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Medigo’s app makes prescription deliveries available 24/7 in Vietnam

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Over the last three years, Ho Chi Minh City-based Medigo has grown to 500,000 active users by providing 24/7 one-demand prescription delivery services. The new capital will allow Medigo to expand its remote doctor consultations, medicine delivery services and home testing services, including blood tests, urine tests and pregnancy tests.

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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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YC-backed Homebase is an alternative to traditional mortgages for home buyers in Vietnam

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The home ownership rate in Vietnam is about 90% , but many millennials are struggling to join that number. Part of Y Combinator’s latest batch, Homebase was founded in 2019 to give prospective buyers in Vietnam an alternative to traditional financing. An said some of Homebase’s customers use the service because they are unbanked.

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Vietnam-based healthcare booking app Docosan gets $1M seed funding led by AppWorks

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Lopez said advance doctor bookings aren’t the norm in Vietnam. The company, which took part in Harvard’s Launch Lab X, plans to launch telehealth and pharmacy services as well. Providers are vetted before being added to the platform and have on average 18 years of clinical experience.

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Jenfi raises more funding for its “growth capital as a service” platform

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Jenfi , a “growth-capital-as-a-service” platform, can provide online businesses with revenue-based financing in a little as a day. The new funding will be used to grow its customer base in Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia, and expand into new markets in Southeast Asia, like Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.

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Didi launches overseas ride-hailing service for Chinese users ahead of Lunar New Year

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The trial service will be available in more than 80 cities attracting Chinese tourists across South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and other regions. The service includes a Chinese-language interface, online payment, and customer support in Chinese, making it easier for users from China to hail rides abroad.

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Railsbank, the Banking-as-a-Service, raises $37M in growth funding

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Railsbank , the London-headquartered Banking-as-a-Service platform, has raised $37 million in new growth funding. This will include the launch of “credit cards as a service” in the U.S. Railsbank is a utility for the complete financial services backend: platform, connectivity, operations, scheme memberships (e.g.

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