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Indonesia, Home to the World’s Largest Nickel Reserves, Struggles to Achieve Its EV Dreams
"The country is home to nearly half of the world’s production of nickel, a key mineral in manufacturing batteries."
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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- e-mobility, ESG, human rights, mining
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BII and FMO Invest $120 Million Into Southeast Asian Renewable Energy Project
The investment will see BII and FMO partner with Swiss-based SUSI Partners to develop a renewable energy platform from scratch.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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Indonesia’s eFishery Unicorn Allegedly Faked Most of Its Sales – Report
A preliminary, ongoing probe into the agritech startup estimates that management inflated revenue by almost $600 million in the nine months.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- South Asia
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- startups
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Banyu Lands US $1.25 Million to Unlock Global Market Potential for Indonesia’s Seaweed Industry
Banyu's plans include establishing a seedling cultivation laboratory and nursery, making it the largest producer of high-quality seaweed seedlings in Indonesia.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- South Asia
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Indonesia’s Skor Technologies Raises $6.2 Million in Pre-Series a Funding Led by Argor Capital
The capital raised will be focused on helping the business achieve scale while growing the team with key talents across the organization.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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Press Release: Fashion Marketplace LAAM Gets $5.5 Million to Make South Asian Fashion Accessible to the World
LAAM has emerged as a leading platform for South Asian fashion, offering a curated catalog of over 100,000 items from more than 1,000 brands—the largest collection of its kind globally.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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CarDekho SEA Raises First-Ever Outside Funding, Co-founder Says He’s Interested in Acquisitions
Unlike its peers, CarDekho SEA acts as a comprehensive aggregator for auto financing services.
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- Transportation
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- South Asia
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Vietnam’s Kamereo Secures $7.8 Million Series B Funding to Accelerate Growth
With this latest funding round, the total amount raised by the company is now exceeding $15 million.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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