Singapore-based Pillow, which helps users in emerging markets save, spend, and invest in cryptocurrency, raised an $18M Series A led by Accel and Quona Capital (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch)

Accel:
Valuation of public cloud companies in the US, Europe, and Israel fell from $2.8T to $1.2T in the past year; private market funding fell 42% YoY in Q3 2022  —  This article was co-authored with my colleagues Richard Kotite and Will Sheldon.  The Accel 2022 Euroscape was unveiled earlier today …

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Singapore-based Fazz, whose business accounts offer payment, savings, and credit features, raised a $100M Series C, including $75M in equity and $25M in debt  —  Fazz, the Southeast Asian digital financial services group created by the merger of PayFazz and Xfers, announced today that it has raised …

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Singapore-based Docquity, a collaboration and learning platform for health care professionals, raised a $44M Series C, bringing its total funding to $57.5M  —  A call between doctors can save lives.  That’s what Docquity co-founder Indranil Roychowdhury learned when his father was hospitalized …

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Singapore-based Osome, a “super app” for corporate services, raised a $25M Series B, after a $16M Series A in June 2021, and says it serves 11K+ companies  —  Osome is a financial admin platform that helps business owners with administrative tasks like payroll, accounting and tax reporting.

Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk:
Chainalysis: emerging markets, led by Vietnam and the Philippines, drove global cryptocurrency adoption over the past year; China remained active despite a ban  —  The blockchain analytics firm’s 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index also shows China remains active despite a ban on crypto trading.

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Los Angeles and Taipei-based GoFreight, which provides software to freight forwarders for building a storefront and managing operations, raised a $23M Series A  —  Unicorn Flexport is revolutionizing the world of logistics, serving as a freight forwarder with software that enables customers to manage their shipments.