500-backed companies are dreaming big with plans to expand across Asia! being juice is on a roll — after expanding to the Philippines in their first year, the team is now gearing up to open new stores across 4 countries, bringing their healthy beverages to more people. Meanwhile, iMotorbike is revving up for Taiwan, tapping into a massive market opportunity for pre-owned motorcycles, and WORQ is expanding their dynamic coworking spaces to two new states in Malaysia, fueling one of the country’s fastest-growing business hubs.

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• Chickin secures ~US$15M loan to help poultry farmers scale and provide affordable high-quality food for more people
• being juice eyes 5x revenue growth and new stores across 4 SE Asia countries to bring richer, creamier, healthy beverages to you
• iMotorbike’s Gil Carmo on fundraising success, and why Taiwan is the next big market for pre-owned motorcycles
• From beauty queen to startup co-founder: Sharmeen Looi’s journey to 10,000 customers and US$10M revenue with iMotorbike
• Southeast Asian flash-frozen meal kits expands to the UK as Chefees, bringing flavorful & convenient meals to more people
• Carsome Academy & Yayasan Hasanah fuel futures with scholarships, training, and real-world experience for underserved rural youths
• Lingokids wins two top awards, honoring the team’s mission to make learning fun, safe and engaging for kids everywhere
• WORQ plans to expand beyond greater Kuala Lumpur to fuel Malaysia’s fastest-growing business hubs with dynamic coworking solutions
• Grab and BYD team up to introduce up to 50,000 EVs across SEA, bringing green transportation to more driver-partners & passengers
• SOLS Energy’s Raj Ridvan Singh sees a bright future in Malaysia as solar becomes more powerful, affordable, and accessible for all
• Pandai AI-powered education app help students achieve top exam scores by making learning smart and adaptive
• InvestaX & Tokinvest team up to make investing in tokenized real-world assets more accessible and transparent

Other stories from 500-backed companies you may have missed:

• Bibit became the only Government Securities Distribution Partner (SBN) in the fintech category to receive an award from the Indonesian Ministry of Finance
• XING Mobility and ENEOS Corporation have signed an MoU to advance the adoption of immersion-cooling battery systems for electric vehicles and energy storage
• YAS and Generali Hong Kong partnered to deliver innovative, customer-centric insurance solutions that adapt to modern lifestyles