{"id":4853,"date":"2024-02-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853"},"modified":"2024-02-28T15:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T07:53:11","slug":"daily-markup-936-top-stories-in-february-on-us38m-raised-for-a-first-of-its-kind-rocket-launch-bean-free-coffee-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #936: Top stories in February on US$38M raised for a first-of-its-kind rocket launch, bean-free coffee, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australia-based Gilmour Space is set to reach new heights with fresh funds raised to boost their upcoming rocket launch, while Hong Kong\u2019s Prenetics will also be going to space to advance healthcare innovation. Here on earth, Prefer is serving up bean-free and guilt-free coffee in Singapore using upcycled food that otherwise would go to waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Missed our last highlights issue? Check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup916\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/VpIK9bjXVElyRwSQTUkM7mppo6Ti23dnbMc-IAIoKYyhK-3MKIERN7K4qfGoNcQ0wcUIru4aAa_VWdBg4Vw2PuJJeyLEB2y5xYTa-L9BGUAg814CXuA14p2jIKnvYs5MxH5oPc2TgH7knqZYa_HYYaw\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@mrgt_rchd?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Margot RICHARD<\/a> on<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/unknown-person-holding-clear-glass-ball-NJJ7paSBO-c?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\"> Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup934\">Gilmour Space<\/a> lands US$36M Series D to launch Australia\u2019s first orbital rocket and create more local jobs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup933\">Prefer<\/a> lands US$2M Seed to serve sustainable, bean-free coffee made from upcycled food<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup929\">Prenetics<\/a> to conduct R&amp;D at the International Space Station to bring advances in aging and longevity to people back on Earth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup917\">Stockbit and eFishery<\/a> find sustainable growth through their underlying mission of bringing social impact to Indonesians everywhere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup924\">Meals in Minutes<\/a> addresses the food waste problem with flash-frozen gourmet meals that have a 1.5yrs shelf-life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup921\">MYCL<\/a> co-develops the Shr\u00fcm Stool, a carbon-negative furniture piece made of mushroom which withstands up to 290x its weight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup930\">Qarbotech<\/a> to boost production of their biocompatible organic photosynthesis enhancer by 50x<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup925\">SOLS Energy<\/a> launches new subscription program to empower households with affordable renewable energy solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup919\">Boxgreen<\/a> serves up healthy snacks and employment opportunities for the marginalized in Singapore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup931\">Naluri<\/a> publishes Southeast Asia\u2019s largest dataset on mental health, drawing insights on 6 countries across the region<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup927\">YAS<\/a> launches WALKY, the world\u2019s first on-demand outdoor dog insurance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup935\">Vircle<\/a> partners PolicyStreet to provide financial security for children and peace of mind for parents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup920\">WORQ<\/a> expands co-working space near train station to encourage greener commute, and beats industry average to achieve full occupancy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup918\">Carsome<\/a> partners Chery for trade-ins and training to bring transparency, convenience, and value to car owners in Malaysia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other stories you may have missed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/49yYz39\">ALLCARE<\/a> is part of the Circle of Excellence for 3 years and was named \u2018Innovative Company of the Year\u2019 at the Asia CEO Awards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/49QD51m\">DealCart<\/a> launched an in-app feature where users can view live cricket scores, buy snacks, and play a cricket game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India\u2019s first survey-grade DGCA-approved drone, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3UPsJL3\">Aereo<\/a> INP, is now Type Certified<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia-based Gilmour Space is set to reach new heights with fresh funds raised to boost their upcoming rocket launch, while Hong Kong\u2019s Prenetics will also be going to space to advance healthcare innovation. Here on earth, Prefer is serving up bean-free and guilt-free coffee in Singapore using upcycled food that otherwise would go to waste. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4854,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[321],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-monthly-recaps"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Daily Markup #936: Top stories in February on US$38M raised for a first-of-its-kind rocket launch, bean-free coffee, 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=4853\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Daily Markup #936: Top stories in February on US$38M raised for a first-of-its-kind rocket launch, bean-free coffee, and more - Markup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Australia-based Gilmour Space is set to reach new heights with fresh funds raised to boost their upcoming rocket launch, while Hong Kong\u2019s Prenetics will also be going to space to advance healthcare innovation. Here on earth, Prefer is serving up bean-free and guilt-free coffee in Singapore using upcycled food that otherwise would go to waste. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Markup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/500southeastasia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-28T16:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-28T07:53:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/margot-richard-NJJ7paSBO-c-unsplash.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ching Yee Ho\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/\",\"name\":\"Markup\",\"description\":\"Serving bite-sized news on 500 Southeast Asia&#039;s portfolio companies and insights to fuel your momentum in life and business.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/margot-richard-NJJ7paSBO-c-unsplash.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/margot-richard-NJJ7paSBO-c-unsplash.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1200},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853\",\"name\":\"Daily Markup #936: Top stories in February on US$38M raised for a first-of-its-kind rocket launch, bean-free coffee, and more - Markup\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-28T16:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-28T07:53:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Daily Markup #936: Top stories in February on US$38M raised for a first-of-its-kind rocket launch, bean-free coffee, and more\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f\",\"name\":\"Ching Yee Ho\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ching Yee Ho\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?author=5\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Daily Markup #936: Top stories in February on US$38M raised for a first-of-its-kind rocket launch, bean-free coffee, and more - Markup","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Daily Markup #936: Top stories in February on US$38M raised for a first-of-its-kind rocket launch, bean-free coffee, and more - Markup","og_description":"Australia-based Gilmour Space is set to reach new heights with fresh funds raised to boost their upcoming rocket launch, while Hong Kong\u2019s Prenetics will also be going to space to advance healthcare innovation. Here on earth, Prefer is serving up bean-free and guilt-free coffee in Singapore using upcycled food that otherwise would go to waste. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853","og_site_name":"Markup","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/500southeastasia","article_published_time":"2024-02-28T16:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-02-28T07:53:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1200,"url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/margot-richard-NJJ7paSBO-c-unsplash.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ching Yee Ho","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/","name":"Markup","description":"Serving bite-sized news on 500 Southeast Asia&#039;s portfolio companies and insights to fuel your momentum in life and business.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/margot-richard-NJJ7paSBO-c-unsplash.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/margot-richard-NJJ7paSBO-c-unsplash.jpg","width":1920,"height":1200},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853#webpage","url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853","name":"Daily Markup #936: Top stories in February on US$38M raised for a first-of-its-kind rocket launch, bean-free coffee, and more - Markup","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2024-02-28T16:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-02-28T07:53:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4853#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Daily Markup #936: Top stories in February on US$38M raised for a first-of-its-kind rocket launch, bean-free coffee, and more"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f","name":"Ching Yee Ho","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ching Yee Ho"},"url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?author=5"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4853"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4855,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4853\/revisions\/4855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}