Daily Markup #170: Despite the pandemic, fintech and e-commerce companies in Southeast Asia remain attractive to investors; This Asian country has the happiest employees in e-commerce, according to iPrice; Naluri on reshaping the workplace for safety and success in 2021 A blooming region According to this article(Wayback machine archive) on Forbes, despite the Covid-19... Emmanuel Olalere January 12, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #161: Grocery delivery startup sends Christmas cheer to 100 children with autism; Founder of Naluri says no to annual budgeting and planning; Property buying can now be done 100% online thanks to this startup Delivering Christmas cheer 500-backed online grocery delivery startup, HappyFresh, partnered with social enterprise Dreamr... Emmanuel Olalere December 29, 2020 · 7 min read
Daily Markup #128: Carsome co-founder and CEO on scaling from a team of five to a 900-strong… Reinventing used-car sales 500-backed Carsome, the leading used car trading platform in Southeast Asia,... Emmanuel Olalere November 11, 2020 · 6 min read
Daily Markup #102: Gaming company Playco raises US$100 million, becoming a unicorn; Fave… Daily Markup #102: Gaming company Playco raises US$100 million, becoming a unicorn; Fave… Not playing around Founded by Micheal Carter, co-founder of 500-backed GameClosure, Zynga co-founder Justin... Emmanuel Olalere October 5, 2020 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #86: Naluri offers mental health support for the Malaysian Aviation Group; EMQ is… Daily Markup #86: Naluri offers mental health support for the Malaysian Aviation Group; EMQ is… Peace of mind For some employees, the pandemic has been a source of stress... Emmanuel Olalere September 2, 2020 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #69: [EXCLUSIVE] Eric Cheng of Carsome tells us how the V-shaped recovery happened… Daily Markup #69: [EXCLUSIVE] Eric Cheng of Carsome tells us how the V-shaped recovery happened… A BTS look 500-backed used-car platform Carsome recorded an impressive V-shaped recovery amidst an... Emmanuel Olalere August 3, 2020 · 6 min read
Daily Markup #62: Carsome’s V-shaped recovery amidst the pandemic; Fave supports MSMEs with the… Daily Markup #62: Carsome’s V-shaped recovery amidst the pandemic; Fave supports MSMEs with the… Full speed ahead Carsome, the 500-backed second-hand car platform, has recorded a “V-shaped” recovery... Emmanuel Olalere July 16, 2020 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #58: The entrepreneurs shaping Malaysia’s digital economy; GoGet joins Lazada to… Daily Markup #58: The entrepreneurs shaping Malaysia’s digital economy; GoGet joins Lazada to… Future-makers Digital News Asia, the independent news portal covering technology and the startup ecosystem... Emmanuel Olalere July 8, 2020 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #41: Here’s how this flower delivery platform went from doom to bloom Daily Markup #41: Here’s how this flower delivery platform went from doom to bloom Digitalization is now a need. The digital bloom For 500-backed flower delivery platform BloomThis,... Emmanuel Olalere June 2, 2020 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #23: The bubble tea economy Daily Markup #23: The bubble tea economy BBT is back in Singapore, thanks to Grain. Funding amidst Covid-19 500-backed RaRa Delivery,... Emmanuel Olalere April 28, 2020 · 4 min read