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Deals in brief: Truely and Jazro raise funding, IFC invests in First Circle, OpenAI closes massive USD 6.6 billion round, and more

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Deals in brief: Indonesian startup Broom lands Series A+ funding, Mitsui invests in US-based Numa, latest India deals, and more

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Sipjoy was one of nine Southeast Asian startups chosen to present at Alibaba Cloud’s demo day during Apsara Conference 2024 in Hangzhou, China.

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Deals in brief: HungryPanda banks USD 55 million, TeamSolve snags seed funding, SoftBank invests in OpenAI, and more

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Deals in brief: India’s Whatfix raises Series E funding, Supabase bags USD 80 million, Sleek secures debt financing to fuel growth, and more

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Deals in brief: Miniso purchases 29.4% stake in Yonghui Superstores, Blackpanda secures Series A funding, Masdar to acquire Saeta Yield, and more

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Asia's growth outlook brightens, though trade uncertainties linger: ADB

Asia&#8217;s growth outlook brightens, though trade uncertainties linger: ADB

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