Daily Markup #429: Top stories in January on US$469M raised by 500-backed startups for aquaculture, SME support, education, and more 2022 has started with a big bang, with five 500-backed startups across three countries – Carsome, eFishery, Lummo (formerly BukuKas), Haulio, and Pandai –... Ching Yee Ho January 28, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #425: BukuKas raises US$80M to support SMEs, rebrands to Lummo; EMQ enables money transfers to mobile wallets in Indonesia; Carousell launches Connect, a recommerce programmatic ad platform A new beginning 500-backed Indonesia-based startup BukuKas has secured US$80 million in a Series C funding round led by... Ching Yee Ho January 24, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #386: Top stories in November on over US$70M raised by 500-backed startups, multi-market acquisitions, and more Over US$70 million has been raised by five 500-backed startups this month for sustainable transport, re-commerce, affordable healthcare, and... Ching Yee Ho November 30, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #374: This week’s stories on Una Brands’ US$15M raise, Omnilytics’ new module for better profit margins, and more Retail and e-commerce are in the spotlight this week with Una Brands securing US$15... Ching Yee Ho November 12, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #372: Kredivo partners with AirAsia for easy access to travel; BukuKas eyes 20 million users by end of 2022; Horangi & Huawei Cloud to serve digital organizations in 10 countries Travel made easy 500-backed fintech platform Kredivo announced a strategic partnership with airline company... Ching Yee Ho November 10, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #341: This week’s stories on Carousell & Prenetics entering the unicorn club, Dagangan’s US$11.5M raise, and more Unicorns abound in Southeast Asia! Carousell raises US$100 million and becomes the region’s newest... Ching Yee Ho September 24, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #339: Dagangan bags US$11.5M to serve rural communities through an Android app; The story of eFishery finding success outside of its tech; BukuKas is more than just a bookkeeping app Social good(s) Just three months after closing a pre-Series A funding round, 500-backed Dagangan... Ching Yee Ho September 22, 2021 · 3 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 #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 #258: This week’s top stories on funding rounds from ESPL, BukuKas & iPrice Group, Aerodyne’s Japanese partnerships & more This week, three 500-backed startups, ESPL, BukuKas, and iPrice Group announced successful funding rounds.... Emmanuel Olalere May 21, 2021 · 4 min read