Daily Markup #308: FinAccel to go public via SPAC deal valued at US$2.5B; ICS makes loan recommendations for SMEs in milliseconds; mClinica boosts contraceptive knowledge in Southeast Asia by 20% A growth spurt 500-backed FinAccel announced it will be going public in the United States through a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II.... Emmanuel Olalere August 4, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #294: Carsome becomes Malaysia’s first tech unicorn in share-swap deal; Kredivo & eFishery team up to boost financial inclusion among fish farmers; Clinikk vaccinates 1 million people in 40 days Credit: Carsome In the highest gear 500-backed used car trading platform Carsome has become... Emmanuel Olalere July 14, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #292: Bukalapak kicks off US$1.13B IPO, biggest in Indonesia in over a decade; Grab’s Anthony Tan on why the super app works for its 8 markets; How clinical research in Europe will boost Naluri in Southeast Asia Credit: Reuters A piece of the e-commerce pie 500-backed e-commerce platform Bukalapak has kicked... Emmanuel Olalere July 12, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #233: Fave acquired by Pine Labs for US$45m; Grab to list in US in record US$40b SPAC deal; StoreHub on the cookieless monster of 2022 Credit: The Business Times Paving the way to Asia 500-backed fintech startup Fave has been... Emmanuel Olalere April 14, 2021 · 4 min read