{"id":5667,"date":"2025-02-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5667"},"modified":"2025-02-27T20:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T12:27:12","slug":"500-markup-top-stories-in-february-on-new-markets-for-startups-in-malaysia-sustainable-solutions-in-agritech-cleantech-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=5667","title":{"rendered":"500 Markup: Top stories in February on new markets for startups in Malaysia, sustainable solutions in agritech, cleantech, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>500-backed companies are dreaming big with plans to expand across Asia! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beingjuice.com\/\">being juice<\/a> is on a roll \u2014 after expanding to the Philippines in their first year, the team is now gearing up to open new stores across 4 countries, bringing their healthy beverages to more people. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/imotorbike.com\/my\/\">iMotorbike<\/a> is revving up for Taiwan, tapping into a massive market opportunity for pre-owned motorcycles, and <a href=\"http:\/\/worq.space\">WORQ<\/a> is expanding their dynamic coworking spaces to two new states in Malaysia, fueling one of the country\u2019s fastest-growing business hubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Missed our last highlights issue? Check it out <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1155\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXels3hjI9ZL9IvQulxyWBGJuu1dYhtVZXYQyuwlUow5fHNGOgSzb6bmwSV74_Mcn2RpKf-7v4lMrXFxezFj650YmLYj_f18kCOxsjXVSTnVBJ3fif9JBMN8QYL6Ow04wiQdtyda?key=ePI7wKy0G20l_ZlYjDgiSzCf\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@meric?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Meri\u00e7 Da\u011fl\u0131<\/a> on<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/aerial-view-of-buildings-during-daytime-HxJvFZGfSHM?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\"> Unsplash<\/a>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1158\">Chickin<\/a> secures ~US$15M loan to help poultry farmers scale and provide affordable high-quality food for more people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1160\">being juice<\/a> eyes 5x revenue growth and new stores across 4 SE Asia countries to bring richer, creamier, healthy beverages to you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1165\">iMotorbike<\/a>\u2019s Gil Carmo on fundraising success, and why Taiwan is the next big market for pre-owned motorcycles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From beauty queen to startup co-founder: Sharmeen Looi\u2019s journey to 10,000 customers and US$10M revenue with <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/markup1166-imotorbike\">iMotorbike<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Southeast Asian flash-frozen meal kits expands to the UK as <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/markup1167-mealsinminutes\">Chefees<\/a>, bringing flavorful &amp; convenient meals to more people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1164\">Carsome Academy<\/a> &amp; Yayasan Hasanah fuel futures with scholarships, training, and real-world experience for underserved rural youths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1163\">Lingokids<\/a> wins two top awards, honoring the team\u2019s mission to make learning fun, safe and engaging for kids everywhere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1162\">WORQ<\/a> plans to expand beyond greater Kuala Lumpur to fuel Malaysia\u2019s fastest-growing business hubs with dynamic coworking solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/dailymarkup1159\">Grab<\/a> and BYD team up to introduce up to 50,000 EVs across SEA, bringing green transportation to more driver-partners &amp; passengers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/markup1166-solsenergy\">SOLS Energy<\/a>\u2019s Raj Ridvan Singh sees a bright future in Malaysia as solar becomes more powerful, affordable, and accessible for all<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/markup1167-pandai\">Pandai<\/a> AI-powered education app help students achieve top exam scores by making learning smart and adaptive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/markup1167-investax\">InvestaX<\/a> &amp; Tokinvest team up to make investing in tokenized real-world assets more accessible and transparent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other stories from 500-backed companies you may have missed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ENBjDY\">Bibit<\/a> became the only Government Securities Distribution Partner (SBN) in the fintech category to receive an award from the Indonesian Ministry of Finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3EPkBnQ\">XING Mobility<\/a> and ENEOS Corporation have signed an MoU to advance the adoption of immersion-cooling battery systems for electric vehicles and energy storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4bchRgm\">YAS<\/a> and Generali Hong Kong partnered to deliver innovative, customer-centric insurance solutions that adapt to modern lifestyles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>500-backed companies are dreaming big with plans to expand across Asia! being juice is on a roll \u2014 after expanding to the Philippines in their first year, the team is now gearing up to open new stores across 4 countries, bringing their healthy beverages to more people. 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