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
Daily Markup #257: BukuKas closes US$50M in one step closer to serving 20 million SMEs; iPrice Group raises US$1.5M to continue serving SEA consumers; Bukalapak & Kredivo launch 0% interest ‘buy now, pay later’ feature Credit: BukuKas A busy bee 500-backed BukuKas, a startup focused on digitizing Indonesia’s small... Emmanuel Olalere May 20, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #252: Bukalapak helps merchants improve sales by 50%, more in social impact report; Gilmour Space signs agreement to lock in communication services; Carousell Auto Group launched, aims to be #1 in classified cars Credit: Nikkei Asia A world of good 500-backed e-commerce startup Bukalapak released its Social Impact... Emmanuel Olalere May 11, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #250: This week’s top stories on robo-advisor Bibit’s US$65M funding round, the acquisition of P2P lending platform iGrow & more On this week’s top stories, two Indonesian fintech startups lead the charge. Join us... Emmanuel Olalere May 7, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #247: Robo-advisor Bibit raises US$65m in funding; MHub MoUs to improve real estate sector; Bukalapak’s big support for the mom-and-pops Credit: Bibit Investing made easy 500-backed robo-advisor platform Bibit announced it has raised US$65... Emmanuel Olalere May 4, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #245: The top stories in April on funding rounds by Atomionics, Friz, Glints, Bukalapak & more Welcome to another Daily Markup monthly roundup. This issue covers major stories in the... Emmanuel Olalere April 30, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #239: 13.5m Bukalapak merchants to see new benefits; ESPL & Warner Music Asia join forces; Carousell records all-time low fraud rate Credit: Tribun Bisnis Banking on the business Strategic investments by the VC arms of two... Emmanuel Olalere April 22, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #235: This week’s top stories on Grab’s SPAC deal and GrabForGood fund, Fave’s acquisition, Bukalapak’s fundraising & more This week, we have record-breaking news and big numbers. Grab announced its plans to... Emmanuel Olalere April 16, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #234: Bukalapak raises US$234m in funding; Naluri launches food mini-app on airasia; Gilmour to take on a bigger piece of space Credit: DealStreetAsia Fresh funds A report by Reuters revealed that 500-backed Indonesian e-commerce startup... Emmanuel Olalere April 15, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #230: This week’s top stories on funding news from Glints and Friz, Xfers’ major milestone with its tokenized currency, and more Credit: The Business Times This week’s funding news: Career platform Glints has raised US$22.5 million... Emmanuel Olalere April 9, 2021 · 4 min read