Daily Markup #606: Tatler Asia Gen.T List 2022 has been announced! 9 leaders from 500-backed companies honored for shaping Asia’s future Tatler Asia’s Gen.T List 2022 is out! The 300 Gen.T honorees shaping Asia’s future include trailblazing entrepreneurs, creatives, and young leaders who are creating... Ching Yee Ho October 10, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #551: This week’s stories on seed funding raised for poultry farming, US$2M donated to animal sanctuaries, and more Food, food, food: we’re definitely seeing a theme in the headlines made by 500-backed startups this week! In Indonesia,... Ching Yee Ho July 22, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #541: This week’s stories on US$15M raised to serve Arisans, startup fundraising, tech recruitment, and more This week, we introduced a new member of the 500 family, Mapan! The team serves low-income Indonesians by digitizing... Ching Yee Ho July 7, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #476: This week’s stories on US$35M raised for agriculture, a major acquisition in fintech, and more Agriculture harvested big wins this week with two 500-backed startups, Malaysia’s Plant Cartridge and... Ching Yee Ho April 8, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #475: Pandai ‘undisrupts’ learning & train unemployed grads; EMQ builds next-gen banking services; Grab co-develops BNPL framework Helping students catch up When the pandemic hit, the learning of many students was... Ching Yee Ho April 7, 2022 · 3 min read
Daily Markup #462: This week’s stories on boosting regenerative medicine & urban cities with A.I., mental wellness for workers & founders, and more Artificial intelligence leads this week’s news with 500-backed startups. Biotech startup Pandorum Technologies partnered... Ching Yee Ho March 18, 2022 · 1 min read
Daily Markup #442: This week’s stories on US$11.3M raised for super apps & small businesses, sustainable space tech, and more This week, 500-backed startups were all about increasing access and affordability. Appboxo is making... Ching Yee Ho February 18, 2022 · 2 min read
Daily Markup #439: Peddlr raises US$4.3M to reach 1 million Filipino MSMEs; Bukalapak’s mission to advance financial inclusion in Indonesia; Pandai wins challenge for its accessible & affordable edtech solution Replacing the pen-and-paper 500-backed Philippines-based startup Peddlr has raised US$4.3 million in a seed... Ching Yee Ho February 15, 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 #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