TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Speedoc , a health tech platform that brings hospital care to homes, has raised $28 million in pre-Series B funding. Speedoc is available in a total of nine cities, including eight in Malaysia. Southeast Asia health tech platform Speedoc raises $28M by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Social commerce — the process of buying and selling products or services directly through social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — is becoming the most natural way for consumers to make purchases since people use social media and messaging apps almost every day. and other countries in Europe. “Eight in 10 U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2021

The company develops blockchain platforms that can work with financial institutions’ existing infrastructure, and its core technology is also used in GreenSTACS for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments. Some of its other clients are Deutsche Bank, Bursa Malaysia, EFG Bank and Bluecell Intelligence.

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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.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Klikit wants to save Southeast Asian food businesses from “ tablet hell ” by aggregating order information from all apps into one platform. Since launching seven months ago, klikit’s SaaS platform, klikit Cloud, has been used to service more than $2.8 Many kitchens handle this by juggling several devices at a time, one for each app.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

San Diego-based startup LifeVoxel has raised $5 million in a seed round to bolster data intelligence of its AI diagnostic visualization platform for faster and precise prognosis. The platform stores diagnostic imagery, enabling physicians to analyze them, on-demand, from any device including mobile phones.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

The company is headquartered in Japan, with operations in Malaysia, and plans to expand into Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. million USD) in pre-Series A funding from Rakuten Ventures and Beyond Next Ventures to build a B2B logistics platform for farmers that sell to restaurants, hotels and other F&B (food and beverage) businesses.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Validus , a Singapore-based lending platform for small and medium-sized enterprises, is acquiring CitiBusiness’ loan portfolio for an undisclosed amount to bolster its top-line revenue and customer base and expand its growing loan book. . Southeast Asian lending platform Validus raises $20 million for its Series B+ round.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

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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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

Indonesian agritech platform TaniHub Group harvests a $65.5M Buyers make purchase orders through the platform, which are then distributed to fishery communities that Aruna organizes to focus on particular types of seafood. The platform currently has about 20 product categories and will use its funding to expand into more.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Though Easy Eat AI lets restaurants integrate with third-party food ordering apps, it also has its own delivery infrastructure, including on-demand riders, that costs just 4% per order, compared to the 20%-30% that many of the largest food delivery platforms charge. Payments and reward programs can also be accessed through the platform.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Railsbank , the London-headquartered Banking-as-a-Service platform, has raised $37 million in new growth funding. and expand its product in APAC, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and Japan. Railsbank raises $10M Series A for its open banking and compliance platform.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Carousell , a Singaporean consumer-to-consumer (C2C) service platform operating across Southeast Asia, is letting go of about 110 employees, or 10% of its total headcount, in an effort to reduce costs amid a challenging market condition for the tech industry. . Southeast Asia-based mobile listings startup Carousell raises $85M.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2022

Other investors included Orbit Malaysia, Citrine Capital, HMI Group and Emtek. The company currently operates in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, and plans to enter into new countries with its new funding. Smarter Health’s platform isn’t meant to replace legacy software already in use by its clients. million SGD (about $3.8

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

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 round was co-led by DCM Ventures, Lavender Hill Capital and returning investor PERSOL Holdings. This brings Glints’ total raised so far to $80 million. Glints’ team.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

Launched in South Korea five years ago, content discovery platform Dable now serves a total of six markets in Asia. 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. Taboola and Outbrain call off their $850M merger.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Human resources platform Employment Hero announced today it has raised $181 million AUD (or about $129 million USD), putting it at unicorn valuation in Australian dollars of $1.25 billion (or about $890 million USD). Employment Hero gets $140M AUD Series E led by Insight Partners, grows valuation to $800M AUD.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

Singapore and Malaysia, so it wants to go deeper into Europe more broadly and into more of Asia Pacific, he said. GO1, an enterprise learning platform, picks up $40M from Microsoft, Salesforce and more. Barnes added that the funding will be used to expand further in existing markets. But it also comes on the heels of impressive growth.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

The microfinancing platform connects investors with small businesses using mudarabah, a shariah-compliant profit-sharing agreement. Indonesia and Malaysia, in the heart of Southeast Asia, are among the countries with the largest Muslim populations in the world. Meanwhile in Malaysia, where 61.3% out of its 33.6

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TechNode

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Empowering women to build their own businesses in Malaysia Fintech, short for financial technology, refers to the use of technology and innovation to provide financial services and solutions. Underserved communities often face unique challenges when accessing and harnessing digital technologies.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The startup said in the filing today that four markets — India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Europe — account for about 90% of its overall revenue. After 12 weeks of joining the OYO platform, OYO-powered hotel storefronts generated 1.5 After 12 weeks of joining the OYO platform, OYO-powered hotel storefronts generated 1.5

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2021

Today Carsome Group , one of the region’s largest online used car marketplaces, said it plans to acquire listings platform iCar Asia in a transaction worth more than $200 million. of iCar Asia from Malaysia internet conglomerate Catcha Group. Carsome has agreed to acquire 19.9%

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Upmesh was created to automate the checkout process and ultimately wants to create a platform similar to Whatnot where people can discover new live commerce sellers across different social media platforms. Upmesh currently works with Facebook Live, but will add other platforms, too, with the goal of becoming platform-agnostic.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

But the e-commerce landscape is more fragmented in the Asia-Pacific region, where sellers use platforms like Tokopedia, Lazada, Shopee, Rakuten or Ebay depending on where they are. Una currently has teams in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia and plans to expand in Southeast Asia before entering Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Homage currently operates in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. One of the reasons Homage’s platform is able to scale up is its matching engine , which helps clients, like older adults and people living with chronic conditions, find providers who are best suited to their needs (the final matches are made by Homage’s team).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The company wants to focus on the Indonesian market, one of the largest markets in Southeast Asia, for the next 12 months, then expand to other Southeast Asian countries, such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines, Bang told TechCrunch. The startup looks to challenge e-commerce players like Shopify in Southeast Asia. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 26, 2022

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. Its other backers include Ant Group (Akulaku launched a BNPL partnership earlier this year with Alipay+).

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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. As with that earlier Series A, Aldagram is not disclosing details of its valuation. It currently employs 60 people.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

The company already completed two acquisitions last month – South Korean online parking platform Modu Company and electric bike rental platform Elecle. SOCAR acquired VCNC, a Korean mobile messaging app platform, in 2018 to operate a van-hailing service Tada. million so far. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Employment Hero is an automated human resources, payroll and benefits platform for SMEs. Its previous funding announcement was a $45 million AUD Series D announced in March , led by online job platform SEEK, at the company’s previous valuation of about $250 million AUD.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2023

In Asia, one such sector appears to be the luxury fashion resale market, particularly for platforms that are seeing an uptick in users and sales. Kream , a reselling platform that lets people buy, sell and trade luxury goods like handbags, clothing and accessories, has raised a $168 million (220.6

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Singaporean insurtech company Surer , which automates the workflow and processes via a cloud-based platform, helps insurance intermediaries get rapid access to insurance quotations and insurers to distribute their products more efficiently. The company has raised a $1 million seed round to enhance its platform and scale in Asia.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Despite dealing with the pandemic’s impact in all of its markets, including Hong Kong and Malaysia, the company began to see business improve during the second quarter of this year. FunNow’s Series B included the corporate venture arms of e-commerce platform PChome, tour and activity booking app KKday and electronics manufacturer Wistron.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Carsome , which bills itself as Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce platform for used cars, announced it has closed a $30 million Series D. Founded five years ago in Malaysia, Carsome’s platform serves both C2C and B2C segments, and ensures quality by conducting inspections before vehicles are listed on its platform.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Weight-loss platform Noom bulks up on $540 million in new funding. It has about 1,500 trainers and coaches on the platform, with plans to add 1,000 more to support its expansion. About 25% of HealthifyMe’s revenue comes from outside of India, including Singapore and Malaysia.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2023

Intellect , the Singapore-based mental health platform that now serves over three million users in 20 countries, is getting ready for a new phase of growth after striking a strategic partnership with IHH Healthcare, Asia’s largest private healthcare group. IHH Healthcare is Intellect’s first strategic investor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2022

It supports more than 50 different payment methods, including all the major ones in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia (including Atome, GrabPay, Boost and GoPay). Arrow can be integrated into shopping platforms like WooCommerce or Magneto or through APIs that let merchants replace their existing storefronts with Arrow.

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