Daily Markup #286: This week’s top stories on Gilmour Space landing US$46M, Fairbanc’s 7-figure funding, Bibit’s one million investors & more This week, we look at 500-backed fintech startups hitting the big numbers. Fairbanc bags... Emmanuel Olalere July 2, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #285: Fairbanc bags 7-figure funding to expand & boost its 60,000-merchant network; Gilmour Space lands US$46M to build more hybrid rockets & developing a new launch site; RaRa Delivery chosen to participate in Sequoia’s Surge program Credit: Adismara Putri Pradiri on Unsplash Financial access for all 500-backed fintech startup Fairbanc announced... Emmanuel Olalere July 1, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #284: Top stories in June on US$153.5M funding rounds by Kredivo, Lingokids, Dawaai & Naluri As we close the first half of 2021, we look back at the biggest... Emmanuel Olalere June 30, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #283: Levi’s & more brands to benefit from Pomelo’s new tech platform; iMotorbike’s strategy for growing its user base 20–30% monthly; HappyFresh adoption rates sped up by 2–3 years Credit: Pomelo Boosting brands 500-backed omnichannel fashion startup Pomelo has launched Prism, a tech... Emmanuel Olalere June 29, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #282: How Bibit hit one million investors on its platform; Drone startup Aerodyne’s… Credit: Sequoia India Keeping on-trend 500-backed robo-advisor platform Bibit has hit a million users on... Emmanuel Olalere June 28, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #281: This week’s top stories on Kredivo doubling its debt facility to US$200M, Lingokids raising US$40M & more This week, 500-backed fintech and edtech startups make the funding news: Indonesian ‘buy now,... Emmanuel Olalere June 25, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #280: Koo to reach wider multilingual audiences in India with new partnership; Laka launches bike membership program to benefit retailers; Grab’s commitment to uplifting persons with disabilities, providing scholarships & more Credit: YourStory Wings to fly 500-backed micro-blogging platform Koo has announced a partnership with... Emmanuel Olalere June 24, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #279: Kredivo bags another US$100M debt facility, eyes 10M customers; Grassroots gamers to organize their own tournaments on ESPL; RedDoorz discusses its COVID-19 response on NYSE Floor Talk Credit: Alfred Junus Verdio / EyeEm / Getty Images Doubling up 500-backed fintech startup Kredivo... Emmanuel Olalere June 23, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #278: Arcstone launches ~US$13.4M joint lab to boost digital manufacturing; Jala Tech only SEA startup selected for Unreasonable Impact Asia Pacific 2021; Bukalapak enables donations of rice to over 20,000 people and more Credit: Frontier Enterprise Better together 500-backed digital manufacturing startup Arcstone has partnered with the... Emmanuel Olalere June 22, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #277: Lingokids raises US$40M, reaches more than 30 million families worldwide; Southeast Asia’s next unicorn could be in insurance; How to build an engineering team in Southeast Asia according to Glints Credit: Lingokids Raising the learning bar 500-backed edtech startup Lingokids has raised US$40 million... Emmanuel Olalere June 21, 2021 · 4 min read