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We believe in Southeast Asia’s entrepreneurs and you should too

The journey we set out on almost 10 years ago has certainly been one for the books, but we would like to look forward instead We hope the good news has already reached you, that we have just raised S$3 million (US$2.2 million) in Series A funding from a group of prominent investors in Asia, including TechTemple Group,...

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IPO on horizon, subprime lending startup Elevate adds $545M in credit from Victory Park Capital

Close-up of a broken piggy bank with coins With an IPO on the horizon, subprime lender Elevate will have an additional $545 million credit faculty to support its growing customers. Elevate’s niche right now is providing loans to borrowers with creditscores between 575 and 625. As the company expands, it wants to provide loans to customers with even lower credit-scores. Ken Rees, CEO of Elevate, is quick to note that 65 percent… Read More

Ava launches a wearable to help couples conceive

ava-3637 Tracking your period, peeing on a stick and carrying around a thermometer have been the dominant technologies over the past 20 years to help families conceive. If it sounds outdated, that’s because it is. TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield alum Ava is hoping to change that with a wearable that helps couples pinpoint when a woman is in her fertile window and the time is right to… Read More

See you tonight in Chicago

City of Chicago. Aerial view of Chicago downtown at sunset from high above. See you tonight! We’ll be meeting at 7pm in the MakeOffices space in the Loop. There will be some free beers and chicken sandwiches. We’ll hold a pitchoff at 8pm and close up at 9pm and perhaps we can go carousing afterwards. The pitch-off will be very cool. I’ve already picked nine contestants and we have two VC judges. First place winners of the pitch off will get a table… Read More

WooCommerce now works with Square to seamlessly run both online and offline stores

 A bit more than a year after Automattic acquired WooCommerce, the popular service that turns any WordPress website into an e-commerce store is now integrating with Square. While this kind of integration doesn’t sound groundbreaking on paper, it has bigger implications when it comes to bridging online stores with offline purchases. Read More

Prospera raises $7 million to put computer vision and AI to work on the farm

 A Tel Aviv-based startup called Propsera has raised $7 million in new venture funding to build out systems that will monitor and help farmers improve the health of their crops, and optimize their operations. Bessemer Venture Partners led the Seri...