This week, a total of US$380 million in funding has been announced by Carsome for the expansion of its used car marketplace and by eFishery for its aquaculture tech platform. In the flower business, BloomThis recorded a 2x growth despite the pandemic, while Shoppa claims to have grown 10x in revenue within two months of its launch.

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• Carsome raises US$290M to invest internally & expand retail brand
• eFishery reels in US$90M to expand to 10 countries
• BloomThis records 2x growth & over 1,000 jobs offered monthly
• Vishal Harnal talks success in social commerce
• Shoppa empowers female entrepreneurs to build micro-enterprises
• Bukalapak partnership with digibank to benefit warungs
• Aerodyne makes strategic investment in AI & analytics firm
• Your Super named 25th fastest-growing US private company
• Grab partners with JakLingko to optimize Jakarta public transport
• Lingokids introduces 10M new families to playlearning
• PolicyPal’s Val Yap highly commended by Imperial College London
• Easyship brought innovation to crowdfunding in 2021

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