Daily Markup #436: Curlec majority stake acquired by RazorPay for expansion into Southeast Asia; EMQ enhances cross-border payments into China for enterprise customers; Una Brands to invest US$35M into more than 15 Indonesian brands A Malaysian milestone 500-backed Malaysian fintech startup Curlec announced that a majority stake of... Ching Yee Ho February 10, 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... Ching Yee Ho January 28, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #428: Una Brands acquires two Singaporean ergonomic furniture brands; Horangi’s Warden ranked top Cloud Security Software; EMQ deepens reach across Europe with major enhancement Serving comfort at home 500-backed e-commerce aggregator Una Brands has acquired two Singaporean ergonomic... Ching Yee Ho January 27, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #425: BukuKas raises US$80M to support SMEs, rebrands to Lummo; EMQ enables money transfers to mobile wallets in Indonesia; Carousell launches Connect, a recommerce programmatic ad platform A new beginning 500-backed Indonesia-based startup BukuKas has secured US$80 million in a Series... Ching Yee Ho January 24, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #305: Top stories in July on US$440M funding to benefit Indonesians through Grab & HappyFresh and more This month, we cover big stories in Indonesia. A media conglomerate invests US$375 million... Emmanuel Olalere July 30, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #302: EMQ expands into Thailand, adds PromptPay to its network; OhmniLabs uses 3D printing to build robots 10x faster, 10x cheaper; Haulio on running Gen Y team in a traditional logistics industry New territory 500-backed financial settlement startup EMQ announced it has expanded into Thailand by... Emmanuel Olalere July 27, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #263: The top stories in May on funding rounds by Bibit, BukuKas, Una Brands & more Welcome to another Daily Markup monthly roundup. This issue covers major stories in the... Emmanuel Olalere May 31, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #241: Prenetics to take on more than COVID-19; EMQ users can now send HKD & RMB in minutes; 500-backed founders on Forbes 30 Under 30 Credit: PMLiVE Defeating diseases A 3-year, multi-million dollar agreement between 500-backed digital health startup... Emmanuel Olalere April 26, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #225: This week’s top stories on Atomionics’ seed round, First Circle’s groundbreaking launch for MSMEs, and more Credit: Atomionics This week’s funding news: 500-backed Atomionics, a startup that builds quantum sensors... Emmanuel Olalere April 2, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #222: Prenetics’ goal of 100 COVID test pods; First Circle to reach 99.6% of Filipino businesses; EMQ’s Taiwan win for migrant workers Peace of mind in a pod 500-backed Prenetics was featured in The Guardian for... Emmanuel Olalere March 30, 2021 · 5 min read