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 #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 #204: Supa-charging data on Carousell; EMQ reaches Canadian shores; Fintech joins the fight against COVID-19 A drive for data What started as a conversation with 500 Durians led to... Emmanuel Olalere March 4, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #162: Better approval ratings for Indonesians from Kredivo’s ‘buy now, pay later’ solution; Underserved SMEs in Malaysia get access to better financial services from award-winning startup; 500-backed founder shares learnings and tips on becoming a startup entrepreneur Giving credit where it’s due Akshay Garg, co-founder and group CEO of FinAccel, which... Emmanuel Olalere December 30, 2020 · 6 min read
Daily Markup #153: Restaurants given a lifeline during lockdown thanks to a solution built in 48… Rescuing F&B revenues When lockdown measures came into effect during the Covid-19 pandemic, there... Emmanuel Olalere December 16, 2020 · 6 min read
Daily Markup #138: Where is Malaysia’s unicorn? Putting the myth into perspective Unicorn, a term used for “privately held start-ups with... Emmanuel Olalere November 25, 2020 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #133: Kredivo shares plans on new products and entering new markets; Agritech… Extending credit in the Covid world Akshay Garg, co-founder and CEO of FinAccel, which... Emmanuel Olalere November 18, 2020 · 6 min read
Daily Markup #111: The 500-backed founders shaping Asia’s tomorrow, as listed on the latest Gen.T Daily Markup #111: The 500-backed founders shaping Asia’s tomorrow, as listed on the latest Gen.T Leaders of tomorrow Generation T, the offshoot of regional media group Tatler Asia, has... Emmanuel Olalere October 16, 2020 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #106: Fintech platform Kredivo completes acquisition of financing platform… Daily Markup #106: Fintech platform Kredivo completes acquisition of financing platform… Work starts now Kredivo, the Indonesia-based fintech platform operated by 500-backed FinAccel, has completed... Emmanuel Olalere October 9, 2020 · 5 min read