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Top news of the week: 24.01.2023.

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On Jan 24, 2023
Global live-learning platform #BrightCHAMPS announced that it has awarded stock options worth $1 million to 400 high-performing teacher partners across 25 countries. https://t.co/D0kRmoStbz
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Edtech startup BrightCHAMPS awards stock options worth $1M to 400 teacher partners

Edtech startup BrightCHAMPS awards stock options worth $1M to 400 teacher partners

The company plans to award an increasing number of teacher stock options every year, for the next five years.

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On Jan 20, 2023
Philippines: Mayani raises $1.7M with fisheries management tech, sourcing from over 139K smallhold farmers and data-matching to shorten route-to- market with less middlemen https://t.co/WD8hhHKNQz #philippines #agritech #agtech #startupPH #socialimpact
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Philippine agri-fisheries startup Mayani nets $1.7M in AgFunder-led round

Philippine agri-fisheries startup Mayani nets $1.7M in AgFunder-led round

Mayani, a Philippine-based agri-fisheries startup, has secured $1.7 million in oversubscribed seed funding anchored by the Silicon Valley agtech venture capital (VC) AgFunder through its ...

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On Jan 24, 2023
RT @YSGulf: The #MENA region saw notable #startup funding activity and investment growth last year. While the number of deals came down by 7.6% the year also reported an 8% funding boost, with a total of $3.2 billion raised. @pbahoshy @MAGNITT https://t.co/NiKZeYSVZy
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Funding in MENA rose 8% to $3.2B in 2022. What does it mean for startups in the region?

Funding in MENA rose 8% to $3.2B in 2022. What does it mean for startups in the region?

According to a MAGNiTT report, the MENA region raised over $3 billion in funding—8% more than what startups raised in 2021. In a conversation with YourStory Gulf Edition, Philip Bahoshy, ...

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On Jan 24, 2023
Asia's tech news, weekly to Jan 24th: Tesla in Indonesia, Australia's batteries opportunity, state-owned ride-hailing in China, big data and Philippines' fisheries, Cambodia's startup scene, iris scan payments in India... https://t.co/VIjt0QxxmN https://t.co/EFI1JuXKNH
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Asia's tech news, weekly: January 24th 2023

Asia's tech news, weekly: January 24th 2023

In this edition: Tesla in Indonesia, Australia's batteries opportunity, state-owned ride-hailing in China, big data and Philippines' fisheries, Cambodia's startup scene...

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On Jan 19, 2023
“We jugaadus are back at it again,” #OTPless, for now at least, is focussed on building a solution for small and medium-size entrepreneurs in India, many of whom are more likely to be heavy users of WhatsApp than email on their phones. https://t.co/Q9kAaEffe8
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What Bhavik Koladiya, two other BharatPe founding members are up to at their new venture

What Bhavik Koladiya, two other BharatPe founding members are up to at their new venture

BharatPe colleagues Bhavik Koladiya, Tanmay Sagar and Satyam Nathani worked on building the WhatsApp-linked authentication platform with unicorn ambitions.

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On Jan 20, 2023
Slowdown woes see private funding for SE Asian firms fall 32% in 2022 https://t.co/YR1SADB45O via @DealStreetAsia
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Slowdown woes see private funding for SE Asian firms fall 32% in 2022

Slowdown woes see private funding for SE Asian firms fall 32% in 2022

Private funding for companies in SE Asia hit a two-year low in Q4 2022.

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On Jan 20, 2023
Singapore's Seventh Sense to establish artificial intelligence R&D hub in Melbourne, Australia, focusing on AI-based computer vision and cryptography for defense, security, fintech and retail https://t.co/bP0LErn64D #singapore #australia #AI #retailtech #fintechnews #defensetech
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Singaporean tech startup signs on for Victorian AI hub

Singaporean tech startup signs on for Victorian AI hub

Deep-tech company Seventh Sense will establish an artificial intelligence (AI) research and development hub in Melbourne.

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On Jan 21, 2023
Philippines: An intro to the 10 startups that recently completed the 917Ventures Accelerator Program by 500 Global https://t.co/nGAOOXD5Q9 #philippines #startups #techstartup #500startups #startupPH
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Ten Filipino startups complete the 917Ventures Accelerator Program by 500 Global

Ten Filipino startups complete the 917Ventures Accelerator Program by 500 Global

500 Global, a global venture capital firm, hosted Demo Day on January 18 in collaboration with the Philippines’ corporate venture builder 917Ventures, marking the culmination of a ten-week ...