Daily Markup #310: This week’s stories on FinAccel’s US$2.5B SPAC deal, Seppure’s ~US$1.5M awards & more This week’s top news: FinAccel, parent company of ‘buy now, pay later’ platform Kredivo,... Ching Yee Ho August 12, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #304: Carsome’s first investment in SEA to broaden diversity for dealers & suppliers; Horangi joins program to boost SME cybersecurity; abillion report on plant-based seafood identifies market opportunities A regional milestone 500-backed used car trading startup Carsome has acquired a stake in... Emmanuel Olalere July 29, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #291: This week’s stories featuring OhmniLab’s custom robot for Volkswagen, a feature on 500-backed Malaysian startups that raised over US$86M & more On this week’s stories, we cover major partnerships by 500-backed startups and more. OhmniLabs... Emmanuel Olalere July 9, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #290: Carsome partners Thai insurance firms to offer more online services; Over US$86M raised by five 500-backed Malaysian startups since 2020 as featured on VulcanPost; abillion seeks funding to grow plant-based movement Credit: Nation Thailand Gearing up 500-backed used car trading platform Carsome has formed a business... Emmanuel Olalere July 8, 2021 · 5 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 #262: This week’s top stories on Prenetics’ partnership with Virgin Atlantic, Grab’s new ride options & more This week, 500-backed startups bring safe travels amid the pandemic, with Prenetics partnering Virgin... Emmanuel Olalere May 28, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #260: Prenetics provides at-home COVID-19 testing for Virgin Atlantic travelers; Braintree Technologies to receive US$200K from accelerator program; abillion reports a surge in the plant-based movement in Singapore Credit: Business Insider Safe travels 500-backed startup Prenetics has become airlines company Virgin Atlantic’s preferred... Emmanuel Olalere May 25, 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 #246: Lending startup iGrow acquired by LinkAja; abillion gamifies the vegan system; Hydroleap & FireVisor on sustainable manufacturing Credit: iGrow A growth spurt 500-backed peer-to-peer (P2P) lending startup iGrow has been acquired... Emmanuel Olalere May 3, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #240: This week’s top stories on Boxgreen and abillion saving livelihoods, startups using tech for good & more From Shohoz’s two new launches amid the pandemic to MHub revitalizing the real estate... Emmanuel Olalere April 23, 2021 · 4 min read