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 #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
Daily Markup #335: The 500-backed trailblazing entrepreneurs making a positive impact; The six women leaders in 500-backed emerging startups; eFishery keeps it fresh for farmers with new partnership The changemakers The Gen.T list is out, and several 500-backed founders made the cut... Ching Yee Ho September 15, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #332: This week’s stories on Homage raising US$30M, Indonesian startups supporting small businesses & more On-demand care startup Homage closed US$30 million this week to boost their services in... Ching Yee Ho September 10, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #304: Carsome’s first investment in SEA to broaden diversity for dealers & suppliers; Horangi joins program to boost SME cybersecurity; abillion report on plant-based seafood identifies market opportunities A regional milestone 500-backed used car trading startup Carsome has acquired a stake in... Emmanuel Olalere July 29, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #291: This week’s stories featuring OhmniLab’s custom robot for Volkswagen, a feature on 500-backed Malaysian startups that raised over US$86M & more On this week’s stories, we cover major partnerships by 500-backed startups and more. OhmniLabs... Emmanuel Olalere July 9, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #287: OhmniLabs partners Volkswagen to fulfill children’s dreams with custom robot; Split certified Shariah-compliant in Malaysia, affirms transparency; No business too small to be a target of cybersecurity attacks — Horangi Credit: U.S. Soccer Field of dreams 500-backed robotics startup OhmniLabs has partnered with Volkswagen of... Emmanuel Olalere July 5, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #263: The top stories in May on funding rounds by Bibit, BukuKas, Una Brands & more Welcome to another Daily Markup monthly roundup. This issue covers major stories in the... Emmanuel Olalere May 31, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #258: This week’s top stories on funding rounds from ESPL, BukuKas & iPrice Group, Aerodyne’s Japanese partnerships & more This week, three 500-backed startups, ESPL, BukuKas, and iPrice Group announced successful funding rounds.... Emmanuel Olalere May 21, 2021 · 4 min read