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Resellee wants to become the Pinduoduo of Southeast Asia

Sweet Escape connects travelers to photographers for truly Instaworthy holiday pics

Southeast Asian payments infrastructure unicorn Xendit banks 300M

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

Financial comparison super app Jeff raises 15M seed extension

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

Goldfinch raises 25M from a16z to power its DeFi lending protocol for borrowers in developing countries

Tonik raises 21 million to launch digital bank in the Philippines

Humble keeps excess inventory out of the Philippines landfills

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

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

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

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

Philippines: Researchers Create 3D Printing App for Learning Braille

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

Philippines startup Parallax removes the friction from crossborder payments

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

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

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

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

Ecommerce logistics startup Locad gets 49M seed round led by Sequoia Capital Indias Surge

Philippine ecommerce enabler Great Deals raises 30M Series B led by logistics firm Fast Group

Manilabased payments processing startup PayMongo raises 27 million in seed funding

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

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

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

Twitter names first international markets to get checks on political advertisers

Resurgent HappyFresh raises 20M for its online grocery service in Southeast Asia

Philippines startup Shoppable Business smooths bumps in the business procurement process

With a 10 million round Nigerias Paga plans global expansion

A close look at Singapores thriving startup ecosystem

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

Airbnb confirms 150M200M investment in Indias OYO

Philippines: Department of Science and Technology Opens Additive Manufacturing Facility

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

Oriente raises 50 million to continue building its infrastructure for digital financial services

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

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

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

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

Grab plans to raise 2B more this year to fund an acquisition spree in Southeast Asia

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

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

How US national security agencies hold the internet hostage

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

Komunidad a Philippinesbased environmental intelligence platform lands seed round

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

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

Ant Group buys Singapores 2C2P to further global payments ambitions

In Southeast Asia a booming crypto scene