{"id":5388,"date":"2024-10-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5388"},"modified":"2024-10-10T09:02:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T01:02:28","slug":"daily-markup-1093-aerodyne-chosen-as-finalist-for-fedex-2024-small-business-grant-contest-in-asia-pacific-eyes-south-america-and-africa-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5388","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #1093: Aerodyne chosen as finalist for FedEx 2024 Small Business Grant Contest in Asia Pacific; eyes South America and Africa expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdUwpnldMPxayvphlxqRfbhgFzFJ68glHMAK-p4A6AAK7T5X0hdtNyM9ZDAkgaC7_9O8nL18dliiTB9X18rErbJf1nuByC13yWbMlUzxTqInH2zdH11pQNAst2SQz3KbwZ_9bKs5UaECQTyE2DI7twTlpXZ?key=gSybYKZMk0IGu2YPDIiIDg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: FedEx<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;Where now meets next<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Congratulations to 500-backed drone tech company <a href=\"https:\/\/aerodyne.group\/\">Aerodyne<\/a> for being a top finalist at the FedEx 2024 Small Business Grant Contest in Asia Pacific!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Founder &amp; CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/my.linkedin.com\/in\/kamarula\">Kamarul A Muhamed<\/a> shared that the platform enabled the team to showcase their innovations and connect with other forward-thinking businesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This achievement will also spur Aerodyne\u2019s regional and global expansion. 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