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WhyQ secures $1.4m to help SMEs compete in digital economy

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Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register WhyQ’s plan to focus on improving their existing products and developing new ones to help small businesses better compete in the digital economy received a boost after it raised $1.4 million (RM4.6million) from the extended Series 2 of its funding round.

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VC funding to Black web3 founders popped last year, bucking trends

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Much hope remains after the crypto winter almost froze the sector: the Luna crash , the bankruptcy of Celsius and the arrest of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried for alleged fraud. Then there was the venture pullback amid an economic downturn. In 2021, web3 startups globally raised a record $29.2 billion. By 2022, that number dipped to $21.5 billion — though that’s still much more than the total $4.8 billion and $4.2 billion such companies picked up in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Thai insurtech startup Eazy Digital raises $850K in Seed funding

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Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Eazy Digital , a Thai insurtech startup that provides digital platforms for insurance companies, has raised US$850,000 in an oversubscribed seed funding round. The round was led by Wavemaker Partners, with participation from Seedstars International Ventures , Wing Vasiksiri, and Sasin Bangkok Venture Club.

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Walmart-backed PhonePe’s nine-month 2022 revenue surged to $234 million

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PhonePe clocked a revenue of $234.3 million in the first nine months of 2022, the most valuable Indian fintech startup has disclosed in a filing. The nine-month financials marks a jump from the $201.6 million revenue that the Bengaluru-headquartered generated in the 12-month financial year period ending in March last year. PhonePe, which is valued at $12 billion , has projected a revenue of $325 million for the calendar year 2022 and $504 million for 2023, according to a valuation report prepare

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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Grab appoints Philipp Kandal as Chief Product Officer

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Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Grab Holdings Limited, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, today announced that it has promoted Philipp Kandal to Chief Product Officer, effective February 1, 2023. He will oversee the Product, Design and Analytics teams and lead the product vision and strategy for Grab.

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[C2A Security in Israel21C] The 9 top trends driving electric vehicle security in 2023

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Automotive cybersecurity expert shares the inside scoop on risks and solutions for connected, autonomous and electric vehicles. Read more here. The post [C2A Security in Israel21C] The 9 top trends driving electric vehicle security in 2023 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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What’s Stripe’s deal?

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Welcome to The Interchange ! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon.