Daily Markup #240: This week’s top stories on Boxgreen and abillion saving livelihoods, startups using tech for good & more From Shohoz’s two new launches amid the pandemic to MHub revitalizing the real estate... Emmanuel Olalere April 23, 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
Daily Markup #238: abillion gathers celebs & US$1m to #SaveVeganRestaurants; e-scooters as a new way of life; MHub on rewriting the property playbook Credit: abillion Vegans assemble 500-backed food review startup abillion has teamed up with two... Emmanuel Olalere April 21, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #237: Shohoz on uplifting a nation with tech; Boxgreen on rebuilding lives; Pomelo launches a new collection with Chupa Chups Credit: The Daily Star A tech-driven juggernaut I firmly believe that technology alone can solve... Emmanuel Olalere April 20, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #236: The Happy5 pill for performing people; How Wallex grew to over US$1.7b in transactions; Haulio on uplifting Singapore truckers In this issue of Daily Markup, we shine a spotlight on 500-backed founders. Read... Emmanuel Olalere April 19, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #235: This week’s top stories on Grab’s SPAC deal and GrabForGood fund, Fave’s acquisition, Bukalapak’s fundraising & more This week, we have record-breaking news and big numbers. Grab announced its plans to... Emmanuel Olalere April 16, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #234: Bukalapak raises US$234m in funding; Naluri launches food mini-app on airasia; Gilmour to take on a bigger piece of space Credit: DealStreetAsia Fresh funds A report by Reuters revealed that 500-backed Indonesian e-commerce startup... Emmanuel Olalere April 15, 2021 · 4 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
Daily Markup #232: Grab pledges US$275 mil for Southeast Asia; MHub wins 3rd place in Huawei competition; Carsome, Reddoorz & Fabelio make FT’s list Credit: Tech in Asia Spurring social change 500-backed super app Grab announced its plans for... Emmanuel Olalere April 13, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #231: Curlec gets on deck with Visa; Wallex partnership offers a handy way to pay; Life’s a picnic with Neuron Mobility’s studio collab Credit: PR Newswire Asia Success in the cards Out of hundreds of applicants, 500-backed fintech... Emmanuel Olalere April 12, 2021 · 4 min read