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Daily Markup #620: iPrice’s new edition of Map of E-Commerce reveals new and surprising consumer insights, and more from this week
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Daily Markup #620: iPrice’s new edition of Map of E-Commerce reveals new and surprising consumer insights, and more from this week

Dive for insights It’s that time of the year! Data from 125 million users across 6 Southeast Asia markets and Hong Kong ha...

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Daily Markup #615: Zenysis leverages data to fight polio disease in Pakistan, and more from this week
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Daily Markup #615: Zenysis leverages data to fight polio disease in Pakistan, and more from this week

Preventing disease with data Polio may seem like a thing of the past for many of us, but in Pakistan, the virus is still e...

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Daily Markup #610: Why LottieFiles chose to set up in Malaysia, how the team secured 100K+ clients globally, and more from this week
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Daily Markup #610: Why LottieFiles chose to set up in Malaysia, how the team secured 100K+ clients globally, and more from this week

Tip the scales in your favor For a 5-year-old company, animation platform LottieFiles has recorded some impressive feats. ...

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Daily Markup #605: Monnai secures US$3.5M to power better decisions in fintech with deep consumer insights, and more from this week
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Daily Markup #605: Monnai secures US$3.5M to power better decisions in fintech with deep consumer insights, and more from this week

Data to serve people better “In a digital-first world, every business is a fintech [company],” said 500-backed Monnai Co-f...

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Daily Markup #595: How Kredivo harnesses data and machine learning to bring financial equality to underserved Indonesians, and more from this week
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Daily Markup #595: How Kredivo harnesses data and machine learning to bring financial equality to underserved Indonesians, and more from this week

Go big by starting small Starting small with a population as large as Indonesia’s seems counterintuitive, but that’s exact...

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Daily Markup #590: Eastern Standard Times wants to make minority voices mainstream, and more from this week
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Daily Markup #590: Eastern Standard Times wants to make minority voices mainstream, and more from this week

True representation in mainstream media “A really important pillar for me was that stories were told by the people who wou...

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Daily Markup #585: Transcelestial builds shoebox-sized devices to shoot lasers in space for better connectivity, and more from this week
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Daily Markup #585: Transcelestial builds shoebox-sized devices to shoot lasers in space for better connectivity, and more from this week

From sea to space Heard of undersea cables? They’re what enables the internet. Now, can you imagine THAT in space? Rohit J...

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Daily Markup #580: Lingokids launches new podcast to help kids learn 21st-century skills within and beyond the classroom, and more from this week
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Daily Markup #580: Lingokids launches new podcast to help kids learn 21st-century skills within and beyond the classroom, and more from this week

A new way of learning for the new world After two years of school closures and virtual learning, parents are rightfully wo...

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Daily Markup #575: Kredivo three-way partnership in Vietnam serves consumers & merchants alike with 2-click credit approval, and more from this week
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Daily Markup #575: Kredivo three-way partnership in Vietnam serves consumers & merchants alike with 2-click credit approval, and more from this week

Smart shopping for a better economy Imagine shopping online and being able to make a purchase without cash or a card. Now ...

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Daily Markup #573: Christine Tsai on CNN Marketplace Asia – investing in SEA, why founders shouldn’t go for the unicorn status, and more
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Daily Markup #573: Christine Tsai on CNN Marketplace Asia – investing in SEA, why founders shouldn’t go for the unicorn status, and more

Advancing Southeast Asia through entrepreneurship 500 Global has been investing in Southeast Asia for close to a decade — ...

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Daily Markup #570: Carsome & CIMB team up to launch Malaysia’s first auto financing app for dealers with one-minute approval times, and more
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Daily Markup #570: Carsome & CIMB team up to launch Malaysia’s first auto financing app for dealers with one-minute approval times, and more

Car financing speeds up Dealing with financial paperwork is tedious, boring, and stressful. It’s also the least exciting p...

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Daily Markup #565: This week’s stories on better health through zero-cost medical care, water purification, education on pollution, and more
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Daily Markup #565: This week’s stories on better health through zero-cost medical care, water purification, education on pollution, and more

It’s all about better health this week, thanks to 500-backed startups! Clinikk has an ambitious plan to provide medical ca...

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