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India’s edtech startup Byju’s yet to receive $250 million funding
India’s edtech startup Byju’s has yet to receive $250 million of the $800 million funding it announced in March this year. Read more…
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Singapore edtech Cialfo bags $40m to make education accessible globally
Singapore edtech Cialfo announced in a tweet that it raised $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Square Peg and SEEK Investments. Read more…
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Philippine fintech Mynt raises $300 mn in largest-ever fundraising
With $300 million in new funding, Jack Ma-backed fintech, Mynt, cements its position as the only unicorn in the Philippines. Read more…
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Vietnam’s Sky Mavis clinches $152 million to scale Axie Infinity
Sky Mavis, the startup behind play-to-earn crypto mobile game Axie Infinity, has raised $152mn at a Series B funding round led by a16z. Read more…
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Philippine crypto gaming gains more ground as YGG raises funds
Philippine crypto-gaming start-up Yield Guild Games (YGG) raised US$4.6M from investor a16hz, in addition to previous seed funding. Read more…
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Kavin Mittal’s Hike gets funding from top Indian and global honchos
The Kavin Mital-led social platform Hike has raised funds from a slew of Indian and global executives in their personal capacity. Read more…
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Chinese tech giant Baidu raises $1 billion despite China tech sector woes
Chinese internet giant Baidu has raised $1b in a US dollar sustainability bond, its first ESG transaction despite China tech sector woes. Read more…
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INKR inks multi-million-dollar deal for e-comic localization in SE Asia
INKR, a Singapore-based startup, strives to provide a wide range of translated e-comic books from varied authors via a cloud-based platform. Read more…
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India’s ShareChat raises $145mn fresh funding from Singapore’s Temasek
Indian content-sharing platform ShareChat has raised $145 million in fresh funding from Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and two other investors. Read more…
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India launches new fund to drive a local startup ecosystem
India is preparing to give a push to local technology innovation through a newly announced startup challenge program called Chunauti. Read more…
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Want funding for an OSS project? Think ‘data bridge’
Who is funding OSS projects? Are their personas thinking at a tactical level? That’s why you need a class of OSS products that I refer to as “the data bridge.” Read more…
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Grab raising another $2B to ramp up expansion in Southeast Asia
Grab is looking to raise another $2B this year to ramp up expansion in what has become Southeast Asia’s largest round of private financing. Read more…
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Abu Dhabi lures technology start-ups to its dedicated hub
Abu Dhabi will commit up to 1 billion dirhams ($272 million) to support technology start-ups in a dedicated hub as part of efforts to diversify its economy. Read more…