For years, I believed Indiana Jones was immortal. I saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade when it was first released in theaters and, since he’d taken a drink from the holy grail before he rode off into the sunset, I thought Indiana Jones would live forever. It wasn’t until years later that...
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For years, I believed Indiana Jones was immortal. I saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade when it was first released in theaters and, since he’d taken a drink from the holy grail before he rode off into the sunset, I thought Indiana Jones would live forever. It wasn’t until years later that...
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Ascend Vietnam Ventures general partners Binh Tran and Eddie Thai (R) Binh Tran and Eddie Thai, the general partners of 500 Startups Vietnam, have joined hands together to launch a new VC firm targeting local seed-stage startups. Christened Ascend Vietnam Ventures (AVV), it will invest between...
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English learning app ELSA lands $15 million Series B for international growth and its B2B platform
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Speaking is one of the hardest parts of learning a new language, especially if you don’t have someone to practice with regularly. ELSA is an app that helps by using speech recognition technology to correct pronunciation. Based in San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City, ELSA announced today it has...
Ecosystem Roundup: Ula raises US$20M; Microsoft VC arm invests in LottieFiles; SPACs are the construct VCs need to fund cleantech
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Ula co-founder and CEO Nipun Mehra Indonesia’s micro-retail e-commerce platform Ula closes US$20M Series A; Lead investors are Quona Capital and B Capital Group; Since launching in Jan 2020, Ula claims to have grown to serve over 20K stores; Ula had raised US$10.5M seed in June 2020. More...
ELSA to expand its AI English pronunciation assistant globally with a US$15M Series B financing
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ELSA, a mobile app that uses Artificial Intelligence and speech recognition technology to help language learners improve their English speaking skills and pronunciation, has secured US$15 million in Series B funding, co-led by Vietnam Investments Group and SIG. Also participated in the round are...