Daily Markup #471: Top stories in March on funds raised for spacetech, fintech, e-commerce, International Women’s Day, and more 500-backed startups are out of this world – literally! Singapore’s Aliena is raising US$10 million to develop a first-of-its-kind satellite to provide higher resolution... Ching Yee Ho March 31, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #262: This week’s top stories on Prenetics’ partnership with Virgin Atlantic, Grab’s new ride options & more This week, 500-backed startups bring safe travels amid the pandemic, with Prenetics partnering Virgin Atlantic to offer its COVID-19... Emmanuel Olalere May 28, 2021 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #261: OhmniLabs launches customizable robots that can be built in a matter of hours; Carousell set to take on electric vehicles; Kata.ai’s journey from layoffs to closing a 6-figure contract Credit: Forbes Build a bot 500-backed robotics startup Ohmnilabs has launched a new Ohmni Modular Robotics Platform that allows... Emmanuel Olalere May 27, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #220: This week’s top stories on Bukalapak’s possible IPO, the rise of flexitarians on abillion & Carousell’s engineering team of 5 Credit: KrAsia From Daily Markup #216 On ‘Bloomberg Markets: Asia’, Rachmat Kaimuddin, CEO of... Emmanuel Olalere March 26, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #191: Fintech startup seeks funding to serve the underbanked; Property data CEO challenges the idea of homeownership; Chatbots can generate profits even for small businesses Funding financial access 500-backed Philippine fintech startup Ayannah is seeking Series B funding to... Emmanuel Olalere February 15, 2021 · 4 min read
Daily Markup #140: Kata.ai AI-powered SME solution Chatbot startup Kata.ai has secured an undisclosed amount in Series B... Emmanuel Olalere November 27, 2020 · 6 min read
Daily Markup #134: Malaysia’s Food Market Hub raises US$4 million Series A; The 500-backed firms… Banking on food 500-backed Malaysian startup Food Market Hub announced it has successfully raised... Emmanuel Olalere November 19, 2020 · 6 min read
Daily Markup #114: Indonesia’s Kata.ai becomes first partner in the country to provide API support Daily Markup #114: Indonesia’s Kata.ai becomes first partner in the country to provide API support One and only Facebook has enlisted 500-backed Kata.ai as a partner in its API... Emmanuel Olalere October 21, 2020 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #71: These are the SEA startups selected for Google’s accelerator program; How this… Daily Markup #71: These are the SEA startups selected for Google’s accelerator program; How this… Class in session The first cohort of startups in the Google for Startups Accelerator:... Emmanuel Olalere August 6, 2020 · 5 min read
Daily Markup #13: iPrice reveals the unexpected items Singaporeans search for while WFH and… Daily Markup #13: iPrice reveals the unexpected items Singaporeans search for while WFH and… Gnowbe’s online course reaches Pakistan. Condoms, webcams, video games Those are some of the... Emmanuel Olalere April 14, 2020 · 4 min read