TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

E-wallets are rapidly gaining popularity in the Philippines, overtaking credit cards, which have a penetration rate of under 10%. Plentina launched in the Philippines in October 2020 and has been downloaded more than 30,000 times. Other installment loan services in the Philippines include BillEase, Tendopay and Cashalo.

Philippines 76

Philippines Raise Vietnam Asia 76

TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

GrowSari , a Manila-based platform for digitizing small businesses in the Philippines, announced today it has added $77.5 It also plans to serve more types of MSMEs, like carinderias (small eateries), small over-the-counter pharmacies and other roadside and market shops. million to its Series C round.

Philippines 85

Philippines Platform Asia Digital 85

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Tala , an emerging markets digital lender that offers loans between $10 to $500 to consumers and small business owners, has raised $145 million in Series E funding. She discovered that many people she talked to in emerging markets were creditworthy but lacked immediate access to credit and quick loans. where it is headquartered.

Marketing 110

Marketing Service Kenya India 110

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Launched in the Philippines, social commerce startup Resellee wants to recreate the success of Pinduoduo, one of China’s fastest-growing e-commerce companies, in Southeast Asia. Then sellers chose what they want to add to their stores, which they market to potential buyers through their social media networks.

Asia 108

Asia Philippines China Myanmar 108

TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

The Sydney-based company creates hardware and software solutions designed to bring solar-based power to developing markets. At present, it’s currently focused on Nigeria, Philippines, Haiti and Cambodia, with a renewal bent designed to reduce emissions as it brings more populations online. Headcount will increase as well.

Marketing 95

Marketing Nigeria Philippines Haiti 95

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

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. Suddenly the malls are closed, so we’ve been able to sign some of the bigger retail outlet groups in the market as well.”. This new round brings its total funding so far to $238 million.

Philippines 99

Philippines Global Indonesia Fund 99

TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Jia, a blockchain-based fintech providing loans to micro and small businesses in emerging markets, has raised $4.3 The fintech plans to use the funding to double down on its operations in Kenya, and the Philippines, before exploring new markets in West Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

Business 106

Business Marketing Raise Kenya 106

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A Manila-headquartered startup called CloudEats , which operates cloud kitchens across the Philippines and Vietnam, just raised a $7 million Series A extension led by Nordstar to accelerate the digitization of food service in Southeast Asia. . We are taking the best practices along with key learnings to our next market launch.” .

Vietnam 100

Vietnam Philippines Raise Asia 100

TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

During that time, Chen says they realized that the marketing, sales and design process have stayed the same, despite new technology and tools being introduced to the market, and is often riddled with bottlenecks. Chen says most have large sales and marketing teams, but a shortage of designers.

Design 90

Design Team Marketing Taiwan 90

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. We’re really looking to diversify holdings, leveraging learnings from one market to another,” said Sosrodjojo.

Fund 98

Fund Marketing Pakistan Mentoring 98

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa and emerging markets continue to live without access to electricity. Zola Electric , one such provider, is announcing today that it has closed $90 million in new funding to enter new markets and drive distributed renewable energy. The company has evolved since then. “More than 2.2

Fund 98

Fund Marketing Technology Africa 98

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

ErudiFi currently works with more than 50 universities and vocational schools in Indonesia and the Philippines. ErudiFi is tackling an underserved market that is plagued with high-interest rates by traditional financial institutions and limited reach from peer-to-peer lending companies.”

Asia 102

Asia Student Education Philippines 102

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Beam, which currently operates e-scooters and e-bikes in 35 cities across Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, aims to spread into markets like Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Turkey. . Advanced rider assistance systems: Tech spawned by the politics of micromobility.

Singapore 100

Singapore Marketing South Korea Asia 100

TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

The round will be used to expand in Indonesia and the Philippines, acquire more esports teams and scale Ampverse’s play-to-earn unit. . He added that expanding into Indonesia and the Philippines will “round off our SEA footprint,” which already includes Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Singapore 98

Singapore Philippines Indonesia Vietnam 98

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 26, 2022

This is part of a strategic investment, with startup and MUFG planning to expand into new markets and product together in 2023. 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.

Philippines 97

Philippines Raise Asia Malaysia 97

TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

Part of the funding will be used to expand into new markets, like Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. Xendit now has over 3,000 customers, including Samsung Indonesia, GrabPay, Ninja Van Philippines, Qoala, Unicef Indonesia, Cashalo and Shopback. When and how to hire your startup’s first growth marketer. In the U.S.,

Indonesia 99

Indonesia Philippines Asia Malaysia 99

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

and expand its product in APAC, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and Japan. It will also double down on existing markets such as the U.K./Europe. Asked what the upside of the Wirecard acquisition was, the Railsbank founder says it helps maintain an orderly market in the U.K.

Sri Lanka 115

Sri Lanka Service Fund Raise 115

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Upmesh was launched nine months ago by Wong Zi Yang, Soh Jan, Nhat Vu and Shawn Teow, and is now used by almost 300 live commerce merchants in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. In the Philippines, however, many vendors do live commerce to supplement their brick-and-mortar shops. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

Philippines 90

Philippines Community Malaysia Singapore 90

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Just this year we’ve seen French BNPL startup Alma raise a $130 million equity round , BillEase raise $11 million for BNPL in the Philippines , Lipa Later raise $12 million for the same effort in Kenya , and ThankUCash raise $5.3 The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

Marketing 89

Marketing Calendar Philippines Kenya 89

TechCrunch

JULY 5, 2021

E-commerce is booming in Southeast Asia, but in many markets, the fragmented logistics industry is struggling to catch up. Its clients range from startups to international brands, and include Mango, Vans, Payless Shoes, Toshiba and Landmark, a department store chain in the Philippines. million seed round.

Philippines 91

Philippines Asia Australia Singapore 91

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The funding will be used to expand in the Asia-Pacific region, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, and to add new features in response to demand from hospitals and healthcare organizations during COVID-19. Bot MD was also part of Y Combinator’s summer 2018 batch.

Singapore 103

Singapore Indonesia Raise Malaysia 103

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. In a statement, Mike Alexandrovski, founder of Borzo, said: “With the new round closed we continue to move toward our goal of becoming one of the top courier delivery companies in every market we operate in.

Russia 100

Russia Malaysia Philippines Raise 100

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Diakogiannis realized he had the network to address a large market opportunity, but there was another reason for starting Seafair. Shipping companies are based around the world, but about 50% of seafarers come from Eastern Europe and the Philippines, so they typically rely on agencies to staff vessels.

Platform 96

Platform Philippines Greece Ukraine 96

TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Pylon , an Egyptian infrastructure management platform for water and electricity companies in emerging markets, has raised a $19 million seed round. Pylon currently operates in Egypt and the Philippines. It then automates billing processes for the companies, similar to how telecom providers in these markets have done over the years.

Software 96

Software Egypt Companies Philippines 96

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Africans and people in emerging markets missed out on the first set of opportunities that technological advancements brought to the world. Africa’s cryptocurrency market grew by 1,200% to $105.6 million pre-seed to that end. billion between July 2020 and June 2021, per research by New-York based research firm Chainalysis.

Africa 98

Africa Adopt Marketing Raise 98

TechCrunch

JUNE 26, 2022

The way we see the market is that number one, the inefficiency in trucking and cargo shipping has driven up costs materially. 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%.”. The answer is very well-documented. It’s about 8%.

Philippines 81

Philippines Thailand Indonesia Los Angeles 81

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Brick currently operates primarily in Indonesia, but is planning to expand into Singapore and the Philippines before eventually covering all markets in Southeast Asia. The Philippines was chosen as one of Brick’s next markets because of “the development in open banking,” Tan said.

Asia 82

Asia Open Indonesia Philippines 82

TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

The funds will be used to enter new regions in the Philippines and expand its financial products. GrowSari, a B2B platform for small stores in the Philippines, adds investors like Temasek’s Pavilion Capital and Tencent. million “mom and pop” stores in the Philippines. .

Philippines 75

Philippines Platform Fund Digital 75

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The uptake of customer relationship management (CRM) tools has grown immensely over the last few years such that the market size is expected to experience a 12.5% The startup plans to grow this further by embarking on a marketing drive and setting up hubs in regions where its platform is on demand over the next one year.

Saudi Arabia 94

Saudi Arabia Platform Raise Philippines 94

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

OCTOBER 25, 2008

Vital Wave Consulting covers the opportunities in serving developing markets and one of their blog posts really grabbed me. The Philippines has had cell phone banking for years. Technology really is becoming an incredible tool for empowering the poor. Whenever I see a great example of this, I get excited. In M-Pesa is our hippo!

Kenya 100

Kenya Philippines Phone Consultant 100

TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

SODA said that the deal means its share of Japan’s sneaker resale industry is now 80%, making it the market leader by far. Along with its new funding, SODA announced it has acquired rival Monokabu. SODA’s post-money valuation is now about 24 billion JPY, or about $218 million USD. The StockX EC-1.

Platform 102

Platform Asia Raise Philippines 102

TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

It expanded into five markets before shutting down its operations in Taiwan and the Philippines in 2016. Resurgent HappyFresh raises $20M for its online grocery service in Southeast Asia. Founded in 2014, HappyFresh was the first Instacart-style grocery delivery service to launch in Southeast Asia.

Indonesia 105

Indonesia Malaysia Asia Thailand 105

TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Its website promises businesses that “with a single integration,” they can accept payments in Indonesia and the Philippines. The market opportunity is there. ” It is also eyeing other markets. We’ll cover every aspect of company-building: Fundraising, recruiting, sales, legal, PR, marketing and brand building.

Asia 99

Asia Raise Philippines Indonesia 99

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

. “Southeast Asia is predicted to be the world’s largest e-commerce market in the next five years, and the addressable market for us in Southeast Asia alone is already five times the size of Australia and twice the size of the U.S.,” ” co-founder and co-chief executive officer William On told TechCrunch.

Global 108

Global Asia Australia Platform 108

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

TechCrunch spoke with co-founders Sara Du , CEO, and Gregg Mojica , CTO, about the round, their market and their experience in Y Combinator. The startup then went through Y Combinator the next year, sharpened its focus to the e-commerce market and, as it has just announced, attracted millions more from a cadre of investors.

Raise 135

Raise Service Build Philippines 135

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

million in orders across 150 brands in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia. Users currently include Bistro Group (the Philippine franchisee of TGI Fridays, Hard Rock Cafe and Buffalo Wild Winds, Flash Coffee and ghost kitchen startups MadEats and Just Kitchen.

Platform 98

Platform Philippines Asia Singapore 98

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

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. This makes it faster for it to brings the policies it distributes to market more quickly, and significantly reduce the operational cost of claims.

Asia 94

Asia Vietnam Philippines Thailand 94