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

TechCrunch

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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SME lender Funding Societies raises $144M led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, plus $150M in debt lines

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The fintech, which claims to be the region’s largest SME digital financing platform, uses alternative forms of credit-scoring and has disbursed more than $2 billion in financing to MSMEs since it launched in 2015. It recently began operating in Vietnam and will use part of its Series C+ to enter the Philippines. .

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Despite layoffs, there’s still a talent crunch in Southeast Asia

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Glints , one of Southeast Asia’s largest jobs platforms with over 30,000 active job listings per month and 40,000 employers, recently issued a report that shows the situation may not be so dour (even though it probably doesn’t feel that way to someone who just got laid off). Layoffs also give startups a chance to build their core teams.

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Tazah gets pre-seed funding to make Pakistan’s agriculture sector more bountiful

TechCrunch

Abrar Bajwa and Mohsin Zaka bonded during long working hours as the platform dealt with COVID-19’s impact. There are currently about 300 small- to medium-sized sellers buying inventory through the platform and it moves multiple truckloads of produce per day. to connect farmers and F&B businesses in Vietnam.

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Indonesia’s IDEAL takes the pain out of applying for mortgages

TechCrunch

Based in Jakarta, IDEAL simplifies the process with a platform that lets users compare mortgage products and apply for them from multiple banks at the same time. With that in mind, Indonesia has one of the lowest credit to GDP ratios in the region, signifying that there is a lot of economic value potential that can be unlocked.

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Southeast Asia’s Creative Galileo wants to make learning fun with popular cartoon characters

TechCrunch

The Singapore-based edtech platform announced today that it has raised $7.5 The funding will be used to start scaling Creative Galileo across Southeast Asia, hiring for local teams in Indonesia and Vietnam, its next markets. Creative Galileo keeps children hooked by adding in their favorite cartoon characters. million in October 2021.

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Mark Cuban on America’s future

The Verge

I mean, my God, when he became Muhammad Ali, he wasn’t allowed to fight for two years, because he wouldn’t go to Vietnam, because the Viet Cong had done nothing to him, as he said, right? 230 is designed to help people moderate, to incentivize the platforms to pull things down. One, sports and politics have always mixed. And do what?

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