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Filipino live streaming app Kumu raises 5 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures

Humble keeps excess inventory out of the Philippines landfills

Airbnb confirms stake in Indias OYO sources say it invested 150M200M

Led by exAmazonians Acquco raises 160M to buy and scale ecommerce businesses

Tofino Capital reaches first close of 10M fund to back startups in frontier markets

Upmesh wants to build a communitydriven discovery app for Southeast Asian live commerce

Financial comparison super app Jeff raises 15M seed extension

Airbnb confirms 150M200M investment in Indias OYO

Trumps sudden reversal on student visas will be felt in Silicon Valley

Twitter names first international markets to get checks on political advertisers

Western Union often disrupted by startups partners with a startup for digital push in the Philippines

Philippines: Researchers Create 3D Printing App for Learning Braille

Twitter expands misinformation reporting feature to more international markets

ObserveAI raises 8M to use artificial intelligence to improve call centers

AI training and social network content moderation services bring TaskUs a 250 million windfall

Send now pay later startup Pomelo lands 35M Series A from secretive Vy Capital Founders Fund

Komunidad a Philippinesbased environmental intelligence platform lands seed round

Grab raises more money again

Locad lands Series A to expand its logistics engine across Southeast Asia and Australia

Egypts Pylon gets 19M to scale software for water and electricity distribution companies

Ecommerce logistics startup Locad gets 45M seed round led by Sequoia Capital India

GoJek brings in Misfit cofounder and exFacebook head to lead Vietnam business

Ant Group buys Singapores 2C2P to further global payments ambitions

GoJek buys fintech startup Coinsph for 72M ahead of Philippines expansion

Lhoopa raises 80M to spur more affordable housing in the Philippines

Online university Nexford will use 8M to plug affordability and relevance gaps in education

Philippines payment processing startup PayMongo lands 12 million Series A led by Stripe

PayMaya owner Voyager Innovations raises 210M at a valuation of 14B

Japans gaming blockchain builder Oasys raises 20M in private token sale

Indonesian fintech Xendit is now a unicorn with 150M in fresh funding led by Tiger Global

Shipmates makes order fulfillment less tedious for the Philippines online sellers

Ondemand logistics startup Lalamove raises 300M for Asia growth and becomes a unicorn

Tala grabs 145M to offer more financial services in emerging markets

Manilabased payments processing startup PayMongo raises 27 million in seed funding

GrowSari a B2B platform for small stores in the Philippines adds investors like Temaseks Pavilion Capital and Tencent

Philippines payment gateway PayMongo gets 31M Series B will explore regional expansion

Brick closes 85M seed to enable open finance across Southeast Asia

Philippines startup Parallax removes the friction from crossborder payments

Facebook is making twofactor mandatory for highrisk accounts

VCs give us their predictions for startups and tech in Southeast Asia in 2019

TNB Aura closes 227M fund to bring PEstyle investing to Southeast Asias startups

How US national security agencies hold the internet hostage

Rakutens Viber chat app plans to charge to operate chatbots in controversial move

Philippinesbased home services platform GoodWork gets 16 million to expand in Southeast Asia

Sweet Escape connects travelers to photographers for truly Instaworthy holiday pics

Philippines buy now pay later startup Plentina raises 22M seed round

In Southeast Asia a booming crypto scene

PayMaya owner Voyager Innovation raises 167M from KKR Tencent and IFC to launch digital bank in the Philippines

Philippines: Department of Science and Technology Opens Additive Manufacturing Facility

Apps to reach record highs in Q3 of 36B downloads and 34B in consumer spending