Daily Markup #389: This week’s stories on US$6M raised for shrimp farming, innovations in space tech, and more This week, 500-backed startups make waves from farms to space. Aquaculture startup Jala Tech... Ching Yee Ho December 3, 2021 · 1 min read
Daily Markup #385: Jala lands US$6M for empowering 6,700 aquaculture farms; Customers get a sweet deal with Carsome & Tealive; Food Market Hub helps Taiwanese F&B chain grow by 31% A big harvest Jala Tech, a 500-backed aquaculture startup, has raised US$6 million. Led... Ching Yee Ho November 29, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #364: ICS enters US$4M facility to finance protective gear in Indonesia; Carsome runs community programs to relieve pandemic hardships; ANGIN launches Indonesian entrepreneur accelerator Funding safety 500-backed Impact Credit Solutions (ICS) and Indonesian fintech company Restock.ID have entered... Ching Yee Ho October 28, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #345: Top stories in September on 500-backed startups raising more than US$300M in funding, turning unicorn, going public & more Big numbers make big news this month! A series of funding rounds totaling more... Ching Yee Ho September 30, 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 #335: The 500-backed trailblazing entrepreneurs making a positive impact; The six women leaders in 500-backed emerging startups; eFishery keeps it fresh for farmers with new partnership The changemakers The Gen.T list is out, and several 500-backed founders made the cut... Ching Yee Ho September 15, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #327: This week’s stories on funding rounds by Carsome & YAS MicroInsurance, affordable loans for healthcare by ICS & more This week, newly crowned unicorn Carsome raised a new funding round of US$170M, while... Ching Yee Ho September 3, 2021 · 1 min read
Daily Markup #326: Carsome boosted by US$170M funding, eyes US listing; YAS MicroInsurance lands funding for inclusive protection starting from US$0.50 All geared up With a valuation of US$1.3 billion, 500-backed Carsome has cemented its... Ching Yee Ho September 2, 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