Bengaluru-based BetterPlace, which offers a SaaS for blue-collar workforce management, raised a $40M Series C extension, bringing its total funding to ~$80M (Vibhuti Sharma/DealStreetAsia)

Mars W. Mosqueda Jr / DealStreetAsia:
Jakarta-based Privy, which offers digital signature and identity verification services, raised a $48M Series C led by KKR, bringing its total funding to $71.6M  —  Privy, a Jakarta-based startup that provides universal identity and digital signature services, has raised $48 million …

Eudora Wang / DealStreetAsia:
Shanghai-based eRoad, which offers a cloud-based HR management service with a focus on payroll, raised a ~$140M Series D, after raising an ~$84M Series C  —  Chinese human resource technology firm eRoad on Tuesday announced the completion of its Series D funding round at 1 billion yuan …

The Economic Times:
Large floods in Bengaluru have ignited a debate over the city’s future as India’s tech hub, amid a lack of infrastructure, poor urban planning, and traffic woes  —  Bengaluru’s residents have long complained about gridlocked traffic, water shortages, lack of infrastructure and poor urban planning …

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch:
Singapore-based Igloo, an AI-based insurtech platform for underserved groups in SE Asia, raised a $27M Series B extension, bringing the round’s total to $46M  —  Igloo, a Singapore-based insurtech focused on underserved communities in Southeast Asia, announced it has raised a Series B extension …

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Cledara, which gives companies greater control and insights into their SaaS subscriptions, raised a $20M Series A led by CommerzVentures  —  Cledara, a software management platform that gives companies greater control and insights into their SaaS subscriptions, has raised $20 million in a series A round of funding.

Oliver Knight / CoinDesk:
Chicago-based Strike, a bitcoin payment service that uses the Lightning network for faster transactions, raised an $80M Series B led by Ten31  —  Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Wyoming were among the investors in the Series B funding round.