Asia
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Finance
EV Growth closes $200M fund to cover Southeast Asia’s Series B funding gap
East Ventures has long been known as one of Indonesia’s longest-serving and most active seed-stage investors, but now it has…
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Trends
Agritech startup TaniGroup raises $10M to help Indonesia’s farmers grow
In 2016, former World Bank analyst Eka Pamitra teamed up with five friends to start a business that would help…
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STARTUPS
A young entrepreneur is building the Amazon of Bangladesh
At just 26, Waiz Rahim is supposed to be involved in the family business, having returned home in 2016 with…
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Business
Vertex Ventures hits $230M first close on new fund for Southeast Asia and India
Tis the season to be raising in India and Southeast Asia. Hot on the heels of new funds from Strive…
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Trends
Google’s new plan to push Google Pay in India: cashback incentives in Android apps
Google is gunning for India’s payment companies. The U.S. search giant entered India’s payment space in 2017, and now it…
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STARTUPS
Alibaba-backed facial recognition startup Megvii raises $750 million
One of China’s most ambitious artificial intelligence startups, Megvii, more commonly known for its facial recognition brand Face++, announced Wednesday…
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