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Jan 9, 2023 • 6min
Superscript, a bespoke insurance provider for SMEs, raises $54 million
Superscript, an insurance broker and tech platform targeting SMEs and “high-growth” tech firms, has raised £45 million ($54 million) in a Series B round of funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 9, 2023 • 4min
Microsoft partners with India space agency to work with startups
Microsoft plans to collaborate with the Indian space agency to give Indian space tech startups free access to cloud tools, the two said Thursday, the latest in the U.S. tech giant’s attempts to deepen its ties with young firms in the South Asian market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 6, 2023 • 4min
Indian fintech KreditBee nears $700 million valuation in new funding
Indian fintech Kreditbee has raised an additional $100 million in a funding round, it said, as the lender looks to scale its business in the South Asian market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 6, 2023 • 5min
OneRoof grabs funding to help apartment dwellers cozy up to their neighbors
In the past year, OneRoof has transformed from a chat room app into a platform offering in-person events, a neighbor directory and a “grow” feature to help people create their own communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 5, 2023 • 5min
MeetKai launches new room-scanning tech and metaverse builder
Not everyone believes that the metaverse — social, VR-centric worlds — has staying power. But MeetKai is among the steadfast optimists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 5, 2023 • 7min
SurrealDB raises $6M for its database-as-a-service offering
There’s plenty of vendors in the managed database services market — and plenty that are well-financed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 4, 2023 • 4min
Singapore-based AlterPacks turns food waste into food containers
Food waste and food packaging take up a significant portion of the world’s landfills. AlterPacks is tackling both issues with technology that turns food waste into takeout boxes and other containers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 4, 2023 • 8min
This startup brings Southeast Asia’s vacant hospital rooms into the sharing economy
Uber and Airbnb have long been the poster children for the sharing economy. In other realms of society, entrepreneurs are also trying to match demand with untapped assets and services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 3, 2023 • 4min
Startups set to go to space for the first time on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 mission
SpaceX is poised to launch 114 payloads to orbit on a Falcon 9 tomorrow morning, the sixth mission of its smallsat rideshare program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 3, 2023 • 7min
South Korean financial super app Toss closes $405M Series G as valuation rises 7%
Viva Republica, an operator of South Korean finance super app Toss, has finalized a $405 million Series G funding and it says it is now valued at 9.1 trillion won ( $7 billion), up from 8.5 trillion won in June 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
