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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 the midst of raising funds for a regional expansion and...

October 15, 2021 · 2 min read

Daily Markup #323: This week’s stories on Omnilytics’ acquisition of Supahands, FinAccel being the first SEA fintech to list in the US & more

Top news this week: Two 500-backed startups, Singapore’s Omnilytics and Malaysia’s Supahands, come together in a US$20 million acquisition...

August 27, 2021 · 2 min read

Daily Markup #305: Top stories in July on US$440M funding to benefit Indonesians through Grab & HappyFresh and more

This month, we cover big stories in Indonesia. A media conglomerate invests US$375 million in Grab Indonesia, HappyFresh bags...

Emmanuel Olalere

July 30, 2021 · 4 min read

Daily Markup #300: This week’s stories on NewCampus’ US$2.5M funding for emerging managers in SEA, Aerodyne tapping into US$17B in Italy & more

It’s the 300th issue of Daily Markup — this means 300 days of updates from our...

Emmanuel Olalere

July 23, 2021 · 2 min read

Daily Markup #297: Aerodyne taps into Italy’s US$17B planned infrastructure works; Koo welcomes the president of Nigeria within first week of app launch; Neuron Mobility reduces congestion & air pollution in the UK

Credit: Alessandro di Marco/EPA-EFE Taking wing 500-backed drone startup Aerodyne Group announced a collaboration...

Emmanuel Olalere

July 19, 2021 · 4 min read

Daily Markup #284: Top stories in June on US$153.5M funding rounds by Kredivo, Lingokids, Dawaai & Naluri

As we close the first half of 2021, we look back at the biggest...

Emmanuel Olalere

June 30, 2021 · 4 min read

Daily Markup #281: This week’s top stories on Kredivo doubling its debt facility to US$200M, Lingokids raising US$40M & more

This week, 500-backed fintech and edtech startups make the funding news: Indonesian ‘buy now,...

Emmanuel Olalere

June 25, 2021 · 3 min read

Daily Markup #280: Koo to reach wider multilingual audiences in India with new partnership; Laka launches bike membership program to benefit retailers; Grab’s commitment to uplifting persons with disabilities, providing scholarships & more

Credit: YourStory Wings to fly 500-backed micro-blogging platform Koo has announced a partnership with...

Emmanuel Olalere

June 24, 2021 · 4 min read

Daily Markup #271: This week’s top stories on Alodokter & Naluri’s funding rounds, Vishal Harnal’s thoughts on Southeast Asia unicorns & more

500-backed healthcare startups sweep the news this week. Alodokter and Naluri raised funding to...

Emmanuel Olalere

June 11, 2021 · 3 min read

Daily Markup #269: Vishal Harnal on how more unicorns can emerge from Southeast Asia; Alodokter raises funds to expand healthcare platform of 43,000 doctors; Koo’s plans on monetizing its user base of millions

Credit: CNBC The recipe for a unicorn Vishal Harnal, Managing Partner, 500 Startups (Southeast...

Emmanuel Olalere

June 9, 2021 · 4 min read

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