Daily Markup #469: Gilmour Space consortium lands US$39M grant; Lummo serves merchants with deep insights; AUS enables investment into drone market Fueling Australia’s entry into space The Australian space industry aims to build ‘space heritage’ with its recent win! A consortium led by 500-backed rocket... Ching Yee Ho March 29, 2022 · 3 min read
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... Ching Yee Ho February 28, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #447: This week’s stories on funding in fintech & proptech, startups making a positive impact, and more This week, 500-backed fintech and proptech startups got two thumbs up from investors. Lummo’s recent US$80 million funding round... Ching Yee Ho February 25, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #444: Jeff Bezos invests in Lummo to accelerate its expansion in Southeast Asia; Laka partners Decathlon to prevent bike thefts with hidden GPS chip; WORQ’s productive spaces bring innovators together Securing a significant investment 500-backed startup Lummo (formerly known as BukuKas) recently closed a... Ching Yee Ho February 22, 2022 · 3 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 #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... Ching Yee Ho January 24, 2022 · 3 min read