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 #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 #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 #331: Bukalapak revenue up 35%, big contribution by SMEs; Gilmour partnership to increase access to space globally; 500 Southeast Asia to guide founders on sustainability & inclusiveness Empowering small businesses 500-backed e-commerce platform Bukalapak released its quarterly financial report. It shows... Ching Yee Ho September 9, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #324: Top stories in August on FinAccel’s US$2.5B SPAC deal, Parcel Perform bagging US$20M in funding & more This month, Indonesian startups make big waves on the global stage. FinAccel plans to... Ching Yee Ho August 30, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #316: Gilmour Space joins consortium to make space tech more accessible; Escavox helps to grow avocado marketer’s exports by 30%; Neuron Mobility pledges ~US$145k of free trips for vaccination appointments Rising to the occasion 500-backed rocket startup Gilmour Space Technologies has become the newest... Ching Yee Ho August 18, 2021 · 2 min read
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 #271: This week’s top stories on Alodokter & Naluri’s funding rounds, Vishal Harnal’s thoughts on Southeast Asia unicorns & more 500-backed healthcare startups sweep the news this week. Alodokter and Naluri raised funding to... Emmanuel Olalere June 11, 2021 · 3 min read