Daily Markup #578: Top stories in August on over US$60M raised to fight against inflation, for security, health, proptech, and more The fighting spirit is #500strong in August! DealCart to help Pakistan shoppers fight inflation by making daily essentials more affordable; Merkle Science to help companies... Felicia Chia August 31, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #501: This week’s stories on acquisitions & investments by Carsome, Carousell & Glife, using tech to drive, thrive, and more This week is all about partnerships and teamwork! Carsome acquired automotive content companies WapCar and AutoFun in its move... Ching Yee Ho May 13, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #500: WEF honors EMQ as a tech pioneer; Carousell goes physical with Refash; Urbanmetry studies climate change Global recognition for an inclusive solution The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Technology Pioneers of 2022 has been revealed, and... Ching Yee Ho May 12, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #476: This week’s stories on US$35M raised for agriculture, a major acquisition in fintech, and more Agriculture harvested big wins this week with two 500-backed startups, Malaysia’s Plant Cartridge and... Ching Yee Ho April 8, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #475: Pandai ‘undisrupts’ learning & train unemployed grads; EMQ builds next-gen banking services; Grab co-develops BNPL framework Helping students catch up When the pandemic hit, the learning of many students was... Ching Yee Ho April 7, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #467: This week’s stories on major moves by Carsome in Singapore, Una Brands in South Korea, Bukalapak in gaming, and more This week, 500-backed startups go places – in the physical world and the virtual... Ching Yee Ho March 25, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #463: Carsome expands in Singapore with 51% acquisition of CarTimes; EMQ enhances services in Pakistan & South Korea; Aerodyne partnership to elevate drone solutions with 5G Revving up for a bigger ecosystem Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform is... Ching Yee Ho March 21, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #447: This week’s stories on funding in fintech & proptech, startups making a positive impact, and more This week, 500-backed fintech and proptech startups got two thumbs up from investors. Lummo’s... Ching Yee Ho February 25, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #445: Urbanmetry raises US$2M to close the property data gap; Wallex acquired by M-DAQ in global expansion plan; EMQ enhances cross-border payments services across South Asia Closing the property data gap 500-backed proptech startup Urbanmetry has secured US$2 million in... Ching Yee Ho February 23, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #437: This week’s stories on Curlec’s acquisition by RazorPay, Bukalapak going international, and more 500-backed startups are expanding beyond their home ground. A majority stake of Malaysian fintech... Ching Yee Ho February 11, 2022 · 2 min read