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 YAS Microinsurance closed a pre-series A round for affordable insurance.... Ching Yee Ho September 3, 2021 · 1 min read
Daily Markup #325: ICS enters US$20M credit facility to offer affordable loans to fight COVID-19 in Indonesia; Bukalapak to increase credit card approvals & prevent fraudulent activities; Stockbit partners brokerage firm to increase access to capital market investment Pillars of support 500-backed fintech startup Impact Credit Solutions (ICS) has partnered with Sharia-compliant fintech company ALAMI in a... Ching Yee Ho September 1, 2021 · 2 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 go public in the United... 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 #313: Durians Daily is now Daily Markup This week’s top news in case you missed it: 500 Durians is now 500... Ching Yee Ho August 13, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #311: Bukalapak shares soar 25% after IPO, now among Indonesia’s 15 biggest companies; Ee Ling Lim on how the pandemic has accelerated ESG innovation in Southeast Asia; Friz one of 10 selected for Iterative accelerator out of 330+ A stellar debut 500-backed e-commerce startup Bukalapak’s shares surged 25% on its market debut... Ching Yee Ho August 12, 2021 · 2 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 #301: Bukalapak launches BMoney, an investment app for all investors; YAS MicroInsurance offers on-demand protection for day-to-day activities; PolicyPal’s expansion plans after an eight-digit valuation Growing together In collaboration with investment management firm PT Ashmore Asset Management Indonesia, 500-backed... Emmanuel Olalere July 26, 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 #292: Bukalapak kicks off US$1.13B IPO, biggest in Indonesia in over a decade; Grab’s Anthony Tan on why the super app works for its 8 markets; How clinical research in Europe will boost Naluri in Southeast Asia Credit: Reuters A piece of the e-commerce pie 500-backed e-commerce platform Bukalapak has kicked... Emmanuel Olalere July 12, 2021 · 5 min read