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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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How Japan’s new imperial era broke the internet in a very tiny way
Emperor Akihito of Japan is abdicating and passing the office to his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, and as part of…
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Camera maker Insta360 raises $30M as it eyes 2020 IPO
Insta360, one of the pioneers in making 360-degree cameras, just raised $30 million in a Series C+ funding round from…
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Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI fund, leads $7M investment in English learning app Elsa
Google’s Gradient Ventures, the search giant’s dedicated AI fund, is casting its eye to Asia after it led a $7…
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Rakuten’s Viber chat app plans to charge to operate chatbots in controversial move
Viber, the messaging app owned by Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten, is poised to implement a controversial new strategy that will…
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PayPal shutters Malaysia office as part of customer service reorg
Payment giant PayPal has closed its office in Malaysia as part of a restructuring of its customer support teams. The…
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Finance
President Bolsonaro should boost Brazil’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Romero Rodrigues Contributor More posts by this contributor Brazil’s fintech boom offers new vertical opportunities for investors Brazil’s tech-sector bright…
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World’s most valuable AI startup SenseTime unveils self-driving center in Japan
The world’s highest-valued artificial intelligence startup SenseTime has set foot in Japan. The Beijing-based firm announced on Friday that it…
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SoftBank Corp shares drop 14% on their first day of trading, but it’s still one of the largest IPOs ever
SoftBank Corp’s initial public offering today started with a bang before trailing off into a whimper, with the stock falling…
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