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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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HER Digital Academy Announces First Fully Online Global School for Women to Launch Careers in Tech
HER Digital Academy is helping women across the world upskill and re-train individually, while also partnering with workplaces to build accelerator programs for startup founders
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- Education, Technology
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- Global
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- accelerators, startups
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African Fintech Startups Still Face Major Funding Gaps
The number of early-stage deals among African fintech startups is increasing, but the average size of the deals remains low compared to that of other regions, and funding gaps persist at the early stages, according to a new report on the industry in emerging markets.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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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South African Edtech Company, iXperience, Secures $2.5 Million in Series A Funding
South African edTech startup, iXperience (iX), has secured $2.5 million in Series A funding to enlarge its team, grow its innovative tech platform, unveil programs across various markets, and build its global strategic partnerships division.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech, impact investing, startups
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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
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- South Asia
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- startups
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Global VC Firm Learn Capital Leads USD $16.5 Million Round in Bengaluru-Based Edtech Teachmint
The year-old company competes with startups like Teacherr, ODA Class, eduZilla, SkoolApp, and Classplus among others.
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- Education
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, impact investing, startups
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UN’s WeEmpowerAsia Launches Accelerator for Female Entrepreneurs in the Care Sector
UN Women’s WeEmpowerAsia program has announced the launch of a new accelerator to support female entrepreneurs.
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- Uncategorized
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- Asia Pacific