Daily Markup #345: Top stories in September on 500-backed startups raising more than US$300M in funding, turning unicorn, going public & more Big numbers make big news this month! A series of funding rounds totaling more... Ching Yee Ho September 30, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #344: Gillian Tee talks female entrepreneurship on BBC; How Gnowbe embodies the importance of gender equality; What GoGet wants for Malaysians in trying times A care for the world “You will never be a CEO.” This was what... Ching Yee Ho September 29, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #343: Zenysis joins coalition to drive reform in the US; Neuron Mobility pledges to achieve climate change goals 10 years early; OhmniLabs brings pediatric children to meet the Los Angeles Dodgers Strength in numbers Unlock Aid, a new organization comprised of 20 CEOs and representatives... Ching Yee Ho September 28, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #342: Talkpush releases bot for recruitment on Instagram; Easyship supports UK startup’s global expansion; Grab posts record numbers for Q2 of 2021 Widening the net Would you look for your next hire on Instagram? Thanks to... Ching Yee Ho September 27, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #341: This week’s stories on Carousell & Prenetics entering the unicorn club, Dagangan’s US$11.5M raise, and more Unicorns abound in Southeast Asia! Carousell raises US$100 million and becomes the region’s newest... Ching Yee Ho September 24, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #340: Gilmour gets a US$725,000 boost for its race to space; Carousell talks IPO & creating a marketplace free of fraudsters; Horangi offers free trial & pledges donations to Afghanistan Ready for liftoff 500-backed Gilmour Space is getting a ~US$723,000 lift. The rocket startup... Ching Yee Ho September 23, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #339: Dagangan bags US$11.5M to serve rural communities through an Android app; The story of eFishery finding success outside of its tech; BukuKas is more than just a bookkeeping app Social good(s) Just three months after closing a pre-Series A funding round, 500-backed Dagangan... Ching Yee Ho September 22, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #338: Pandemic-resilient Malaysian startups defying odds in 2021; Naluri to help startups weather the pandemic with MaGIC; Bukalapak’s Rachmat Kaimuddin to speak at Tech in Asia conference Stronger than ever e27 published a list of notable startups in Malaysia in 2021... Ching Yee Ho September 21, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #337: Carousell enters billion-dollar startup club with US$100M raise; Prenetics to become Hong Kong’s first unicorn by 2022; 500 Startups rebrands to 500 Global, raises largest fund to date A whole new world Since its founding in 2010, 500 Startups has invested in... Ching Yee Ho September 20, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #336: This week’s stories on the 500-backed startups and founders leading the way to the future & more This week, a total of 17 500-backed founders and executives have been honored for... Ching Yee Ho September 17, 2021 · 1 min read