Daily Markup #283: Levi’s & more brands to benefit from Pomelo’s new tech platform; iMotorbike’s strategy for growing its user base 20–30% monthly; HappyFresh adoption rates sped up by 2–3 years Credit: Pomelo Boosting brands 500-backed omnichannel fashion startup Pomelo has launched Prism, a tech... Emmanuel Olalere June 29, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #282: How Bibit hit one million investors on its platform; Drone startup Aerodyne’s… Credit: Sequoia India Keeping on-trend 500-backed robo-advisor platform Bibit has hit a million users on... Emmanuel Olalere June 28, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #281: This week’s top stories on Kredivo doubling its debt facility to US$200M, Lingokids raising US$40M & more This week, 500-backed fintech and edtech startups make the funding news: Indonesian ‘buy now,... Emmanuel Olalere June 25, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #280: Koo to reach wider multilingual audiences in India with new partnership; Laka launches bike membership program to benefit retailers; Grab’s commitment to uplifting persons with disabilities, providing scholarships & more Credit: YourStory Wings to fly 500-backed micro-blogging platform Koo has announced a partnership with... Emmanuel Olalere June 24, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #279: Kredivo bags another US$100M debt facility, eyes 10M customers; Grassroots gamers to organize their own tournaments on ESPL; RedDoorz discusses its COVID-19 response on NYSE Floor Talk Credit: Alfred Junus Verdio / EyeEm / Getty Images Doubling up 500-backed fintech startup Kredivo... Emmanuel Olalere June 23, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #278: Arcstone launches ~US$13.4M joint lab to boost digital manufacturing; Jala Tech only SEA startup selected for Unreasonable Impact Asia Pacific 2021; Bukalapak enables donations of rice to over 20,000 people and more Credit: Frontier Enterprise Better together 500-backed digital manufacturing startup Arcstone has partnered with the... Emmanuel Olalere June 22, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #277: Lingokids raises US$40M, reaches more than 30 million families worldwide; Southeast Asia’s next unicorn could be in insurance; How to build an engineering team in Southeast Asia according to Glints Credit: Lingokids Raising the learning bar 500-backed edtech startup Lingokids has raised US$40 million... Emmanuel Olalere June 21, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #276: This week’s top stories on Dawaai’s US$8.5M funding, Shohoz’s new edtech platform & more This week, 500-backed South Asian startups make our mid-June roundup. Pakistan-based Dawaai raises US$8.5... Emmanuel Olalere June 18, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #275: Una Brands on buying and scaling businesses; abillion aims to be the Etsy of the vegan ecosystem; Curlec on the importance of a university degree in Malaysia Credit: Caixin Global The building blocks of brands Kiren Tanna, co-founder and CEO of 500-backed... Emmanuel Olalere June 17, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #274: 500 Startups & Petronas launch accelerator program for deeptech; GrabSupermarket to offer over 10,000 products in Singapore with next-day delivery; mClinica awarded Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum Credit: 500 Startups A boost up 500 Startups has partnered with oil and gas company... Emmanuel Olalere June 16, 2021 · 4 min read