{"id":3399,"date":"2022-07-29T15:01:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T07:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3399"},"modified":"2022-07-29T15:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T07:01:08","slug":"daily-markup-556-the-top-stories-in-july-on-over-us30m-raised-for-underserved-communities-creators-smes-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3399","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #556: The top stories in July on over US$30M raised for underserved communities, creators, SMEs, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doom and gloom news abound these days, but stories of funds raised by 500-backed startups in Indonesia and Singapore this month may just be the fire you need to stay inspired and positive during \u201cVC Winter\u201d!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mapan.id\/\">Mapan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fairbanc.app\/\">Fairbanc<\/a> are strengthening their fintech offerings for underbanked Indonesians, while <a href=\"https:\/\/chickin.id\/\">Chickin<\/a> is also busy raising \u2014 poultry, that is! In Singapore, <a href=\"https:\/\/nasacademy.com\/\">Nas Academy<\/a> is using the new capital to develop more tools for the creators community, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.credilinq.ai\/\">CrediLinq<\/a> is working on an improved B2B e-commerce experience by enabling frictionless access to credit for SMEs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missed last month\u2019s highlights? Check it out <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup536\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/xAc42bbNhMuFAyB-66gscB4bW9ljJMkKXQN0wQuo8z608b6c_7Ry8J8QGnDQYvkVzaRQi-qSt45dJw5H_KIJxMWXuPOsqLpJScyN8uFE2ni6GB_sU6slYnboiykIs7FR7f2yHUQwf5FbkClEjXYvEg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit:<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@danurwendho?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"> <\/a>ASEAN Briefing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup537\">Mapan bags US$15M for low-income Indonesians<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup555\">Nas Academy raises US$12M for the creator community<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup550\">Chickin bags seed funding to feed Indonesians<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup552\">CrediLinq bags US$2.6M for better B2B e-commerce<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup553\">Fairbanc raises US$4.8M to offer fast credit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup537\">Mediaload boosts brands with SEA network<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup538\">Vishal Harnal on fundraising &amp; value corrections<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup554\">500 Global helps startups with ESG tools<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup547\">abillion donates record US$2M to charities<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup542\">Carsome uplifts women with tech skills<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup545\">Neuron Mobility supports aboriginal employment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup544\">eFishery brings peace of mind to farmers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup554\">Movel AI improves navigational UX in robotics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup547\">NBA franchise recruits OhmniLabs robots<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup543\">First Circle helps SMEs win government contracts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup548\">Fairbanc bypasses inflexible banks to serve merchants<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup550\">Naluri launches Fit-tastic for MPB employees<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup547\">Grab adds bus &amp; ferry tickets to its app<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup548\">Aerodyne enters India agriculture sector<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup544\">HappyFresh offers new ways to get groceries<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup552\">Grab goes hyperlocal with GrabMaps<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup543\">VTF turns science fiction into virtual reality<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup539\">Neuron Mobility\u2019s carbon negative goal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup552\">Carsome appoints Eric Cantona as ambassador<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup549\">Carousell boosts secondhand shopping with new logistics partner<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\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.boxgreen.co\/\">boxgreen<\/a> started offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/boxgreen_boxgreen-snackgooddogood-socialenterprise-activity-6953272681194541056-EUE3\/\">plant-based chocolates that are sustainably-sourced<\/a> and handmade in their workshop where training and employment opportunities are provided to people in vulnerable communities.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happyfresh.id\/\">HappyFresh<\/a> was named amongst the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/happyfresh_we-did-it-were-super-excited-to-share-activity-6957330668884283392-m-kr\/\">Leading 10 Emerging Giants in Indonesia<\/a> in a recently released report by HSBC and KPMG.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/laka.co\/\">Laka<\/a> was named a <a href=\"https:\/\/tracxn.com\/d\/emerging-startups\/top-internet-first-insurance-platforms-startups-2022\">&#8220;minicorn&#8221; by Tracxn<\/a> &#8211; a term that refers to high-growth early-stage ventures.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doom and gloom news abound these days, but stories of funds raised by 500-backed startups in Indonesia and Singapore this month may just be the fire you need to stay inspired and positive during \u201cVC Winter\u201d!&nbsp; Mapan and Fairbanc are strengthening their fintech offerings for underbanked Indonesians, while Chickin is also busy raising \u2014 poultry, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[321],"tags":[473,476,334,45,341,537,538,351,330,398,143,332,337,531,532,455,348,464,356,325,523],"class_list":["post-3399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-monthly-recaps","tag-500-global","tag-abillion","tag-aerodyne","tag-carousell","tag-carsome","tag-chickin","tag-credilinq","tag-efishery","tag-fairbanc","tag-first-circle","tag-grab","tag-happyfresh","tag-laka","tag-mapan","tag-mediaload","tag-movel-ai","tag-naluri","tag-nas-academy","tag-neuron-mobility","tag-ohmnilabs","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 #556: The top stories in July on over US$30M raised for underserved communities, creators, SMEs, 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=3399\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Daily Markup #556: The top stories in July on over US$30M raised for underserved communities, creators, SMEs, and more - Markup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Doom and gloom news abound these days, but stories of funds raised by 500-backed startups in Indonesia and Singapore this month may just be the fire you need to stay inspired and positive during \u201cVC Winter\u201d!&nbsp; 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