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 #339: Dagangan bags US$11.5M to serve rural communities through an Android app; The story of eFishery finding success outside of its tech; BukuKas is more than just a bookkeeping app Social good(s) Just three months after closing a pre-Series A funding round, 500-backed Dagangan... Ching Yee Ho September 22, 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 #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 #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 #294: Carsome becomes Malaysia’s first tech unicorn in share-swap deal; Kredivo & eFishery team up to boost financial inclusion among fish farmers; Clinikk vaccinates 1 million people in 40 days Credit: Carsome In the highest gear 500-backed used car trading platform Carsome has become... Emmanuel Olalere July 14, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #276: This week’s top stories on Dawaai’s US$8.5M funding, Shohoz’s new edtech platform & more This week, 500-backed South Asian startups make our mid-June roundup. Pakistan-based Dawaai raises US$8.5... Emmanuel Olalere June 18, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #271: This week’s top stories on Alodokter & Naluri’s funding rounds, Vishal Harnal’s thoughts on Southeast Asia unicorns & more 500-backed healthcare startups sweep the news this week. Alodokter and Naluri raised funding to... Emmanuel Olalere June 11, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #248: 500 Startups’ program for new entrepreneurs; eFishery’s US$7M loan for 1,500 fish farms; Jala Tech boosts shrimp farm productivity Credit: e27 Sparking startup growth 500 Startups has teamed up with Enterprise Singapore (ESG)... Emmanuel Olalere May 5, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #230: This week’s top stories on funding news from Glints and Friz, Xfers’ major milestone with its tokenized currency, and more Credit: The Business Times This week’s funding news: Career platform Glints has raised US$22.5 million... Emmanuel Olalere April 9, 2021 · 4 min read