TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

Eric Velasquez Frenkiel had a seemingly simple thought when visiting his family in the Philippines, impressed by the cashless economy that had formed. Pomelo, Frenkiel’s new startup launching out of stealth today, wants to make it easier to send remittance payments and conduct international money transfers, with a credit twist.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Voyager Innovations , the owner of Philippines’ payment and financial services app PayMaya and neobank Maya Bank, announced today it has raised $210 million, bringing its valuation to $1.4 PayMaya owner Voyager Innovation raises $167M from KKR, Tencent and IFC, to launch digital bank in the Philippines.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The seven winners, selected from more than 1,700 entries from more than 87 countries, were announced at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Through community support, the organization has grown to more than 5,000 yellow boats sailing across the Philippines. Yellow Boat of Hope is also the winner of the 2024.ORG

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 31, 2021

Established in 1997 as a victim-centered organization that protects children from violence and abuse, our purpose at International Justice Mission (IJM) is to work collaboratively with our partners and local authorities to strengthen justice systems and build communities where all people can be safe and protected.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

MadEats , Y Combinator alum, claims to be the first “‘full-stack’ delivery-only startup in the Philippines,” with their own virtual storefront, ghost kitchens and fleet of drivers. MadEatsOS, its suite of internal tools, is what makes MadEats approach scalable. The company announced today it has raised $1.7

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Our deepest sympathy goes out to all those affected by the typhoon in the Philippines. ChildFund International. International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent. International Medical Corps. Plan International. We appreciate the important work that nonprofits are doing to provide aid and ensure a swift recovery.

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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. million couriers and operates in 10 countries, including Brazil, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, Turkey and Vietnam.

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TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2021

Its clients range from startups to international brands, and include Mango, Vans, Payless Shoes, Toshiba and Landmark, a department store chain in the Philippines. Since its founding in October 2020, Locad has been used by more than 30 brands and processed almost 600,000 items.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

So [YGG founder] Gabby Dizon in the Philippines, who played “Axie Infinity” started lending out his Axies so other people could play the game and earn tokens that could then be converted to local currency. Indeed, a16z is announcing today that it just led a $4.6 Are they mostly in Southeast Asia? TC: You mentioned crypto Twitter.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Relief organizations and first-responders are mobilizing to provide aid to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The Philippine Red Cross is on the ground providing relief to those in affected areas. Help Habitat for Humanity re-build the Philippines after Haiyan destroyed over 3,438 houses (as of November 10).

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TechCrunch

JUNE 26, 2022

And if you buy the same Nike shoes in Indonesia, Thailand or the Philippines, the answer is going to be much closer to 25%, maybe upwards of 30%.”. Deliveree is currently available in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. The answer is very well-documented. It’s about 8%. and will exceed $100 million this year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

The new capital will be used to expand Glints’ talent supply base in the Philippines and employer demand globally and hiring for its product and tech teams. Founder and CEO Oswald Yeo told TechCrunch the company is focusing on the Philippines because of “its large and fast-growing international workforce.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

-based Endure Capital, which is backed by British International Investment (formerly CDC Group), the development finance institution of the U.K. Pylon currently operates in Egypt and the Philippines. They serve more than 1 million metering endpoints across 26 separate meter models in Egypt and the Philippines. government.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

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

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The funding will be used to grow Docquity in its existing markets, like Indonesia and the Philippines, and enter new ones, including Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. It has also set up internal compliance and pharma co-vigilance team to ensure privacy and security.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

He is an adviser and investor focusing on high-impact entrepreneurship in emerging markets and has worked with the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, as well as numerous funds and startups focusing on developing countries. A glimpse into Singapore’s current startup ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

Founder and CEO of Zeals Masahiro Shimizu pointed out that the startup has communication designers using its internal no-code bot builder to customize its service for users. Shimizu told TechCrunch that the company had businesses in Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines before the COVID pandemic but has temporarily pulled back.

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AFP Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Tech aids Philippines disaster relief | ITWeb : By Joanne Carew, portals journalist. In the aftermath of the storm, which hit the Philippines last week, relief workers, survivors and international aid organisations are turning to technology to co-ordinate their efforts.'

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

For example, it enables JKOPay in Taiwan and Maya in the Philippines to offer insurance marketplaces through their apps. Bolttech launched in Singapore in April 2020 and was able to establish an international presence for several reasons. Device protection isn’t the only product bolttech offers.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Dear Sophie: What are the quickest visa options for bringing in international talent? I recently spoke with Anthony Pawelski, the senior international adviser at Mass General Brigham, which consists of 16 institutions including Harvard- and Tufts-affiliated teaching hospitals. More posts by this contributor.

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The Next Web

MAY 5, 2013

Call Centers / Sales Teams: Surely building a sales teams does not count as “growth hacking,” but recently a new trend is emerging: leveraging outsourced low-cost labor to help support a startup’s efforts (usually in the Philippines, sometimes college interns). In these cases, I would consider it a form of “growth hacking.”

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TechNode

AUGUST 14, 2024

Alibabas Southeast Asia-focused retailing unit Lazada made its first monthly profit in July, CEO James Dong announced at a Tuesday internal meeting, saying the positive status of the firms earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) proves the effectiveness of Lazadas business strategy, an attendee told TechNode.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Backed by international LPs, Southeast Asia-focused venture firms like Alpha JWC , AC Ventures and Jungle Ventures raised their largest funds yet. As someone who covers Southeast Asia startups and funding stories, the best word I can think of to describe 2021 is “whoa!” Indonesian venture capital firm Alpha JWC closes $433M third fund.

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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. Its view on Africa will be more distributed; it has already done investments in Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

It’s developed it own unique — it claims — internal tools to make sure that UID is verified by WhatsApp Business and that the connection is made between a small business owner’s personal number and its new WAB number (the cost is a low £4.99 and is planning to move into Brazil, India, the Philippines and Germany.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 24, 2010

This post was written by GuideStar International communications manager Keisha Taylor and originally published on the GuideStar International blog. A team of 13 interns successfully geocoded 1,216 World Bank projects in 7 weeks, defying the belief in some quarters that it would be impossible. Tags: International News.

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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.

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The Verge

MARCH 8, 2022

There are a few reasons for the massive uptick in price — because it’s 2022, there are financial shenanigans involved, but it’s also impossible for the market to ignore the fact that an important nickel producer is at war and facing a flurry of international sanctions. When it comes to mining nickel, Russia isn’t a massive player.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

This latest one spotlights the many great interns, associates and fellows that are or were working for Benetech over this summer and into this year. As an intern, Kristian has spent her summer doing what she loves: statistical analysis. She also loves the fact that Benetech is based in California’s naturally beautiful Bay Area.

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TechNode

AUGUST 29, 2023

PDD-owned Temu made a quiet debut in the Philippines this past weekend, its first Southeast Asia destination, bringing the budget shopping app into head-to-head competition with Chinese counterparts Lazada and TikTok Shop. Boston-headquartered Temu works with different third-party logistics providers for local delivery.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Fund II also achieved internal rate of return (IRR) of 34.7%, compared to 26.1% Lin said that many of AppWorks accelerator graduates over the past three to five years are from Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and, increasingly, Indonesia and the Philippines. for the other funds.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The company plans to partner with others to launch such centers in markets like Kenya and the Philippines. Participating investors in its Series A round include the Learn’s Emerging Markets Fund anchored by International Finance Corporation ( IFC ), Bisk Ventures, Global Ventures, Future Africa, the U.K.-based

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

The funding will be used to enter other Southeast Asian markets, including Indonesia and the Philippines, and introduce new products, like free credit score and insurance offers, digital discount coupons and mobile wallet cashbacks.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The conversation in startup land has shifted from building in public to, hey, maybe let’s just figure things out internally before we scream to the masses. Top customers include Adidas, Bitly and Philippine Space Agency.

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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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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

The new capital will be used to hire for its engineering teams and for the company’s continuing international expansion. After that, it plans to localize Employment Hero for Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

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The Verge

JANUARY 25, 2022

Facebook partners with mobile carriers in developing countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, and Pakistan to give users free access to Facebook and a few other websites, but users have been unknowingly getting charged by their cellular providers, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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