Daily Markup #506: This week’s stories on Finku & Kredivo’s pledge to the unbanked; ION Mobility, abillion & Grab’s sustainability push, and more For 500-backed startups, fintech is not just about access to credit. As Finku and... Ching Yee Ho May 20, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #503: Grab drives triple bottom line; Neuron Mobility celebrates Global Road Safety Week; ION Mobility seeks US$15M for expansion Uplifting people, planet & profit Alongside the launch of its 2021 ESG (Environmental, Social,... Ching Yee Ho May 17, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #502: Finku bags US$2.8M for responsible lending; HappyFresh donates warm meals; Christine Tsai & Hooi Ling Tan are Tech Changemakers Making personal finance easy Let’s start the week off with some funding news: 500-backed... Ching Yee Ho May 16, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #496: This week’s stories on US$80.5M raised for mobility & motion design, solutions for food fights & waste, and more The first week of May welcomes big Series B movements as Neuron Mobility lands... Ching Yee Ho May 6, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #493: Grab & Carsome win Malaysia digital banking license; Your Super goes wholesale; Carousell supports underprivileged jobseekers Reaching underbanked Malaysians The Malaysian central bank finally announced the successful applicants for the... Ching Yee Ho May 3, 2022 · 2 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 #464: StoreHub partnership to help SMEs enhance customer experience; Una Brands commits US$100M to acquire 25 K-startups & expand them globally; Grab provides seamless Starbucks experience & boosts food donation program Elevating customer experience for SMEs SMEs in Malaysia can now serve their customers better.... Ching Yee Ho March 22, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #462: This week’s stories on boosting regenerative medicine & urban cities with A.I., mental wellness for workers & founders, and more Artificial intelligence leads this week’s news with 500-backed startups. Biotech startup Pandorum Technologies partnered... Ching Yee Ho March 18, 2022 · 1 min read