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Sequoia Heats up Early-Stage Startup Investments in India and Southeast Asia
Portfolio startups of Surge, Sequoia's early-stage focused investments effort launched in 2019, have collectively raised over $2B in follow-on funding.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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India’s Crypto Industry Is Imploding
High taxes and a tricky regulatory environment have resulted in Indian crypto exchanges losing investors in droves.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- cryptocurrency, failure
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UPS to Spend Up to $20 Million on Its First India Tech Centre
This tech center is the first of its type that the Georgia-based logistics giant is setting up in the South Asian region.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- digital inclusion, scale
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WhatsApp to Launch New Payments Feature in Brazil
The new feature will allow users to browse products, add products to their cart and make payments via debit or credit card right from their WhatsApp chat.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Latin America
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Enstack Raises $3 Million to Help Digitize SMEs
The funding round will support its goal of digitizing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines and across Southeast Asia.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Analysis: Starlink: SpaceX’s New Internet Service Could Be a Gamechanger in Africa
Starlink’s arrival in Africa is a great opportunity for the continent’s scientists, governments and industries to collaborate.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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YMO Raises €3 Million In Seed Round To Accelerate Financial Inclusion in West Africa
YMO, a financial inclusion solution for African populations has made it its mission to revolutionize technology for money transfers and everyday payments.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Google Commits $4 Million For Black Founders Fund In Africa, Europe
Google has announced the opening of applications for the third cohort of its Black Founders Fund for Startups in Africa and Europe.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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