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Komunidad, a Philippines-based environmental intelligence platform, lands seed round

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The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, with geography that makes it vulnerable to typhoons, floods, volcanos, earthquakes and droughts. Its new investment will be used to build a scalable platform. An example of Komunidad dashboards, created for a project in Mandaluyong City, the Philippines.

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Singapore-based career development platform Glints recruits $50M in new funding

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Glints , one of Southeast Asia’s largest talent development and recruitment platforms, announced today it has raised $50 million in an oversubscribed Series D. 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. Glints’ team.

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Indonesian fintech Xendit is now a unicorn, with $150M in fresh funding led by Tiger Global

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At the end of last year, Xendit expanded into the Philippines, and says it is now one of the biggest payment players in the country. In July, it announced a strategic investment in legacy online payments platform Dragonpay. By August, there were 10,000 SME sign-ups on our platform alone. in Accel-led Series B.

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Jenfi raises more funding for its “growth capital as a service” platform

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Jenfi , a “growth-capital-as-a-service” platform, can provide online businesses with revenue-based financing in a little as a day. The new funding will be used to grow its customer base in Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia, and expand into new markets in Southeast Asia, like Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.

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Why Vulnerable Kids Depend on Government & Big Tech Getting Data Privacy Laws Right

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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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Arianna Simpson of a16z on Yield Guild Games, the firm’s newest bet on crypto + gaming

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Simpson is relatedly intrigued with NFT-based “play-to-earn” models, wherein gamers can earn cryptocurrency that they can then cash out for their local currency if they so choose. She also shared which platforms a16z tracks most closely to identify up-and-coming crypto startups. Our chat, edited for length, follows.

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Southeast Asia insurtech Igloo increases its Series B to $46M

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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.

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