{"id":2944,"date":"2022-02-04T03:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T03:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2022-02-04T03:31:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T03:31:39","slug":"daily-markup-432-this-weeks-stories-on-us48m-raised-for-retail-insurtech-drones-that-improve-quality-of-life-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=2944","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #432: This week\u2019s stories on US$48M raised for retail &amp; insurtech, drones that improve quality of life, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The month of February is off to a great start for some 500-backed startups. Pakistan-based Retailo raised US$36 million to help digitize small businesses in retail; London\u2019s Laka has bagged US$12 million for bicycle insurtech; Drone startup Aarav Unmanned Systems (AUS) was awarded a US$2 million contract, with its drones set to facilitate the digitization of land records for the improvement of quality of life in the state of Haryana in Northern India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missed our January round up? Check it out <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup429\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/mTDP1WZGIZMWRHW2HVklToQVsGvQVU7v5JPLoCigs_dMl-KYoj8LE7yk9n0rB4y6izrgV0WE53KinCUYh_9SwvDiMvzwSue_W_VuXBRSLZllfHVqW_r2f2PkQVdgvTc7GzEOG9MD\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@sasun1990?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Sasun Bughdaryan<\/a> on<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/money?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"> Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup431\">Retailo raises landmark US$36M to boost small businesses<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup430\">Laka raises US$12M to expand locations &amp; coverage<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup430\">HelloMida selected for Surge to share in US$60M funding<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup431\">AUS drones to map entire Indian state to help improve quality of life<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup431\">Shohoz launches vaccine registration program for transport workers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup430\">Nas Academy partners India video app to launch training program<\/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:\/\/ohmnilabs.com\/\">OhmniLabs<\/a> announced that it has become an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/ohmnilabs_infectionprevention-healthcare-epidemiology-activity-6892151664527118336-rCts\">APIC Corporate Champion Partner<\/a>. APIC, or The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology is the leading professional association for infection preventionists (IPs).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddoorz.com\/\">RedDoorz<\/a> has collaborated with the Government Tourism Office in Indonesia to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/reddoorz_sambut-motogp-mandalika-reddoorz-akomodasi-activity-6894949381540327424-PueH\/\">provide accommodations<\/a> for the upcoming 2022 MotoGP Mandalika.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The month of February is off to a great start for some 500-backed startups. 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