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Salmon secures USD $100 million for Philippines expansion

Fresh capital will help the fintech widen lending and banking services in the Philippines, where many consumers remain underbanked.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month

Global Stories

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Data Analytics

Manifest raises AUD $2 million to track agency work

Agency leaders are being pushed to rethink billable-hour pricing as AI shortens production cycles and obscures how work is measured.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Support Fusion raises AUD $1 million, expands to US & UK

Support Fusion raises AUD $1 million pre-seed to grow US and UK presence and scale AI-led integrations for co-managed enterprise IT.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026

Digital Transformation

PixVerse hits unicorn status with record AI video round

AI video platform PixVerse becomes a unicorn after a record Asia Series C funding round valuing the company at over USD $1 billion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2026

Unified Communications

Telgea raises USD $5m to expand global mobile platform

Telgea raises USD $5m led by Telenor to scale its unified global mobile platform for operators and multinational enterprise customers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026

Fintech

Aspire & Antler join forces to target global startups

Aspire partners with early-stage investor Antler to capture global founders at inception, targeting a 2.3x jump in startup customers by 2026.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026

Software-as-a-Service

Umanitek launches Guardian Agent to combat AI deepfakes

Swiss startup Umanitek has unveiled Guardian Agent, a subscription tool to spot deepfakes, fake profiles and AI-driven impersonation online.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026

Health Technologies

OneMRI raises AUD $2.5m to expand preventive MRI scan service

Australian startup OneMRI has raised AUD $2.5m to expand its preventive whole-body MRI scans, aiding early detection of over 500 health conditions nationwide.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 18th Aug 2025

Fastn secures USD $2.6 million to advance composable architecture

Fastn secures USD $2.6 million in seed funding to enhance its composable architecture platform, led by LiveOak Ventures, Antler, and tech co-founders.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Sep 2024