that is part of the Finstar Financial Group. It also plans to enter the Philippines in the third quarter.

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Payfazz invests $30M in Xfers as the two Southeast Asian fintechs form Fazz Financial Group

TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

Payfazz and Xfers , two startups that want to increase financial inclusion in Southeast Asia, announced today they have joined forces to create a new holding entity called Fazz Financial Group. Kwik will serve as Fazz Financial Group’s group CEO, while Liu will be the financial entity’s deputy CEO.

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A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Toni Eliasz is the program manager of the Disruptive Technologies for Development Program (DT4D) that supports the innovation and adoption of technology-driven solutions in World Bank Group operations. Singapore is home to fewer than six million people, making it one of the smallest ASEAN countries, in terms of population.

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Singapore-based logistics startup Ninja Van secures $578M Series E

TechCrunch

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. said Mr. Kenny Ho, Head of Investment for Southeast Asia, Alibaba Group.

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Alibaba group restructures e-commerce operations to boost global expansion

TechNode

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Alibaba Group announced a major restructuring of its e-commerce business on Thursday, consolidating its domestic and international operations into a single e-commerce division. Jiang Fan, currently CEO of Alibaba International Digital Commerce, has been named as the new CEO of the group and will report directly to Wu. As of Sept.

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Singapore-based esports startup Ampverse lands $12M

TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Ampverse CEO Ferdinand Gutierrez said that the company’s revenue has grown 125% over the last 12 months, during which it expanded into Vietnam and India. . He added that expanding into Indonesia and the Philippines will “round off our SEA footprint,” which already includes Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Vietnam War and Big Data: A Case Study in Machine Learning Robert S. It was his work as Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War, though, that connects him to what we now call data science and big data analytics. At a high-level, winning the Vietnam War What is the key uncertainty he hoped to solve? Fair question.

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Southeast Asian fintech Fazz raises $100M Series C to serve businesses of all sizes

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Fazz , the Southeast Asian digital financial services group created by the merger of PayFazz and Xfers , announced today that it has raised a total of $100 million in Series C funding. This includes $75 million in equity and a $25 million debt facility. The company says that it saw $10 billion in annualized transaction volumes last year.

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Thailand’s fintech startup Ascend Money lands $150M at a $1.5B valuation

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The Series C round was led by Charoen Pokphand Group , which is a major shareholder of Ascend Money, with participation from Bow Wave Capital Management and returning backer Ant Group.

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Singapore-based TreeDots gets $11M Series A to cut food waste in Asia

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The company is focused on creating a vertically integrated supply chain with a B2B marketplace and a social commerce feature for group buying by consumers. Mio, a social commerce startup focused on smaller cities and rural areas in Vietnam, raises $1M seed.

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SME lending platform Validus acquires Citi Singapore’s CitiBusiness loan portfolio

TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Nikhilesh Goel , co-founder and Group CEO of Validus, told TechCrunch that Validus expects to create synergies with the loan portfolio of CitiBusiness, Citi Singapore’s small banking unit. billion) in total funds disbursed across more than 50,000 loans to small businesses in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand.

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Karamba Security raises another $10M for its IoT and automotive security platform

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This extension was led by automotive startup VinFast, a member of Vietnam’s Vingroup conglomerate, which itself is reportedly looking to raised $1 billion for VinFast. This round brings the company’s total funding to $27 million.

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Singapore-based sales productivity platform Nektar raises $2.15 million seed round

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Its seed round was led by Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from Insignia Venture Partners, Arka Venture Labs, Better Capital and Vietnam Investments Group.

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Glorang scores $10M Series A to expand its edtech marketplace across Asia

TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

Glorang will use the Series A to expand its service to Japan and Malaysia by the fourth quarter of this year and Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam in the following years, Hwang said. Outschool, newly profitable, raises a $45M Series B for virtual small group classes. Vietnam after-school learning startup Marathon raises $1.5M

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Resellee wants to become the Pinduoduo of Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A major part of Resellee’s business is grocery deliveries, including fresh produce, and it has struck partnerships with the government and farmers’ groups to meet demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pinduoduo cements position as China’s second-largest ecommerce player.

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The Parentinc raises $22M led by East Ventures for its parenting community and D2C brand

TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Roshni Mahtani Cheung, group CEO and founder of The Parentinc. The new capital will be used to expand theAsianparent and Mama’s Choice into three new markets before the end of 2022, including Vietnam and a U.S. launch by the end of this year.

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Singapore-based Supermom helps parenting brands navigate a post-cookie world

TechCrunch

JANUARY 9, 2023

Supermom currently has a presence in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand, and plans to expand into more markets. Supermom was founded by Joan Ong, Luke Lim, Lynn Yeoh and Rebecca Koh, and originally started as a platform in 2013 for community groups and in-person events.

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South Korea’s agtech startup Greenlabs raises $140M Series C to accelerate global expansion

TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

The Seoul-based firm has expanded to China and Vietnam with its smart farm technologies since 2021. Indonesian agritech platform TaniHub Group harvests a $65.5M It also built smart farming software and hardware for farmers. Series B round. Farmers Business Network just raked in a whopping $110 million in Series D funding.

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Imaging sensor startup Vayyar lands $108M to fuel expansion

TechCrunch

JUNE 6, 2022

” Founded in 2011 by Miri Ratner, Naftali Chayat and Melamed, who was previously VP of Intel’s architecture group, Vayyar initially developed its sensor technology to provide an alternative means of screening for early-stage breast cancer.

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Fairbanc provides BNPL for micro-merchants in Indonesia

TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

Other participants in the round included Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group, Asian Development Bank and Accion Venture Lab. Fairbanc will use its new funding on expanding in Indonesia, and exploring new markets like Vietnam and the Philippines in partnership with Unilever.

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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Non-profit organizations such as Asan Nanum Foundation , established by Hyundai Group, and D.Camp , as well as startup founders and executives, including the co-founder and former CEO of Krafton, Gang-Seok Kim , also joined Sopoong’s climate fund, Han continued.

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Southeast Asian credit fintech Kredivo scores $270M Series D

TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

Kredivo Holdings , which offers credit services to underbanked consumers in Indonesia and Vietnam, has raised $270 million in what it says was an oversubscribed Series D. The round was led by Japanese bank Mizuho Bank, a subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group that contributed $125 million.

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

TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

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 also has another algorithm that displays the most viewed articles based on gender and age groups. The Series C brings Dable’s total funding so far to $20.5

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Arrow saves online shopping carts in Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2022

Payfazz invests $30M in Xfers as the two Southeast Asian fintechs form Fazz Financial Group. Arrow is currently active in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, and plans to focus on those three markets for now, while planning for expansion into the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

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

TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

AppWorks Fund III’s limited partners include Taiwan Mobile, Axiom Asia Private Capital, Fubon Life, TransGlobe Life, Hongtai Group, Wistron, Cathay Life, Phison Electronics and Taiwan’s National Development Fund. Many of these LPs also participated in AppWorks’ $50 million second fund in 2014.

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Virtual Internships matches students with top companies around the world

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

million Series A led by Hambro Perks, with participation from Sequoia India & Southeast Asia’s Surge, Arsenal Growth, Kaplan, Ascend Vietnam Ventures and STIC Investments. They have access to weekly check-ins, group discussions, webinars and coaching calls in the middle and at the end of their internships.

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SwipeRx lands $27M from MDI and Gates Foundation to digitize the pharma industry in Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

SwipeRx , a platform for pharma professionals, said Tuesday it has secured a $27 million Series B round led by Indonesia’s MDI Ventures, with participation from the Gates Foundation, Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures, Susquehanna International Group and existing backers.

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Great Wall Motor readies car plants in Malaysia and beyond

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JUNE 25, 2024

Chinas Great Wall Motor is poised for its big entry into Southeast Asia, as the automaker said on Monday it would begin manufacturing its cars in Malaysia and Indonesia as early as July, in addition to its planned entry into Vietnam, local media reported.

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Indonesia’s IDEAL takes the pain out of applying for mortgages

TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

million in pre-seed funding led by AC Venture and Alpha JWC, with participation from Living Lab Ventures and Ciputra Group. IDEAL also plans to expand to other major lending products, with a long-term vision of entering more Southeast Asian markets like Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam.

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Edupia raises Series A to close the education gap in Vietnam

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

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Edtech MindX wants to build ‘little Silicon Valleys’ across Vietnam

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Brain damage linked to increased likelihood of religious fundamentalism, new study finds

Vietnamese investment app Infina lands $2M seed round

Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

English learning app ELSA lands $15 million Series B for international growth and its B2B platform

Focused on smaller cities, Vietnamese social commerce startup Mio raises $8M Series A

Aurora borealis forecast expands as strong solar storm hits Earth. Here’s what to know

Vietnamese on-demand e-commerce platform Loship raises $12M at a valuation of $100M

Azota is solving exam headaches for Vietnam’s teachers

Jeff raises $1M to build alternative credit scoring and other fintech products for Southeast Asia

Monk’s Hill Ventures and Glints on how Southeast Asian startups can cope with the region’s talent crunch

SoBanHang gets $1.5M to help small Vietnamese stores sell online for the first time

Financial comparison “super app” Jeff raises $1.5M seed extension

Payfazz invests $30M in Xfers as the two Southeast Asian fintechs form Fazz Financial Group

A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem

Singapore-based logistics startup Ninja Van secures $578M Series E

Alibaba group restructures e-commerce operations to boost global expansion

Singapore-based esports startup Ampverse lands $12M

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Southeast Asian fintech Fazz raises $100M Series C to serve businesses of all sizes

Thailand’s fintech startup Ascend Money lands $150M at a $1.5B valuation

Singapore-based TreeDots gets $11M Series A to cut food waste in Asia

SME lending platform Validus acquires Citi Singapore’s CitiBusiness loan portfolio

Karamba Security raises another $10M for its IoT and automotive security platform

Singapore-based sales productivity platform Nektar raises $2.15 million seed round

Glorang scores $10M Series A to expand its edtech marketplace across Asia

Resellee wants to become the Pinduoduo of Southeast Asia

The Parentinc raises $22M led by East Ventures for its parenting community and D2C brand

Singapore-based Supermom helps parenting brands navigate a post-cookie world

South Korea’s agtech startup Greenlabs raises $140M Series C to accelerate global expansion

Imaging sensor startup Vayyar lands $108M to fuel expansion

Fairbanc provides BNPL for micro-merchants in Indonesia

Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

Southeast Asian credit fintech Kredivo scores $270M Series D

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

Arrow saves online shopping carts in Southeast Asia

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

Virtual Internships matches students with top companies around the world

SwipeRx lands $27M from MDI and Gates Foundation to digitize the pharma industry in Southeast Asia

Great Wall Motor readies car plants in Malaysia and beyond

Indonesia’s IDEAL takes the pain out of applying for mortgages

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