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Temasek’s Sheares Healthcare backs Asia-focused mental health startup Thoughtfull

TechCrunch

Southeast Asia’s mental health startups are getting more investor attention. Now Thoughtfull , another digital mental health platform focused on Asia, has raised $4 million in a pre-Series A round led by Sheares Healthcare Group. based senior care company called Iora Health that was acquired by One Medical.

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After a record 2022, 8 investors explain why it’s ‘still just Day 1’ for Africa’s startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

This shows that Africa’s investment landscape is still very promising because it continues to grow, and there’s increasing interest in multiple startup ecosystems, including nascent ecosystems. They accounted for more than 70% of the 1,100+ investors that participated in at least one deal on the continent last year.

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New Zealand’s startup ecosystem poised to grow more ‘tall poppies’

TechCrunch

Now, investors see New Zealand as a country with a track record of building companies with global exits in SaaS, health tech and deep tech.

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Holmes’ sentencing sends a clear message that the startup ecosystem must be built on good faith

TechCrunch

The tech startup ecosystem exists in part because investors with capital to spare are willing to risk some of that money on a founder with an idea. Holmes’ sentencing sends a clear message that the startup ecosystem must be built on good faith by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch.

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Editorial: We owe a duty of care to founder mental health and it requires a collaborative solution

NZ Entrepreneur

Having spent close on a decade working in and reporting on our small but burgeoning startup ecosystem, and a decade before that “building my chops” in other various entrepreneurial endeavours, I am familiar with the toll that entrepreneurship can exact on founder mental health.

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Mosti Teams Up with Bursa Malaysia to Identify Startups and Boost Innovation in Malaysia

AsiaTechDaily

In an announcement at Dewan Rakyat, Minister Chang Lih Kang unveiled this initiative, which aims to strengthen the support for local startups along their funding journey. Mosti’s role in this partnership will involve providing Bursa Malaysia with market insights related to the Malaysian startup ecosystem.

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Biotech Startup Automera Raises $16 Million in Series A Round Led by ALSP and ClavystBio

AsiaTechDaily

The funding round was co-led by Accelerator Life Science Partners (ALSP) and ClavystBio, a Temasek-backed accelerator focusing on global health solutions. ClavystBio’s core mission is to act as a catalyst for global health solutions originating from Singapore.

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