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Southeast Asia’s mental health startups are getting more investor attention. Last week, Intellect announced a strategic investment from IHH Healthcare, Asia’s largest private healthcare group. Now Thoughtfull, another digital mental …
Temasek’s Sheares Healthcare backs Asia-focused mental health startup Thoughtfull Read More
The funding landscape in Southeast Asia is still wintery, but one fintech managed to land a major round. Kredivo Holdings, which offers credit services to underbanked consumers in Indonesia and …
Southeast Asian credit fintech Kredivo scores $270M Series D Read More
Una Brands, a Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator, has raised $30 million in pre-Series C financing just five months after announcing its $30 million Series B funding that was raised in September …
E-commerce aggregator Una Brands lands $30M just five months after its Series B Read More
Amazon is joining the Indian government-backed e-commerce initiative that seeks to “democratize” online shopping in the South Asian market and amusingly challenge the very dominance of companies such as the …
Amazon joins India-backed e-commerce initiative that’s seeking to challenge the retail giant Read More
Japan is joining a growing list of countries exploring the possibility of adopting a digital currency, with country’s central bank, the Bank of Japan (BoJ), announcing that it would launch …
Japan’s central bank to pilot digital currency starting in April Read More
If you follow Southeast Asia funding, you’re probably familiar with iSeed SEA. Some of the startups the fund has invested in since it launched in 2020 include Dat Bike, Skuad …
The solo GP behind iSeed SEA launches his second fund for Southeast Asia Read More
India is moving to block 232 apps, some with links to China, that offer betting and loan services in the South Asian market to prevent misuse of the citizens’ data, …
India to block over 230 betting and loan apps, many with China ties Read More