Daily Markup #340: Gilmour gets a US$725,000 boost for its race to space; Carousell talks IPO & creating a marketplace free of fraudsters; Horangi offers free trial & pledges donations to Afghanistan Ready for liftoff 500-backed Gilmour Space is getting a ~US$723,000 lift. The rocket startup... Ching Yee Ho September 23, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #337: Carousell enters billion-dollar startup club with US$100M raise; Prenetics to become Hong Kong’s first unicorn by 2022; 500 Startups rebrands to 500 Global, raises largest fund to date A whole new world Since its founding in 2010, 500 Startups has invested in... Ching Yee Ho September 20, 2021 · 3 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 #330: HIJUP launches US$6.9M growth fund to back Indonesian brands; Carousell helps charities help others with US$2,000 packages; 500 Southeast Asia to nurture ‘next generation’ companies A support system 500-backed Indonesian e-commerce platform for modest fashion HIJUP will, in turn,... Ching Yee Ho September 8, 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 #322: Omnilytics to acquire Supahands for US$20M to supercharge retail tech capabilities; Carsome understands people better with data; Carousell discovers what makes millennials tick Ramping up in retail Two 500-backed data-driven startups have come together in a US$20... Ching Yee Ho August 26, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #310: This week’s stories on FinAccel’s US$2.5B SPAC deal, Seppure’s ~US$1.5M awards & more This week’s top news: FinAccel, parent company of ‘buy now, pay later’ platform Kredivo,... Ching Yee Ho August 12, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #306: Seppure awarded ~US$1.5M in Singapore & Canada this year; Carousell wins silver for quick response to the pandemic; RedDoorz on its value to hotel owners amid COVID-19 A winning solution 500-backed water purification startup Seppure has finished as a finalist in... Emmanuel Olalere August 2, 2021 · 4 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