Author: Christian Francisco
Founded in 2018 by Andrew Wu and Arsen Batagov, Mesh Bio is a digital health startup focused on addressing the growing global clinical burden of metabolic diseases due to an aging population and challenges in care delivery.
With the fresh funds in its coffers, Toki said it plans to further expand its inventory and introduce more categories in the platform, which is a marketplace for collectors looking to acquire things like sneakers, sports cards, Lego, and art toys from Filipino artists and designers.
Founded in 2013, JustPayroll provides timekeeping, scheduling, salary calculations, payroll outsourcing, and government reporting services for the Philippine market.
The property technology (proptech) startup said it will expand to the Philippines in the future as part of its efforts to provide affordable housing for young people in densely populated markets in Southeast Asia.
In a disclosure, IFC said its proposed equity investment is part of Salmon’s fundraising round that will “enable the startup to scale its business” in the country.
The company, led by CEO Osamu Yamada, said the latest funding round brings its total funds raised to date to approximately ¥6.3 billion. It will use the new funds to enhance its product features and further expand into the Asian region, particularly in Taiwan, Thailand, and other ASEAN countries.
Helmed by co-founder and CEO Dexter Ligot-Gordon, Swarm is an invite-only freelancer network where members ideate, strategize, and form freelance teams around startup founder projects.
DCG acquired the Lamudi assets from dubizzle Group (formerly EMPG) as part of the Australian firm’s Asian expansion ahead of a potential ASX listing.
The termination and the corresponding account closures shall take effect 14 calendar days from date, or on October 13, 2023. The company did not provide the reason for the termination of its services.
Kita, founded by Marc Concio and launched in early 2020, digitizes the end-to-end agriculture supply chain through the use of data.
Founded in 2015 by Murali Krishnamurthy, Dr. Jay Desan, and Shan Palani, BoomGrow operates FarmOS, which integrates software and hardware to enable each farm to reduce up to 95% usage of water, land, waste, and labor.
The regional qualifiers include 16 startups from Cebu, three from Bohol, five from Negros Oriental, and one from Siquijor. Winners of the regional competition will be endorsed to the DICT main office for the semifinals.