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Retail Asia20/09/2023
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Singapore sneaker platform Novelship secures US$9.5 million in Series B

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Singapore-based sneaker marketplace Novelship has bagged US$9.5 million in its Series B funding round led by East Ventures, iGlobe Partners, and GSR Ventures. The company said the new funds will be used to accelerate its expansion plans in Southeast Asia, including enhancing its logistics capabilities, refining authentication processes, expanding its slew of in-house collections, and […]
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Retail Asia10/05/2023
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Education startup TEKY raises $5M from foreign investors

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Education startup TEKY Alpha has raised US$5 million from Singaporean investment firm Sweef Capital to expand its operations. TEKY plans to expand its educational services at public schools and after-school programmes for children aged five to 18, Sweef Capital said in a statement. The startup, founded by Dao Lan Huong in 2016, delivers science, technology, engineering, […]
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Retail Asia15/02/2023
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Startups

Foreign startups eye Vietnam’s young population

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Foreign startups are eyeing Vietnam as one of their main markets thanks to the country’s large and young population, low costs and cheap and abundant labor force abundant. Vietnam has been among the top markets in terms of revenue for Singapore’s insurance startup Igloo ever since the company was launched in 2021. “Vietnam is becoming […]
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Retail Asia25/11/2022
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Startups

Electric motorbike startup raises another $8 mln

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Vietnamese electric motorbike startup Dat Bike has secured $8 million in a funding round, bringing the total since its establishment to $16.5 million. The round was led by returning investor, Singapore-based Jungle Ventures, with participation from GSR Ventures, Innoven Capital, Wavemaker Partners, and Delivery Hero Ventures – the investment arm of Foodpanda’s parent firm. The […]
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Retail Asia24/06/2022
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Financial startup Anfin raises $4.8 mln

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Financial startup Anfin, which seeks to make stock investment easy for any user, has raised funding of $4.8 million in a Pre-Series A round from a consortium of investors. It was led by angel investor Clement Benoit and U.S.-based startup accelerator Y Combinator. The money will be used to improve its app by building a […]
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Retail Asia13/01/2022
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Vietnam set to become Asia startup hub

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Vietnam could be Asia’s next startup hub after local companies saw a funding surge over 40 times in the last five years, a venture capitalist said. Venture funding for startups in Vietnam reached $2.1 billion last year, up from just $48 million in 2017, Binh Tran, co-founder of Ascend Vietnam Ventures said. The sector is […]
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Retail Asia22/12/2021
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Indian online grocer Zepto secures $100 million investment

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Indian on-demand grocery-delivery service, Zepto, has bagged US$100 million during its Series-C funding, taking its value to US$570 million within five months of its launch. Led by Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund, the round included investors Nexus, Breyer Capital, Global Founders Capital and Glade Brook, among others. The Series-C funding follows Zepto’s earlier funding round in […]
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Retail Asia01/11/2021
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Real Estate

Vietnamese proptech startup raises $1.3 mln

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Citics, a Vietnamese property technology (proptech) startup, said it mobilized $1.3 million in its latest round of funding, to expand its existing business and invest in new technologies. In a recent Series A bridge round, Citics secured $1.3 million from Ho Chi Minh City-based Vietnam Investments Group, Singapore-based Vulpes Investment Management and Hanoi-based BHS Group. […]
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Retail Asia20/10/2021
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One Mount develops comprehensive technology ecosystem

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One Mount provides solutions covering the entire financial services, distribution, real estate, and retail-sector value chain. Approved in June 2020, the National Digital Transformation Program aims to turn Vietnam into a country with digital technology competitiveness comparable to those of developed nations. This sets favorable conditions for Vietnam to actively capitalize on opportunities brought on […]
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Retail Asia16/09/2021
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Living

E-pharmacy startup Medigo raises $1 million

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E-pharmacy startup Medigo has received a $1 million investment from venture capital firm Touchstone Partners. The med-tech company, which helps users order medicine from pharmacies in the comfort of their homes, plans to expand its offerings to telemedicine and other healthcare services amid growing healthcare spending in Vietnam. Medigo, launched in July 2019, has partnered […]
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Retail Asia26/08/2021
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StanChart Exec Joins Blockchain Startup

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Taipei-headquartered XREX has named a managing director in Singapore as it sets its sights on expanding its platform in the region. Taipei-headquartered XREX has appointed Christopher Chye as managing director of XREX Singapore and director of product. In this dual role, he will oversee XREX’s businesses and operations in Singapore and play an instrumental role in bringing new […]
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Retail Asia21/07/2021
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India’s Zomato raises US$1.26 billion in IPO

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Indian food delivery startup Zomato Ltd ` will raise US$1.26 billion by pricing its shares at 76 rupees each in its initial public offering, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The sources could not be named as the information has not yet been made public. Zomato did not immediately respond to […]
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Retail Asia03/05/2021
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Living

Vietnamese studio bags $1 mln funding for new blockchain game

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Vietnamese game studio Topebox and its blockchain partner KardiaChain have raised $1 million for an upcoming blockchain game called My DeFi Pet. The investors include Shanghai-based venture capital firms Axia8 Ventures, OKEx Blockdream Ventures, and the venture capital fund of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx in Hong Kong. Vietnam-based venture capitalist Megala Ventures and Chinese game developer […]
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Retail Asia26/04/2019
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Startups

Indian startup WoodenStreet thrives with O2 Growth Hacking

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Indian furniture startup WoodenStreet is targeting 15 additional experience stores in the territory by the end of the year. The firm, which specialises in customisable furnishings, currently operates 12 locations throughout India as well as more than 30 delivery hubs. “Our country is a diverse nation,” said the firm’s CEO Lokendra Ranawat, “which means that […]
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