Daily Markup #367: Una Brands acquires glass startup by 15-year-old for US$730,000; Escavox beefs up the red meat industry with real-time shelf-life calculator; Aerodyne’s Swiss partnership to deploy cutting-edge drone tech globally A class act A company started by a 15-year-old schoolboy has been acquired by... Ching Yee Ho November 2, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #356: This week’s stories on Curlec’s 400% pandemic growth, Una Brands’ mission of 100 acquisitions & more Riding on its enormous growth seen over the pandemic, fintech startup Curlec is in... Ching Yee Ho October 15, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #352: Aerodyne to boost economic growth in Sabah with drone technology; Escavox supports Australia-wide education program with simulation; Gnowbe learners log 10-15x higher completion rate than unicorn learning platforms Aiming high The state of Sabah in Malaysia is set for a boost in... Ching Yee Ho October 11, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #351: This week’s stories on fundraises and fintech news from Kredivo, Friz, ICS, Finaxar & more This week, 500-backed fintech startups made headlines. Indonesia’s Kredivo secured more investment as it... Ching Yee Ho October 8, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #348: Finaxar launches first-in-Singapore fintech feature for SMEs; Cargobase upgrades to become affordable full-service logistics platform; Escavox to extend food expiry dates & reduce food waste Time to Flex 500-backed fintech startup Finaxar has launched new features under its SME-centric... Ching Yee Ho October 5, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #316: Gilmour Space joins consortium to make space tech more accessible; Escavox helps to grow avocado marketer’s exports by 30%; Neuron Mobility pledges ~US$145k of free trips for vaccination appointments Rising to the occasion 500-backed rocket startup Gilmour Space Technologies has become the newest... Ching Yee Ho August 18, 2021 · 2 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 #289: Favful acquired by iMedia in mission to become top digital group in Malaysia; Escavox is going global in keeping food fresher for longer; iPrice report on cheapest & most expensive cities in Southeast Asia Credit: Marketing Interactive Going for gold 500-backed beauty e-commerce platform Favful has been acquired... Emmanuel Olalere July 7, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #267: This week’s top stories on FarMart’s pre-series A funding, Bukalapak’s acquisition of itemku & more The first week of June brings more funding and acquisition news, plus prestigious honors... Emmanuel Olalere June 4, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #264: FarMart bags US$2.4M funding to grow farmer network to 10M strong; Haulio’s unprecedented partnership to benefit 90% of Singapore hauliers; Escavox’s ‘Blue Box’ technology can save millions for red meat industry Credit: YourStory Harvesting success 500-backed agritech startup FarMart has raised US$2.4 million in a... Emmanuel Olalere June 1, 2021 · 4 min read