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

Masa Finance gets 35M preseed to build its decentralized credit protocol

With a 10 million round Nigerias Paga plans global expansion

Maria Ressa founder of Filipino independent media site Rappler found guilty in cyber libel trial

Manilabased payments processing startup PayMongo raises 27 million in seed funding

The cyber libel trial against independent news startup Rapplers CEO and one of its former writers starts in Manila

ShopBack a cashback startup in Asia Pacific raises 45M from Rakuten and others

Tencent backs fintech firm Voyager to set up battle with Alibaba in the Philippines

Philippines startup Shoppable Business smooths bumps in the business procurement process

Airbnb confirms 150M200M investment in Indias OYO

Philippinesbased MSME platform GrowSari adds 775 million to its Series C

Philippines: Department of Science and Technology Opens Additive Manufacturing Facility

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

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

Momo Vietnams top payment app lands big Series C investment led by Warburg Pincus

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

Manilabased MadEats is more than a ghost kitchen startup

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

Indias OYO enters Japan in partnership with SoftBank

Topica raises 50M for its online learning services in Southeast Asia

Dear Sophie: Is there a way to keep working in the US after my J1 visa expires

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

Packworks makes operations easier for sarisari stores in the Philippines

Philippines: Researchers Create 3D Printing App for Learning Braille

UK researchers develop new lowcost rapid COVID19 test that could even be used at home

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

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

Snapcart raises 10M to shed light on consumer spending in emerging markets

Financial comparison super app Jeff raises 15M seed extension

Africa Roundup: Paga goes global and 4 startups raise 99M in VC

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

Igloo raises 82M to bring insurance to more people in Southeast Asia

Philippines SME lending startup First Circle raises 26M ahead of regional expansion

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

Grocery startup Honestbee makes layoffs and cuts costs as it prepares to raise more money

Grab raises more money again

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

Maritime recruitment platform Seafair gets 57M led by General Catalyst

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

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

Facebook is making twofactor mandatory for highrisk accounts

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

Facebook is launching political ad checks in Nigeria Ukraine EU and India in coming months

Grocery delivery startup Honestbee is running out of money and trying to sell

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

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

Facebook revamps its business tool lineup following threats to its ad targeting business

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

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