Daily Markup #521: This week’s stories on US$6.6M in funding for social commerce, better healthcare for the underserved, and more Topping the news this week is Dagangan’s US$6.6M Pre-Series B to expand its social commerce platform to more rural areas in Indonesia! In other... Ching Yee Ho June 10, 2022 · 1 min read
Daily Markup #520: Carsome & Bank Jago partner for auto financing; eFishery & KreditPro empower aquatech industry; Cargobase earns ISO certification Banking on the secondhand car market 500-backed secondhand car marketplace Carsome will receive working capital from PT Bank Jago... Ching Yee Ho June 9, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #506: This week’s stories on Finku & Kredivo’s pledge to the unbanked; ION Mobility, abillion & Grab’s sustainability push, and more For 500-backed startups, fintech is not just about access to credit. As Finku and Kredivo have demFor 500-backed startups,... Ching Yee Ho May 20, 2022 · 2 min read
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... Ching Yee Ho January 28, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #419: This week’s stories on US$380M raised for automotive & aquaculture, the growth of social commerce and more This week, a total of US$380 million in funding has been announced by Carsome... Ching Yee Ho January 14, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #417: eFishery reels in US$90M to expand to 10 countries; Easyship brought innovation to crowdfunding in 2021; Lingokids introduces 10M new families to playlearning Fresh funds 500-backed eFishery announced it has raised a US$90 million Series C round,... Ching Yee Ho January 12, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #414: This week’s stories on US$2M raised for K-12 learning, startups uplifting ex-offenders & fish farmers, and more This week, 500-backed startups are all about learning. Edtech platform Pandai raises US$2 million... Ching Yee Ho January 7, 2022 · 1 min read
Daily Markup #410: eFishery served 29,500+ Indonesian fish farmers in 2021; Boxgreen contributed over US$70K to inclusive employment; MHub records 2.7x more loans facilitated in 2021 A great harvest 500-backed aquaculture startup eFishery claims to have grown its business 8x... Ching Yee Ho January 3, 2022 · 2 min read
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 #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