Daily Markup #448: Top stories in February on over US$60M raised by 500-backed startups, two acquisitions, and more The shortest month of the year has brought 500-backed startups an impressive amount of funding. Over US$60 million was raised in total for small... Ching Yee Ho February 28, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #437: This week’s stories on Curlec’s acquisition by RazorPay, Bukalapak going international, and more 500-backed startups are expanding beyond their home ground. A majority stake of Malaysian fintech startup Curlec has been acquired... Ching Yee Ho February 11, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #436: Curlec majority stake acquired by RazorPay for expansion into Southeast Asia; EMQ enhances cross-border payments into China for enterprise customers; Una Brands to invest US$35M into more than 15 Indonesian brands A Malaysian milestone 500-backed Malaysian fintech startup Curlec announced that a majority stake of its business has been acquired... Ching Yee Ho February 10, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #384: This week’s stories on Transcelestial’s ‘superfast Internet’, abillion’s US$1M donation goal, and more This week, 500-backed startups make an impact across the globe. Deep tech startup Transcelestial... Ching Yee Ho November 26, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #369: This week’s stories on acquisitions by PolicyPal & Una Brands, Curlec’s 4x growth, and more November is off to a flying start with acquisitions by 500-backed startups. PolicyPal officially... Ching Yee Ho November 5, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #368: Kredivo & Standard Chartered target mass market & offline retailers; Grab & Mastercard ink 2-year regional partnership to boost digital literacy; Curlec grows almost 4x over the pandemic, eyes regional expansion Uplifting the economy 500-backed fintech platform Kredivo has collaborated with Standard Chartered Bank Indonesia... Ching Yee Ho November 3, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #356: This week’s stories on Curlec’s 400% pandemic growth, Una Brands’ mission of 100 acquisitions & more Riding on its enormous growth seen over the pandemic, fintech startup Curlec is in... Ching Yee Ho October 15, 2021 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #354: Curlec grows 400%, raising funds for expansion; Grab Financial Group’s Reuben Lai on crypto, growth & more; Kredivo talks consumer behavior on CNN Going global The inaugural Demo Day by Alibaba Cloud x KrASIA Global Startup Accelerator... Ching Yee Ho October 13, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #275: Una Brands on buying and scaling businesses; abillion aims to be the Etsy of the vegan ecosystem; Curlec on the importance of a university degree in Malaysia Credit: Caixin Global The building blocks of brands Kiren Tanna, co-founder and CEO of 500-backed... Emmanuel Olalere June 17, 2021 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #250: This week’s top stories on robo-advisor Bibit’s US$65M funding round, the acquisition of P2P lending platform iGrow & more On this week’s top stories, two Indonesian fintech startups lead the charge. Join us... Emmanuel Olalere May 7, 2021 · 4 min read