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Edupia raises Series A to close the education gap in Vietnam

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There’s a large education gap in Vietnam between urban centers, which have access to more resources, and the smaller cities and rural areas where 80% of students live. Before founding Edupia, Hung spent 10 years as director of digital services at Viettel, the largest telco in Vietnam.

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Vietnam-based CoderSchool gets $2.6M pre-Series A to scale online course platform

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CoderSchool, a Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam-based online coding school startup, announced today $2.6 CoderSchool raised a seed round led by TRIVE Ventures in 2018. In Vietnam, the demand for IT talent is dramatically increasing by 47% a year, while supply is only increasing by 8% year-on-year. “Coding is the future. .

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English learning app ELSA lands $15 million Series B for international growth and its B2B platform

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Based in San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City, ELSA announced today it has raised a $15 million Series B, led by VI (Vietnam Investments) Group and SIG. In addition to Latin America, ELSA will also focus on expanding in Vietnam, India and Japan, where it saw high demand last year. YC-backed BlaBla raises $1.5M

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Kilo, a Vietnamese B2B e-commerce platform for MSMEs, bags $5M pre-Series A

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Kilo , a Vietnam-based B2B e-commerce platform that connects wholesalers with micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), wants to digitize the local retail value chain via technology. “In The startup retained thousands of MSMEs in 24 provinces across Vietnam, Ryan Wilber, Kilo’s head of product and engineering said.

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Education startup MindX raises $3.3M to prepare Vietnamese students for tech careers

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Many kids want to study coding, but school curriculums are limited, said Tung Nguyen, the co-founder of MindX , an online/offline education platform that focuses on preparing students for tech careers. One example will be a program geared toward students who already have one or two years of experience working at software companies in Vietnam.

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Dat Bike is the creator of Vietnam’s first domestic electric motorbike

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Dat Bike is on a journey to reduce the amount of gasoline used in Vietnam. Today, Dat Bike announced it has raised a $5.3 The latest funding brings Dat Bike’s total to $10 million raised since it was founded in 2019 by Son Nguyen. Dat Bike founder and CEO Son Nguyen. Part of the funding will be invested in its technology.

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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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