{"id":4303,"date":"2023-07-30T12:57:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T04:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4303"},"modified":"2023-07-30T12:57:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T04:57:27","slug":"daily-markup-797-top-stories-in-july-on-us209m-raised-for-sustainable-aquaculture-farming-and-wastewater-treatment-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4303","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #797: Top stories in July on US$209M raised for sustainable aquaculture farming and wastewater treatment, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Despite a more challenging macroeconomic landscape, 500-backed startups are going strong this month with aquaculture company eFishery reeling in US$200M to expand their reach to 1 million ponds, and cleantech company Hydroleap landing US$4.4M to bring their sustainable wastewater treatment technology across Asia Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations are also in order for proptech company UrbanMetry and superapp Grab, who were honored by the World Economic Forum and TIME respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Missed our last highlights issue? Check it out <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup776\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/2JVozt8fRh4rXsVyJUcjPMhiEip8iEoWzVlThWLJa0AxtEreICB4_gQ2RwfoTuGKkekkTBRjtcKMtrHkj3IeBr-MZ0CEoEI1hvlUspCH1NJLtFkGwzbeY0zKDdzhlKEI4q-cZjJjm2UxdVtwdmngIao\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@fredrikohlander?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Fredrik \u00d6hlander<\/a> on<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/CbeApl8sxxw?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\"> Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup783\">eFishery<\/a> reels in US$200M to expand Indonesia\u2019s aquaculture farming community; aims to reach 1M ponds by 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup790\">Hydroleap<\/a> raises US$4.4M to treat wastewater across Asia Pacific with tech that eliminates ~95% of industrial pollutants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup778\">iMotorbike<\/a> raises US$2.6M to expand in Malaysia &amp; 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