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Indian Edtech PhysicsWallah Becomes Unicorn With $100 Million Series A Funding
An Indian edtech startup that has made deep inroads in smaller Indian cities and towns with its low-cost learning offerings is the latest to join the South Asian nation’s fast-growing unicorn club.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Indonesian Exchange Pintu Raises $113 Million to Meet Country’s Crypto Boom
Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange Pintu has raised $113 million in a Series B funding round with investments from venture capital firms.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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Edtech Unicorn Eruditus Lays off Employees to Focus On Profitability
Ed-tech platform Eruditus Group, which is valued USD 3.2 billion, is laying off a section of its employees, India and globally, as a part of its business restructuring to focus on profitability.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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The Philippine Fintech Market to Reach 44 BN USD Despite the Socio-Economic Hurdles
The largest growth occurred in the mobile wallets, online payments, and wire transfers segments.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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ZirooPay To Tap Africa’s $500 Billion Retail Market With Unique Mobile POS Technology
ZirooPay will leverage its recent funding round to tap into the growing opportunities in Africa’s retail sector.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, scale
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France’s Eurazeo Launches $215 Million Southeast Asia ‘Insurtech’ Fund
Investors are deepening their foothold in the region despite a market cool-down.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- innovation, insurance, startups
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Talk360 Raises $4 Million Seed Round to Expand its Calling Business, Build African Payment Platform
Talk360’s calling app raises capital to expand footprint and brand across Africa, and open its’ payment platform to other merchants.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Robinfood Closes a New Investment Round of 32 Million Dollars That Will Allow It to Continue With Its Successful Expansion in Latin America
RobinFood, the biggest cloud-based restaurant company in Latin America, has closed a new investment round of 32 million dollars.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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