TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Previously, LeadIQ raised around $12 million , though the company told TechCrunch that it had only spent $6 million of that total, despite reaching eight-figure ARR (the $10 million threshold). Why raise more capital if it didn’t need the funds? Notably LeadIQ has two main hubs, one in the United States and one in Singapore.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

Una announced today that it has raised a $40 million equity and debt round. Una did not disclose the ratio of equity and debt in the round. Like many other e-commerce aggregators, including Thrasio, Una raised debt financing to buy brands because it is non-dilutive.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The fund is targeting $250 million and has raised 65% of that capital so far, mostly from limited partners who invested in ACV’s previous funds. Its team has grown to 35 people, with most based in Indonesia, but ACV also recently established Singapore and Malaysia offices. ACV recently hired Helen Wong as managing partner.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

The startup announced today it has raised $3.8 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. That is low copared to Malaysia and Singapore, which are at 30% or higher.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

Kredivo is operated by Singapore-based fintech FinAccel. This is the largest loan facility it has raised so far, and is VPC’s biggeast debt commitment to a fintech company outside of the United States and Europe, as well as its only investment in Southeast Asia. Kredivo raises $30M to build a digital credit card for Southeast Asia.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

JustKitchen currently operates its “hub and spoke” model in Taiwan, with plans to expand four other Asian markets, including Hong Kong and Singapore, and the United States this year. Spoke kitchens are smaller than hubs, closer to customers, and the goal is to have a high revenue to square footage ratio.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

The company intends to roll its robotaxi service outside of mainland China, to Singapore and the Middle East, and already has acquired a license to test its autonomous vehicles in Hong Kong. Who Gives a Crap , Australias well-known sustainable toilet paper brand, expanded to the U.S. To date, they have donated around $12.5

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

The Singapore-based edtech platform announced today that it has raised $7.5 Creative Galileo’s new funding brings the company’s total raised so far to $10 million, including a pre-Series A round of $2.5 After moving to Singapore, she realized that the curriculum being taught across Southeast Asia was also missing the mark.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The board named its members in May, raising hopes that it would be hearing cases by now. Singapore is rolling out facial verification as part of a new national ID system — the first country in the world to do so. But in July, the board said it would not be operational before the election. Jennifer Elias / CNBC).

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

ByteDance could fetch a valuation of between $150 billion and $180 billion in an initial public offering, a premium relative to sales of as much as 20% to social media giant Tencent thanks to a larger global footprint and burgeoning games business, estimated Ke Yan , Singapore-based analyst with DZT Research.

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The Verge

MAY 28, 2020

The question raised by the Journal is, when that happens, how closely their bosses will listen to them. Ultimately, despite its efforts so far, Facebook continues to unwittingly recruit followers for bad actors , who use it to spread hate speech and misinformation detrimental to the public health. And it will be all over Twitter.

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