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Malaysia-based Poladrone raises $4.29M seed round to protect crops

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The company announced today it has raised a $4.29 million seed round led by Wavemaker Partners, which it says is the largest seed round ever raised in Malaysia, based on data from Crunchbase. million hectares in Malaysia alone, worth over $1.3 This is often done by workers with knapsack sprayers or on tractors.

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Malaysia-based Respond.io helps businesses juggle multiple messaging apps

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The Malaysia-based company said today it has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Headline, with participation from AltaIR Capital, Smart Partnership Capital, Sterling Oak Group and Calendula Ventures. Malaysia-based Respond.io We see the huge potential behind the Respond.io

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Malaysia-based inventory management platform Food Market Hub raises $4 million from Go-Ventures, SIG

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Malaysia-based Food Market Hub is a cloud-based platform that connects food and beverage (F&B) outlets directly to suppliers, making it easier to communicate and manage orders. Many restaurants still rely on spreadsheets to track their inventory of produce, meat and other ingredients. This brings Food Market Hub’s total funding to $4.7

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Railsbank, the Banking-as-a-Service, raises $37M in growth funding

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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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Employment Hero raises $181M AUD at $1.25B AUD valuation, acquires KeyPay

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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 It has now raised a total of $220 million AUD. billion (or about $890 million USD).

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BrioHR raises $1.3M ahead of Y Combinator’s demo day

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TechCrunch caught up with Benjamin Croc , the company’s co-founder and CEO, who is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (the city pictured in the image at the top of this post). BrioHR raised the capital using a convertible note, with terms that Croc described as near to standard. Personio raises $125M on a $1.7B

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Easy Eat AI raises $5M to help Southeast Asian restaurants digitize their operations

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Easy Eat AI , a Singapore-based startup that wants to “transform restaurants into technology companies,” announced today it has raised $5 million in funding. Founded in 2019 by Mohd Wassem, Rhythm Gupta and Abdul Khalid, Easy Eat AI currently has operations in Malaysia, and plans to expand into other Southeast Asian markets.

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