Daily Markup #363: Carousell on CNN about reaching one million listings in its first year; Naluri is building SEA’s largest mental health dataset; UrbanMetry on the romanticization of homeownership in Malaysia Keeping it simple Fresh off its unicorn announcement, co-founder CEO of 500-backed Carousell, Siu... Ching Yee Ho October 27, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #341: This week’s stories on Carousell & Prenetics entering the unicorn club, Dagangan’s US$11.5M raise, and more Unicorns abound in Southeast Asia! Carousell raises US$100 million and becomes the region’s newest... Ching Yee Ho September 24, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #338: Pandemic-resilient Malaysian startups defying odds in 2021; Naluri to help startups weather the pandemic with MaGIC; Bukalapak’s Rachmat Kaimuddin to speak at Tech in Asia conference Stronger than ever e27 published a list of notable startups in Malaysia in 2021... Ching Yee Ho September 21, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #336: This week’s stories on the 500-backed startups and founders leading the way to the future & more This week, a total of 17 500-backed founders and executives have been honored for... Ching Yee Ho September 17, 2021 · 1 min read
Daily Markup #332: This week’s stories on Homage raising US$30M, Indonesian startups supporting small businesses & more On-demand care startup Homage closed US$30 million this week to boost their services in... Ching Yee Ho September 10, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #328: What’s 500 Southeast Asia’s new focus in the region?; Vishal Harnal on spotting the next big thing; Eyes on four 500-backed Malaysian startups in healthtech & proptech A renewed focus 500 Durians has been rebranded to 500 Southeast Asia. The firm... Ching Yee Ho September 6, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #324: Top stories in August on FinAccel’s US$2.5B SPAC deal, Parcel Perform bagging US$20M in funding & more This month, Indonesian startups make big waves on the global stage. FinAccel plans to... Ching Yee Ho August 30, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #323: This week’s stories on Omnilytics’ acquisition of Supahands, FinAccel being the first SEA fintech to list in the US & more Top news this week: Two 500-backed startups, Singapore’s Omnilytics and Malaysia’s Supahands, come together... Ching Yee Ho August 27, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #320: Prenetics launches Circle HealthPod, the world’s most advanced at-home COVID-19 test; Zenysis helps governments crunch health data in minutes; Naluri publishes insights from Malaysia’s largest mental health dataset A pocket-sized lab 500-backed Prenetics, together with property conglomerate New World Development (NWD), have... Ching Yee Ho August 24, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #313: Durians Daily is now Daily Markup This week’s top news in case you missed it: 500 Durians is now 500... Ching Yee Ho August 13, 2021 · 2 min read