{"id":3242,"date":"2022-05-31T14:51:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T06:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2022-05-31T14:51:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T06:51:35","slug":"daily-markup-513-the-top-stories-in-may-on-a-unicorn-listing-over-us190m-raised-for-mobility-the-metaverse-fintech-foodtech-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3242","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #513: The top stories in May on a unicorn listing, over US$190M raised for mobility, the Metaverse, fintech, foodtech, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May has been an exciting month of big achievements and new milestones for 500-backed startups! Hong Kong\u2019s first unicorn listed on the Nasdaq; 7 companies raised over US$190M in total across multiple industries including mobility and the Metaverse; and 3 companies expanded through investments and acquisitions. Read on to find out more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Missed last month\u2019s highlights? Check it out <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup491\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/oo3YiBxySk3_bFyNd95L0_a3aB8YWclvq6wEP7BAioy6lXZqTdVFpEWVpsUrO4Zrz0-NY_-dvQRwYklYWCql2oPsyi24n_CCG_5qjl_Aue3kuLeUn41XAehiTDSikVylBC5hHU6qXEBxIKze8A\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit:<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@danurwendho?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/stack-of-newspapers-3866816\/\">Suzy Hazelwood from Pexels<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup507\">Prenetics<\/a> becomes first HK unicorn to list in the US<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup512\">Bibit<\/a> bags over US$80M for roboadvisory<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup492\">Neuron Mobility<\/a> raises US$43.5M for safer &amp; smarter e-scooters<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup495\">LottieFiles<\/a> raises US$37M to democratize animations<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup510\">SwipeRx<\/a> bags US$27M to break pharmaceutical silos<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup508\">Glife<\/a> raises US$2.88M Series A extension<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup502\">Finku<\/a> bags US$2.8M for responsible lending<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup509\">VTF<\/a> creates high-utility Metaverse platform<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup500\">Carousell<\/a> goes physical with Refash<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup498\">Glife<\/a> invests in Vietnamese agritech<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup497\">Carsome<\/a> buys into fun &amp; engagement<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup493\">Grab &amp; Carsome<\/a> win Malaysia digital banking license<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup502\">Christine Tsai &amp; Hooi Ling Tan<\/a> are Tech Changemakers<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup507\">Vishal Harnal<\/a> on untangling Web3 for investors<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup499\">Aliena<\/a> puts Singapore on the map for spacetech<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup509\">Gilmour Space<\/a> develops 3D-printed liquid rocket engine<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup500\">Urbanmetry<\/a> studies climate change<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup504\">abillion<\/a> launches marketplace to become sustainability superhub<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup492\">iPrice<\/a> Sellers Club to help SMEs<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup497\">Transcelestial<\/a> beats 200+ in Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) challenge<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other stories you may have missed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Following exceptional rider uptake, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rideneuron.com\/\">Neuron Mobility<\/a> expands its riding area in Lethbridge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rideneuron.com\/neuron-expands-its-riding-area-to-north-lethbridge\/\">less than a month into the program<\/a>.<\/li><li>Founder &amp; CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/nasacademy.com\">Nas Academy<\/a> Nuseir Yassin was selected to be a mentor in <a href=\"https:\/\/yourstory.com\/2022\/05\/linkedin-introduces-first-class-creator-accelerator-program-india\/amp\">LinkedIn\u2019s first Creator Accelerator Program in India<\/a>.<\/li><li>E-pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/dawaai.pk\/\">Dawaai<\/a> was featured in Techlist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techlist.pk\/top-7-successful-startups-in-pakistan-2022\/\">Top 7 Successful Startups in Pakistan 2022<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May has been an exciting month of big achievements and new milestones for 500-backed startups! 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Missed last month\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[321],"tags":[473,476,405,481,45,341,342,509,328,391,143,362,420,464,356,365,329,524,397,503,523],"class_list":["post-3242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-monthly-recaps","tag-500-global","tag-abillion","tag-aliena","tag-bibit","tag-carousell","tag-carsome","tag-dawaai","tag-finku","tag-gilmour-space","tag-glife","tag-grab","tag-iprice","tag-lottiefiles","tag-nas-academy","tag-neuron-mobility","tag-prenetics","tag-stockbit","tag-swiperx","tag-transcelestial","tag-urbanmetry","tag-virtualtech-frontier"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Daily Markup #513: The top stories in May on a unicorn listing, over US$190M raised for mobility, the Metaverse, fintech, foodtech, 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=3242\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Daily Markup #513: The top stories in May on a unicorn listing, over US$190M raised for mobility, the Metaverse, fintech, foodtech, and more - Markup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"May has been an exciting month of big achievements and new milestones for 500-backed startups! 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