{"id":2621,"date":"2021-09-24T04:19:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T04:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2621"},"modified":"2021-09-24T04:31:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T04:31:02","slug":"daily-markup-341-this-weeks-stories-on-carousell-prenetics-entering-the-unicorn-club-dagangans-us11-5m-raise-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2621","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #341: This week\u2019s stories on Carousell &amp; Prenetics entering the unicorn club, Dagangan\u2019s US$11.5M raise, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unicorns abound in Southeast Asia! Carousell raises US$100 million and becomes the region\u2019s newest startup to enter the billion-dollar club, while Prenetics is set to become Hong Kong\u2019s very first unicorn by next year. Meanwhile, social e-commerce platform Dagangan raises US$11.5 million just three months after closing a pre-Series A funding round, and further down under in Australia, Gilmour Space lands a government grant under the country\u2019s Moon to Mars mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missed the last weekly roundup? Check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup336\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/0W4zh1nHmExC0GMMicBkVmP8A923skjYK5txrE28Zyb8MOeEZiyqAjTrHKGrDc2ZAQmK5ljBqAUMjm43T1jQoerrMPecUFyw8ovOHRcDk5hFxSJs-wwI254sEICHAmtAyrGyYeV0=s0\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Embroker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup337\">Carousell enters billion-dollar startup club with US$100M raise<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup337\">Prenetics to become Hong Kong\u2019s first unicorn by 2022<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup339\">Dagangan bags US$11.5M to serve rural communities through an Android app<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup340\">Gilmour gets a US$725,000 boost for its race to space<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup337\">500 Startups rebrands to 500 Global, raises largest fund to date<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup338\">Pandemic-resilient Malaysian startups defying odds in 2021<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup338\">Naluri to help startups weather the pandemic with MaGIC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup339\">The story of eFishery finding success outside of its tech<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup339\">BukuKas is more than just a bookkeeping app<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup340\">Carousell talks IPO &amp; creating a marketplace free of fraudsters<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup338\">Bukalapak\u2019s Rachmat Kaimuddin to speak at Tech in Asia conference<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup340\">Horangi offers free trial &amp; pledges donations to Afghanistan<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other stories you may have missed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rideneuron.com\/\">Neuron Mobility<\/a> is launching its e-bikes and e-scooters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/news\/126415565\/new-safe-and-sustainable-escooters-and-ebikes-to-launch-in-christchurch\">in Christchurch<\/a>, the fourth city in New Zealand to welcome the new form of sustainable transport.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/biztech.asia\/2021\/07\/02\/health-and-wellness-show-holistic-approach-to-elderly-health-wellness\/\">On Biztech Asia<\/a>, Country Manager of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homage.com.my\/\">Homage Malaysia<\/a> PC Gan shares challenges and emerging trends in the caregiving space, as well as the startup\u2019s future plans.<\/li><li>Co-founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naluri.life\/\">Naluri<\/a>, Azran Osman-Rani, talks about the startup\u2019s technology solution and the <a href=\"https:\/\/biztech.asia\/2021\/07\/16\/health-and-wellness-show-health-is-wealth\/\">importance of mental healthcare<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unicorns abound in Southeast Asia! Carousell raises US$100 million and becomes the region\u2019s newest startup to enter the billion-dollar club, while Prenetics is set to become Hong Kong\u2019s very first unicorn by next year. Meanwhile, social e-commerce platform Dagangan raises US$11.5 million just three months after closing a pre-Series A funding round, and further down [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[319],"tags":[473,354,360,45,462,351,328,335,326,348,356,365],"class_list":["post-2621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-roundup","tag-500-global","tag-bukalapak","tag-bukukas","tag-carousell","tag-dagangan","tag-efishery","tag-gilmour-space","tag-homage","tag-horangi","tag-naluri","tag-neuron-mobility","tag-prenetics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Daily Markup #341: This week\u2019s stories on Carousell &amp; Prenetics entering the unicorn club, Dagangan\u2019s US$11.5M raise, and more - Markup<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2621\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Daily Markup #341: This week\u2019s stories on Carousell &amp; Prenetics entering the unicorn club, Dagangan\u2019s US$11.5M raise, and more - Markup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Unicorns abound in Southeast Asia! 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