{"id":39,"date":"2021-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markupbackup.wordpress.com\/2021\/07\/21\/durians-daily-267-this-weeks-top-stories-on-farmarts-pre-series-a-funding-bukalapaks\/"},"modified":"2021-08-03T08:56:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T08:56:35","slug":"durians-daily-267-this-weeks-top-stories-on-farmarts-pre-series-a-funding-bukalapaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=39","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #267: This week\u2019s top stories on FarMart\u2019s pre-series A funding, Bukalapak\u2019s acquisition of itemku &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first week of June brings more funding and acquisition news, plus prestigious honors for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grab<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policypal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PolicyPal<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnowbe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gnowbe<\/a>. Anthony and Hooi Ling have been named Fortune\u2019s World\u2019s 50 Greatest Leaders, while PolicyPal\u2019s Val Yap has been named top 15 women leaders in Asia\u2019s fintech industry. Gnowbe, founded and helmed by So-Young Kang, was selected as one of the top 10 edtech startups in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Missed the last weekly roundup? Check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/duriansdaily262\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"1360\" data-height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7db1ca9613.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit:\u00a0Inc42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/duriansdaily264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FarMart bags US$2.4M funding to grow its farmer network to 10 million strong.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More from Daily Markup #264:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/duriansdaily264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haulio\u2019s unprecedented partnership to benefit 90% of Singapore hauliers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/duriansdaily264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Escavox\u2019s \u2018Blue Box\u2019 technology can save millions for red meat industry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"950\" data-height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7db1d3a8a7.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Wealth.my<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/duriansdaily265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bukalapak acquires itemku to increase access to video games, especially for Indonesians in rural areas.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More from Daily Markup #265:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/duriansdaily265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pomelo reveals new B2B service to help other fashion retailers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/duriansdaily265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shohoz puts doctors &amp; medicines on its app<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"1600\" data-height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7db1dde3e2.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit:\u00a0Fortune<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/duriansdaily266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grab founders Anthony and Hooi Ling ranked on Fortune\u2019s World\u2019s 50 Greatest Leaders.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More from Daily Markup #266:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/duriansdaily266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carsome\u2019s data center of excellence to rev up digitalization of industry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/duriansdaily266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neuron Mobility provides 3rd-party insurance in a first for Aus &amp; NZ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other stories you may have missed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shopping for online shipping services? Read this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyship.com\/blog\/online-shipping-getting-started-in-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handy guide<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyship.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EasyShip<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnowbe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gnowbe<\/a> has been named one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vcbay.news\/2021\/05\/12\/top-10-edtech-startups-in-singapore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top 10 edtech startups in Singapore<\/a> by VCBay.<\/li>\n<li>Fintech Singapore selected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policypal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PolicyPal<\/a>\u2019s Val Yap as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fintechnews.sg\/50047\/fintech\/top-15-women-leaders-in-asias-fintech-industry-in-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top 15 women leaders in Asia\u2019s fintech industry 2021<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Missed out the last Daily Markup? Go <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong> to check it out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can also find us on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/500-durians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/500durians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/500Startups_SEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>, and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/500durians\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7db1e31900.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>500 Startups is a venture capital firm on a mission to discover and back the world\u2019s most talented entrepreneurs, help them create successful companies at scale, and build thriving global ecosystems. In Southeast Asia, 500 Startups invests through the pioneering 500 Southeast Asia family of funds. The 500 Southeast Asia funds have backed over 240 companies across multiple sectors from internet to consumer to deep technology. It continues to connect founders with capital, expertise and powerful regional and global networks to help them succeed.<\/p>\n<p><em>This post is intended solely for general informational or educational purposes only. 500 Startups Management Company, L.L.C. and its affiliates (collectively \u201c500 Startups\u201d) makes no representation as to the accuracy or information in this post and while reasonable steps have been taken to ensure that the information herein is accurate and up-to-date, no liability can be accepted for any error or omissions. All third party links in this post have not been independently verified by 500 Startups and the inclusion of such links should not be interpreted as an endorsement or confirmation of the content within. 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