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TaniHub Bags $70 Million Series B, Aims to Expand Supply Chain
TaniHub Group, one of Indonesia's top agriculture technology start-ups, has raised US$69.5 million (Rp 942 billion) in a Series B funding round to expand its supply chain outside the islands of Java and Bali.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- South Asia
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- startups
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Analysis: Microfinance Lenders Take Advantage of Cambodian Garment Workers During COVID
Cambodia’s microlenders have come under rising scrutiny as they are linked to predatory lending, child labour and coerced land sales
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- South Asia
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- manufacturing, vaccines
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Indonesia’s Transfez Raises Seed Funding to Venture Into B2B Money Remittance Sector
Transfez allows users to transfer money across 50 countries in 26 currencies at a cost that is 'up to 10x cheaper than banks'
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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E-Commerce Enabler Great Deals Closes $30 Million Series B Funding to Build Automated Fulfilment Centre in Philippines
Great Deals offers digital marketing, content creation, storefront management, web design, business analytics and customer service
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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USAID and DTI Partner for Youth Entrepreneurship Training
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have signed a partnership to enhance entrepreneurship training programs for Filipino out-of-school youth.
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- Education
- Region
- South Asia
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Indonesia’s Internet Start-Ups Gojek and Tokopedia Announce Merger
Indonesia ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek on Monday announced its merger with e-commerce player Tokopedia to form the GoTo Group.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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Press Release: A First-of-Its-Kind USD $1,500,000 Philanthropic Pooled Fund Created to Strengthen Healthcare Systems in Southeast Asia
Solutions providing better access and delivery to a range of primary healthcare services will
be awarded unrestricted operational grants.- Categories
- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Malaysian B2B E-Wholesaler Lapasar Lands US $1.8 Million in Funding
The startup targets to serve 10K grocery stores, restaurants and hawker stalls over the next 24 months with its new mobile app Lapasar-Borong
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- startups
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