Daily Markup #368: Kredivo & Standard Chartered target mass market & offline retailers; Grab & Mastercard ink 2-year regional partnership to boost digital literacy; Curlec grows almost 4x over the pandemic, eyes regional expansion Uplifting the economy 500-backed fintech platform Kredivo has collaborated with Standard Chartered Bank Indonesia... Ching Yee Ho November 3, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #367: Una Brands acquires glass startup by 15-year-old for US$730,000; Escavox beefs up the red meat industry with real-time shelf-life calculator; Aerodyne’s Swiss partnership to deploy cutting-edge drone tech globally A class act A company started by a 15-year-old schoolboy has been acquired by... Ching Yee Ho November 2, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #366: PolicyPal acquires US-based firm to enter financial planning market; Neuron partners with Moovit to expand mobility options in Brisbane; Prenetics appointed exclusive testing partner for Hong Kong marathon An expansive move 500-backed insurtech startup PolicyPal has entered the financial planning market. It... Ching Yee Ho November 1, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #364: ICS enters US$4M facility to finance protective gear in Indonesia; Carsome runs community programs to relieve pandemic hardships; ANGIN launches Indonesian entrepreneur accelerator Funding safety 500-backed Impact Credit Solutions (ICS) and Indonesian fintech company Restock.ID have entered... Ching Yee Ho October 28, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #363: Carousell on CNN about reaching one million listings in its first year; Naluri is building SEA’s largest mental health dataset; UrbanMetry on the romanticization of homeownership in Malaysia Keeping it simple Fresh off its unicorn announcement, co-founder CEO of 500-backed Carousell, Siu... Ching Yee Ho October 27, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #362: Grab suite of tools boosts merchant sales by 6x; Horangi selected as partner to fight rise of cyber threats in Singapore; abillion releases report on Singapore plant-based movement Laying the foundation Small and medium businesses (SMB) in Southeast Asia just got a... Ching Yee Ho October 26, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #361: FarMart bags US$10M for unlocking food supply chain; Pandorum closes US$4.8M for organ repair technology; Doyobi lands US$2.8M to serve STEM educators Reaping the rewards 500-backed agritech startup FarMart has bagged US$10 million in a Series... Ching Yee Ho October 25, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #359: KrediFazz fully licensed to offer fintech services and education; Talkpush adds language assessment capability to automated hiring process; Why OhmniLabs shies away from humanoid robots License to lend KrediFazz, a subsidiary of 500-backed FinAccel, has become a fully licensed... Ching Yee Ho October 21, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #358: Carousell acquires Ox Street for its dedicated community of sneakerheads; 500 Southeast Asia’s upcoming string of successful exits; ANGIN connects Indonesian startups with the Netherlands A fitting union 500-backed e-commerce startup Carousell has acquired Ox Street in a move... Ching Yee Ho October 20, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #357: Ion Mobility bags US$6.8M, to unveil EV motorbike by year-end; Aerodyne named #1 drone service provider in the world; Neuron Mobility rolls out safety features including audio alerts & Braille A boost in sustainability 500-backed electric motorbike startup Ion Mobility announced it has raised... Ching Yee Ho October 18, 2021 · 3 min read