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Sending Prayers and Concrete Help to the Philippines: Bayanihan’ Spirit

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I remembered my Dad, who passed away this year, who was a WW2 Vet and stationed in the Philippines. There is “Bayanihan’ Spirit” or the Flippino word for community which includes lots grassroots fundraising through smaller nonprofits (offline and online ) and the church. Donate to Help Victims in Philippines.

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

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HappyFresh , the on-demand grocery app based in Indonesia, announced today it has raised a $65 million Series D. Resurgent HappyFresh raises $20M for its online grocery service in Southeast Asia. It expanded into five markets before shutting down its operations in Taiwan and the Philippines in 2016.

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Upmesh wants to build a community-driven discovery app for Southeast Asian live commerce

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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. Whatnot raises another $150M for its livestream shopping platform, evolves into a unicorn. If we look at an interesting comparison to the U.S.,

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Fairbanc provides BNPL for micro-merchants in Indonesia

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Fairbanc announced today it has raised $4.8 Fairbanc will use its new funding on expanding in Indonesia, and exploring new markets like Vietnam and the Philippines in partnership with Unilever. One example is Fairbanc , which is based in Singapore but focused on Indonesia. million in pre-Series A funding led by Vertex Ventures.

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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 In Thailand, Ascend Money has about 70% of market share based on its own research, Thamavaranukupt said.

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HitPay is a one-stop solution for SMEs

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The Y Combinator alum announced today that it has raised $15.75 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.

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

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Doctor Anywhere , a startup that takes an “omnichannel” approach to healthcare, announced today it has raised $88 million SGD (about $65.7 The company’s Series C, which it claims is one of the largest private rounds raised by a Southeast Asian healthtech company, brings its total funding to more than $140 million SGD. . million users.

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