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

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Ascend Money , the Thailand-based fintech startup behind TrueMoney, an e-wallet service, announced today it has raised a $150 million Series C round at a valuation of $1.5 About 70% came from Thailand while 30% came from the international market, the co-President Thamavaranukupt said.

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Indonesia-based grocery app HappyFresh reaps $65M led by Naver Financial and Gafina

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It expanded into five markets before shutting down its operations in Taiwan and the Philippines in 2016. It continues to operate in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. We attribute this to a major shift in share of wallet from offline to online, which is here to stay.”.

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Edupia raises Series A to close the education gap in Vietnam

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Most of its users are in Vietnam, but Edupia is also expanding into other Southeast Asian markets like Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar, and adding more subjects, including math and coding. Before founding Edupia, Hung spent 10 years as director of digital services at Viettel, the largest telco in Vietnam.

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HitPay is a one-stop solution for SMEs

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It is currently used by over 10,000 merchants in Singapore and Malaysia, with plans to expand into more Southeast Asian markets, including Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. HitPay’s no-code platform allows SMEs to unify their online and offline payment stacks. The Y Combinator alum announced today that it has raised $15.75

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Indonesian investment platform Ajaib gets $25 million Series A led by Horizons Venture and Alpha JWC

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million capital market investors in the country, or less than 1% of its population (in comparison, about 55% of Americans own stocks , according to Gallup data). Ajaib may eventually expand into other Southeast Asian markets, but for the near future, it sees plenty of opportunity in Indonesia.

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The motorcycle ride-hailing wars in Nigeria and Uganda is SafeBoda’s to lose

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T his might not seem spectacular from a global perspective because it took the startup a year and two months to achieve but it’s a noteworthy feat in African markets. The company, which first launched in Uganda, is disrupting the offline market of local motorcycles referred to as boda-bodas in Uganda and okadas in Nigeria.

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Southeast Asia “omnichannel” health startup Doctor Anywhere gets $88M SGD

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It is available in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, and recently established tech hubs in Bangalore and Ho Chi Minh City. . The funding will be used to deepen Doctor Anywhere’s presence in its current markets and expand into new ones. million users.

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