{"id":2767,"date":"2021-11-25T06:52:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T06:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2021-11-25T06:52:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T06:52:28","slug":"daily-markup-383-abillion-reaches-us1m-donation-target-aims-higher-for-2022-mclinica-on-the-importance-of-gender-lens-investing-prenetics-to-expand-user-friendly-at-home-testing-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2767","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #383: abillion reaches US$1M donation target, aims higher for 2022; mClinica on the importance of gender lens investing; Prenetics to expand user-friendly, at-home testing services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/ns3va-PDG3O1QFDnGTCkvn0ctH476COPJ1fbfhzJ9F9hhSY-7Djk23Z29zkZtTpw3_MTovKENa22MWhZrls60_vP5IJLivAxpW4T64hd2sNUIclVM2dftm0xBnbGgLwMmcQh9HOh\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: abillion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Food for a cause<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>500-backed user-led sustainability platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abillion.com\/\">abillion<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/abillion_socialmediaforsocialgood-abillion-impact-activity-6869193094970122240-VkoI\/\">achieved its US$1 million donation goal<\/a> early. The target was set to be completed at the end of this year.<\/li><li>The startup encourages users to post reviews on its app by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abillion.com\/impact\">pledging<\/a> to donate US$1 for every complete review. Users can decide which partner charities they would like to donate the dollar to, from animal conservation, agriculture, education, and more.<\/li><li>At US$1 million, abillion has provided financial aid to a total of 84 causes.<\/li><li>Now, it has set a higher bar for 2022 &#8211; to donate over US$1 million in one year alone.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/3u1QLRDYqcDNlbEIsBCEOiQ6M3pyPpp-NmgF_ZJIC665ICgXt-mrw3WdvI0W90lxy43wuDtdxJ8jSJr4WszZxo-8JqVjdohxBgZFwUApN5vFlkSPUts1szUH5-rzEBYmoL9xWScU\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: mClinica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Investing in women<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Farouk Meralli, founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mclinica.com\/\">mClinica<\/a>, appeared on a <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5o0TxiykGderZpEixRSt3w?si=60fe97a2973b40e4&amp;nd=1\">podcast<\/a> to talk about how gender lens investing can boost products and services aimed at women.<\/li><li>He shared that the startup\u2019s beneficiaries are largely women. \u201c80% of pharmacy professionals we serve are women,\u201d he said. \u201cWomen make up the majority of customers at pharmacies as well.\u201d<\/li><li>In Southeast Asia where pharmacies are often the first stop for health advice, they become a central point in community health. Farouk believes it is important to build a system that works, especially when the majority of pharmacies in the region are SMEs.<\/li><li>mClinica connects pharmacies and trains pharmacists to deliver better healthcare. According to Farouk, today, its app <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swiperxapp.com\/\">SwipeRx<\/a> is the largest pharmacy application in the region, with 1 in every 3 pharmacists using the app.<\/li><li>Listen to the full podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5o0TxiykGderZpEixRSt3w?si=60fe97a2973b40e4&amp;nd=1\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/7mydKBS7qdpsAdHRpH0WV3QMQtvmrPkFbCQOV7Qu_cAIkGFT_N2Qb-LDUVpFNbOZ_2avYQW40mbD5QB8czISii-dFYOVadd837lQGSz2JamoL94uHzDcmM_EPsiqUsEBOknH2t9A\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Prenetics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health at home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>500-backed digital health startup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prenetics.com\/\">Prenetics<\/a> has posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/prenetics-announces-strong-first-half-2021-financial-results-as-company-progresses-towards-a-us-nasdaq-listing-in-partnership-with-artisan-acquisition-corp-301420517.html\">significant revenue growth<\/a> for the first half of 2021 (1H), up 1,039% year on year. This announcement comes as the startup progresses towards its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-09-15\/prenetics-to-merge-with-adrian-cheng-spac-in-1-25-billion-deal\">planned U.S. listing<\/a>.<\/li><li>Danny Yeung, Group CEO &amp; co-founder said, \u201cI believe we are just getting started&#8230;we have already identified international targets in the area of rapid diagnostics and in digital health which would be highly complementary to our mission of decentralizing healthcare and bringing healthcare closer to millions of people globally.&#8221;<\/li><li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/circlepod.co\/\">Circle HealthPod<\/a>, its pocket-sized, lab-quality rapid testing device for COVID-19 is being further developed to cover more tests such as influenza and STDs.<\/li><li>In 2022, the startup will launch the Circle ColoClear, a colorectal cancer test, and Circle SnapShot, a user-friendly, at-home blood test.<\/li><li>Read the full announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/prenetics-announces-strong-first-half-2021-financial-results-as-company-progresses-towards-a-us-nasdaq-listing-in-partnership-with-artisan-acquisition-corp-301420517.html\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food for a cause 500-backed user-led sustainability platform abillion has achieved its US$1 million donation goal early. 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