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Education Startup from Indonesia Ruangguru Raises Series B Round

Education Startup from Indonesia Ruangguru Raises Series B Round 22 June 2017 Indonesian edtech startup Ruangguru has just announced it completed its series B financing round. The lead investor is UOB Venture Management, the private equity arm of Singapore-headquartered United Overseas Bank (UOB). The amount…
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The Rising Stars of Fintech in Southeast Asia

This is the gritty backdrop to Southeast Asia’s burgeoning fintech revolution: flatted factories and grunting delivery trucks in a Singaporean industrial park, where young techies work in a tiny rented office above a car showroom. No glass-sheathed and Persian-carpeted conference rooms here. Just Kelvin Lee,…
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Airfrov Secures US$500K from East Ventures

Airfrov Secures US$500K from East Ventures 19 June 2017 Airfrov, a peer-to-peer marketplace for overseas products, has received US$500,000 in pre‐Series A funding round led by existing investor leading VC firm East Ventures. Several angel investors, including Carro CEO Aaron Tan, have also contributed to…
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Google Launchpad Selects Sirclo and Cicil for Accelerator Programme

Google Launchpad Selects Sirclo and Cicil for Accelerator Programme 25 May 2017 Google has announced the fourth batch of Southeast Asian startups that will join the Launchpad Accelerator programme at Google Headquarters in Silicon Valley, California. A total of nine startups have been selected from…
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East Ventures, SGInnovate Team Up to Build Access for Startups

East Ventures, SGInnovate Team Up to Build Access for Startups 25 April 2017 Indonesia-focused venture capital fund East Ventures and Singapore government agency SGInnovate today announced a partnership to foster stronger regional access for startups based in the two countries. The partnership will be conducted…
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99.Co Announces US$7.9 Million Funding

99.Co Announces US$7.9 Million Funding 7 April 2017 Singapore headquartered 99.co announces USD $7.9M (~SGD$11M) in latest round of financing. Investors leading the round are Sequoia Capital and Eduardo Saverin, who are existing investors in the company. Other existing investors East Ventures and 500 Startups…

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