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18 L E N D D O RICHARD ELDRIDGE Fintech Philippines Raising $15M Lenddo's disruptive technology and solutions transform the use of data, enabling financial service providers to access and serve new and underserved market segments. In doing so, Lenddo is revolutionizing the way financial institutions reach, assess, and ultimately extend credit to consumers with no formal credit histories in developing markets. Lenddo is backed by Blumberg Capital, Omidyar Network, iNovia, Golden Gate, and Kickstart K ATA . A I IRZAN RADITYA Enterprise Software Indonesia Raising $15M Kata.ai is a conversational AI company focused on enhancing the understanding of human conversations and improving the way humans collaborate with machines. Kata.ai's Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology powers intelligent chatbots (virtual customer service / virtual friend) for more than 170 major corporations across industries in Indonesia, including companies like Telkomsel, Unilever, Astra International, Bank BRI, and more. Kata.ai is also an official partner of WhatsApp in Indonesia, enabling businesses to have access to WhatsApp API. The company's proprietary PaaS has processed over 500M conversations and over 1M Monthly Active Users. Kata.ai is backed by Convergence Ventures, 500 Startups, and Access Ventures. JA M A LO N ALA ALSALLAL Edtech UAE Raising $20M Jamalon is the largest online bookstore in the Middle East, offering more than 10M titles of Arabic and English books with worldwide delivery. Jamalon operates the first of its kind print-on-demand facility out of Dubai to serve the publishing industry throughout the region. Jamalon is backed by Wamda Capital, 500 Startups, and Endeavor Catalyst. I N S I D E R CEKI SALEM Enterprise Software Turkey Raising $30M Insider is a technology company that helps digital marketers drive growth across the funnel, from Acquisition to Activation, Retention, and Revenue. Leveraging real-time predictive segmentation powered by deep Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning capabilities, Insider's Growth Management Platform empowers marketers to deliver personalized journeys across the web, mobile web, mobile apps, and ad channels. Notable clients include Singapore Airlines, Tokopedia, Virgin, New Balance, Nissan, Samsung, McDonald's, and CNN. Insider has offices in London, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Sydney, Dubai, Moscow, Warsaw, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Istanbul, Kiev, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, and Taipei. Insider is backed by Sequoia Capital, Wamda Capital, and 500 Startups.