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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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

March 18, 2022 · 1 min read

Daily Markup #460: mClinica trains 227,000 pharmacists across Southeast Asia; Grab launches mental wellness program for their gig workers; HappyFresh delivers value to grocery shoppers sustainably

Bringing pro healthcare training online In Southeast Asia, pharmacies play an important role as...

March 16, 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...

February 11, 2022 · 2 min read

Daily Markup #434: Dagangan brings economic equality to rural communities in Indonesia; Grab leads food delivery sector in Southeast Asia; 500 Southeast Asia & Carsome honored at MVCA awards

Bridging the divide 500-backed social commerce startup, Dagangan, is bringing greater economic equality to...

February 8, 2022 · 3 min read

Daily Markup #429: Top stories in January on US$469M raised by 500-backed startups for aquaculture, SME support, education, and more

2022 has started with a big bang, with five 500-backed startups across three countries...

January 28, 2022 · 2 min read

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