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Xendit raises $300M (Jakarta)

Xendit, a payments infrastructure platform company from Jakarta, Indonesia,  has closed a $300 million Series D funding round, the company said in a statement.

Coatue and Insight Partners co-led the round, with additional investment from Accel, Tiger Global, Kleiner Perkins, EV Growth, Amasia, Intudo, and Goat Capital.

Xendit has raised $538 million to date.

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