Daily Markup #251: Una Brands raises US$40M to buy and grow businesses; Retailo closes US$6.7M, served 30,000 retailers so far; The iPrice report on most-in-demand Ramadan products Credit: DealStreetAsia Shopping for a sale 500-backed e-commerce startup Una Brands announced it has... Emmanuel Olalere May 10, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #249: Ayannah partners RCBC, widens user base; Naluri to expand Medtech for the ageing; Prenetics on digital health passports & privacy Credit: Fintechnews Convenience at a touch 500-backed Filipino fintech startup Ayannah has partnered with... Emmanuel Olalere May 6, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #248: 500 Startups’ program for new entrepreneurs; eFishery’s US$7M loan for 1,500 fish farms; Jala Tech boosts shrimp farm productivity Credit: e27 Sparking startup growth 500 Startups has teamed up with Enterprise Singapore (ESG)... Emmanuel Olalere May 5, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #247: Robo-advisor Bibit raises US$65m in funding; MHub MoUs to improve real estate sector; Bukalapak’s big support for the mom-and-pops Credit: Bibit Investing made easy 500-backed robo-advisor platform Bibit announced it has raised US$65... Emmanuel Olalere May 4, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #246: Lending startup iGrow acquired by LinkAja; abillion gamifies the vegan system; Hydroleap & FireVisor on sustainable manufacturing Credit: iGrow A growth spurt 500-backed peer-to-peer (P2P) lending startup iGrow has been acquired... Emmanuel Olalere May 3, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #244: Arcstone signs MoU with Indonesian ministry; Urbanmetry weighs in on property overhang; Curlec on learning & unlearning to succeed Credit: Arcstone Towards Industry 4.0 500-backed digital manufacturing startup Arcstone has signed a Memorandum... Emmanuel Olalere April 29, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #243: XING Mobility partners Castrol to go further; Lingokids tripled revenue in 2020 to US$30m; WORQ to help businesses save up to 40% Credit: EE Times Asia Charging forward 500-backed electric vehicle technology startup XING Mobility announced it... Emmanuel Olalere April 28, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #242: Carsome enters motorsports racing; Aerodyne to build smart cities in Malaysia; Retailers supercharge sales with Omnilytics data Credit: Carsome Off to the races 500-backed used car trading platform Carsome has entered... Emmanuel Olalere April 27, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #241: Prenetics to take on more than COVID-19; EMQ users can now send HKD & RMB in minutes; 500-backed founders on Forbes 30 Under 30 Credit: PMLiVE Defeating diseases A 3-year, multi-million dollar agreement between 500-backed digital health startup... Emmanuel Olalere April 26, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #239: 13.5m Bukalapak merchants to see new benefits; ESPL & Warner Music Asia join forces; Carousell records all-time low fraud rate Credit: Tribun Bisnis Banking on the business Strategic investments by the VC arms of two... Emmanuel Olalere April 22, 2021 · 4 min read