Daily Markup #323: This week’s stories on Omnilytics’ acquisition of Supahands, FinAccel being the first SEA fintech to list in the US & more Top news this week: Two 500-backed startups, Singapore’s Omnilytics and Malaysia’s Supahands, come together... Ching Yee Ho August 27, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #319: FinAccel on being the first Southeast Asian fintech startup to list in the US; Ayannah partners mobile wallet to launch new remittance service for cash users; Bibit fights fraudsters to protect its 1 million users On the unicorn track Akshay Garg, CEO and co-founder of 500-backed FinAccel, appeared on... Ching Yee Ho August 23, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #310: This week’s stories on FinAccel’s US$2.5B SPAC deal, Seppure’s ~US$1.5M awards & more This week’s top news: FinAccel, parent company of ‘buy now, pay later’ platform Kredivo,... Ching Yee Ho August 12, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #308: FinAccel to go public via SPAC deal valued at US$2.5B; ICS makes loan recommendations for SMEs in milliseconds; mClinica boosts contraceptive knowledge in Southeast Asia by 20% A growth spurt 500-backed FinAccel announced it will be going public in the United... Emmanuel Olalere August 4, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #305: Top stories in July on US$440M funding to benefit Indonesians through Grab & HappyFresh and more This month, we cover big stories in Indonesia. A media conglomerate invests US$375 million... Emmanuel Olalere July 30, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #296: This week’s stories featuring tech unicorns Bukalapak & Carsome, over US$12M in funding raised & more On this week’s stories, two 500-backed tech unicorns make the news, including Malaysia’s very... Emmanuel Olalere July 16, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #294: Carsome becomes Malaysia’s first tech unicorn in share-swap deal; Kredivo & eFishery team up to boost financial inclusion among fish farmers; Clinikk vaccinates 1 million people in 40 days Credit: Carsome In the highest gear 500-backed used car trading platform Carsome has become... Emmanuel Olalere July 14, 2021 · 4 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 #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 #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