Daily Markup #296: This week’s stories featuring tech unicorns Bukalapak & Carsome, over US$12M in funding raised & more On this week’s stories, two 500-backed tech unicorns make the news, including Malaysia’s very... Emmanuel Olalere July 16, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #293: PolicyPal in Singapore’s first advance certified insurtech course; iPrice & Parcel Monitor investigate new retail trend; RedDoorz launches Sunerra to cater to the middle-class Credit: Fintech Singapore Insuring in the new normal Singapore Management University (SMU) has launched... Emmanuel Olalere July 13, 2021 · 5 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 #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 #258: This week’s top stories on funding rounds from ESPL, BukuKas & iPrice Group, Aerodyne’s Japanese partnerships & more This week, three 500-backed startups, ESPL, BukuKas, and iPrice Group announced successful funding rounds.... Emmanuel Olalere May 21, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #257: BukuKas closes US$50M in one step closer to serving 20 million SMEs; iPrice Group raises US$1.5M to continue serving SEA consumers; Bukalapak & Kredivo launch 0% interest ‘buy now, pay later’ feature Credit: BukuKas A busy bee 500-backed BukuKas, a startup focused on digitizing Indonesia’s small... Emmanuel Olalere May 20, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #251: Una Brands raises US$40M to buy and grow businesses; Retailo closes US$6.7M, served 30,000 retailers so far; The iPrice report on most-in-demand Ramadan products Credit: DealStreetAsia Shopping for a sale 500-backed e-commerce startup Una Brands announced it has... Emmanuel Olalere May 10, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup 210: This week’s top stories feat. RedDoorz donating rooms, iPrice’s gender gap report & Cargobase on tripling revenues in 2021 Credit: Travel Daily From Daily Markup #206 On 1 March, hospitality startup RedDoorz launched a... Emmanuel Olalere March 12, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #207: The uptick in travel trends; A lesson in equality; The Southeast Asian women in power Woman of the world Founder of 500-backed travel startup Luxe Nomad Stephanie Chai was... Emmanuel Olalere March 9, 2021 · 4 min read